Revell & Atlantis at the IPMS National Convention 2025

[meechum68]

My wallet is NOT gonna recover from every thing coming out ... but hey it's all good!! Several kits I never got to buy so glad to see them coming.

 

[The Junkman]

9 hours ago, Jim B said:

Would this work:

2015 Mustang GT - Texas3DCustoms

You could fudge a bit with this one, up until the 2024/2025 year model.  The photo just above your post illustrates those years with the double throttle body intakes.  I'm loving the power those intakes provide.  And I'll be buying at least 2 kits even if they are snappers.

[Jim B]

According to Scalemates, two companies have this listed (probably for pre-order).  Truckmo.com has it listed for €25.88 & Modellbau Universe for €33.50.

2024 Ford Mustang GT, Revell 07743 (2025)

[ChrisBcritter]

On 8/6/2025 at 9:19 PM, niteowl7710 said:

Also being shown was the chrome and new glass runner for the 1/32 '56 Buick Custom

 

Wait a minute:

Thanks a lot, Atlantis. Knew I shouldn't have junked that busted parts car that had a stock bumper... 

[Vessey]

22 hours ago, Jim B said:

Would this work:

2015 Mustang GT - Texas3DCustoms

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/ford-mustang-v8-dark-horse-engine

The better option would be a print of this model with the S650 style intake. I see a couple people selling it on eBay, but I'm not familiar with the quality of the sellers.

[stitchdup]

24 minutes ago, Vessey said:

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/ford-mustang-v8-dark-horse-engine

The better option would be a print of this model with the S650 style intake. I see a couple people selling it on eBay, but I'm not familiar with the quality of the sellers.

the files by motabas, it will print great. expect about 40 parts and the box to be seperate

[LOBBS]

Fingers crossed that Revell will get around to the Z06 and/or ZR1 versions of the C8

[Jim B]

29 minutes ago, LOBBS said:

Fingers crossed that Revell will get around to the Z06 and/or ZR1 versions of the C8

I'd like to see either the C8.R or the or the Z06 GT3.R, but I don't think we'll see either of them. 😞

[Chuck Kourouklis]

On 8/8/2025 at 6:24 PM, tim boyd said:

I do not see a stand-alone engine in the new Mustang kit.  I thought that a prior thread on this kit announced that there would be an engine, albeit undertandably simplified in the context of the overall kit design brief. 

To me the omission of an engine in a model kit of what has been the world's best-selling sports car for several years now is simply unacceptable, particularly from a kitmaker like Revell.  Even more so when the engine is one as iconic as the current Coyote DOHC V8.

So maybe I missed seeing the engine parts in the images above?  Or perhaps Revell is planning a second kit release with the missing powertrain?  

But if not, count me bitterly disappointed in this new state of affairs....TIM 

I mean, it's a BIG move in the right direction over the 550s; but three straight curbsides now?

You're beginning to swing me over to your way of thinking... 🧐

[Len Woodruff]

4 hours ago, Jim B said:

I'd like to see either the C8.R or the or the Z06 GT3.R, but I don't think we'll see either of them. 😞

Me too. I liked to see the HTC which they should here.

[Justin Porter]

6 hours ago, Chuck Kourouklis said:

I mean, it's a BIG move in the right direction over the 550s; but three straight curbsides now?

You're beginning to swing me over to your way of thinking... 🧐

Maybe it's time for the domestic aftermarket producers to take a page out of the import world and start offering detailed drop-in engine bays like these? 

[Stef]

35 minutes ago, Justin Porter said:

Maybe it's time for the domestic aftermarket producers to take a page out of the import world and start offering detailed drop-in engine bays like these? 

Agreed 128%. As much as I loved building Tamiya's R34 V-Spec, I'da loved it even more with full underhood detail.

[Mark C.]

2 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

Maybe it's time for the domestic aftermarket producers to take a page out of the import world and start offering detailed drop-in engine bays like these? 

