Any Revell brass on today? Shed some light on the new rumours if you can.

Thanks for the clarification. Hopefully the repairs will go smoothly. Let's hope that the new forklift operator has a better grasp of how equipment should be handled

I must have been fortunate as I found one of the '30 kits in Canada from Elm City.  I also got on a list at Hobby Linc mid-October  (they were out of stock) and pre-paid for one.  I had that one by last Monday.   It pays sometimes just being lucky I guess. 

If you have a question about Revell kits ... why not contact Revell directly? Why waste time with rumors? They are a dime a dozen.

I'm not Revell brass (far from it, in fact), but last Friday Revell announced that the 1929 Model A Roadster Kit and 1930 Model A Five Window Coupe kits will return to their lineup, with new kit numbers and ship dates to be announced later this year.  

Thought you would want to know....TIM BOYD  

Yaaaay! Keeping space saved for a couple more.

Hello Tim,

Just wondering; have you heard any updates lately on these kits coming back into production? I enjoyed reading about the Beach Racer version you built recently. Thanks!

Tim Hoffman

TR4-Tim

Hello Tim,

Just wondering; have you heard any updates lately on these kits coming back into production? I enjoyed reading about the Beach Racer version you built recently. Thanks!

Tim Hoffman

 

Hi Tim....glad you enjoyed the Vintage Beach Racer article.  

Like you, I would have expected to hear further news on both the '29 Model A Roadster and '30 Model A Coupe kit reissues by now.  The Roadster was announced by Revell as a Q4 2017 release, with the SBC in place of the Nailhead, but it has not been placed in production yet to the best of my knowledge.  

I think you can still readily find the Roadster kits from its first release (I saw one at The Model Cave in Ypsilanti, MI, a few weeks back - and yes, they do mailorder) but the first release Coupe kits seem to be very hard to find.  

Sorry I don't have a more definitive answer to pass along....TIM 

Anyone that pays that is a moron.

I was talking to the owner of my local hobby shop a couple of days ago, and he said not to expect anything new from Revell at least until after the New Year.

Owner of my main shop said pretty much the same and actually said he would not be surprised if the Revell Us models would be not seen before next year. 

I donno where the actual molding is done but IF the whole production was moved to Germany, i guess it would gain us europeans maybe, with prices going bit down, even if the molding was made in China, and then brought to europe first...but to americans it might mean stiffer prices maybe. 

All i can hope in Revell's case is to see the rise of the tuned Datsun 510 and hopped up old pink Vw Bug

At the Milwaukee NNL I was talking to the newly fired Ed Sexton of Revell and Mark Savage and heard that the new glue kit of the Ford GT 40 should be on the shelves this August. Whether it happens or not is anybody's guess.

High octane

At the Milwaukee NNL I was talking to the newly fired Ed Sexton of Revell and Mark Savage and heard that the new glue kit of the Ford GT 40 should be on the shelves this August. Whether it happens or not is anybody's guess.

 

195X

 

 

High octane

At the Milwaukee NNL I was talking to the newly fired Ed Sexton of Revell and Mark Savage and heard that the new glue kit of the Ford GT 40 should be on the shelves this August. Whether it happens or not is anybody's guess.

 

 

 

 

Wait a minute! I hadn't heard that, Ed got fired?! What do we know about that?

 

 

When Hobbico filed bankruptcy, they shut down the Revell offices in Elk Grove Village IL and laid everyone off, including Ed Sexton.

mikemodeler

 

 

195X

 

 

High octane

At the Milwaukee NNL I was talking to the newly fired Ed Sexton of Revell and Mark Savage and heard that the new glue kit of the Ford GT 40 should be on the shelves this August. Whether it happens or not is anybody's guess.

 

 

 

 

Wait a minute! I hadn't heard that, Ed got fired?! What do we know about that?

 

 

 

 

 

When Hobbico filed bankruptcy, they shut down the Revell offices in Elk Grove Village IL and laid everyone off, including Ed Sexton.

 

Fired, laid off, whatever as he NO longer works for Revell. That's too bad as I've talked to him several times and really like him and thought that he was good for the company. As far as "updates" on Revell, I wouldn't expect any for a few to several months from now.

High octane

Fired, laid off, whatever as he NO longer works for Revell. That's too bad as I've talked to him several times and really like him and thought that he was good for the company. As far as "updates" on Revell, I wouldn't expect any for a few to several months from now.

 

High octane

Fired, laid off, whatever as he NO longer works for Revell. That's too bad as I've talked to him several times and really like him and thought that he was good for the company. As far as "updates" on Revell, I wouldn't expect any for a few to several months from now.

 

Yes, Ed is a great guy, he is a builder like many of us and his wealth of knowledge will be missed at Revell unless they work something out to bring him back. Had the chance to meet and interview for a job with him back in the 90's, didn't get the job but learned alot about Revell and the model business during the interview process.