Breaking news: Revell drops entire NASCAR line

Mixael wrote:

Wingform, they did bring out a 2007 series.  My local Hobby Lobby carries (carried?) them...all three or four different cars.  They had J. Gordon, T. Stewart, J. Johnson, and one other, but can't remember which.  I'm thinking Dale Jr.   Michael

after you said that I went to see what the boxes look like, and our Hobby Lobby never got those, except for the D. Hamlin FedEx Express one.  The only ones I could find online (quick eBay search) were J. Gordon, T. Stewart, J. Johnson, and D. Hamlin, I didn't even see a Dale Jr, but I'm sure they had one? But the newest I could find of him was 2005..

Oddly enough, the Revell site only lists three as "in stock", and those are the 2006 version of Gordon, Stewart, and Johnson

zgator wrote:

I don't see it as a big deal anyway. I used to be a big fan back when they were STOCK cars. Now with everything mandated by NASCAR they have raped the sport so that it's just a bunch a spec. cars running around. I say if you build one each, chevy,ford,dodge,toyta you've built them all with the exception of the decals they are all the same kit. After awhile you build them blindfolded. What fun is that. I'm sure there is a lot of people that build these but sooner or later you are going to want to challenge yourself. Just leave NASCAR alone and it will implode. Bill Sr. is turning in his grave. At one time cheating was part of the sport. It let you use your head for more than a place to put a helmet.

I stayed a fan until I started paying attention to the specs.  The only real differences now are the engine and gearing.  Strip off the sheet metal, and you wouldn't be able to tell a Ford from a Dodge from a Chevy.  When all the cars look exactly alike, save the manufacturer's emblem on the front, then it's time for me to move on.

I build one of these kits, but wasn't all that impressed.  I almost bought several, and I'm glad I didn't.   I'm pretty sure there is very little, if an, difference in the kits.

 

Michael 

wingform84 wrote:

that is sad news, because I honestly enjoy building the NASCAR type cars, but I can't say I'm suprised.  The past few years most of the time whenever I'd go to a hobby shop I'd usually see a couple different Chevrolets and Fords, and that's it.  No Dodge or Toyota.  And even then it was usually all Earnhardt Jr, Gordon, Martin, and another random driver or two.  They never seemed to do too many alternate schemes, or different things, so unless you were really just a big huge fan, you end up with like 6 cars of the same driver, all different years, but practically the exact same car.  As far as buying them up, I really don't think nascar models will be "rare", because it seemed like they produced so many.   Out of my 328 auto model kits (yes I keep a spreadsheet *nerdy*), 112 are Nascars, ranging from the 1960s until like 2006.  I never saw any made for 2007/2008 either.  Of course, I also think there are more 80s/90s models than anything, because I have a ton of Thunderbirds but only a few more "modern" cars.   The truck series is what I miss.  I've bought every one I can find, and still its only 7 of them..

Wingform, they did bring out a 2007 series.  My local Hobby Lobby carries (carried?) them...all three or four different cars.  They had J. Gordon, T. Stewart, J. Johnson, and one other, but can't remember which.  I'm thinking Dale Jr.  

Michael 

This doesn't surprise me considering the fallout of some of the Nascar sponsors etc. as well.  The flip side of it is that there is a wide-open market for resin casters and decal makers to shine and fill this void.  There are tons of readily available kits still so I don't think the Nascar builder will have anything to fear. 

williamsfw28 wrote:

When Revell put out Bill Elliots Dodge back in the day is when they lost me...  kit was bad!!  Well I thought it was.     Im sure someone will bring Nascar back???  And I know theres a better chance of that then Tamiya putting out a NEW F1 car...

I picked that kit to use the engine and a few other parts on a Bonneville bash. The motor looked like a small block Chevy! I needed a P5 or a P7 Hemi engine to start with. The plan was to build a four cylinder out of it just like the ones in the dirt track cars, but setup for Bonneville. So much for that brainstorm!

gary

Doog, thats right about when I started to drift away. It happened to me with drag racing. The only drag cars I like to see is the Super Stocks but they get almost 0 air time. Back in the day with all the match racing going on, it was exciting. The cars looked just like the car you had or a friend had. A/FX was cool because I loved the AWB cars. Also the early pro stocks were factory made and bought at the local dealership stuffed a bunch of HP in it and went racing. Thats were the term door slammers came from. As soon as the funny cars got to funny for me I stopped watching. Don't get me wrong, I love CAR racing, not kinda looks like car racing.Some of those first pro stocks back in the mid 70's could be made streetable, not that you would want to drive them everyday.

