Erik Solie Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Time for more announcements. Chevies this time around. The Galaxie Ltd. tooling has all been acquired by Moebius Models, and it's finally ready to see some action. These are all being molded in Korea at the Academy facility, so will be great production quality. New decals for all three kits. No changes for the parts as the tooling was done old school style, and there's no 3D files or anything like that to work with. The one and only change we got done is the frame sprue now has a protective runner around the bumper mounts so they will be better protected in shipping. Retail price is $49.99 ea. Stock #'s are as follows 2301 is the Aerosedan 2302 is the Coupe 2303 is the Sedan Delivery We hope to have them on the market April/May. All three running at the same time. 20 2
RSchnell Posted February 14 Posted February 14 I've said before, I'm a diehard Ford guy, but I'll be getting at least one each of these. Good to see them back on the market!
Justin Porter Posted February 15 Posted February 15 I'm so happy that we're getting all three body styles. I am expecting these will be quite successful for Moebius.
Chris V Posted February 15 Posted February 15 This is truly great news! In my opinion these kits are well worth the premium price. 1
peter31a Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Thanks for the great news, Eric. Glad to see these beautiful kits will continue to be available for model builders.
Mark C. Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Great to see all 3 versions coming out! Collect them all!
PintoKING Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Will there be more versions available at a later date? I recall a discussion here(?) a few years ago about a 46-47-48 convertible. Personnaly, I'd want a 2-doors town-sedan. But I'll get the coupe and aerosedan when they becomes available.
lordairgtar Posted February 15 Posted February 15 The aerosedan has the separate wood paneling. This will also fit on the coupe very well, so if you build a fastback without the wood grain, save it for the coupe 1
Zoom Zoom Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Interested potentially in the coupe. Will the instruction manuals be updated/modified more like the current Moebius car/truck kits? That's one area these kits suffered, old-school instruction manuals w/o any reference to colors. I know it's easy to search the internet these days for real cars (auction websites are amazing in this regard, I add bookmarks in folders like crazy when working on a project) vs. when these kits were originally issued, but I have also appreciated that Moebius does a good job showing photos of the built models along with color reference. That kind of thing would definitely improve upon these Chevy originals!
tim boyd Posted February 16 Posted February 16 6 hours ago, Zoom Zoom said: Interested potentially in the coupe. Will the instruction manuals be updated/modified more like the current Moebius car/truck kits? That's one area these kits suffered, old-school instruction manuals w/o any reference to colors. I know it's easy to search the internet these days for real cars (auction websites are amazing in this regard, I add bookmarks in folders like crazy when working on a project) vs. when these kits were originally issued, but I have also appreciated that Moebius does a good job showing photos of the built models along with color reference. That kind of thing would definitely improve upon these Chevy originals! Bob...I don't think they are planning any updates, at least that is the way it sounded to me a while back when this project first got underway. I'm pretty sure Erik will weigh in if that has changed since then....very best...TIM
gman Posted February 17 Posted February 17 No matter what, it will be good to have these kits back in circulation. If they want to continue offering variations one day, all the better.
Erik Solie Posted February 18 Author Posted February 18 On 2/16/2025 at 8:58 AM, Zoom Zoom said: Will the instruction manuals be updated/modified more like the current Moebius car/truck kits? Nope. They're going to be pretty much as the Galaxie Ltd. ones were, with only a few small changes. Mostly on the legal/licensing logos & such. Too many other things in the works to find time to re-invent the wheel. I've got three more Chevies I'll be announcing shortly (none of them a C-10), four Mercurys, and half a dozen Fords (some pickups in that batch) that ALL need to get instructions, decals, and boxart put together, proofread, and rechecked again. And we're too slow already! Erik 8 1
Dave Van Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Good news for sure.....But seems we are at the point the normal kit price will be $50. Never did that kid, who talked his Mom into a $1 JoHan kit at the SoCal local Pic N Pay, ever think kits would be 50 times that!!! 4 1
rickcaps55 Posted February 19 Posted February 19 3 hours ago, Dave Van said: Good news for sure.....But seems we are at the point the normal kit price will be $50. Never did that kid, who talked his Mom into a $1 JoHan kit at the SoCal local Pic N Pay, ever think kits would be 50 times that!!! LOL you got that right i am 72 i bought and built my first kit in 1962 it was the AMT 3-in-1 62 Fairlane it was $1.49 a can of spray paint was 49c and a couple of bottles of deferent colors to paint the other things were 10c each and a tube of glue was 15c for under $3.00 you had a build this is part of why most kids are not into the hobby most builds cost me between $80.00 and $120.00 to build. 1
