1/24 Revell Mustang SVO

[Joe Handley]

That is odd, especially since the Ranger is a smaller truck, must be the older design of the Ranger cab. I do think that some of the safety stuff whale mentioned is to blame. The '11 Charger has less room than my sister's '06 and it has to be that reason

[kelson]

Thanks for the review,i'm debating picking up a couple even though i have a few of the original issue and i wasn't aware the kit had wrong engine parts so i would welcome a kit comparo.

[David@MinidreamsInc.]

Man I am glad to hear that this kit is back out ! It is one that does lack some details but it is a grat kit and was a blast to and its a SUPER PLUS that it is no longer molded in red plastic !

Heres the last 1 i built about 7 yrs ago !

And if i may say something with starting a word war !

WERE MODEL BUILDERS ,SO WHAT EVER MAY BE WRONG OR LACKING WE SHOULD BE CAPABLE TO TAKE WHAT WE KNOW AND FIX THE FACTORY PROBLEMS AND WE SHOULD REJOICE THAT WE ARE STILL BEING OFFERED ITEMS FOR OUR HOBBY !

[whale392]

Dave, I am not blasting the kit by bringing up the faults, just addressing them so that someone who is NOT like me (who has at last count 5 of the RED originals and now 3 of the WHITE reissues) will know what they are getting. Believe me when I typed (and type again now) that I am happy this kit returned. I am a FOX lover, and seeing another FOX kit return to the market makes me smile!

[RodneyBad]

Heres the last 1 i built about 7 yrs ago !

Great looking Mustang.

I'm perty sure I got one but It looks good enough to go get another one and build it.

whale392: The 10 year newer release of the Revell-O-Gram 1987-88 Thunderbird TurboCoupe can be combined with this SVO (either original issue or current reissue) to detail up and/or update the SVO to a more correct in-scale model. I was going to write up a comparo between the two, showing what parts to use from the T/C, and what/where needs to be cut/pasted between the two for a really nice SVO. if anyone wants to see such, let me know and I will take some time to write it up.

Please do, I'd be very interested.

Edited March 3, 2011 by Zukiholic

[whale392]

I think you guys have talked me into the comparo. It will take me some time to get together and posted (I will more than likely do it in segments and start another thread on the subject) as my work schedule and time off don't seem to mix positively. I should be starting it sometime later next week, with a parts breakdown of the engine assemblies along with my honest opinions/evaluations of them and how to mix/match/scratchbuild them to be more correct.

Thanks for the interest. Seems the FOX cars are popular on the streets, but not so much in scale (especially a 4cylinder!).

[Tony T]

Just an FYI on the mold slip issue, right rear roof area - same thing on my original red plastic SVO I was looking at last night for the Fox CB.

[whale392]

Thanks for that heads-up Tony. Now I will have to go back and check my 'Redheads' for slippage!

I have the first portion of the SVO-T/C comparison in text. Now, I need to get off my tail and get the pics taken and everything organized for that subject. One question though; where would such a comparison go? I would think in 'Tips and Tricks' as it is showing tips for a better SVO, but I can see it ending up in 'On the Workbench' as well. Any thoughts on where to post it, guys?

Edited March 7, 2011 by whale392

[whale392]

I contemplated that too Mark; but that thread is already muddled up with enough FOX builds going. I would hate to add another project of mine to the thread (I have two going there as is, this and the TurboCoupe build would make 4 that might not be done by July!).

[1972coronet]

Thanks for the reviews and opinions ; the faults and corrections . I had this kit back when it was pretty new , circa Christmas 1984 ( maybe 1983 ... can't recall right now ).

It was a Christmas gift from my parents , along with a spray can of Testors Sapphire Blue Metallic ( I said nothing to them about how blue wouldn't be an easy colour over the red plastic ) . With this in mind , I'm planning to get this reissue ... ... along with a can of Testors Sapphire Blue Metallic ( although I despise Testors' paints for the most part , excepting their factory car colours ( Hemi Orange , etc. ) and factory engine colours ( whenever are they going to add Chrysler Turquoise and Chrysler Orange to their line ??? These engine paints have been around nearly 30 years now !!! ) , which are good . The original I built back in '83 or '84 had a Primer Gray ( lol ) interior , as I'd used it for the base coat for the metallic blue.

The 1987 Whittier Earthquake destroyed my SVO ( along with 99% of my model collection ), so I now have a chance for a requiem ! This kit dropped almost as quickly as it hit the shelves ( anyone know why ? ) , so I never had the chance to build its replacement . My mother passed away almost 6 years ago , which fueled my strong desire to build this SVO again . She's the one who picked this kit out for me , as she knew I liked Mustangs and that blue is my favourite colour ( yes , tears are welling in my eyes as I'm typing this ).

It's great to see this is available again ! My only gripes about its return aren't gripes which are exclusive to this kit : "Made In China" :lol: , and the lack of the coveted "Good Year" on the tyres .

[Rob Hall]

I built this kit back in the day as a teenager..did it in bright red....may have to get another to build in non-stock manner. I have the MPC SVO kits, but have never built them.

