1/25 '53 Chevy Panel Revell

[atenzapower]

Hallo Guys is there any news about this kit from Revell, or is there anyone who s building this fun kit?

http://www.revell.com/model-kits/cars/85-4189.html

[tim boyd]

It was at my local hobby store this Tuesday....TIM

[Daddyfink]

I built one a few years ago to make up for the one I butchered up when I was a kid! I hope the molds are not too bad for the latest issue, but then again, this was not the crispiest mold in the lot!

[chadrob30]

It's at Hobby Town here where I live. I built the Limited Edition a couple years ago and it's not a very good kit. Well, it requires more patience than I have, lol.

[W-409]

Does this kit share some parts with Revell's '53/'54 Chevy? A friend of mine had this Hot Rod Series Chevy years ago and he was building it as a Gasser with a 409 and Blower. If I remember correct, that engine was from Revell's kit but of course I can remember wrong as well...

[Casey]

Does this kit share some parts with Revell's '53/'54 Chevy?

Yes, the 1/25 Revell '53/'54 Chevy Sedan and Panel Delivery kits share almost everything.

[tooltas]

the 53 or 54 seden is a pos of a kit I have the newer 53 chevy belair kit and think the grill would fit not at all 53/54 is a smaller car 1/24 or 1/25 scale

[Brett Barrow]

the 53 or 54 seden is a pos of a kit I have the newer 53 chevy belair kit and think the grill would fit not at all 53/54 is a smaller car 1/24 or 1/25 scale

That would be the Monogram 53 Bel Air. It's 1/24th. The Revell kits are 1/25th.

[Joker]

I cut one up a while ago.

Got a WIP 53/54 Nomad in primer somewheres.

[jbwelda]

at least it aint a Gremlin! or Pacer!

some nice builds there

jb

Edited December 27, 2013 by jbwelda

[Metalmad]

Saw the kit today at my local HS and I thinking that it would make a cool 4X4.

['70 Grande]

I have a few questions about this new reissue.

1). Are the front doors and rear delivery doors all molded closed on the body, and the builder expected to scribe/cut through the door seams to open-up all of those doors?

2). Is the dropped, leaf-spring front axle included inside this kit? (it seems to me that these "gasser" front suspension pieces were not included inside this kit when it was reissued about 5 years ago as more of a "street-machine" kit).

3). Are the bumpers, grill and tail-lights all still molded in Chrome?

Thanks!

[Silver Foxx]

The builds here are real nice , I attempted to build one of these a while back - it was an terrible kit to build .

[lordairgtar]

I'd like to make a stock version out of this. What kit would yield me the frame?

[Rob Hall]

I'd like to make a stock version out of this. What kit would yield me the frame?

The AMT '51 Chevy kits seem like they would be the only choice for stock engine, chassis, suspension, wheels, etc.

Edited December 28, 2013 by Rob Hall

[Longbox55]

AMT '50 Chevy pickup would probably work, too.

Only for the engine and transmission. I don't know about the current issue, but all the past versions of this kit I've ever had did include the stock front suspension, and the rear axle can be easily made to pass for the correct torque tube axle. The frame is pretty much stock as well.

[jeffs396]

Has anyone actually bought and opened this reissue??? There were two different versions, one with three opening doors, and another with the doors molded shut (that's the one I'm hoping this reissue is)

Non-opening door version:

[Rob Hall]

Only for the engine and transmission. I don't know about the current issue, but all the past versions of this kit I've ever had did include the stock front suspension, and the rear axle can be easily made to pass for the correct torque tube axle. The frame is pretty much stock as well.

I don't think the truck would be the right choice for frame or suspension..this is a car-based sedan delivery, so the '51 Chevy car kits are the right choice.

Edited December 28, 2013 by Rob Hall

[von Zipper]

Other than the body's the 53/54 sedan delivery and the 2 dr. sedan,( which I think depicts a Chevy 210-not a Bel Air) are the same kits.

Over the years I've tried converting them a few times to stock form.

The first sedan delivery I tried and gave up on.

Then I got one of these Model King re-issued 2 dr. sedans

Kit bashed it with an AMT '51 Chevy and for the most part it fit very well, the tail lights are not correct for the '53 or '54 (but closer to the '54)

Although I used a Ken Kitchen Buick Straight 8 instead of the '51 Chevy Straight 6

I also have a re-issue sedan delivery and another AMT '51 Chevy donor to build the same way now that I've learned how the 2 dr. sedan went together.

[tim boyd]

Other than the body's the 53/54 sedan delivery and the 2 dr. sedan,( which I think depicts a Chevy 210-not a Bel Air) are the same kits.

Over the years I've tried converting them a few times to stock form.

The first sedan delivery I tried and gave up on.

Then I got one of these Model King re-issued 2 dr. sedans

Kit bashed it with an AMT '51 Chevy and for the most part it fit very well, the tail lights are not correct for the '53 or '54 (but closer to the '54)

Although I used a Ken Kitchen Buick Straight 8 instead of the '51 Chevy Straight 6

I also have a re-issue sedan delivery and another AMT '51 Chevy donor to build the same way now that I've learned how the 2 dr. sedan went together.

Chris...that is a way sharp conversion to replica stock....way to go! TIM

[FASTBACK340]

That is really well done. Nice job on the fit & finish!

[Mark]

Couldnt one use the Revell 53 Chevy Bel Air for stock chassis and drivetrain? Stunning build Chris!

The "Revell" (ex-Monogram) Bel Air hardtop is 1/24 scale, so few (if any) parts will fit the 1/25 scale Revell sedan or delivery kits. Best bet is to use the engine/transmission/rear axle from one of the AMT '51 Chevy kits. The Revell '53/'54 frame and front suspension are actually fairly accurate, the inner front fenders are another story though.

['70 Grande]

I'm still wondering if anybody can answer these simple questions:

1). Are the front doors and rear delivery doors all molded closed on the body, and the builder expected to scribe/cut through the door seams to open-up all of those doors?

2). Is the dropped, leaf-spring front axle included inside this kit? (it seems to me that these "gasser" front suspension pieces were not included inside this kit when it was reissued about 5 years ago as more of a "street-machine" kit).

3). Are the bumpers, grill and tail-lights all still molded in Chrome?

Thanks!

[Brett Barrow]

I'm still wondering if anybody can answer these simple questions:

1). Are the front doors and rear delivery doors all molded closed on the body, and the builder expected to scribe/cut through the door seams to open-up all of those doors?

2). Is the dropped, leaf-spring front axle included inside this kit? (it seems to me that these "gasser" front suspension pieces were not included inside this kit when it was reissued about 5 years ago as more of a "street-machine" kit).

3). Are the bumpers, grill and tail-lights all still molded in Chrome?

Thanks!

Doors are molded shut.

Just the straight axle and stock IFS.

The chrome is still chrome.

[kingiguana]

The headlights on those 53/54 chevies have clear headlight lenses, but no buckets. They all come with inner door panels and hinges and retainers. A modeler is expected to scribe the doors open. Back in the day I believe some of the kits came with the doors as separate items. I believe I had a couple of the cars and one had the doors molded shut, and the other had them opened. Also the tail lights in these things also have no bezels or real detail.