Justin Porter Posted February 19 Posted February 19 4 hours ago, Dave Van said: Good news for sure.....But seems we are at the point the normal kit price will be $50. Never did that kid, who talked his Mom into a $1 JoHan kit at the SoCal local Pic N Pay, ever think kits would be 50 times that!!! No, not really. Revell has been reducing their MSRP, not increasing it. Tamiya keeps a tight lid on pricing for their older tooling and has been cutting prices on reissues. Aoshima and Fujimi have plenty of sub-$30 kits at retail pricing, and even new tool Hasegawa kits are less than $40. These kits were high dollar pieces when they were brand new, retailing around $30-40 at a time when you could walk into Walmart and buy AMT for $15. They were released around the time when Accurate Miniatures also made the effort to produce premium niche kits for the American audience with their Corvette Grand Sport and their McLaren M8B. If anything, Moebius is actually bringing them in at a price break for builders because if the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Inflation Calculator is to be believed, then even at the low $30 end of the Galaxie Limited Chevies when they came out in 1998, adjusted for inflation that's a $58.97 pricetag today. 4
PintoKING Posted February 19 Posted February 19 5 hours ago, Erik Solie said: Nope. They're going to be pretty much as the Galaxie Ltd. ones were, with only a few small changes. Mostly on the legal/licensing logos & such. Too many other things in the works to find time to re-invent the wheel. I've got three more Chevies I'll be announcing shortly (none of them a C-10), four Mercurys, and half a dozen Fords (some pickups in that batch) that ALL need to get instructions, decals, and boxart put together, proofread, and rechecked again. And we're too slow already! Erik 3 Chevies; I'd dare to say one of them is gonna be a 46-47-48 Chevy convertible, and then 2 new versions of their earlies Novas. 4 Mercurys: I'd again dare to say they are gonna be the 1964 Comet, 1971 Comet, 1965 Mercury pickup and 1967 Mercury pickup 4x4. 6 Fords; I'd say 2 versions of the 1971 Ford Maverick, a 1-ton dump truck, and 3 new versions of 1-ton Ford trucks. There is a very very faint possibility that they are gonna do a 1974ish Mercury Grand-Marquis and 1978 or so Chevy Impala, as seen on the background of their 1968 Mercury pickup box art? 2
RSchnell Posted February 19 Posted February 19 5 hours ago, Erik Solie said: Too many other things in the works to find time to re-invent the wheel. I've got four Mercurys, and half a dozen Fords (some pickups in that batch) that ALL need to get instructions, decals, and boxart put together, proofread, and rechecked again. And we're too slow already! -snipped- This sounds very interesting!
Dave Van Posted February 19 Posted February 19 2 hours ago, Justin Porter said: No, not really. Revell has been reducing their MSRP, not increasing it. Tamiya keeps a tight lid on pricing for their older tooling and has been cutting prices on reissues. Aoshima and Fujimi have plenty of sub-$30 kits at retail pricing, and even new tool Hasegawa kits are less than $40. These kits were high dollar pieces when they were brand new, retailing around $30-40 at a time when you could walk into Walmart and buy AMT for $15. They were released around the time when Accurate Miniatures also made the effort to produce premium niche kits for the American audience with their Corvette Grand Sport and their McLaren M8B. If anything, Moebius is actually bringing them in at a price break for builders because if the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Inflation Calculator is to be believed, then even at the low $30 end of the Galaxie Limited Chevies when they came out in 1998, adjusted for inflation that's a $58.97 pricetag today. I was in the hobby biz for 30+ years in retail and manufacturing. I will be the first to say Revell has been doing the best as far as holding the line price wise. The reissues are better priced than new kits.....that's fair. R2 has had the biggest cost increase and at times on kits unchanged since the 1970's!! Galaixe and AM (I worked for AM) were very different animals. Both had to start from scratch and had no vault of tooling to help offset new kits....so prices were higher. I still maintain it was easier to beg Mom for that $1 than come up with $50 today!!! Just sayin!!!
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 19 Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, Dave Van said: I still maintain it was easier to beg Mom for that $1 than come up with $50 today!!! You obviously didn't know MY mom. 2
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 19 Posted February 19 I missed the coupe first time around, but have multiples of the others. Definitely in line for at least three coupes, and I already have a resin woody transkit. Price seems fair to me, considering inflation, quality...and especially as it's not pouring more money into China. 2
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