My old Revell 56 Mercury 1/32

[HotRodaSaurus]

I built this a few years ago, just thought I would like to show it.

It is an original 1/32 multi piece body that goes together ok but needs patience. The body is painted rattle can acrylics and I added some clear plastic to form the windshields and metal foil for the trim and where the chrome was worn

 

 

[SfanGoch]

Really, really nice work, John. Love them Mercs.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Nice John!

It always surprised me how well Revell did on these kits.

The detail rivals a lot of 1/25th kits from that time.

Good looking Merc!

 

Steve

[cobraman]

Very nice work.

[HotRodaSaurus]

Thanks for al the compliments. The sides of this were warped outwards a little, like an almost straight banana so getting it together was a bit of a job. 

I also built the re-pop Ford that went together easy and the Continental MkII which looks gorgeous. I'll dig it out sometime.

I built all the reissues when these were re-popped some 20 years back why were the mercury and Buick left out of the series? Anyone know?

[Tom Geiger]

 

I built all the reissues when these were re-popped some 20 years back why were the mercury and Buick left out of the series? Anyone know?

I'd assume that the molds are either missing or required a lot of work.   I found old built ups of both the Merc and the Buick in a box of small scale and odd manufacturer models. A guy at a show had about a dozen in a beer case.  I was looking at a Premier Ford Anglia and the guy said, "$20".  I thought he meant for the Anglia, he continued, "for the box".  I got that $20 out quick!  I only discovered that those two hadn't been issued later. A real lucky day!

[blunc]

nice work on the merc, I have enough parts to make one of these but that's on a real back burner.

[charlie8575]

Very nice. Next time I run across one of these at a show or something, I might spring for it. The models I've seen built from these kits are really nice.

Charlie Larkin

[traditional]

I believe that once Revell modified the Mercury and the Buick versions into customs (circa 1960) , the tooling may have been too expensive to refurbish back into stock versions again. Fortunately, over the years, I've been able to find all the 1955 and 1956 versions of these kits in unbuilt condition. 

I think that the 1955 tooling was probably modified to produce the 1956 versions so they, alsowouldnt be feasible for reintroduction.

[Sledsel]

Very cool. Pretty darn nice for a 1/32!

I'd like to have more Mercs in 1/25 scale too! 

[vintagercr]

Very nice!

[unclescott58]

Very nice. I like these mid-50,s 1/32nd scale cars that Revell offered with AMT. Despite the multi-piece bodies, I've always found that they went together fairly well.

[Danno]

Good job with a tough kit.