By the way doog you have made a real good switch from armor to cars. I know I couldn't do the things you all do with the tanks and stuff. I think it's an attention span thing. It takes me months to complete a kit.

Tell me about your music, I used to drum in a few bands and one of the bands I was in had our lead singer stolen from us by Ted Nugget. I am pretty good friends with the band Foghat. Lonesome Dave and Rod price are no longer with us but a turn of events has our orginal lead singer fronting Foghat. How strange life is. By the way his name is Charlie Hunn

Man, that's sad, fo rthe guys who enjoyed this genre.

It seems to be the truth, however, what zgator wrote about all the excessively-homogenized cars running around. I miss the days of the Chargers and Superbirds!

I stopped following car racing in general in like, 1980. It's Motocross for me now!

I don't see it as a big deal anyway. I used to be a big fan back when they were STOCK cars. Now with everything mandated by NASCAR they have raped the sport so that it's just a bunch a spec. cars running around. I say if you build one each, chevy,ford,dodge,toyta you've built them all with the exception of the decals they are all the same kit. After awhile you build them blindfolded. What fun is that. I'm sure there is a lot of people that build these but sooner or later you are going to want to challenge yourself. Just leave NASCAR alone and it will implode. Bill Sr. is turning in his grave. At one time cheating was part of the sport. It let you use your head for more than a place to put a helmet.

that is sad news, because I honestly enjoy building the NASCAR type cars, but I can't say I'm suprised.  The past few years most of the time whenever I'd go to a hobby shop I'd usually see a couple different Chevrolets and Fords, and that's it.  No Dodge or Toyota.  And even then it was usually all Earnhardt Jr, Gordon, Martin, and another random driver or two.  They never seemed to do too many alternate schemes, or different things, so unless you were really just a big huge fan, you end up with like 6 cars of the same driver, all different years, but practically the exact same car. 

As far as buying them up, I really don't think nascar models will be "rare", because it seemed like they produced so many.   Out of my 328 auto model kits (yes I keep a spreadsheet *nerdy*), 112 are Nascars, ranging from the 1960s until like 2006.  I never saw any made for 2007/2008 either.  Of course, I also think there are more 80s/90s models than anything, because I have a ton of Thunderbirds but only a few more "modern" cars.  

The truck series is what I miss.  I've bought every one I can find, and still its only 7 of them.. 

The only COT models (other than die cast) available are made from resin. They require buying a regular model to get the chassis. Once you add the cost of decals, the price per model is close to $70. Wal-mart was Revell's largest customer. The company stopped carrying models and modeling supplies about a year ago. I suspect this loss of revenue also played a major factor in Revell's decision. Scores of us on another modeling site received this Revell notice earlier today via direct e-mail. The dropping of NASCAR kits is very sad news. Fortunately for me, I have enough kits on hand to make all the models I have decals for.

smokinguns3 wrote:

i couldnt find it.

 

thanks guys. oops i fogot to scroll down. duh

The issue is not just Nascar's greed for license fees. The Driver's, their major sponsors and every associate/product sponsor that have their logo on the car want a fee also. The time and hassle attempting to contact and contract with so many entities forces this withdrawl from the market. Will diecast be next??? I doubt there will be a Car of Tomorrow available ever. If you enjoy building Nascar models, better buy a big stash now before Ebay is king.

When Revell put out Bill Elliots Dodge back in the day is when they lost me...  kit was bad!!  Well I thought it was.

    Im sure someone will bring Nascar back???  And I know theres a better chance of that then Tamiya putting out a NEW F1 car...

   

smokinguns3 wrote:

i couldnt find it.

Maybe they already had to remove it so they wouldnt have to pay royalties for using the logo..   I quit following Nascar yrs ago,  Nothing worse then going to a race to watch everyone finish under yellow.

Thats a real shame that Revell has to do this, the hobby only helped inspire new and future  "Racefans" if anything. 

It's on the main page... just scroll down.

i couldnt find it.

I know i'm not normally a car guy, but isnt that line mostly snap together and catered to younger kids?