Round2 and Revell @ NNL East

[blubaja]

I didn't get a ton of pics, but feel free to post it up in here. 

Thanks Ed Sexton and thank you Steve G for showing today!

 

[stavanzer]

I see the "Widesides" Ford Pickup , Snap Kit is a definite release now. I wonder if it will be marketed as a glue kit? And, if it will retain it's hard plastic tires. Either way, Revell joins Round2 in bringing us old Pickup kits.

I see nothing about the "Stranger Things" kits.

[niteowl7710]

28 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

I see the "Widesides" Ford Pickup , Snap Kit is a definite release now. I wonder if it will be marketed as a glue kit? And, if it will retain it's hard plastic tires. Either way, Revell joins Round2 in bringing us old Pickup kits.

I see nothing about the "Stranger Things" kits.

Talked to Ed he said the Blazer should be out by the end of 2024 if all goes as planned. I have pictures of everything (well not the Blazer, or any S.T. kits as there were no samples of those) but I took them on my full frame camera this year and I just walked in the door from the drive home from NJ. More to come in the AM...

Edited April 28, 2024 by niteowl7710

[stavanzer]

Just now, niteowl7710 said:

I have pictures of everything, but I took them on my full frame camera this year and I just walked in the door from the drive home from NJ. More to come in the AM...

Thanks, James. I'll wait for tomorrow then.

[blubaja]

Ed did say they are reworking the camro kit for ST. 

[mikemodeler]

9 hours ago, stavanzer said:

I see the "Widesides" Ford Pickup , Snap Kit is a definite release now. I wonder if it will be marketed as a glue kit? And, if it will retain it's hard plastic tires. Either way, Revell joins Round2 in bringing us old Pickup kits.

I see nothing about the "Stranger Things" kits.

Unless someone who was there who saw the box art can verify, I'd bet that the Wide Sides is a straight reissue. I would hope that they improved it since it first came out 40 years ago but hard to say.

Was hoping the Blazer kit would have been here sooner but would rather wait for it to be right than rushed.

[Len Woodruff]

Looks like there will be 2 C8 Corvettes. Hardtop & Convertible. I am ready for these. Bring them!

[GMP440]

Can someone going to the NNL East today take a wide shot of the Round 2 display table.  Also, maybe one of the Round 2 people may know if the AMT 67 Galaxie is in the works for a future release.

[Mark]

The Round 2 pictures don't include the MPC '72 Chevelle, which is to be reissued with the most recent configuration of parts (MPC red "street machine", could be built stock except for wheels). 

Box art will reportedly be that of the "Sslasher" issue prior to that one, which can be built as illustrated on that box with the parts included.  NO RELEASE DATE or other info at this time.  It's still in the works.

[vamach1]

Thanks for posting the pictures.  If I was there I would have asked about the Eleanor Mustang based on the Boss 351/Mach1 kit.

[Luc Janssens]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

The Round 2 pictures don't include the MPC '72 Chevelle, which is to be reissued with the most recent configuration of parts (MPC red "street machine", could be built stock except for wheels). 

Box art will reportedly be that of the "Sslasher" issue prior to that one, which can be built as illustrated on that box with the parts included.  NO RELEASE DATE or other info at this time.  It's still in the works.

A pitty they didn't update it to have clear headlamps and turnsignals, but nevertheless these old Chevelle's make great street machines. So might add it to the pile ? 

[Luc Janssens]

10 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

Talked to Ed he said the Blazer should be out by the end of 2024 if all goes as planned. I have pictures of everything (well not the Blazer, or any S.T. kits as there were no samples of those) but I took them on my full frame camera this year and I just walked in the door from the drive home from NJ. More to come in the AM...

So much for the rumor then, that there already were test shots shown. 

[Mr mopar]

I heard that there is Photo's of the new Revell Blazer floating around ,but I have not seen them yet . Wes at Wes's  model car corner said it look real good for detail ?

[David Miller]

I had to laugh ... there was two vendor rooms , I entered the one on the left and was met with the Revell display ... and there was a box of the ‘32 Sedan , and listened to the Revell guy say “ I don’t know when it’ll hit the shelves “ ... proceed to walk into second room and first vendor I see the ‘32 sedan , and he had lots of them . I gladly paid the 30$ , and we had a big laugh when I told him what the Revell guy just said ! 

