2025 Revell announcements

[Exotics_Builder]

29 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

Without being totally offensive..WHAAAAAAT? Sir that's two entirely different Series of BMWs...a 7 Series is over a half foot longer and 3" wider than a 6 Series. Sure all E3x BMWs have a family resemblance, but they're most certainly not a "close enough" to rebox the 635 and call it a 733 and not have the world fall on them. Which it already will when people realize they're getting that craptastic Fujimi kit in that E30 M3 box.

Right. This is an 83 BMW 733

And this is a 633 for 1983

[echoxrayniner]

If we're gunning for the 200ish inches, there's two more thematically appropriate options. The 1981 Ford LTD "men in black" government car is approximately 198in with the gov. bumpers, which was heavily featured as the bad guy car in season 1.

Another size approx. heavily featured villain vehicle which actually fits the part count rather well is the 1982 Chevy G20 Hawkins Power and Light van.

Either way, its gonna be fun to see how friggin' far off any of my guesses will be down the line heh

Edited January 28 by echoxrayniner

[Rob Hall]

6 minutes ago, echoxrayniner said:

If we're gunning for the 200ish inches, there's two more thematically appropriate options. The 1981 Ford LTD "men in black" government car is approximately 198in with the gov. bumpers, which was heavily featured as the bad guy car in season 1.

 

The downsized LTDs were 209 inches with the bumpers.   Though I'd love a kit of an '80s LTD/LTD Crown Victoria...would be fun to do a beater one as a replica of the car in the 'Sabotage' Beastie Boys video. 

Edited January 28 by Rob Hall

[echoxrayniner]

1 minute ago, Rob Hall said:

The downsized LTDs were 209 inches with the bumpers. 

Dang, I was a whole foot off. Well one more for the scratch list!

[Dave Van]

I'll get the Mustang for sure!

[Chuck Kourouklis]

3 hours ago, Zoom Zoom said:

If they're planning new tooling I vote for the BMW E9 range, Street and race. Just imagine a 3.0 CS/CSL done like their 240ZG/240Z street custom. Plus plenty of reissue possibilities w/the E24 6 series and various race cars. 

I've only been puling for one of those forever now...

[Luc Janssens]

14 minutes ago, Chuck Kourouklis said:

I've only been puling for one of those forever now...

Would be nice indeed, only remember the old Otaki racing variant.

[tim boyd]

4 hours ago, Jordan White said:

Can I say that I’m disappointed that once again the kit of the new Mustang is a snap kit?

You can, and I will join you.  I am not too familiar with Revell Germany's "Easy Click" system kits, but unless someone here knows better (and I'm sure you do), I thought the easy click kits are all curbsides.  

So my presumption is that this one will be too.  If so, this is really disappointing on several levels. 

It tells us that there are not enough modelers out there, at least in Revell Germany's view, who care about full detail model kits, that it becomes a questionable business decision to make the investment for a full detail kit.   After all, they would say, the Asian kitmakers get away without full detail engines and compartments and those kits sell ok, why should we go the extra mile? 

Second, so much of the thrill of the S650 Mustang is central to the engine and the way it affects the entire driving experience, one that you want to recreate in scale with the full under hood building experience. 

Third, as Revell Germany is doing this as a snap kit, it makes a full detail S650 kit from one of the other manufacturers much less likely.  (I was told, sometime back, that Round 2 was seriously considering a full detail S550 but killed it when the Revell toy version was announced).   

I understand and acknowledge that many of you disagree with my view that some model subjects deserve a full detail engine, full stop.  You are entitled to your point of view, as I am to mine.  I guess I hold out some hope that Revell Germany, who has made some pretty killer kit decisions and kit executions as of late, will either find a way to include the engine bits in the easy click format for this Mustang GT, or else will follow down the road with a full detail kit of the GT,  DarkHorse, or GTD.  Or wouldn't it be ironic if one of the Asians, like Tamiya, one-upped Revell with a truly full detail S650 kit (and by full detail, I mean a separate, stand alone, fully detailed engine and transmission assembly, NOT a 2D visual representation of same)?  

Rant over.  But I don't feel any better.  TB     

(PS - I have also been told that part of the issue with full detail kits these days is that the auto manufacturers are not able to or are unwilling to provide the underhood digital data in a usable form to the kitmakers.  That means that kitmakers must research these details separately on their own, which adds time and expense to the project, and is one of the reasons that there is now typically a 2 or more year delay between when a new 1/1 scale product debuts and when we finally see a scale replica.  This too, is unfortunate on many terms.  

 

Edited January 28 by tim boyd

[niteowl7710]

26 minutes ago, tim boyd said:

You can, and I will join you.  I am not too familiar with Revell Germany's "Easy Click" system kits, but unless someone here knows better (and I'm sure you do), I thought the easy click kits are all curbsides.  

So my presumption is that this one will be too.  If so, this is really disappointing on several levels. 

It tells us that there are not enough modelers out there, at least in Revell Germany's view, who care about full detail model kits, that it becomes a questionable business decision to make the investment for a full detail kit.   After all, they would say, the Asian kitmakers get away without full detail engines and compartments and those kits sell ok, why should we go the extra mile? 

Second, so much of the thrill of the S650 Mustang is central to the engine and the way it affects the entire driving experience, one that you want to recreate in scale with the full under hood building experience. 

Third, as Revell Germany is doing this as a snap kit, it makes a full detail S650 kit from one of the other manufacturers much less likely.  (I was told, sometime back, that Round 2 was seriously considering a full detail S550 but killed it when the Revell toy version was announced).   

