Revell 2026

[Luc Janssens]

Just saw this posted on facebook

Photo courtesy of Michael Gordon.

Edited 8 hours ago by Luc Janssens

[Mr mopar]

Mojave mule cool I'm really surprised  T.D. did not put a stop on that kit ,it was his last design for monogram !

[Rob Hall]

I don't remember the Camaro in 1/25th (I remember a 1/16th Berlinetta), and the El Hefe custom truck is a new one to me (I wasn't paying close attention to Revell as a kid in the late 70s). 

[Stef]

8 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

I don't remember the Camaro in 1/25th (I remember a 1/16th Berlinetta), and the El Hefe custom truck is a new one to me (I wasn't paying close attention to Revell as a kid in the late 70s). 

You're right about the 1/16 Berlinetta, Rob, as well as its sister kit, the Firebird SE. Revell also did 82 and 83 1/25 Camaro kits which I thought were even better than the MPC, AMT, and Monogram kits of the time. I found this pic of the 82, but pretty sure the one I had was an 83, with a white car on the box, gold trim, and it was molded in a beautiful pearl white, IIRC. Can't find a pic right now for some reason, but this kit was amazing to build. Would love to get this one again. Hope this helps, thanks!

[Rob Hall]

8 minutes ago, Stef said:

You're right about the 1/16 Berlinetta, Rob, as well as its sister kit, the Firebird SE. Revell also did 82 and 83 1/25 Camaro kits which I thought were even better than the MPC, AMT, and Monogram kits of the time. I found this pic of the 82, but pretty sure the one I had was an 83, with a white car on the box, gold trim, and it was molded in a beautiful pearl white, IIRC. Can't find a pic right now for some reason, but this kit was amazing to build. Would love to get this one again. Hope this helps, thanks!

I built the Revell 1/25th '83 Firebird S/E as a kid.   It was molded in a dark red.. never had any of the Camaros, decades later got the MPC, AMT and Monogram ones of that era. 

[Luc Janssens]

46 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

I don't remember the Camaro in 1/25th (I remember a 1/16th Berlinetta), and the El Hefe custom truck is a new one to me (I wasn't paying close attention to Revell as a kid in the late 70s). 

Built the blue one (as Stef shows) back when it came out, sadly it didn't survive the hands of my toddler who's almost 18 now. (Sheez when did that happen 😉 )

Maybe this version was hiding in the Z/28 tool, dunno...also don't remember this version.

Edited 3 hours ago by Luc Janssens

[CapSat 6]

I think the Camaro is one of these. I did also have the white and gold stock Z-28. It is a very nice kit, with separate body cladding. None of these had the Berlinetta nose. 

I do seem to remember a stock Berlinetta kit in 1/25 though. Could it have come with Revell’s transporter trailer set? I seem to remember that kit came with a Firebird SE and a Berlinetta. 

[Rob Hall]

1 hour ago, Stef said:

You're right about the 1/16 Berlinetta, Rob, as well as its sister kit, the Firebird SE. Revell also did 82 and 83 1/25 Camaro kits which I thought were even better than the MPC, AMT, and Monogram kits of the time. I found this pic of the 82, but pretty sure the one I had was an 83, with a white car on the box, gold trim, and it was molded in a beautiful pearl white, IIRC. Can't find a pic right now for some reason, but this kit was amazing to build. Would love to get this one again. Hope this helps, thanks!

Googling turned up this white one... AMT did something similar in recent years w/ a reissue of their '82/83..

 

[John M.]

It's good to see Revell make some of it's kits here in the Good Ole US of A. 

[Mark]

3 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

I don't remember the Camaro in 1/25th (I remember a 1/16th Berlinetta), and the El Hefe custom truck is a new one to me (I wasn't paying close attention to Revell as a kid in the late 70s). 

That truck was issued alongside the Captain Hook wrecker back in the day.  I don't remember what it was called, but I do recall the box art showing it from the rear which ignores that unique grille.  It looks interesting but I'll pass, having a Captain Hook in paint right now, and a Sneaky Pete (different kit altogether, but in the same "big rig" territory) in prep for paint.

Mojave Mule is neat, but either TD will get it shelved, or Revell will bring him back into the fold.  Or, maybe that one was done under a different contract which would give Revell the right to issue it without his name on it.

The early Eighties Revell Camaros weren't as good as AMT's or MPC's.  The engine is a lump with characteristics of Chevy and Pontiac V8s.  The 1:1 Trans Am was supposed to get the 301 Turbo V8 (the '80-'81 Birds had it only to get it ready for the '82) but GM cheaped out and forced Pontiac to use the Chevy (or, "GM Corporate") engine.  All three (AMT, MPC, Revell) kits had the Cease-Fire (er, "Cross-Fire") injected engine with a manual transmission.  Again, GM cheaped out and didn't do emissions testing on that setup, requiring the automatic with that engine.

Edited 1 hour ago by Mark
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[Rob Hall]

6 minutes ago, Mark said:

That truck was issued alongside the Captain Hook wrecker back in the day.  I don't remember what it was called, but I do recall the box art showing it from the rear which ignores that unique grille.  It looks interesting but I'll pass, having a Captain Hook in paint right now, and a Sneaky Pete (different kit altogether, but in the same "big rig" territory) in prep for paint.

Mojave Mule is neat, but either TD will get it shelved, or Revell will bring him back into the fold.  Or, maybe that one was done under a different contract which would give Revell the right to issue it without his name on it.

 

Didn't TD pass a year or two ago?  Maybe Revell owns the copyright to the name 'Mohave Mule'..or they can name it 'Mohave Mole' instead.    At first glance, I thought that the custom truck was the Sneaky Pete until I realized how different the front was.   Googling I turned up these pics, apparently a couple different boxings.

[Mark]

Tom Daniel is still very much alive.  It was Harry Bradley who passed.  Tom's son is doing some of the box art for the Atlantis reissues, perhaps TD is overseeing the business end of any agreements he presently has.

[Rob Hall]

5 minutes ago, Mark said:

Tom Daniel is still very much alive.  It was Harry Bradley who passed.  Tom's son is doing some of the box art for the Atlantis reissues, perhaps TD is overseeing the business end of any agreements he presently has.

Ah, it's Steve Scott of Uncertain T fame I was thinking of.  He passed last year I've read.