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This came through on the 510 list...somewhat amusing..thought I would share...

Subj: New REVEL Datsun 510 model kit

Date: 7/13/2002 6:56:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time

From: bre66@(edited)

To: bluebirds@bluebirds.datsun510.com

Sent from the Internet (Details)

Well, I bought one of the new Revell Datsun 510 kits today that are now on the market.

For those who are interested, here's a kit review for you:

The "new" box art is pretty well done.. The words "tuner series" in a special logo are on the left front corner.

The picture of the model is of a dark blue 510 with a big Datsun logo on the hood... ( looking good so far. .. )

On the side of the box, there are four pictures of the optional decals on a yellow car, also showing the interior and motor bay...

Inside, you find that this kit is a re-issue of the old and very rare "Brock Buster" car - a model of Pete Brock's personal 510, the yellow Zonker. But this "new" kit, has something interesting in it.. fully molded and hollow vinal/rubber tires! No more SH**y two-piece tires!! The interior is complete stock, with spare tire well as a "glue-on" also.

Let's see...

parts tree # 1:

full dash, back seat, and stock exaust .. stock front seats, battery, and spare tire well here.

Parts tree #2:

This tree has the hood on it. Also has the race part that replaces the rear seat! ( take out that back seat, I say ..) and the hood also has hood pins molded on it - still. tube headers on this sheet too. Motor/trans. halfs found here also. Finned rear end cover, swing arms, brake petal assembly, stock door panels, steering link, trans crossmember mount, and ..... working hood hinges found on this tree.

Parts tree#3:

a rear brake light panel that's stock, ( unlike the BRE 510 model ) so you can put a licence plate on it.. complete with licence plate lights, front sway bar, wheel backs, front struts, rear springs, rear Koni shocks, "Spook", front seat bottoms, lower half rear end assembly - I mean, underside part of crossmember with axles and swing arms and R160 unit, ...and front control arms make up this tree.

Parts tree #4:

The chassis can be found here... with front motor timming cover, front valance panel .. ( now that's a real-life item that's hard to find undamaged these days.. ) Racing steering wheel, motor pully assembly, drive shaft, UPPER half of the rear end assembly - I mean upper part of the crossmember w/ upper half of R 160 unit.. , motor bay fire wall, and STOCK OIL PAN round out this tree.

These four trees are molded in white, unlike the Brock Buster kit of yore.. they were butterscotch for the first runs, and yelow for the second run - aka - the first re-issue. Also the body is molded in white - and it still has the pop rivets on the rear flairs, and the hood pins on the trunk.

Parts tree #5:

This tree is all crome. CLEAN, RUST FREE CROME FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS can be found here!!

( Will SOMEONE out there PLEASE start making new, affordable REAL LIFE CROME DATSUN 510 BUMPERS for the masses ?? Geeez!! ) A set of Weber DCOE carbs w/ stacks.. ( not the best reproduction of webers I've ever seen - better ones in the same scale came be found in Fujimi kits .. ) four cromed Libra wheels..

( without the center caps .. heh heh heh .. and I have four real life brand new ones still in the origional bags for sale if anyone is interested - pardon the small plug here.. )

a crome valve cover and cromed grill aaaaand.... a crome fire bottle and a crome hood prop as well.

parts tree #6

This tree is clear plastic. it has a .. clean .. scratch free, windshield... another 510 part worth re-inventing for the real world 510 owner. Rear window, and two side windows.. and this is the cool part and a departure from the BRE model .. clear headlights.

Decal sheet:

Now here is something entirely new from Revell. Two different types of body graphics. very well done, at that. one set red, white and blue.. being a red center stripe w/ with white sides and same stripes for the doors, and a large DATSUN logo for the hood that also has the numbers "510" on it... two different licence plates... one that says "Datsun" in the Datsun circle, and the other - you guessed it - "LIL 510" - from California, no less. ( why does California always get picked? I mean we have some really cool 510's out here on the east coast too, ya know. That's it, dang it - I'm making my own licence plate for this model.. I always have too anyway! )

The black decal set has really cool side door graphics that have "510" in them pretty large... and angled stripes. A black windshield banner that says "DATSUN" and also, outdated I think - black with yellow type licence plates that read" MMJ 219 " ...

from you guessed it, Califonia. I say out dated because I've seen the more scripty california plates around recently. Can someone out there explain why this kit would have black plates? Anyhoo, the last part of the decal sheet has some neat after market speakers for the doors and rear deck.. some white faced guages, and orange/black parking lights to put on the body. There are also some aftermarket performance stickers on the other side of the sheet.. ( sadly, no "BRE" stickers anywhere.. sob sob .. )

And one last thing I noticed about this "new' kit that's different from the old kits : No vinal hose for your cooling needs.

Oh well, can't have it all sometimes.. at least you're getting a FACTORY TACH. !!

( Dude! You're gettin' a Factory Tach.!!!!!!!! )

just like buying a real 510, would'nt ya say???

Go get one while they're availible - they will surely be bought up as fast as they can be put on the shelves.

( mine cost only $11.20 !! )

Keith ( boy I must be really bored on a Sat. night to want to type this long, trivial and useless 510 related Email .. ) 510