2018 1/24 Chevrolet NASCAR kit

[TRS]

I have been out of the hobby for 15 years but would like to get back in now that my kids are grown. Has anyone heard any rumblings about the release of a 2018 1/24 Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR kit? Thanks.

[Jhedir6]

13 minutes ago, TRS said:

I have been out of the hobby for 15 years but would like to get back in now that my kids are grown. Has anyone heard any rumblings about the release of a 2018 1/24 Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR kit? Thanks.

As of now, no kit from Revell and I wouldnt expect one with the death of Revell USA. There is a resin one around, not bad, not perfect but not bad. Mike's decals carries it, if it's in stock. Brandon Miller is working on a 3D rendered body that should fit the SS kit, but he hasnt printed it yet as far as I am aware of. Once it's printed he'll decide whether or not to have it mastered and cast in resin or just make it available from his Shapeways store. He's got a lot of other nice parts for NASCAR stuff in his store, search Millersports on Shapeways.

Couple mock ups of the the resin Camaro body I got from Mike's. I still haven't done anything with it yet, another one of the things on the long list to do.

Edited July 29, 2018 by Jhedir6

[TRS]

Great information. Thank you very much.

[jchrisf]

40 minutes ago, Jhedir6 said:

As of now, no kit from Revell and I wouldnt expect one with the death of Revell USA. There is a resin one around, not bad, not perfect but not bad. Mike's decals carries it, if it's in stock. Brandon Miller is working on a 3D rendered body that should fit the SS kit, but he hasnt printed it yet as far as I am aware of. Once it's printed he'll decide whether or not to have it mastered and cast in resin or just make it available from his Shapeways store. He's got a lot of other nice parts for NASCAR stuff in his store, search Millersports on Shapeways.

Couple mock ups of the the resin Camaro body I got from Mike's. I still haven't done anything with it yet, another one of the things on the long list to do.

 

 

I like that Johnson car in the background David.  You do good work, I'm surprised I don't remember any of your builds pics posted here.

[Dave Van]

Current NASCAXR Cup kits are pretty much dead. With Revell owners now in Germany I see no more plastic kits. Just IMHO only.

[Jhedir6]

2 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Current NASCAXR Cup kits are pretty much dead. With Revell owners now in Germany I see no more plastic kits. Just IMHO only.

True, but as long as NASCAR doesnt update the chassis' the current generation of kit will be usable as donors for the Camaro and Mustang next year. I'm sure someone will copy and cast a diecast, they might need some work but at least they'll be there for those that want to build one. But I agree, with Revell USA gone, I don't see the German side doing any "new" kits. Hopefully they'll at least do a run or two of the current kits even if they release them as blanks for those that want to use them as donors.

[Jhedir6]

3 hours ago, jchrisf said:

I like that Johnson car in the background David.  You do good work, I'm surprised I don't remember any of your builds pics posted here.

Thanks Chris, I've posted some up here in the NASCAR section. I'm not really a NASCAR guy as far as races go, but I've enjoyed building these new generation of kits. I've got serveral cars that need to be finished, but I'm awful, I start a project get to a certain stage then leave it for something else....I've got so many unfinished projects I could probably finish one a month for the next two years and still have more left over that I can't even recall off the top of my head.

Some of my NASCAR wip's awaiting completion:

Jimmie's 2016 Kobalt SS

Fantasy JJ's Kobalt Chevy Super Truck (rebuild of an old truck with Powerslide decals--same sheet as the SS)

Fantasy Hot Wheels Ford Fusion (old set of JWTBM decals)

JR's Last Ride SS (this is stalled cause I'm waiting on decals to be printed...supplier had a bad batch of paper and is trying to catch up on orders)

 

All have threads here somewhere....I promise....one day I'll finish one of these.

 

Edited July 30, 2018 by Jhedir6

[Dave Van]

46 minutes ago, Jhedir6 said:

True, but as long as NASCAR doesnt update the chassis' the current generation of kit will be usable as donors for the Camaro and Mustang next year. I'm sure someone will copy and cast a diecast, they might need some work but at least they'll be there for those that want to build one. But I agree, with Revell USA gone, I don't see the German side doing any "new" kits. Hopefully they'll at least do a run or two of the current kits even if they release them as blanks for those that want to use them as donors.

RESIN Camaro is made now.......and why I said 'plastic'.....