I can see why others might like this, but it doesn’t do a thing for me.  I either want to build a little engine or glue the hood shut.  Picking out little details on a large piece like this is not overly enjoyable for me.

[Justin Porter]

1 hour ago, Mark C. said:

I can see why others might like this, but it doesn’t do a thing for me.  I either want to build a little engine or glue the hood shut.  Picking out little details on a large piece like this is not overly enjoyable for me.

It's not just one piece. 

[stavanzer]

The older I get the more I feel like I don't want to build an engine in anything built after the year 2000. 

Just too much trouble.

[Rodent]

1 hour ago, stavanzer said:

The older I get the more I feel like I don't want to build an engine in anything built after the year 2000. 

Just too much trouble.

Why? Almost everything is covered. Except for the GM "coil near plug" engines, there aren't any plug wires. Just paint detailing, most everything is black plastic or aluminum anyway. Add heater hoses if you want and you are done. You don't need to go Full Guthmiller and scratch the fuel lines from the direct injection high pressure fuel pump to the injectors or scratch build a purge solenoid and the lines into the intake unless you want to. And I don't want to.

[stavanzer]

8 hours ago, Rodent said:

Why? Almost everything is covered. Except for the GM "coil near plug" engines, there aren't any plug wires. Just paint detailing, most everything is black plastic or aluminum anyway. Add heater hoses if you want and you are done. You don't need to go Full Guthmiller and scratch the fuel lines from the direct injection high pressure fuel pump to the injectors or scratch build a purge solenoid and the lines into the intake unless you want to. And I don't want to.

Because they don't look like engines...

There could be anything under there. Squirrels, Nuclear Reactors, Magic Beans! They have no romance, no soul.

[Mark C.]

12 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

It's not just one piece. 

A little better, but still meh… IMHO.  YMMV, and obviously does.  

We all have our little subjective biases, just as long as we don’t try to portray them as being objective absolutes, I’m good.  👍

[rattle can man]

HMMMMMMMMMM! Does anyone make a nuclear reactor that could fit under the hood? I think there were a few blobular ones available in some of the show car kits that are now unobtanium prices.

[stavanzer]

Finnish Master Juha Airio did many years ago..... I think it was in SAE around '98. The Jetrolet.

Scale Auto Enthusiast issue 114, April 1998. Juha Airio's Jetrolet Anti-Gravity car.

[lordairgtar]

On 8/7/2025 at 5:36 PM, Rodent said:

It was an Isuzu Faster, but I don't know if you got those in Scotland. To answer your question in one word : Yes.

Faster isn't a name they used in the US, LUV stood for Light Utility Vehicle and the Isuzu version was called Mikado or P'UP which stood for Pick Up

Edited Thursday at 06:30 PM by lordairgtar

[Jon Cole]

When I think of late model engine bays, I think of the mess under the hood of the late model Bronco.
Sure, not the same as the Mustang, but it definitely left me with a "meh" feeling. A feeling that carries on with other late models.

[Jordan White]

5 hours ago, Jon Cole said:

When I think of late model engine bays, I think of the mess under the hood of the late model Bronco.
Sure, not the same as the Mustang, but it definitely left me with a "meh" feeling. A feeling that carries on with other late models.

That's the Bronco Sport, but the point still stands!

[IHSS]

Anyone have info on the GMC Jimmy? I’m curious if it has the stock hood or the aftermarket hood from the 80’s release. And it doesn’t look much higher than stock for a high roller. But that can be dealt with easily. 

[Rob Hall]

8 minutes ago, IHSS said:

Anyone have info on the GMC Jimmy? I’m curious if it has the stock hood or the aftermarket hood from the 80’s release. And it doesn’t look much higher than stock for a high roller. But that can be dealt with easily. 

This is not a reissue--it's a modified version of the new tool mid 80s Blazer that came out a while back.  The box art in the first post of this thread shows a stock hood. 

Edited Friday at 11:57 AM by Rob Hall