Revell 1984 Olds 442

[mikemodeler]

1 day 19 hours left auction price is now at $77.19  + shipping $6.99

As P.T. Barnum liked to say....."There's a sucker born every minute!"

Tower Hobbies has it listed for $21.95 and Modelroundup has it for $22.90, so given the above eBay price, once could get at least three kits for the same price.

 

[martinfan5]

There is also another one listed with a starting bib price of $70 and BIN $100

From the listing

"New. SPECIAL EDITION 1983 HURST OLDS MODEL ..1/25 ONLY ONE ON EBAY. "

Edited April 25, 2016 by martinfan5

[MrObsessive]

As P.T. Barnum liked to say....."There's a sucker born every minute!"

Tower Hobbies has it listed for $21.95 and Modelroundup has it for $22.90, so given the above eBay price, once could get at least three kits for the same price.

 

You got that right! Stick around awhile, and you'll be able to get it at Michael's with a discount coupon to boot!

[VRM]

Well, the one bid up to $77 may have a shill...

r***c( 7 )

that has only ever bid on this one auction.  Couple others have low bid counts too...Going to be interesting to see if this bid is retracted at the last minute.

I have such faith in humanity...

 

[bismarck]

Well, the one bid up to $77 may have a shill...

r***c( 7 )

that has only ever bid on this one auction.  Couple others have low bid counts too...Going to be interesting to see if this bid is retracted at the last minute.

I have such faith in humanity...

 

No, you have a pretty accurate BS meter!!  I'd say from that listing, your meter was pegged. 

Edited April 25, 2016 by bismarck

[BobbyG]

That build up looks gorgeous!!!!!!! The only thing I would change is, I like a deeper wheel. Gonna be fun figuring out how to make them deeper without damaging the centers or losing that prestriped wheel ring!

I have been playing around with casting various factory Rallye wheels with and without trim rings and a couple of depths. I don't have the new Olds Hurst kit yet but I will see how mine resin wheels look. I'm working with a quality resin caster who is interested in my masters and hopefully will produce them 

[Rob Hall]

I have a couple on preorder from Model Roundup...I'm not in a rush..

[Ben]

Your Rally's look much better, Bob!!!!!!!!

[BobbyG]

Thanks Ben. I started with MPC's 69 442 cut down and used various  trim rings and rims for front and back. Drilled out the lug nuts and used M&R's resin acorn nuts. Working on getting these cast in resin.

That build up looks gorgeous!!!!!!! The only thing I would change is, I like a deeper wheel. Gonna be fun figuring out how to make them deeper without damaging the centers or losing that prestriped wheel ring!

I have been playing around with casting various factory Rallye wheels with and without trim rings and a couple of depths. I don't have the new Olds Hurst kit yet but I will see how mine resin wheels look. I'm working with a quality resin caster who is interested in my masters and hopefully will produce them 

[BobbyG]

Your Rally's look much better, Bob!!!!!!!!

Thanks Ben. I started with MPC's 69 442 cut down and used various  trim rings and rims for front and back. Drilled out the lug nuts and used M&R's resin acorn nuts. Working on getting these cast in resin.

[gasman]

That one on EBay sold for $80.  im guessing the buyer is not a model builder and is more interesting in the fact that it's an 83 Cutlass. You can get three of them elsewhere for that price

[ranma]

Tower Hobbies has them NOW, I just Ordered one total just under $32.00. I'll get it  delivered May 2-4

  Update It will be here April 30,2016 and was mailed out Thursday evening.

Edited April 30, 2016 by ranma

[mikemodeler]

Tower Hobbies has them NOW, I just Ordered one total just under $32.00. I'll get it  delivered May 2-4

Thanks for the heads up, just ordered mine. Spent enough money to get free shipping!

 

Update- Ordered before noon on a Thursday and received notification overnight that I should receive my order on Monday. Pretty darn fast service from central Illinois to Charlotte if I say so myself!

 

 

Edited April 29, 2016 by mikemodeler

[bismarck]

Same here. Just hit the "order" button. limited quantities though.

[gasman]

Tower Hobbies got some more in. I put in an order for one My local Hobby Shop told me they got 6 in early this week and they where gone the same day. not expecting another order for a few weeks. 

[ranma]

I'll post pictures of all parts later today when It gets here.

[Brett Barrow]

They're shipping to distributors now, we got ours yesterday afternoon.  Buy 'em up now, it's gonna be a hot one and as is typical with new hot Revell, they'll probably be a little scarce for a month or two after the first batch sells through.  https://www.megahobby.com/products/1983-hurst-oldsmobile-1-25-revell-monogram.html 

[ranma]

Pictures

[bismarck]

Thanks for the Pic's Rick!! 

[MrObsessive]

Not my most favorite car of the '80's but that DOES look good! Might just have to snag one simply because of the subject matter, as these will be few and far between of this type of car. 

[bismarck]

I wonder how many versions we will see from this mold. Stock Cutlass, maybe? 

[MrObsessive]

I wonder how many versions we will see from this mold. Stock Cutlass, maybe? 

THAT'S what I'd like to see! Better yet, and this is probably a pipe dream--------a 1976-77 Cutlass Supreme which was my Driver's Ed car in high school!

[Luc Janssens]

Looks good, only too bad they didn't include chrome buckets for the headlamps.

BTW is the area behind the lenses, flat or concave?

[Brett Barrow]

Looks good, only too bad they didn't include chrome buckets for the headlamps.

BTW is the area behind the lenses, flat or concave?

Flat

 

[ranma]

Revell will most likely go with a stock 442 next. The holes for the spoiler have to be opened on the truck from the bottom side, top side is smooth without the hole showing. With that being said the body is already stock as are the rear bumper and front end, Just remove the chin spoiler on the front, and a flat hood and it would be stock.