Reissue alert -- Revell Deal's Wheels Glitterbug

[Wardster]

Whoo-hoo! Looks like Revell is seriously considering doing at least one more reissue of the Deal's Wheels series:

www.culttvmanshop.com/Deals-Wheels-Glitterbug-reissue-from-Revell--PREORDER-RESERVATION_p_2667.html

I'm particularly stoked about this kit's re-release, since (with some scratchbuilding: the turret, for one) a person could create a "Swine Hunt" clone; and that's always been one of my absolute favorites amongst the Deal's Wheels car series. Plus it's just cool to see the Glitterbug back, in "buy all you want" numbers, and at a price that mere mortals like me can actually afford!

My experience with the CultTVman site is that they have "word" about pre-orders on kits WAY before they come out; so this might be a while before we see the actual kits. (Or not. Perhaps that's mainly true with kits that are being made from scratch; not reissued?)

Revell's "new products" page only lists August's products,

www.revell.com/new.html

... and it's not listed as coming during August ... but (just to get onto a Show Rod theme!) the Li'l Coffin is coming back out:

www.revell.com/model-kits/cars/85-4183.html

[TooOld]

I've had two of them on pre-order since April !
www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=&FVSEARCH=glitter+Bug&search=Go

Culttvman does have better prices on kits , I have the Moebius "Von Franco Willys" on pre-order from him .

[Wardster]

Aug 2, 2013 15:43:14 GMT -6 TooOld said:

I've had two of them on pre-order since April !
www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=&FVSEARCH=glitter+Bug&search=Go

Hmmm. Cool to see that Tower Hobbies has a stated time period -- ("Late Sep") -- and I hope that's true or will be close to it, anyway. I imagine I'll pick up the Rat Fink that's supposed to be out, sometime this month; then, it'll be fun to see people's Glitterbug builds. (Meanwhile, the usual things to finish up!!)

Ain't relivin' one's childhood grand!?

All in all, I'm glad I didn't know till now, that the Glitterbug was gonna be re-issued ... 'cause I'd have surely pulled my hair out by now if I had been waiting since April! Ideally, it's better to find out with enough time to save up, (and to maybe get some other projects finished, so one's bench can be cleared of other projects, in time) ... but to not have to wait for "too long" between the announcement and the "we'll have 'em in stock" periods.

[Dennis M]

That is Great news.

[redbaron]

Wow, I regretted selling my kit a few months ago, until now. it seems like the price of deals wheels kits are rising in recent weeks, I saw a swine hunt on an alternative auction site selling for several hundred bucks, it's never happened before when I've been shopping on eBay when I clicked on an item and it went up $50 in the time when I clicked on it and by the time I left the page it went up again! I bought all my kits at the low point in the market for great prices, so I guess you could say that I'm happy that all the kits I sold were reissued at some point after I sold them

[nighthawk]

Hmmm, a Rat Fink diorama kit...

Hmmm...

Thanks for posting this!