Revell 2026

[Luc Janssens]

Saw this on Facebook.

Photo courtesy of Michael Gordon.

Nice to see the return of the Mohave Mule, had that one as a kid.

[stavanzer]

Totally stoked about the Mule and El Jefe!

El Jefe and the Captain Hook Wrecker are both on my future purchase list!

Edit:The Captain Hook is a copy of a real Package that GM offered to Tow Truck operators.

The El Jefe might be a real One-Off conversion done in the 1980's Truck Craze, but I've never seen that nose in real life.

I'm sure, that both kits being GM, that Revell reused what ever parts the could. (Wheels/Tires, Engine Parts, Interior Tub, Chassis)

I'm keen to see.

Edited Monday at 02:04 AM by stavanzer

[mikemodeler]

The El Jefe is the Captain Hook with a different bed as near as I can tell. It will be nice to have the Mojave Mule, built that one as a teenager, would like to build it again.

 

[Joe Handley]

That El Jefe kit looks familiar, did that get released in red in the late 70’s to early 80’s?

[niteowl7710]

2 hours ago, mikemodeler said:

The El Jefe is the Captain Hook with a different bed as near as I can tell. It will be nice to have the Mojave Mule, built that one as a teenager, would like to build it again.

 

El Jefe is this 1980 Snaptite kit...

I don't believe it's related to the tow truck as it was a one and done release that year and never seen again. Much like the series of 1981 Ford Trucks that resurfaced as that weird short bed "Dually" reissue.

[Joe Handley]

27 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

El Jefe is this 1980 Snaptite kit...

I don't believe it's related to the tow truck as it was a one and done release that year and never seen again. Much like the series of 1981 Ford Trucks that resurfaced as that weird short bed "Dually" reissue.

Thanks, I’m pretty sure I had one of those back then, I think Dad originally built it then I had taken it apart and reassembled it a few times.

[PintoKING]

I do not recall the Camaro Berlinetta in 1/25 scale. Is it a new kit, or maybe just decals for the "nostrils"? (the 3 vents between the headlights)

[niteowl7710]

9 hours ago, PintoKING said:

I do not recall the Camaro Berlinetta in 1/25 scale. Is it a new kit, or maybe just decals for the "nostrils"? (the 3 vents between the headlights)

The decal sheets for the kits are right below each of the box art placards and there isn't a decal for those "scoops".  Makes me wonder if there wasn't a Berlinetta nose tooled up in the 1982 into 1983 kit and in the end they ended up leaving it a Z/28 and the 1/16 became the Berlinetta.  The entire nose piece is separate on the 1982/83 kit so it would have been a quick easy piece to tack onto a blank spot on the tool at the time.  I wonder what happened to the factory parts when they made the kit into a "Street Machine" in the mid-80s.  I almost think the kit would sell better as a 2n1 since no kit of a 1/25 82/83 Berlinetta exists, but then again the Berlinetta ran it's own specific rim those yeats and now you get into having to make parts...😜

[stavanzer]

12 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

El Jefe is this 1980 Snaptite kit...

I don't believe it's related to the tow truck as it was a one and done release that year and never seen again. Much like the series of 1981 Ford Trucks that resurfaced as that weird short bed "Dually" reissue.

The Only thing I don't see on the decal sheet are the "Turbo Diesel" Callouts, but I can find those somewhere else.

[Junkman]

The El Jefe/Big 6 Wheeler is a nice continuation of the MPC Rolling Thunder.

[Daddyfink]

14 hours ago, PintoKING said:

I do not recall the Camaro Berlinetta in 1/25 scale. Is it a new kit, or maybe just decals for the "nostrils"? (the 3 vents between the headlights)

I guess they just want to get creative... 

[Edsel-Dan]

NO!! The El Jefe is NOT a continuation of the MPC kit.

This is an OLD Revell snaptite kit.

 

The MPC kit was a full glue kit. I have 2 of the previous versions, but not the Rolling Thunder

Edited 18 hours ago by Edsel-Dan
added more info

[Joe Handley]

7 hours ago, Edsel-Dan said:

NO!! The El Jefe is NOT a continuation of the MPC kit.

This is an OLD Revell snaptite kit.

 

The MPC kit was a full glue kit. I have 2 of the previous versions, but not the Rolling Thunder

Did they take the long bed kit, and the step side short bed and put a sleeper between that and the cab?

[stavanzer]

See for your self.

https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/big-rigs-trailers--/mpc-rolling-thunder1/?view=roll#1

Long Bed Stepside with Fenders and an Add-on sleeper overtop.