Revell 41 Willys Gasser Kits

[Baxterant]

Hi all

I'm wondering if the Stone/Woods/Cook, Big John Mazmanian and KS Pittman kits all share EXACTLY the same parts aside of the decals? I know the Mazmanian version has red tinted windows. I don't have the Pittman kit (got the other two) and am after one but its getting rare/expensive. If the kits are indeed all exactly the same then I might as well get another Stone/Woods/Cook and just source the Pittman decals.

Can someone help with confirmation? Thanking you in advance and cheers from New Zealand.

[Mark]

Same parts other than the red "glass" in the Mazmanian version.  The SWC kit is the black one only, the blue one is of course the 1963 vintage kit with the Oldsmobile engine and opening everything.

The newer kit has only one seat, illegal for NHRA Gas class.  But these cars were frequently match raced, and in those instances the rule book got tossed out the window.

[Chris V]

As mark says, they're all identical apart from the red glass in the Mazmanian issue. Curious choice as tinted windshields weren't permitted per NHRA Gas class rules either.

Either way they all build up very nicely and can be varied with parts from other, more contemporary Revell kits. I'm planning to build a replica of the light blue SWC Willys using the new Revell gasser kit and the Olds Rocket/Hydro combo from their 1950 Oldsmobile Custom kit as a base.  

 

[Zippi]

Here is the history on the kits from back in 1963.

Timeline for K.S. Pittman Willys Drag Coupe, Revell 85-4990 (2012) - Timeline

[Baxterant]

Hi all

Thank you so much for coming back to me and for providing all this brilliant information. I'm truly grateful.

[Radretireddad]

I have the Mazmanian kit and would love to get my hands on the clear glass parts from one of the other versions.

[Mark]

All of the glass in the 1:1 Willys is flat.  No side glass is included, you have to cut that anyway, so why not do all of it?  Headlight lenses can be scrounged from another kit. 

The old opening-doors Revell Willys kit never included molded glass; clear stock was included and had to be cut using templates printed on the instruction sheet, and the headlamp lens detail was on the plated bezels.