mikemodeler Posted January 30 Posted January 30 3 hours ago, Rob Hall said: That the wheels can be rotated is an important clue. Rotate the wheels? They rotate when I drive, duh! 1
stavanzer Posted January 30 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Casey said: Basically this kit, from a few years ago. Might have the original kit's graphics/decals this time around? No Way is it this kit. A a second hit off the New Tool 1985 Blazer, I'd guess. 1
stavanzer Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 1/29/2025 at 5:55 AM, Zoom Zoom said: That old Jeep PU...am I the only one that is bothered by the horrendous front end design of the kit? Well, there are there seem to be a few folks here who are bothered by it, but 99% of the buyers neither know, nor care about the proportion issues. I for one, cannot see what you are talking about. I just wish Revell would tool up the older, Vertical style grille for it. 1
W-409 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Glad to hear the Jeep J-10 is being reissued! I've been trying to find the latest reissue of that kit with no luck, but now that it's coming out again I will have to be ready to buy one before they disappear again. I need it as a donor for my '64 Jeep Wagoneer.
Casey Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) 3 hours ago, stavanzer said: No Way is it this kit. A a second hit off the New Tool 1985 Blazer, I'd guess. Given Revell's penchant for getting the scale incorrect on it's new release flyers, I wouldn't bet on either one. They could surprise us all with the '78 Chevy 4x4, too. The Blazer and a dune buggy has been done before: Edited January 30 by Casey 1
stavanzer Posted January 30 Posted January 30 22 minutes ago, Casey said: Given Revell's penchant for getting the scale incorrect on it's new release flyers, I wouldn't bet on either one. They could surprise us all with the '78 Chevy 4x4, too. The Blazer and a dune buggy has been done before: I have that kit in my stash.
oldcarfan Posted January 30 Posted January 30 On 1/28/2025 at 7:31 PM, blubaja said: What's this go kart with the 78 chevy truck?🤔 I was wondering the same thing. The only Go Kart I can remember Revell having was the Malibu Raceway car. 1
lordairgtar Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 1/29/2025 at 7:55 AM, Zoom Zoom said: That old Jeep PU...am I the only one that is bothered by the horrendous front end design of the kit? Even though the subject is pretty square, Monogram took that to the extreme, completely ignoring the fact that the leading edge of the hood should point subtly downward, but the kit was designed so square that it visually points upward and the grille as a result is comically too tall, as a result making it look overly narrow in overall width. I have no real issue with it being a very simple, basic kit, but they entirely screwed up the "face" of the Jeep. I just sold off my recent reissue of the kit, despite the cool new decals I had zero desire to even attempt to fix the fenders, hood, grille to look even remotely correct. There is so much wrong with that body. A member of our club did this kit and as I recall, he had to section a bit from the body, correct the hood and section the grille too. Lots of work.. 1
Robberbaron Posted February 1 Posted February 1 4 hours ago, lordairgtar said: There is so much wrong with that body. A member of our club did this kit and as I recall, he had to section a bit from the body, correct the hood and section the grille too. Lots of work.. I also recall looking at pictures of built Revell J-10 kits vs. 1:1 examples and thinking that the Revell kit would need about a 2 or 3 inch section taken out of the body to start looking proportionally correcf, among other issues. It seems very similar to their Fox-body Capri from the same era. You can use it as a starting point, but if you want it to look correct you're going to end up modifying almost everything on the body. For me, I've got to really love the subject matter to go through all that work (which isn't the case for either one of those). 1
Robberbaron Posted February 1 Posted February 1 On 1/30/2025 at 10:49 AM, Casey said: And then there's the roof...🤦♂️ Too bad, as it's the only J-series Jeep in bi-scale, but, it's a lot of work to correct, and you are still left with a Ceji-era Revell dud-of-a-kit. Casey, weren't you converting one of those J-10's into an older model Gladiator? I seem to recall you (or someone else on this forum) doing a bunch of work on one, but I don't remember ever seeing it completed. 2
mikemodeler Posted February 1 Posted February 1 10 hours ago, Robberbaron said: Casey, weren't you converting one of those J-10's into an older model Gladiator? I seem to recall you (or someone else on this forum) doing a bunch of work on one, but I don't remember ever seeing it completed. IIRC he traded it off as he got fairly far with the corrections but then stopped.
