The Future of Revell...for 2024 at least.

[kjohan]

It would be very nice if they would make a Jaguar Dtype out of their XKSS.

The major change beteeen the two is the fin behind the driver.

Which sould be possible to accomplish by an insert on the the tool for the body.

Yes there would be a split line along the contour of of the fin, where it joins the "decklid".

But that should not be a problem, as on the real car the fin is attached "on top of decklid" with a visible contour line from the material thickness of the attacjmrnt flange of the fin.

The problem would be if they again should produce the XKSS. Then there will be a hairline from the contour of the insert. But a competent tool maker could without major effort make that as a hairline easy to polish out. Not worse than some splitlines we have seen on other models offered on the market.

That is : they would have the option to produce both versions.

The other differences between the D and XKSS are minor components, the largest one the cover over the left side of the seating area.

The tool investments should be rather modest for such a version of tje Dtype

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, kjohan said:

It would be very nice if they would make a Jaguar Dtype out of their XKSS.

The major change beteeen the two is the fin behind the driver.

Which sould be possible to accomplish by an insert on the the tool for the body.

Yes there would be a split line along the contour of of the fin, where it joins the "decklid".

But that should not be a problem, as on the real car the fin is attached "on top of decklid" with a visible contour line from the material thickness of the attacjmrnt flange of the fin.

The problem would be if they again should produce the XKSS. Then there will be a hairline from the contour of the insert. But a competent tool maker could without major effort make that as a hairline easy to polish out. Not worse than some splitlines we have seen on other models offered on the market.

That is : they would have the option to produce both versions.

The other differences between the D and XKSS are minor components, the largest one the cover over the left side of the seating area.

The tool investments should be rather modest for such a version of tje Dtype

Couldn't they just add the fin and tonneau cover as separate parts and not alter the original kit at all?

[Chuck Most]

Local shop just got the '80 Ford Six Wheeler. I picked up the box, looked at it for a bit, said "eeeewww" and put it back.

So there's my full review of that kit. 🤣

[peter31a]

14 minutes ago, Chuck Most said:

Local shop just got the '80 Ford Six Wheeler. I picked up the box, looked at it for a bit, said "eeeewww" and put it back.

So there's my full review of that kit. 🤣

Gee, I woulda thought that if anyone could do something with that kit and come up with a cool story to go with it, it would have been Chuck Most who builds miniatures from the madhouse….😉😁

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, Chuck Most said:

I picked up the box, looked at it for a bit, said "eeeewww" and put it back.

...back into your shopping basket I would hope ! C'mon, man ! Work your magick with that rascal !

[oldcarfan]

2 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

Local shop just got the '80 Ford Six Wheeler. I picked up the box, looked at it for a bit, said "eeeewww" and put it back.

So there's my full review of that kit. 🤣

I looked at one to see if maybe the bed  had any kitbashing possibilities with other kits, but even the dually flares are incorrect.

[slusher]

I might buy on if it comes to Hobby Lobby but I would like to hold it to make my decision…

[Chuck Most]

11 hours ago, peter31a said:

Gee, I woulda thought that if anyone could do something with that kit and come up with a cool story to go with it, it would have been Chuck Most who builds miniatures from the madhouse….😉😁

I feel like I'd be better off using the Monogram bullnose. Those kits certainly have their flaws, but still. I think this might be the first time box art has made me recoil in disgust. 🤣

[Mark C.]

12 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

I looked at one to see if maybe the bed  had any kitbashing possibilities with other kits, but even the dually flares are incorrect.

I would have considered it if the wheel flares had been a separate piece with an intact short bed and stock wheel arches on the bed, but not as it is.  Might have been able to change out the wheels to make a decent short bed, but the molded in flares make that a no-go.  

TBH, I don’t know enough about those trucks to even know what else you could do with it.

[Chuck Most]

I mean, good God... That box top alone is doing the kit no favors. 🤣

The fact that the kit just looks "off" from pretty much any angle is one thing but it's readily apparent here. I know they're trying to highlight the dually fenders but... No. Just, no. 

I'm happy for everyone who is glad to see this kit back, and I'm going to love seeing what they do with theirs. Just not for me, I suppose.

[stavanzer]

46 minutes ago, Mark C. said:

TBH, I don’t know enough about those trucks to even know what else you could do with it.

Redneck Cadillac, Farm Truck, Carolina Squat Truck or a Pull Truck.

Scrap the Bed, make a Flatbed, or a Tanker, or a Tow Truck.

You could probably Swap the cab out for a Revell Snap Kit Chevy and have a Hybrid Chevy / Ford Mash up.

Paint the Kit in USAF 'Strata Blue' and you'd have something similar to the strange Trucks the USAF uses on foreign airbases.

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[stavanzer]

5 minutes ago, Chuck Most said:

I mean, good God... That box top alone is doing the kit no favors. 🤣

I agree with on that count Chuck. The box are is very poor. The Guy in the Marketing Dept who approved that Art should be docked a months Pay.

