George Washington submarine by revell.

It was a repop of an even older kit you can find it on Ebay a lot.

It just vanished from the shelves. Anyway,thank you.

Model manufacturers rarely condescend to tell mere mortals like us why they do things. I have the impression that Revell's normal practice is to squirt out a number of kits, based on projected sales; when they're all gone, management decides whether another batch is justified. If so, the molding machines go into action again and the kit gets re-released, often in a different box. Quite a few of the manufacturers seem to work that way.

Laying hands on a kit that isn't brand new can be frustrating. (Try finding a Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire IX on the web.) It seems like the problem has gotten worse recently. Another reason is that the manufacturers are churning out so many new -  and excellent -  kits that the dealers can't afford to stock all the older ones.

Bottom line: if a kit becomes available, decide whether you want it, and if so grab it - if you can afford it. There's no way to tell whether you'll be able to find it a few months later or not.

Hey , Proff ?

   Isn't that the one all the Embassy personnel from the U.S.S.R were sending home ? T.B.

jtilley

Model manufacturers rarely condescend to tell mere mortals like us why they do things. I have the impression that Revell's normal practice is to squirt out a number of kits, based on projected sales; when they're all gone, management decides whether another batch is justified. If so, the molding machines go into action again and the kit gets re-released, often in a different box. Quite a few of the manufacturers seem to work that way.

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Bottom line: if a kit becomes available, decide whether you want it, and if so grab it - if you can afford it. There's no way to tell whether you'll be able to find it a few months later or not.

There are maybe seven or eight Renwal models on the "bay" right now for a reasonable price. One Revell for an "astro" price. 

Hey :

 B.J .

  Did you ,or have you, seen a REVELL atomic energy generation plant on the bay ? Last time I did ,they wanted what was a quarter of the down payment I had just made on a used car !  Yup , they wanted $600.00 on it .No instructions either and the box was almost toast .

Sprue-ce

Is Stanton Hobbies on N. Milwaukee Ave still around or has that shop also closed?  My father and I used to shop there a lot many years ago (1960s).  Great store!

Curt

crkrieser

Sprue-ce

Is Stanton Hobbies on N. Milwaukee Ave still around or has that shop also closed?  My father and I used to shop there a lot many years ago (1960s).  Great store!

Curt