Newly reissued Revell BRE Datsun 510 Racecar kit

[jjsipes]

Dave Van appears to make the Bobby Allison decals for this car as well as some others.

http://public.fotki.com/DaveVan51/penngwen-hobbies-decals/bre51085.html

[Austin T]

I just picked up two today. I'm pretty pleased with them so far. Much better release than the tuners series release.

[The Junkman]

Dave Van appears to make the Bobby Allison decals for this car as well as some others.

http://public.fotki.com/DaveVan51/penngwen-hobbies-decals/bre51085.html

I've got a set-good quality but limited run type printing, buy 2 and double up.

Edited July 11, 2014 by The Junkman

[DrewCfromSC]

still looking at my local hobby lobby to get some in stock.

[jaymcminn]

Just picked up mine at my LHS the other day. I'm very impressed by the thinness of the body, hood, and glass and how well it all seems to fit together. All the glass fits from the outside of the body perfectly and there's no warpage whatsoever. I'd have loved to have built one of these when the tool was new... I've been correcting some uneven molding around the front windows and the panel lines, especially on the passenger side, are all but gone. Not a big deal, and it's going to look great on my shelf!

[Project510]

Almost forgot these were re-issued. bought two of them from tower hobbies. LHS doesnt have them

[mnwildpunk]

Anybody want to post pix for a guy who wants one but has never seen or built one

[vairnut]

Does this issue have the tubing for fuel/oil lines as the original ? Is the plumbing still on the instructions ?

[jaymcminn]

Yes and yes.

[Austin T]

Anybody want to post pix for a guy who wants one but has never seen or built one

I might be able to get some tonight, but I'm not for sure since I'm really busy. But I will try in the coming days to get some pictures up.

[oldrevellfan]

Hello,

here are some picture from the tuner version of the revell 510:

[Wonderbread Kustomz]

Got mine and started work on it...

I'm definitely grabbing as many as I can within the next couple months..

Am gonna do a wagon with the next one I build...

[jbwelda]

if and when you do the wagon conversion to that 510 body, PLEASE either resin cast it and offer it for sale or let some established caster use your master! I think there would be a huge (well, ok, maybe not that huge) market for it...I know I would buy one sight unseen and a lot more if they were quality.

jb

[Austin T]

Well I finally got some free time so I grabbed my new camera and snapped some photos of this kit.

The chassis piece went in the big area.

I had my hopes up for a stripped door panel insert,but we just got a stock one. Only complaint so far.

Out of scale wire for plumbing, instructions on plumbing in the instructions (Duh )

Just so you get an idea how tiny the wheels are here it is next to a quarter.

[Austin T]

Part 2!

And here are most of the retooled parts. All the lovely race parts.

And a sick decal sheet, if anyone doesn't plan on using theirs let me know.

[mnwildpunk]

Thank you very much for a parts breakdown pictures

[Brett Barrow]

Can you swap the door panels side for side and use the backside?

[Daddyfink]

Wow! That decals sheet is way better! I need to get one just for the decals.

Since I have a few of the old ones still Old pic, btw

[Austin T]

Wow! That decals sheet is way better! I need to get one just for the decals.

Since I have a few of the old ones still Old pic, btw

If I didn't know better I'd say you liked Datsuns, oh wait that's right. Here's my tiny (Compared to yours) Datsun shrine.

And then I've got three other Datsun kits but they are all Japanese flat boxes.

[pharoah]

I have the Tuner kit. I might have to get that one too.

I'd like to see a Datsun 620 pickup done in a kit with that kind of quality. Sorry MPC...

[Austin T]

I have the Tuner kit. I might have to get that one too.

I'd like to see a Datsun 620 pickup done in a kit with that kind of quality. Sorry MPC...

The MPC kit isn't all that bad, it just takes more effort to yield a good model. Here are two of the best examples I've ever seen of the kit built, both by builders out of Japan.The full write up is here, but it's all in Japanese.

Edited July 25, 2014 by Austin T

[pharoah]

Thanks Austin,those are nice! I think I've seen the red one before,or one like it. I have 6 or 7 of that kit in different forms. Stepside,monster truck,etc.

[Daddyfink]

Nice stash, Austin! And those 620's are very nicely done! Always wanted a King Cab version of one of those. More leg room!!

[Project510]

Got these this week..

Wow! That decals sheet is way better! I need to get one just for the decals.

Since I have a few of the old ones still Old pic, btw

I also have the same 510 kit in the upper left corner. Should compare the two.

I REALLY need a 620 kit..

Edited July 26, 2014 by Project510

[Daddyfink]

Union Models 510 is the Revell Brock Buster kit that was last issued as the Tuner kit. The only difference is the box and instructions. They also released the BRE 510 Race car and the BRE 240Z

At one time they where the only way to get these kits until Revell re-issued them.