disconovaman Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 The Mystery surrounding the upcoming release of this kit has got me wondering what exactly it will be... 1:24th according the box so must be the old Monogram tooling with maybe new hardtop body? Will it have all the racing goodies? 100 parts count so maybe? The Revell website indicates that it's 1:25th scale though. What are we getting? It's a mystery but I'm anticipating a great kit nevertheless because I liked the Monogram kit and I'll be happy no matter what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Those 5 spoke wheels are in the old Revell snapper too, so no real telling what will be in the box. But, I think that kit has T-Tops. Going to be a treat to see what is really in the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk312 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) I noticed: * 1/24 scale on what appears to be the actual box art. I would trust that before the description on their webpage. * 100+ parts, including new parts!! * Skill level 4 * “1979” and not 1980 or 1981. I would say all indicators point to the “79 kit and not the snapper, which is great IMO. I’m excited about this one. With what’s available in the aftermarket now, you can build it in almost any color combination and with any wheel option. Edited February 16 by Hawk312 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconovaman Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 On 2/15/2024 at 11:35 PM, stavanzer said: I think that kit has T-Tops. Yeah, you might be right... I hope that it has a re-tooled hardtop body...that would be great. the body would be the "New Parts" they mention on the cover because I can't think of anything new they could put in the kit to match the film car. 🤔 license plates? I don't think that would qualify as new parts though... I grafted a top from an AMT 64 Impala onto this car in the early 90's. The shapes worked perfect. It was originally a Pro-street build then about 10 years ago I rebuilt it as a factory stock replica. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, disconovaman said: Yeah, you might be right... I hope that it has a re-tooled hardtop body...that would be great. the body would be the "New Parts" they mention on the cover because I can't think of anything new they could put in the kit to match the film car. 🤔 license plates? I don't think that would qualify as new parts though... I grafted a top from an AMT 64 Impala onto this car in the early 90's. The shapes worked perfect. It was originally a Pro-street build then about 10 years ago I rebuilt it as a factory stock replica. Beautiful Build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Does the left-most diamond on the box top image read "85 pcs"? I know the other image says 100, but... I hope the newly-tooled parts are a hardtop body and flat hood. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconovaman Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 (edited) 21 hours ago, Matt T. said: I hope the newly-tooled parts are a hardtop body and flat hood. That's what I'm hopeful to see, the flat hood would be cool also. I think during filming atleast two cars were used, one had a flat hood and another had a Z hood. If the parts count is correct on the box we may only get the "film car" parts only. That's disappointing but understandable. Edited February 19 by disconovaman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Any News on this kit? I've been looking but have seen nothing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk312 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 15 hours ago, stavanzer said: Any News on this kit? I've been looking but have seen nothing.... Same here… Really interested to hear what options we will have in this kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) If they did a new body I'd suspect they'd also have to do new glass to go with it. Maybe some underhood details that are not molded to the body. Edited March 23 by Can-Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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