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It says "new tool" but the AIM9X on the wing tips look suspiciously like the ones from Trumpeter kits. Hope I'm wrong...

You're not seeing things. Those are the weirdly shaped Trumpeter AIM-9Xs. So it's quite possibly a rebox of the Trumpeter kit.

Mark

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I don't think it will be a rebox. The kit shown may well be the Trumpeter kit, but it serves as a place holder for display purposes until they have an actual prototype of their own kit they can show.

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You're not seeing things. Those are the weirdly shaped Trumpeter AIM-9Xs. So it's quite possibly a rebox of the Trumpeter kit.

Mark

Name one time when a Trumpeter kit has appeared in someone else's box (other than the couple of joint projects by MonoChrome in Japan). Hasn't happened, and it's not happening here. I know the designer of this kit, and he is working for Revell Germany.

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I don't think it will be a rebox. The kit shown may well be the Trumpeter kit, but it serves as a place holder for display purposes until they have an actual prototype of their own kit they can show.

I'm excited if it is a new kit. Hopefully cheaper and better than the trumpy kit.

Althought, it seems strange to use a competitors kit to announce your own new product. Would Ford use a Chevy as a place holder for their new car?

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I'm excited if it is a new kit. Hopefully cheaper and better than the trumpy kit.

Althought, it seems strange to use a competitors kit to announce your own new product. Would Ford use a Chevy as a place holder for their new car?

Not completely unheard of, according to some, ICM used the Zvezda T-34 as a stand-in for their own T-34 kit after it had just been announced.

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I'm excited if it is a new kit. Hopefully cheaper and better than the trumpy kit.

Althought, it seems strange to use a competitors kit to announce your own new product. Would Ford use a Chevy as a place holder for their new car?

I remember Revell releasing their Tomcat (not the Monogram kit) and they actually used the Fujimi kit as their box art! Now that's embarrasing.

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Name one time when a Trumpeter kit has appeared in someone else's box (other than the couple of joint projects by MonoChrome in Japan). Hasn't happened, and it's not happening here. I know the designer of this kit, and he is working for Revell Germany.

Trumpeter 1/32 F-105's were in Hobbycraft boxes for a while and I think the 1/48 F-9F panthers were too.

And regarding using another companies kit, wasn't the Contrail 1/72 XB-70 used on the box art for the Ertl/AMT kit?

Ken

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I thought Revell/Germany was no longer a separate entity from Revell/USA. Does this mean that Revell/USA will be releasing the kit? I know they're going to rerelease the 1/48 scale F, which is wonderful news.

We sure about the re-release of their "F"? That would be awesome! Any date?? Got a link?

Paul

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Be that as it may, this IS a new Revell kit, not in any way, shape, form, or fashion associated, affiliated, or otherwise connected with Trumpeter.

I'll take your word for it, companies don't label their kits "NEW TOOL" when it's a simple rebox, but Revell could've saved itself some trouble had it not chosen to display a place holder like the Trumpeter kit.

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Trumpeter 1/32 F-105's were in Hobbycraft boxes for a while and I think the 1/48 F-9F panthers were too.

Hobbycraft re-boxed a number of Trumpeter kits. I know the Tu-16 was re-boxed and the 1/32 MiG-15s or MiG-17s were, too, along with the Panthers and a heap of armour.

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You all need to listen to J. He knows what he's talking about. All new tool.

Hmmm...you guys seem to be in the know. Any advance knowledge of a Revell 72nd C-17...or updated/new tool C-130J series? Just curious....

Paul

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