33333333333 GTR Newsletter October 2018 In This Issue: a 2018 2018 IPMS/USA National Convention News about Revell! GTR News and Events Hello GTR and Friends: Don Panoz 1935 -2018 By Steve Jahnke As I wrote in last month’s column, Autumn is in the air, the temperatures here in Cary are in the mid-sixties today and my modeling work is progressing on the bench slowly after the long Summer hiatus. Although I must admit, I spent a fair amount of time there in the cool of my basement work area getting away from our hot and humid summer days. I did spend a lot of time going through my stash looking for that next prospective builds and as well as dusting, straightening and sorting kits out for that “next project”. There are several stimuli that typically get me back sitting and working on the bench in earnest during this time. I presume that most of you that read our NL also subscribe to various automotive publications, and, if you are on Face Book like me there are dozens of sites devoted to plastic automotive modeling. I must admit that I spend a lot of time on FB looking at what my friends & family are doing but also there are numerous car modeling groups post on their FB pages as well. A few of my favorites go-to’s are listed below. I believe you will soon get hooked on them too : Master Modeler ShowRoom, 1/24&1/25 models world wide Box Stock Models and a little Beyond Compulsive Scale Showroom Garage These groups typically exhibit a gamut of automotive modelling types, abilities both in craftmanship, originality, and picture taking abilities, although cell phone snaps are the new “standard”. However, the ideas that you and I can gain from others’ creativity in this media is priceless. It’s turned into a “Everyman’s Scale Auto ” if you will. Check it out, I am sure that spending some of your time there will stimulate thet fertile car building part of your brain.... it sure does for me. That’s it from Steve’s modelling bench and until next time; “ Keep the glue off of your fingers and a model on your work bench, model on Garth!” Grand Touring & Racing Auto Modelers Based in the Chicago, IL Northwest Suburbs 2002/2003 IPMS/USA Region 5 Chapter of the Year 2007, 2008 & 2015 IPMS/USA Region 5 Newsletter of the Year 2018 Meetings: Every 1st Saturday @ 7:00 p.m. Location alternates between member’s homes and the Algonquin Township Building Your current GTR Officers are: President/Contact: Steve Jahnke 847-516-8515 [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer: Doug Fisher [email protected] The GTR Newsletter is written and edited by Steve Jahnke, Chuck Herrmann and Doug Fisher . If you or your club has news that you would like to pass on to the modeling community, send the info on to me digitally at [email protected] .and I will add it to this newsletter as a blurb or link. Show dates are subject to changes/cancelation as dates shown. 2018 club dues are due $15 measly bucks, send check or give cash to me with your contact information. Thanks! Please make check out to “Steve Jahnke” as we could not get a “club” named bank account) 1 Concept Car, ’64 Chevy Impala SS 2 ‘n 1, ’69 BOSS 302 Mustang, Frank Iaconio’s Chevy Camaro Pro-Stock, and Tom Daniel’s Rommel’s Rod. MAILBAG The ’48 Ford Convertible includes updated tooling and now has tampo-printed whitewall by Chuck Herrmann tires. Aguilera said many of these kits will have Industry News tampo-printed redline or whitewall tires where We are starting to see what the future holds for appropriate, plus other improvements and Revell after the selloff of the old Revell USA. features. For instance, the Dodge Charger comes with photo-etched metal parts, the GTX with tampo- printed redline tires, the Mustang with tampo- printed tires, the Escalade tampo-printed black window edges, and the snap kit Camaro will include the black window edges, plus waterslide decals along with peel ‘n stick stickers to appeal to both first-time and serious modelers. The The Revell USA Facebook page seems to have Camaro also will be molded in lime green. come alive. A new logo and this announcement The new 1/25 scale Chevelle SS kit will on September 7: include 126 pieces and feature a fully detailed Dear Revell fans, 396cid V8, separate frame structure and tampo- Revell USA, LLC and Revell GmbH are now printed redline tires. This will be a skill level 5 kit. one consolidated company. We are currently For those looking to order one, the product is No. producing new products for the US market, 85-4445. developing