I understand and acknowledge that many of you disagree with my view that some model subjects deserve a full detail engine, full stop.  You are entitled to your point of view, as I am to mine.  I guess I hold out some hope that Revell Germany, who has made some pretty killer kit decisions and kit executions as of late, will either find a way to include the engine bits in the easy click format for this Mustang GT, or else will follow down the road with a full detail kit of the GT,  DarkHorse, or GTD.  Or wouldn't it be ironic if one of the Asians, like Tamiya, one-upped Revell with a truly full detail S650 kit (and by full detail, I mean a separate, stand alone, fully detailed engine and transmission assembly, NOT a 2D visual representation of same)?  

Rant over.  But I don't feel any better.  TB     

(PS - I have also been told that part of the issue with full detail kits these days is that the auto manufacturers are not able to or are unwilling to provide the underhood digital data in a usable form to the kitmakers.  That means that kitmakers must research these details separately on their own, which adds time and expense to the project, and is one of the reasons that there is now typically a 2 or more year delay between when a new 1/1 scale product debuts and when we finally see a scale replica.  This too, is unfortunate on many terms.  

 

It says it's 60 pieces and that's a bit much for an engineless SnapTite kit that's curbside. I'd suspect (with 0 actual knowledge of the project) that it'll have a simplified engine the way the 2014 Mustang GT (Pre Painted/Unpainted) kit had a 7 part Coyote engine.

The tractor kits they've done are all EasyClick and they have engines as those are exposed on that type of vehicle. I believe the Snap version of the 1/16 356 (there was a glue one based on that same base tooling one was a Coupe & one a Roadster) had an engine. The 007 Aston was a curbside, as was the eTron. But in fairness the eTron doesn't actually have an engine. Again based on 0 knowledge, just supposition, if they can make a Snap & Glue kit out of the 356, then with enough planning and engineering they could theoretically make a glue version of. Darkhouse or GTD in the future.

Edited January 28 by niteowl7710

[Model Builders Mafia]

5 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

Snore... Another lame boring mustang. Just like the real thing

[DiscoRover007]

21 minutes ago, Model Builders Mafia said:

Snore... Another lame boring mustang. Just like the real thing

Would be better in 1/24

[Radretireddad]

12 hours ago, gasman said:

Revell Germany released the 2025 catalogue in it includes

2025 Mustang easy click

BMW E30 M3

McLaren 720s

1973 Mustang

1985 GMC Jimmy 

Jeep J-10 with camper 

and another stranger things kit that’s a new tool, it doesn’t say what it is, I didn’t watch the show so I have no clue what that could be. 

 

Where do you see the ‘73 Mustang?

[martinfan5]

40 minutes ago, Radretireddad said:

Where do you see the ‘73 Mustang?

[Fat Brian]

I would love to know more details of the 73 Mustang. I could use a full set of silver Mach 1 stripes. 

[Jordan White]

1) I wonder what the “High Roller” refers to for the GMC Jimmy?

2) interesting to see that they are making an ‘87 Monte Carlo SS. What were the differences to the ‘86?

[Chuck Kourouklis]

2 hours ago, DiscoRover007 said:

Would be better in 1/24

Heh. Had my druthers, it'd be 1/24, in colored plastic so I could visualize the finished model more easily before I painted it, and...

yes, brandishing a complete engine. 

I've long maintained that there's no objective way to discredit an otherwise complete and well-designed curbside kit for keeping its hood closed.  But do I want a powertrain just as traditional American-market kits have CONDITIONED ME to do, since before I was even born?

Oh yes.

Btw, I don't mind such a lame, boring subject, myself - I'm sure I could admire some of the more "interesting" ones in its review mirrors. 😎

[rattle can man]

mostly boring stuff, espcially the Chevy's. the Jeep is the only one I would consider.

[Motor City]

Kits of new cars without an engine aren't a deal breaker for me since most engines have a huge plastic panel covering the top of the engine, effectively obliterating any engine detail.  It isn't like the old days where you had a cross-ram manifold setup, tri-power, dual-quads, or a 283/327 with Fuel Injection.    

[Jordan White]

4 minutes ago, Motor City said:

Kits of new cars without an engine aren't a deal breaker for me since most engines have a huge plastic panel covering the top of the engine, effectively obliterating any engine detail.  It isn't like the old days where you had a cross-ram manifold setup, tri-power, dual-quads, or a 283/327 with Fuel Injection.    

To be fair, the Mustang engine bay does have some style with the strut bar and dual intakes!

[Motor City]

40 minutes ago, Jordan White said:

2) interesting to see that they are making an ‘87 Monte Carlo SS. What were the differences to the ‘86?

The '86 had bucket seats in gray or maroon; the '87 had bucket seats in gray, maroon and saddle.  Interestingly, bucket seats were optional.  A cloth and vinyl bench seat was standard, with a fancier cloth (CL option) bench optional.    

[Rob Hall]

‘87 Monte Carlo SS also had a different rear bumper and taillights. 

[Motor City]

3 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

‘87 Monte Carlo SS also had a different rear bumper and taillights. 

I never noticed that before, so I just looked at the brochures for both years.  I considered ordering an '87 Monte Carlo SS but didn't like the idea of decals cracking and shrinking, so I ordered an El Camino instead.  

[Jordan White]

There was the ‘87 Aerocoupe kit, did it have the correct changes? Also it’s too bad they aren’t just rereleasing that kit!

[blubaja]

2 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

What's this go kart with the 78 chevy truck?🤔

[Matt T.]

53 minutes ago, Jordan White said:

1) I wonder what the “High Roller” refers to for the GMC Jimmy?

2) interesting to see that they are making an ‘87 Monte Carlo SS. What were the differences to the ‘86?

In Revellogram’s world, the ‘87 is the aerocoupe SS, whereas the ‘86 is a notchback. I’d bet it’s the aerocoupe (“Aeroback” on the circa ‘99 boxing).