gasman Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 with a little more than a month left in the decade I believe its time we start to discuss what should be named kit of the decade. what kit revolutionized the hobby more than any other kit brought out this decade.....
MrObsessive Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Wow! Good question Terry! I'm not into customs so much, but I'd have to say the '49 Mercury from Revell is definitely in the running! You've got a ready to be built "lead sled" with the chopped roof and other bits already done for you! Not to mention the myriads of them that showed up on the contest tables make this one a strong contender.
LVZ2881 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 I'd say the Revell '69 Nova, with both it stock parts and ready made drag stuff should be in consideration also... when did the Revell '68 Firebird, 69 Charger and AMT '71 Charger come out??
Ryan Quantz Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 There's got to be something that revolutionized our hobby more than the new 69 Nova...
Brian Fishburn Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 While it is four kits, I have to say if not the kit of the decade, it is the "idea of the decade"- Revell's '32 Fords. Off the same basic platform, they've given us four different kits so far. The last couple have had two complete engines, and the possibilities for kit bashing between the kits are plentiful, if not endless. Oh, and that's four kits SO FAR.
Modelmartin Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 For me, the kit of the decade is not out yet! That is no joke. Due in December is the Tamiya 1/12 scale Honda RC166 GP bike from 1966. It is an inline transverse 6 with DOHC. It is an awesome bike and Tamiya really knocked themselves out on this one. I pre-ordered from Hobby Link Japan and I am getting all of the detail sets, too. They have a wire-wheel set, metal chain set, fork set, and rivet set. It will be awesome.
george 53 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Duhhhh, doesn't the DECADE end in 2010? That means we STILL got a year to go! Hey, we AIN'T gettin no younger, WHY push it when it DOESN'T end for 13 more months??? 'Sides, WHO knows what'll come out NEXT year to tickle our fancy's??? OOOO I can't wait!!!!
Modelmartin Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Well George, he was being mathematically correct. You see if we included 2010 in this decade then next decade would be robbed! 2010 is the beginning of next decade just like 2000 was part of this one and not part of the 90s. Comprendez-vous? Pardon my French.
george 53 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Andy,If Jesus was born in the year 0(zero) and the calender STARTS with HIS birth(Both coming AND going) Isn't everyone else wrong? But that's just me. To each his own. And your French sounds good to me, caz I wouldn't know if you were butcherin it up or not, caz I can't speak it!
gasman Posted November 23, 2009 Author Posted November 23, 2009 I have to put the Tamiya Enzo up there as one of the best. The engineering in that kit is spectacular and it raised the pedestal for what future kits are modeled after.
elan Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 I agree with Bob on that one, not many groundbreaking kits from Revell or AMT.
my name is nobody Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 at the risk of being premature, as this decade isnt finished, and I'm still Hoping for a '70 Dart Swinger 340 Kit, I'll throw my vote in for the Revell '49 Merc'. Didnt think I would own a model of the old Mercury, but as luck would have it, The local ( ) Wal-Mart had them for $5.00 each on a discontinued rack when they decided to eliminate models, for some stupid reason. I snatched up the pile of four, and for twenty bucks I got four great models. Have only opened one. and it is now prepped & Painted, ready to assemble. It is one beautiful kit. Minimal to zero Flash. Great looking body, nice amount of extra parts. it sure gets my vote.
tabsscale1 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Would have to include the 55 to 57 chevies from Revell in this as well
Rob Hall Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 While it is four kits, I have to say if not the kit of the decade, it is the "idea of the decade"- Revell's '32 Fords. Off the same basic platform, they've given us four different kits so far. The last couple have had two complete engines, and the possibilities for kit bashing between the kits are plentiful, if not endless. Oh, and that's four kits SO FAR. Problem is, the Revell '32 Ford started in the last decade ('96, IIRC)-- the last century, actually. And they have done 5 kits so far.
CAL Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Tamiya's Enzo ranks right up there. KOTD has to, unfortunatly an armor piece from Cyber Hobbies who did an increadable job with DML's Tiger kit to produce Wittman's last Tiger, a true multi media kit, it's accurate, crisp and clean, magic traks, PE, cast metal parts, chains, and more. Everything you could have ever hoped from a kit. 2nd whould have to be a Eduards FW-190 which is the Accurate Miniture's Mclaren of 1.48th scale aircraft. Very detailed mulit media kit that is not for the faint of heart to build. There just haven't been a car kit that has risin to either of these kit's dedication to detail and a feeling of completness out of the box. Nevertheless, there has been some pretty good car kits. The Tamiya Enzo is an out standing example. The Fujimi 250 GTO is a great subject matter but only a good kit The Revel 69 Nova is a great subject matter but only a good kit There isn't and car KIT that stands out.
iBorg Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Any kit I finished would be KOTD. Sorry to steal your thunder..... Seriously I think the real KOTD may not be an engineering masterpiece but something that bought a lot of smiles to builders. My vote would be Revell's motorcycles. Terrible kit in so many ways (the engine lacks so much detail as to be pathetic) but it has been a great canvas for so many builders. Mike
Terry Jessee Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 There's a year and a month left. The new decade doesn't start until 2011. There is no year "zero." That's why the 21st century couldn't start until 2001, despite all the silly news media hype. So you've got a little time left. Terry
Rider Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Good thread, but yeah maybe repost this in a year. What would make a kit denoted as kit of the decade? Would it be the options it offers, or would it be the tooling or the number of units sold. IMHO I would have to think it would be the tooling process and how close it would come to an actual 1:1 vehicle it represents. That being said it would have to be the Tamiya Enzo, with it's separate panels. The level of tooling and engineering to achieve this is quit impressive, and to have it in a mass production run is astounding. Not being an insider in this industry but having been involved with mass product production from design to market I can say Tamiya must have made some leaps in their production technology, materials and methods with the Enzo. On the other hand seeing how this hobby has been dying a slow death over the past number of years I would have to say that a high sales number of one particular kit would have be a close second. If nothing else it should at least be considered solely based on the numbers/units sold as kit of the decade. Which would that be? I have no idea.
MrObsessive Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Terry's right! There's no year zero..........check the link below...... No year zero??
Rob Hall Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 There's a year and a month left. The new decade doesn't start until 2011. There is no year "zero." That's why the 21st century couldn't start until 2001, despite all the silly news media hype. So you've got a little time left. Terry Yes, but the convention is that a decade is from the *0 year through the *9 year..i.e. the '80s were 1980-1989, the '90s 1990-1999, and the '00s 2000-2009. Doesn't sound right the other way.
Rider Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 This is a thread about models not when we started tracking years.
george 53 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Ok Bill, I read it, so does that mean Jesus was a year old ALREADY when he was born??? I 'll stay with my way, it makes sense to me, and I like it better!
vizio93 Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Ok Bill, I read it, so does that mean Jesus was a year old ALREADY when he was born??? I 'll stay with my way, it makes sense to me, and I like it better! I agree ;)
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