a new website and updating the Aguilera said Revell is excited to be back in consumer service process. Unfortunately we the U.S. market and especially happy to have 10 are unable to service parts requests at this kits including the all-new Chevelle to relaunch the brand this fall. time but we will resume as soon as possible. Revell Inc.’s offices were closed in April Your patience is greatly appreciated . after Hobbico, which owned Revell, declared bankruptcy and sold Revell’s assets to a German Then a few days later this piece ran in Scale investment group that consolidated the business Auto online: under Revell Germany, where all engineering Revell USA is back, new '68 Chevelle SS and product development will now occur. coming soon Aguilera said sales and marketing for the US Word finally is out that Revell USA is back in market will take place in the Illinois office. business with offices and a warehouse in He said the US distribution channel will be Northlake, Ill. (suburban Chicago). Plus it much as it was before the ownership change and announced one all new kit, a 1968 Chevy before Hobbico’s closure. Included will be Chevelle SS 396, is coming soon. Horizon Hobby in Champaign, Ill., which bought Lou Aguilera, Revell USA’s president, told much of Hobbico’s facilities and its radio-control Scale Auto and FineScale Modeler, that new kit product lines. shipments are arriving now and that the first Aguilera also added that Revell Germany shipments of Revell kits to distributors will begin products will begin arriving at the US warehouse next week. He said additional kits from Revell within a few weeks to expand the US product Germany, which owns Revell USA, will be line. A lot of new items are in the development arriving in about 45 to 60 days. It’s likely some of pipeline too, he said, estimating about 60 those early kits will be arriving at hobby shops products in production, including the restock of and other model retailer stores within the next existing items and production of new releases. month. Aguilera said there are 10 car kits being And there is more news on the Revell/USA released this fall, led by the ’68 Chevelle that was situation. It looks like their tooling assets have somewhat of a secret project at Revell, but that been divided up. The new Revell USA will be had been rumored lately to be in the works. The issuing some of the former Revell USA catalog modern Ford GT racer that was reviewed in again. I assume this is their more current stuff. Scale Auto’s August issue is still in the works and Some molds have been sold to Atlantis Models. will be a Revell Germany release. It’s expected to They have been offering kits based on old tooling release some time this winter. from other companies, like Aurora. Mostly they Other fall releases include Greased Lightning have done non-automotive, like monsters, ships ’48 Ford Convertible, Pro Modeler ’69 Dodge and planes. Their only auto kits were reissues of Charger Daytona 2 ‘n 1, ’67 Plymouth GTX, the old Smer 50’s era Grand Prix Kits. Se we Cadillac Escalade, SnapTite Max Camaro 2 need to wait to see what, if any, car kits they do. Media Some kits are due first q uarter 2019 . Scale Auto Magazine has released a one DVD issue of their first 35 years. Th is is a convenient way to have everything available di gitally. The only drawback might be the price, $89.95 . Also, Salvino JR , the new company that just released the 1980 Olds NASCAR kit, has announced that they have purchased some of the old Monogram NASCAR tooling from Revell’s Elk Grove location . They plan to reissue some NASCAR kits; they will work with Mike’s Decals for the decal sheets. Again, we await specific kit announcements. Scott Dixon Documentary . Movie – Born Racer In the meantime, Salvino JR has announced IndyCar driver and cham pion Scott Dixon will their second release, a limited run (2,500) kit of be the subject of a new documentary film, Born Donny Alliso n’s 1979 Hawaiian Tropic NASCAR Racer. The movie will debut Oct. 2. In addition to Oldsmobile. a chronicle Dixon’s wins and racing career, this is an in-depth look at him, the Chip Ganassi team, his family, and the emotions that dr ive them. New Audi R8 GT3 Kit Nunu Models, the Brazilian company that has issued the BMW M6 GT3kit, has announced they will do an Audi R8 GT3 next. Pictures have started to appear on the internet. Born Racer will be available on DVD and digital download. Watch for any local theaters as the date approaches.