lordairgtar Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 You are only missing the Bugatti. I have that and I am missing the Jordan. None of mine are untouched except the mercer. The rest are built ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) actually these are Bob's from the Slot forum http://www.slotforum.com/forums/blog/endbelldrive/index.php a bunch of other good stuff too. Some one familiar on page 3 Edited December 6, 2013 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) I've never seen it in any other box so I've always assumed it was original to Nichimo. It's not exactly what one would call a masterpiece, is it? The engine is bad (use the MPC 427 Cobra) but the body isn't that bad for a 68 Shelby. http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/68-shelby.html Edited January 4, 2014 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Never did tell you what was on the bulk head of that sub. In the crews quarters there were some pin up posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I LOVED Renwal models when I was a kid!The George Washington was one of my proudest possessions for years. It was a great model!Built by my pipe smoking Dad and I! He smoked a pipe 'cause he was quiting Winstons!And, you got out the magnifier to see the toilets and urinals molded into the bulkhead.Last year I bought the Renwal USS Shangra La 1/500 aircraft carrier! I'm a total sucker for their box art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I was always wanting the Packard kit...just like the shape of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Some of us are guilty of looking at these Renwal kits with a jaundiced eye. We keep comparing kits of that era with what we have available today. Just remember how much fun you had building one of these when you were a kid. If you happen to run across one of your old favorites, just build it and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 The Revival cars come in color flips. Seems like they molded kits in all one color, then another, and mixed interior and exteriors. I've got all the flips. Red body and white body Mercer, tan and brown bodied Duesy, pale blue and white bodied Bugattis, etc. took a long time to find a Jordan flip but they're light blue and dark blue bodied. All have the contrasting color interior. Ive got a couple Pierces, but no color flip there I've seen. Just burgundy plastic. If anyone has seen a flip on a Pierce please let me knowCool kits, the military stuff was fun to build too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagib Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 They won't be reissued. The tooling is beyond repair or missing important parts.The tooling was scrapped years ago, along with the Visible Chassis, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I found the Visible V8 box art very appealing when I built it as a kid. I was about the same age as the boy, and my Father smoked a pipe just like the dad in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Boy I remember building a lot of Renwal, had the V8, Chassis, radial engine, Visible women, Shangri La, Atomic Cannon, Bulldog tank, wrecker, Ontos, and Patton tanks. The chassis had sandpaper clutch, neat transmission and differential, Kit was huge, Always wanted to build a body for it. One memory was the kits came with a reorder list for parts that you could purchase parts, I went through a lot of camshafts in the V8greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 At one time they had a line of 1/72 WWI and earlier biplanes with what they called "Aeroskin." The airframes were molded as skeletons, and they came with a tissue-like paper printed with all the paint and markings. You'd lay the Aeroskin over the framework and paint the ribs and structure with Testor Liquid Cement, which would soak through the paper to the plastic beneath and cement them in place. You'd then trim around the edges with Xacto or even a nail file. It was a VERY cool idea that could result in a very professional looking model with relatively little effort. I wish someone would re-introduce the idea today in 1/48 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Although balsa frame and tissue, Guillow's makes some really nice kits. The B-17 is humongous! Instead of doping the tissue, you can spray a couple fine mist coats of Krylon Clear Acrylic to seal the pores and stiffen the tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Did someone say Renwal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 At one time they had a line of 1/72 WWI and earlier biplanes with what they called "Aeroskin." The airframes were molded as skeletons, and they came with a tissue-like paper printed with all the paint and markings. You'd lay the Aeroskin over the framework and paint the ribs and structure with Testor Liquid Cement, which would soak through the paper to the plastic beneath and cement them in place. You'd then trim around the edges with Xacto or even a nail file. It was a VERY cool idea that could result in a very professional looking model with relatively little effort. I wish someone would re-introduce the idea today in 1/48 scale.I remember those "Aeroskin" things. I built a bunch of them. They were tiny, but they were cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Although balsa frame and tissue, Guillow's makes some really nice kits. The B-17 is humongous! Instead of doping the tissue, you can spray a couple fine mist coats of Krylon Clear Acrylic to seal the pores and stiffen the tissue.The Renwal airplanes were sort of a cross between those and conventional plastic model airplanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I bought both the large scale Mercedes and Ferrari back when I was young and foolish.. I figured, her, the price is pretty good, how bad could they be? Suffice to say, I found out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The Renwal airplanes were sort of a cross between those and conventional plastic model airplanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yeah, that's it! I never had that one. I know I did an SE5, not too sure what others but I did several. I think maybe a SPAD and a Fokker D7, maybe an Albatros or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Did someone say Renwal?Awesome. Like the box art too. That an ssr roof on the towncar?Paint does amazing things to these, and wheels. The SSJ conversion cool, like mine that sits 80%. Messing with lower body to get chassis less visible. Like the Pierce too. Cool builds. These kits smell different too when you open them. Odd but unmistakeable. The airplane stuff was really innovative. And really fun to build. The cars went together nicely without paint, and looked great on shelf. Pretty amazing the number of builts that survive well. Edited October 1, 2015 by keyser Forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 For RC aircraft they make a thin mylar skin. You put it over the aircraft frame and use a heat gun to shrink it into place. I built one years ago before deciding RC aircraft were too much work and expense for what I got out of them. I've never built a balsa and tissue aircraft, but would think the mylar might be an option in place of the tissue and dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yeah, you can use Monokote instead of tissue since it already has a heat activated adhesive on one side. Instead of doping the tissue, you can spray Krylon Clear Acrylic, as I mentioned previously. Some guys use a 50-50 mixture of white glue and water, which is brushed over the tissue in order to stiffen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Did someone say Renwal? Must say, nice display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yea, that display is over the top! Great stuff. I love those old Revival cars, unfortunately I discovered that after they got expensive Even if the tooling exists, I doubt they'd sell today. They sold poorly back in the sixties. When I was an army brat living in Germany, opportunities to get models were few and far between. We lived through the Sears Christmas catalog, and they had the Renwal Visible V8 and Chassis. Being 12 years old, and believing the printed hype, I misunderstood that "really works" meant the engine would propel the chassis... possibly with me aboard. So I asked for those for Christmas. As with most parents, the chassis was too expensive so I got just the V8 for Christmas that year. Disappointed, but my father and I built it together over a few evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I bought both the large scale Mercedes and Ferrari back when I was young and foolish.. I figured, her, the price is pretty good, how bad could they be? Suffice to say, I found out.Boy, is that an understatement. I couldn't believe that Revell/Monogram would put their name on the reissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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