[niteowl7710]

17 minutes ago, David Miller said:

I had to laugh ... there was two vendor rooms , I entered the one on the left and was met with the Revell display ... and there was a box of the ‘32 Sedan , and listened to the Revell guy say “ I don’t know when it’ll hit the shelves “ ... proceed to walk into second room and first vendor I see the ‘32 sedan , and he had lots of them . I gladly paid the 30$ , and we had a big laugh when I told him what the Revell guy just said ! 

Revell U.S. has like 2 employees now, and Ed functions as a consultant and show rep. So no, he doesn't specifically know when kits ship. Those "new" Revell kits ('32 Ford. 57 Del Rio, and '77 Chevy P/U) landed in stores over the past 72 hours. The two biggest distributors are in NJ and CT, so those vendors we're lucky via proximity to get their kits in Friday before they left for the show. My LHS, which does a lot of show vending, didn't get them in until Saturday Afternoon. So they didn't have them to sell at the show they found themselves at (not NNL East) since they were at the show when the shipment hit the store.

Edited April 28, 2024 by niteowl7710

[peter31a]

5 hours ago, GMP440 said:

Can someone going to the NNL East today take a wide shot of the Round 2 display table.  Also, maybe one of the Round 2 people may know if the AMT 67 Galaxie is in the works for a future release.

George, NNL East is a one day show. Whatever information here is all we get for now until either company decides to share more with us.

[niteowl7710]

[oldcarfan]

17 hours ago, stavanzer said:

I see the "Widesides" Ford Pickup , Snap Kit is a definite release now. I wonder if it will be marketed as a glue kit? And, if it will retain it's hard plastic tires. Either way, Revell joins Round2 in bringing us old Pickup kits.

I see nothing about the "Stranger Things" kits.

The Wide Sides Ford isn't prototypically correct for a dually, I'm pretty sure. I wonder if the bed could be lengthened to a long bed?

[stavanzer]

2 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

The Wide Sides Ford isn't prototypically correct for a dually, I'm pretty sure. I wonder if the bed could be lengthened to a long bed?

I'm not sure if it has a long Box or Short Box. I do know it is a standard cab.

I don't know much about the kit. I'll know more in 8-10 months when I buy one...

[niteowl7710]

36 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

I'm not sure if it has a long Box or Short Box. I do know it is a standard cab.

I don't know much about the kit. I'll know more in 8-10 months when I buy one...

There was a series of 3 SnapTite 1981 Fords made. A "Styleside", a Flareside, and whatever the crack-smoked heck the "6-Wheeler" was supposed to be. They're all the same cab and suspension/chassis, just the beds and wheels are different. None of them have been seen again since 1981 that I'm aware of, and I'm not sure why they'd pick the "fauxully" to reissue - aside from it's perceived uniqueness.

 

Edited April 29, 2024 by niteowl7710

[Carmak]

Round@ was showing the MPC 72 Chevelle at NNL East.

This is completely different tooling than the AMT/ERTL 72 Chevelle. This is the tooling used for the 72 Chevelle promos.

This body was modified into a stock car in the early 70's and restored to mostly stock in the 80's (SSlasher kit molded in black and another version molded in red).

This kit correctly has a portion of the fender extension between the headlight bezel and the hood.

[1972coronet]

FWIW, here's the instruction sheet for the SSlasher (courtesy of @Casey) : MPC The SSlasher Chevelle SS Street Machine... | Scale Auto Model Kit Reviews & Reference (proboards.com)

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

What?! I may finally be able to build a model of my old car that doesn't look garbage!  ?

Edited April 29, 2024 by Hard_2_Handle_454
Really, you can't say BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH?

[blubaja]

10 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

I heard that there is Photo's of the new Revell Blazer floating around ,but I have not seen them yet . Wes at Wes's  model car corner said it look real good for detail ?

There might be. But Ed had none with him to show. 

[66c10]

Will be cool to see the coupe and convribervt corvette