[GTMust]

The SVO kit hasn't shown up in my "neck of the woods" hobby shop shelves yet.... but when it does, I'll definitely get a couple. (One for Backyard Billy and one for Driveway Dave..... let's see what they would do with them!)

Thanks for the kit information, Brad.

Tony

[Faust]

2014 is the anniversary of so many important things, it seems. It’s been 100 years since WWI started, 70 years since D-Day and, as far as automotive birthdays are concerned, it’s the Mustang’s big Five-Oh! Given the longevity of the Stang, and its overall importance to the motoring world (we wouldn’t have “pony cars” without it, and I’d be T/A-less!), I wanted to do something to commemorate this occasion.

Of course, most people think of Shelbys and 1964.5 Stangs when they want to celebrate Mustang heritage. Not me, thought! I think of Stangs from the 1980’s; you know, the obscure, not-so-well-remembered Mustangs.

Well, what could be more obscure and likely forgotten or unknown than the Mustang SVO?? This was Ford’s attempt at BMW-fighter, and it tried to make the Stang into a sophisticated Eurotourer. You didn’t see many back in the day, and don’t see many now, either. So, get ready to relive the magic!

Check out my Out Of Box review for the Monogram 1/24 SVO. I’ll be building this one next, so I should be able to get some updates on it in a bit, too!

http://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/monogram-124-1985-mustang-svo-oob/

Edited April 5, 2014 by Faust

[Luc Janssens]

Always been a fan of Monogram kits, but when I first saw that kit back in the day, I thought they goofed with the headlamps.

[Faust]

Yeah, I can see what you mean.

I still can't tell if I like the recessed headlamps like the '84 and early '85 cars, or the flush ones like this and the '86s more.

It's interesting; I have the '92 GT convertible, and the chassis is identical. You'd expect them to be, but it was a heck of a good return on investment; they could make Stangs for years just on the one moulding effort!

[slusher]

Am I wrong but this Mustang to me looks like the Mercur . I hope I spelled that right...

[Faust]

The real spelling of that word is Merkur, but you were close! Don't forget, it's a German word, and those guys hardly ever use "C"!

However, linguistic picky-points aside, I agree with you completely. There's a lot of Sierra/XR4Ti in there. The double spoiler and "aero" lamps are dead giveaways. Even the mouth is XR4Ti-ish, although it's a lot bigger than the one on that car.

If you look at one of those Sierra/XR4's, you can see that even the general shape is similar.

Good eye. They were likely doing that to make the SVO more "Euro". I guess, in retrospect, that it must have worked!

[Tom Geiger]

Wow Adam! It's been 100 years since the start of WW I?? I remember it like it was yesterday!

Actually being a wee bit older than you, I remember when the original 1964-66 Mustangs were the big thing. The frenzy even got down to us first graders. For the Christmas gift exchange I bought a large plastic Mustang. I had begged my mother to buy one for me too, but I was unsuccessful. So I hoped that the recipient of mine would be excited and let me play with it too! And that didn't happen. I remember the boy being less than enthusiastic and the Mustang disappeared quickly into a bag, never to be seen again.

In real life, around 1975, my buddy Mark T (known as such since "T" was his middle initial and he always signed things with the top of the "T" going across the entire top of his signature) bought a well used 1966 coupe for a few hundred dollars. It was white, base interior, six cylinder with a three speed on the floor. Manual everything! A car after your own heart.

After redoing the head, it was ready for the road and we spent the next year tear assing around town in it. The big improvement he made was the installation of an 8 track player, in which we'd play Billy Joel and Yes. I still can hear the track clicks when I hear those albums today!

Anyway, my next involvement with Mustangs came when I met my wife in 1979. Her car was a 1974 Mustang II coupe in this yellow color called "Goldenrod". It had a black vinyl top, V6, auto and air. Again, a nice low profile car! It actually was a fun little car to drive around. She had bought it in 1975 from a friend who had it less than a year, but was getting married and moving away with her military husband. It had less than 60,000 on it when my then girlfriend decided she needed a new car and it should also be a Mustang. That was when the 1979 Fox Mustangs first came out. So we hit the dealers. I had a connection with a Lincoln Mercury dealer that I had bought some cars for my company from, so we got our best deal there on a Capri RS Ghia with a V8, auto, TRX package... pretty much a loaded car. But this one was a dog. Nothing but trouble and we quickly traded it off once we got through the 3 years of payments.

So that's my involvement with Mustangs... unless there are more in my future. Time will tell!

[Faust]

Lol!

And they say memory is the first to go, Tom?!

Cool Stang stories! I've never had one in the family; my mom had a 67 Firebird that I remember well, and we had a lot of Fords, but for a family with two small kids, a Mustang wasn't something that was practical. Of course, neither was my Dad's 2-door Torino, but that's another story!

That sucks that the Capri was such a dog. It sounds nice. I actually have a Turbo RS '79 Capri kit. What colour was yours? I like that metallic orangy-red they had.