Not only is it a bad angle, but it looks A.I. generated and Cheap.... The Decals are First Class though.

[lordairgtar]

4 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Redneck Cadillac, Farm Truck, Carolina Squat Truck or a Pull Truck.

Scrap the Bed, make a Flatbed, or a Tanker, or a Tow Truck.

You could probably Swap the cab out for a Revell Snap Kit Chevy and have a Hybrid Chevy / Ford Mash up.

Paint the Kit in USAF 'Strata Blue' and you'd have something similar to the strange Trucks the USAF uses on foreign airbases.

Carolina Squat? Please, the sooner that idea goes into the scrap heap of bad decisions, the better.

[bbowser]

I like the idea of a flatbed.  See a lot of those around here pulling trailers or with a big generator bolted down.

[Stef]

If ANYONE could do something cool with this kit, it would be Chuck.

[Rob Hall]

It's too bad they didn't reissue the standard bed version of this kit.  As it is, it's the wrong wheelbase for a dually (duallies of that generation were longbed only). 

[Chuck Most]

I want to like that kit. Today in my lunch break I was watching the HPI Guy video on it and I thought I was warming up to it. But when I think about that kit right now I just kinda feel like I have COVID. 🤣

[Mark C.]

Airport tug truck?

[oldcarfan]

I'll need to see one in person. I'm hoping the bed might be workable perhaps if it is made into a long bed version.

[Hondamatic]

I figure it would be ripe for making a tow truck out of

[Ragtop Man]

On 1/28/2025 at 2:24 PM, niteowl7710 said:

Straight reissues in 2025 include

'66 Mustang Racing Version

'64 GTO

'85 Pontiac Fiero

'68 Corvette Roadster

The first three out of those four being of Monogram origins

I believe the Corvette is a shadow Monogram item, engineered in Morton Grove, but released under the Revell brand. 

 

[Ragtop Man]

On 1/28/2025 at 5:05 PM, kjohan said:

It would be very nice if they would make a Jaguar Dtype out of their XKSS.

The major change beteeen the two is the fin behind the driver.

Which sould be possible to accomplish by an insert on the the tool for the body.

Yes there would be a split line along the contour of of the fin, where it joins the "decklid".

But that should not be a problem, as on the real car the fin is attached "on top of decklid" with a visible contour line from the material thickness of the attacjmrnt flange of the fin.

The problem would be if they again should produce the XKSS. Then there will be a hairline from the contour of the insert. But a competent tool maker could without major effort make that as a hairline easy to polish out. Not worse than some splitlines we have seen on other models offered on the market.

That is : they would have the option to produce both versions.

The other differences between the D and XKSS are minor components, the largest one the cover over the left side of the seating area.

The tool investments should be rather modest for such a version of tje Dtype

That strikes me as the perfect resin or 3D project for someone who really had the passion to drive it through to completion.

[Ragtop Man]

On 11/17/2024 at 12:26 AM, stavanzer said:

Yeah, I know about the Chassis Issues. I still want all three kits. The Spyder is my favorite, with the Pontiac #2, and the Mustang last.

I hope Revell or Atlantis still has the tooling for these. They were simple, fun kits to build.

Might be fun and simple, but the bar is soooooo much higher now for scale fidelity, these last-gasp Venice kits would go into a digital meat grinder.  Only because trucks are so popular can they get away with some of what is out now. 

[niteowl7710]

3 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

I believe the Corvette is a shadow Monogram item, engineered in Morton Grove, but released under the Revell brand. 

 

The '68 Roadster is the "B" side of the '69 Corvette that infamously had the first boxing printed as being a "429" when it was a new tool in 1989. That later came as Baldwin Motion and most recently Yenko versions. The Roadster was stock with a soft top & hard top, then became a 2n1 with Drag Parts, and also "Rebel Racer" SCCA/Trans AM race car. 

That's still a good 5-6 years before 1/25 kits began to come out as Monogram branded kits (50 Ford, 55 Bel Air, etc) and would have been the same Revell time period that the '69 Camaro & '32 Ford Series would be tooled up, along with the '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt.

[tim boyd]

15 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

It's too bad they didn't reissue the standard bed version of this kit.  As it is, it's the wrong wheelbase for a dually (duallies of that generation were longbed only). 

Exactly right.  This kit was simply an effort by Revell, back around 1981 or so when they were really struggling, to get another round of factory production off the otherwise factory stock F150 shortbed, which in itself was not a very good replica.   Not sure why today's Revell...which generally has been pretty savvy with its kit introductions these days, would choose this tooling for a reissue, but heh...if it helps to generate revenue for some other kit we'd really like to see...well then...

Buy it and build it with that knowledge and enjoy it if the subject interests you.  Just realize that it is not a replica of anything that ever came out of a Ford factory in that form... TB