Tom Geiger Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Has anyone built one of these with the multi piece body? Comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exotics_Builder Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: Has anyone built one of these with the multi piece body? Comments? A bit finicky, but not too bad. Plastic hinge pins are problematic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) I want one of these but I see the body being like a house of cards with my luck. LOL. I found this one the Revell DE site - it's the flower power van, but shows the basic assembly sequence and the body construction. The PDFs on the page are by kit number. The camper isn't on there yet. https://downloads.revell.de/Manuals-Modelkits/07050.pdf Edited October 14, 2020 by randyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Interestingly these are multi-piece, while Hasegawa VWs are have one-piece bodies, and at least one was issued as a Revell US release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Brian Austin said: Interestingly these are multi-piece, while Hasegawa VWs are have one-piece bodies, and at least one was issued as a Revell US release. I'ts cheaper to tool that way and...IIRC a heritage kit to commemorate the 50th birthday of Revell and the original multi piece kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 It's too bad Hasegawa didn't put some effort into getting the inside surfaces smooth on the one-piece body in their kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 37 minutes ago, Mark said: It's too bad Hasegawa didn't put some effort into getting the inside surfaces smooth on the one-piece body in their kit. Or include the correct wheels, the box art of all their VW T1 kits shows them correct, open the box and you find VW Beetle wheels instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Luc Janssens said: I'ts cheaper to tool that way and...IIRC a heritage kit to commemorate the 50th birthday of Revell and the original multi piece kit. Glad they didn't do that with the new '57 Ford wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Luc Janssens said: I'ts cheaper to tool that way and...IIRC a heritage kit to commemorate the 50th birthday of Revell and the original multi piece kit. OK, I guess I missed the commemorative angle to this release. And yes, I do recall some shortcomings with the Hasegawa kit. I recall getting it on markdown so it was a fairly good deal at the time (and as I said, it was reboxed by Revell). The new Revell kit almost looks fiddly with all the fine details. They look great, though I'm still holding out for the T2 that has been promised. Edited October 16, 2020 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 6:34 PM, Brian Austin said: OK, I guess I missed the commemorative angle to this release. And yes, I do recall some shortcomings with the Hasegawa kit. I recall getting it on markdown so it was a fairly good deal at the time (and as I said, it was reboxed by Revell). The new Revell kit almost looks fiddly with all the fine details. They look great, though I'm still holding out for the T2 that has been promised. the t2 will be a snap type kit of a van, its not released yet but t is available to pre order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Should be a pretty robust SnapTite kit along the lines of the two agricultural tractors. It's something like 10 parts shy of the parts count on the new E-Type Jaguar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Does anyone know the US release date of the camper ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Some vendors incl Model Roundup have it for preorder as a December release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 the return of the Woodstock Hippie Hotel, nice, Mike Wolfe would love it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Will there be a US release on this kit? I got one the other day from an eBay seller in England, shipping included it was cheaper than Model Empire's price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSchnell Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark said: Will there be a US release on this kit? I got one the other day from an eBay seller in England, shipping included it was cheaper than Model Empire's price. I got mine off Amazon. Had it here in a week from Germany. All in was $52! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Model Roundup has it on preorder for $31.90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Mine was just over $36 from England, free shipping to USA as stated in their listing. It got here in under a week as I recall. eBay dinged me for NY sales tax, bringing the total to just under $40. I didn't know Model Empire had it when I ordered mine, but even so their price plus shipping would have topped $40. And the kit is very nice. Can't wait for the Type 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Mark said: Will there be a US release on this kit? I got one the other day from an eBay seller in England, shipping included it was cheaper than Model Empire's price. It will be carried in the U.S., but it's not going to get a U.S. rebox, but the Jaguar will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 9:55 PM, Tom Geiger said: Has anyone built one of these with the multi piece body? Comments? I've built the multi piece body from the transporter and had no fitting issues. It went well together. Doors and hatch open and close perfect. my brother has built the samba and the first try ended in ordering a new body from RoG as it was too much warped and no chance to get it fixed. i think, the earlier kits fitting good, the later ones could be tricky. as sayed, mine was perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Dominik said: I've built the multi piece body from the transporter and had no fitting issues. It went well together. Doors and hatch open and close perfect. my brother has built the samba and the first try ended in ordering a new body from RoG as it was too much warped and no chance to get it fixed. i think, the earlier kits fitting good, the later ones could be tricky. as sayed, mine was perfect. did you built your as per instructions, or it possible to build and paint the body as a unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 5:34 PM, Luc Janssens said: did you built your as per instructions, or it possible to build and paint the body as a unit? I've not built mine yet but I have studied the instructions and parts. For some of the body sections the interior parts seem to be part of the fitting points so I expect it would need to be done as per the instructions, but it may be different when actually building. I think I'll try one of the buses or vans first to see for sure though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Has anyone seen this at any stores ( in the U.S. ) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I just picked one up at a hobby shop. $44.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, randx0 said: Has anyone seen this at any stores ( in the U.S. ) ? Stocked two on my shelves when they first came in. Sold them, restocked, sold one, still have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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