Revell '66 Chevy Impala

[Rob Hall]

anyone gotten any new info on this?

A couple OLDs have it listed as an April release.

[SteveG]

No news but here's some photos of the built up that was at I-Hobby Expo last fall. I say It looks pretty darn good to me.

I'm sure I'll be buying at least one. Hopefully we'll get a full review from Bill and Len before it's released.

-Steve

[CNDYBLU66SS]

oh boy! i cannot wait... i can almost guarantee that 66s are all you will see me building for a while...!

[lowriderphil]

my local guy told me early April. I told him when he knows for sure what date I'll hand him the cash for a case :biggrin:

[Dave Darby]

No news but here's some photos of the built up that was at I-Hobby Expo last fall. I say It looks pretty darn good to me.

I'm sure I'll be buying at least one. Hopefully we'll get a full review from Bill and Len before it's released.

-Steve

Steve, is it just me, or do those wheel flares look just a little heavy and crude?

[CNDYBLU66SS]

my local guy told me early April. I told him when he knows for sure what date I'll hand him the cash for a case :biggrin:

lol, phil this aint LIL the biggrin smiley doesnt work here haha

but yeah, im going to get myself a case as well

[Luc Janssens]

Huh...the Impala shown is a presumably a test shot, which was probably build in October of last year...a lot can happen before it gets released.

Luc

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Yeah, but those fender flares were a problem on the '65 Impala, too - looks like they carry right over, in fact.

Meh. I still want one.

[Chuck Most]

I'm of the "if it's right enough I'm okay with it" school of thought. Sure looks like a '66 Imp to me!

[MrObsessive]

Sigh............As I mentioned in a previous post, the roofline still doesn't look correct to me.

Sorry, but rooflines to me carry the "signature" of a particular car. If they're not right, it makes the entire car off to my eyes. Test shot or no, I'll bet ya this doesn't change with the release of the kit. I've never owned a '66 (or any '65-'66 GM B-body hardtop) but having seen sooooo many of these as a kid in the '60's and as a teen in the '70's-------I can spot the subtle things wrong with the roofline shape in a minute!

Edited January 31, 2010 by MrObsessive

[MyBradKeselowski]

Anybody heard anything about the Impala yet?

I am very 66 hungry, can't wait much longer

[rollinoldskoo]

where is this car? why is there a 62 kit already in the hands of a builder for us to see and not one of these???

[mike 51]

nice kit...big block 4spd..all white plastic..stock only..decals for whitewalls,emblems,dash etc..body looks very nice, mold lines very slight.. tires look tiny (mine had two short shots out of the 4) looks much like the 65's in part count etc..has AC details..

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

Where did you get this kit this soon??? I really want one... or four!

[cruz]

Where are the pictures????

[MrObsessive]

Well y'know it's gonna be said but.................

[mike 51]

Well y'know it's gonna be said but.................

sorry no pictures guys but a little info better than none?...i did say it was white,tires are black decals in various colors..lol.

Edited April 22, 2010 by mike 51

[Greg Cullinan]

sorry no pictures guys but a little info better than none?...i did say it was white,tires are black decals in various colors..lol.

[mike 51]

northern california...LHS apparently has a deal with revelle for early releases...i was surprised to see it...on the "other board" someone from arizona also got one..again,sorry for no pics...it has a butternut yellow box art model on it...

[MyBradKeselowski]

nice kit...big block 4spd..all white plastic..stock only..decals for whitewalls,emblems,dash etc..body looks very nice, mold lines very slight.. tires look tiny (mine had two short shots out of the 4) looks much like the 65's in part count etc..has AC details..

Lucky you, I am wanting this kit really bad.

You have me jealous...

[RodneyBad]

My LHS had one for me on Monday.

Nice kit.

If I didn't have other projects going, I'd start it today.

[rollinoldskoo]

http://www.layitlow.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=537675&st=20

[Len Woodruff]

Yes get us some pictures to look at!

[Casey]

I find it interesting the kit is labelled as a "'66 Chevy SS396 Hardtop", while the description on Revell's 'site mentions Impala. I'm no '60s Chevy buff, but was it possible this same bodystle could be had in the Biscayne line, too?

It reminds me of Revell's '65 Chevelle SS 396 Z-16 from the pics posted on the layitlow forum. I'm sure this kit'll make a lot of people happy, and give others something to

Edited April 24, 2010 by Casey

[Seattle Mike]

I find it interesting the kit is labelled as a "'66 Chevy SS396 Hardtop", while the description on Revell's 'site mentions Impala. I'm no '60s Chevy buff, but was it possible this same bodystle could be had in the Biscayne line, too?

It reminds me of Revell's '65 Chevelle SS 396 Z-16 from the pics posted on the layitlow forum. I'm sure this kit'll make a lot of people happy, and give others something to

The Bel Air and Biscayne were not available with the fastback roofline. The lower line models used a more "formal" roofline that was similar on the 2 door and 4 door versions.