mikemodeler Posted February 1 Posted February 1 10 hours ago, Robberbaron said: I also recall looking at pictures of built Revell J-10 kits vs. 1:1 examples and thinking that the Revell kit would need about a 2 or 3 inch section taken out of the body to start looking proportionally correcf, among other issues. It seems very similar to their Fox-body Capri from the same era. You can use it as a starting point, but if you want it to look correct you're going to end up modifying almost everything on the body. For me, I've got to really love the subject matter to go through all that work (which isn't the case for either one of those). The Jeep pickups are a prime example of if someone could 3D print a kit of one, they would likely sell because hopefully they would get all the proportions correct and it would be worth the higher price for an accurate kit.
Casey Posted February 1 Posted February 1 4 hours ago, mikemodeler said: IIRC he traded it off as he got fairly far with the corrections but then stopped. I did trade it off to someone here, but don't recall who it was. Once I took a long, hard look at the roof and how much work would be required to correct it-- not to mention the vague chassis shape, simplified suspension, etc., I decided to move on. The grille is the most challenging part to create, IMHO, due to its complex shape, so that alone would take a considerable amount of time. 4 hours ago, mikemodeler said: The Jeep pickups are a prime example of if someone could 3D print a kit of one, they would likely sell because hopefully they would get all the proportions correct and it would be worth the higher price for an accurate kit. Agree 100%, but the grille, being up front and the "face" of the vehicle, needs to be correct, especially if its the early Gladiator style.
lordairgtar Posted February 1 Posted February 1 52 minutes ago, Casey said: I did trade it off to someone here, but don't recall who it was. Once I took a long, hard look at the roof and how much work would be required to correct it-- not to mention the vague chassis shape, simplified suspension, etc., I decided to move on. The grille is the most challenging part to create, IMHO, due to its complex shape, so that alone would take a considerable amount of time. Agree 100%, but the grille, being up front and the "face" of the vehicle, needs to be correct, especially if its the early Gladiator style. Oh yes. A 3D print of the basic truck and grille choices for various year models plus photo-etch for name plates from Kaiser to AMC
horsepower Posted February 2 Posted February 2 On 1/28/2025 at 7:25 AM, niteowl7710 said: I sincerely hope that this version actually has the door mount mirrors shown on the box art. 5
stavanzer Posted March 4 Posted March 4 High Roller Chevy Luv! Pontiac Fiero! Chevy S-10 Lowrider! Revell will be getting some of my money for sure! 2
chryslerjunkandstuff Posted March 4 Posted March 4 That Fiero! Holy smokes! I see an Indy Fiero build in the future..
Ragtop Man Posted March 4 Posted March 4 On 1/28/2025 at 7:09 AM, echoxrayniner said: That one's shown top left, 07724. They've more or less covered all the main characters' cars in the show so far besides three; - Joyce's '76 Ford Pinto - Steve's '83 BMW 733 - Jonathan's '71 Ford Galaxy The others(used for several episodes) are the early eighties Indiana trooper Caprices, the Mercury Marquis wagon, a '85 Cadillac Eldorado convertible but they're highly, highly unlikely. Based on the length of the model in 1/25th scale, I honestly don't think either the BMW or the Galaxy are entirely impossible. The '80s Caprice (aka, "Box") would be a sure-fire winner in a simplified assembly kit. I couldn't name another kit that would align with the show, but have appeal far beyond it. 75 pieces would be about right for a '70s B-Body; really nothing interesting or very telling about the subject under the hood.
Rob Hall Posted March 4 Posted March 4 7 minutes ago, Ragtop Man said: The '80s Caprice (aka, "Box") would be a sure-fire winner in a simplified assembly kit. I couldn't name another kit that would align with the show, but have appeal far beyond it. 75 pieces would be about right for a '70s B-Body; really nothing interesting or very telling about the subject under the hood. It would be nice...the thing is the Revell ad claims the mystery kit will be 208mm which when converted to inches then upscaled from 1/25th only comes out to 204.7 inches, too small for a box Caprice and the other speculated models.
Dave Van Posted March 4 Posted March 4 On 1/28/2025 at 4:25 PM, Model Builders Mafia said: Snore... Another lame boring mustang. Just like the real thing They should have done the 2025 Camaro kit!!!! ...........Oh wait....never mind......😁 1
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