Remember the first revell '55 CHEVY ?

[Wayne Buck]

Wayne, that Skips 55 is the old revell kit being discused above, just a newer release.

Thanks for the info, Craig.

I was thinking that was probably the case, as the Skip's car looks like it was made from some rather old tooling. Maybe I'll give her a shot one day, but in the meantime, I'm gonna go with your suggestion and pick up a "New" one for now.

[57peppershaker]

Build the 'new' 55 as the cars on the old box art. Best of both worlds.

Waiting in my line, is a 'new' 57 Chevy Pepper Shaker. New Revell bel air sedan, as the 210 on the AMT box art.

The old kits were great in there day, but they are 40 odd years old ! They make great beaters / wrecks / workshop projects ect.

I sold on one of the new 55's after swopping the wheels. After seeing that 55 2 car box art, wish I woulda kept it !

Edited December 13, 2011 by 57peppershaker

[Nick Notarangelo]

See i like some of the older kits like this,yes the new stuff is great but when you havea good old kit,it can be just as fun.

I personally liked the OLDER 57 chevy kit from revell to me that is also a blast to build.

Now I do like what Round2 is doing with there kits and the older style box art,to me it just gives a new spin to a kit I already have and in some case's I just wana hang the box up on the wall.

[Gary66]

I inquired a few yhears ago on various boards around the net about those old Revell 55-57 Chevies (may as well throw in the Revell '54 too).

Some in the industry , IIRC, said the tooling details were soft in some areas and needed help.

Also, the basic theme was that revell, at that time, deemed these kits "unbuildable" in today's market.

I know that, back in the day, in addition to the many gassers/street rods that came from this kit, around here many were built into short track stock cars.

Would I like to see it?...Yes, but with the new tooling there is no need for it. I would also cringe at the uproar that would come from the 'experts", I mean, brand new tools are ripped like tissue paper, a 40 plus year old tool wouldn't stand a chance.

[Dragline]

I stand corrected. It was the 57 Chevy art that was TD's first. The two are quite similar in approach if nothing else.

History is fun.

Thanks

Bob

[PatRedmond]

From the old 'Great Unbuildables Series From Revell'

[MonoPed]

W...I would also cringe at the uproar that would come from the 'experts", I mean, brand new tools are ripped like tissue paper, a 40 plus year old tool wouldn't stand a chance.

Amen!!

[Draggon]

Well, I am in the minority and would love to see this again like Greg. The fiddly opening everything is easy to fix by glueing it all shut. Out of the box it builds, except for the fiddly things, in my opinion, an absolutely gorgeous, period perfect gasser. I have two of the chrome trees that I am hoarding to with an inch of my life. I can deal with bodywork no problem. Although I built this when first issued, and my skills were lacking, Ive seen a few of these built on ebay, and even with the inherent troubles of the kit, are gorgeous in my eyes. I mean, give this kit a break, I managed to finish Revells 56 Ford pickup at the ripe age of 14.

Edited December 13, 2011 by Draggon

[Rob Hall]

I have the Skips '55 and '57 Nomad in my to-build stash...the only one of the old Revell Tri-Fives I built was a '56 2dr sedan that I built at age 7...it was my first glue kit...turned out to be a glue bomb, but was definitely a learning experience.

[carrucha]

The old '55 Chevy kit does come with a well detailed optional 409 engine. I really like the old box art. It would be cool if Revell reissued the newer '55 Chevy hardtop with the 1960's box art and optional gasser parts.