Very fun, next door neighbor when I was growing up inherited one like that. He was 14 I was 16. They had the engine rebuilt and when done he ask me to take him for a ride, so I was the first to drive it. Poor kid had to wait 2 years before he was able to but when he did he had the nicest car in high school.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow!! Cool story Oron! You are so lucky to have had that opportunity!!😊

Interesting comparison unboxing. Thanks for taking the time Bryan.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, I had fun with it, ;)

Great video Bryan and a very good comparison and I always wanted to see the Heller and new Revell kits side by side. I'm sold. Cheers

Awesome kits and great unboxing and I have the Heller racing version in my stash Bryan! Lol

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, some how, I just knew you would my friend! 😊

Nice in depth comparison review. I'm leaning toward the new revell kit. Would be nice if you simultaneously built all three and do a build and finish comparison.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David, I had considered building two at once, but these days I havent the energy to do that. 😊

That was really interesting, Bryan. Thanks for showing and best wishes from jolly old England. 👍. 🤓Pete 😎

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Peter

@petesmodelcarcustoms584

3 жыл бұрын

@@BGsModelWorkshop I bought the new mold revell, last week, for £16.99 Post free. But was nearly crushed in post as was only in a padded plastic bag 🤷‍♂️😖. 🤓Pete 😎

@garyparker2969

3 жыл бұрын

Dang THAT SUCKS Peter, hope it's Okay ??

@petesmodelcarcustoms584

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyparker2969 Luckily. Yes, Gary. 😁It slide aside like Bryan's 😳. Thanks for asking👍. 🤓Pete 😎

Nice review / comparison Bryan. II've had both the Heller and Revell kits before. Have yet to buy the new one. Thanks for sharing

Nice look at the different kits. The E-type has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever. Definetly form over function.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

I fully agree!! I wonder if the had any idea how iconic this car would be when first designing it?

Great kit and thanks for the open box review

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Very Welcome Jamie!

Nice comparison Bryan, I think the new Revell Jag will be a winner, :) 😎👍✌️

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! I fully agree, just a little clean up here and there. ;)

Thanks for doing the triple Jag open box Bryan. Interesting differences between them all. According to Scalemates, the Heller kit is a rebox from 2015. But the rest of the kits shown are coupes and that one is the cabriolet (?). You made me curious so I had to go looking. Some years ago I built the Monogram 1/25 XKE coupe. It was a really nice kit, though it did not have all the chrome the new Revell kit has. It required painting the chrome. While I was poking at the webbing, I found Revell actually had a 1/8 scale coupe. Yes, I did say 1/8. Not a typo by my fat finders. I shudder to think of the shelf space needed for that build.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vince! I think PapaDan had one of the 1/8th scale kits. Insane to make a kit that size!! Lol.

Nice, heller kits are super cool, love the video

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marcos!! I had fun doing it.

Great comparison Bryan, I built an E type about 40 years ago. Don't have any idea what the kit was but it looks great. Will have to get it out of the display someday. Ron

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, please do! I bet it was the revell 1/25th scale. turns out, that mold has been around for 51 years!

@ronstewart9792

3 жыл бұрын

I bet it was.

Nice vid Bryan!

Cool kits 👍👍

Great open boxes review. Have a great weekend buddy

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neamon!

I have two of the original 1963 models. The moldings are much cleaner. The problem was the tires which melted into the plastic. A minor design flaw. The chrome isn’t great either. Aftermarket tires and wheels are required and some creative construction methods due to the split body. Fun. I am going to add the new coupe. A much nicer kit. Thanks for the review.

@BGsModelWorkshop

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kenneth! You are very welcome! Glad it helped you out. I do agree the older kits need tire replacement! I had one kit i had sold that actually felt like gummy worms!!

The newer Revell kit fit is so good it could almost be a as snap together.

@BGsModelWorkshop

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!

Yes, my E arrived flattened from the UK, shipped in paper sleeve!

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that on Facebook which is why I mentioned it. Have you contacted Revell yet?

@bobbuesking

3 жыл бұрын

@@BGsModelWorkshop ebay seller finally refunded 100% of money, I have contacted Revell, but have not heard back from them.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobbuesking good luck, I got fingers crossed for you.

If we didn’t already know that a convertible was coming from ROG, I’d kitbash those two to get a roadster.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

😉 I think i really dig the coupes because the convertible was so ubiquitous.

Revell did a large scale 1:10, 1:12 or 1:8 scale. It came with coupe and convertible bodies. I have it buried somewhere

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Now that is cool!!

my son would love those cars he likes the big dollar cars from europe

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

He has good taste!

I wouldn’t be too surprised if that Heller kit used to be a Revell kit….

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Could be!

@oogkauwgum5123

3 жыл бұрын

It isn’t actually. I looked it up on scalemates. It’s a heller original from 1978. Heller, Italeri, Esci and Revell are known to swap molds (in the past anyway) If it was a revell mold it would have been exactly the same as the revell xk-e, but the scale doesn’t match

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

That was a great comparison. Thanks for doing it. I have the 2020 release on order, supposedly it will be a retooled version so the molding issues won't be there. Did you eat lunch? If so, what did you eat?

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

I sure hope you kit version is the new tool and arrives in good shape........Jack-in-the-box egg rolls ;)

@garyparker2969

3 жыл бұрын

OMG !!! Jack-The-Box??? 😨😨😨 LOL

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

I am not above a greasy egg roll lol.

@garyparker2969

3 жыл бұрын

My Tummy just FLIP-FLOPPED 😵😵😵LOL,,,,

Revell one is a nice kit very nice compared to heller id both too brian enjoy build on what one u decide helker nice engine very similar to revelle but the chassis and other parts helker are just that Hell.. 👍

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith! I'm thinking maybe the Heller Jag gets built first.

The new Revell kit is the winner

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

😊 agreed!!

The Jag was in the showroom when I bought my first car. Couldn’t afford it at the time and I know I can’t afford it today.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Really? You saw these on the sales floor? I have only seen them at car shows. And yeah, way out of my price range!

@samuelvasquez8170

3 жыл бұрын

@@BGsModelWorkshop Yes my first was an MG Sedan. I wanted an Austin Healey but knew I could not afford it or the Jag which I wanted just as bad.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelvasquez8170 nice! My Dad had Spitfire's and and MG midget. Loved those cars. Spent a lot of time at British car meets over the years, once we discovered that a spitfire was the same as an MG or an Austin sprite life got easier lol.

@samuelvasquez8170

3 жыл бұрын

@@BGsModelWorkshop I drove a spitfire and also had a Triumph TR4. Fun cars to drive.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelvasquez8170 by the time I was a freshman in high school I was too tall for the Spitfire. I did drive my Dad's once, it was a blast!! Uncomfortable, but a blast!! 😊

I built that kit the coupe version and it is a disaster of a kit good luck if you try it

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks or the heads up

great review. thoese new boxes from revell suck, my AAR cuda a pillars were crushed . no help from revell on that, I agree with you on the coupes better looking

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man! I am sorry to hear that! Did they send a new body?

@frizzosmodels

3 жыл бұрын

@@BGsModelWorkshop due to the pandemic they could not do anything for me. I just straightened up best as I could used it anyway. Oh well. Hope all is well with you… your truck was unbelievable awesome 👍👍

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

That's understandable, Germany had some really bad numbers for a while, the must have been locked down pretty tight too. Thank you very much! We are good here, I'm starting to gear up for the Nationals in Vegas in August. 😊

👌👍😎🍺🍺🍻

Sandwich spread white? 🤣 As your unofficial kit historian, scalemates.com shows the initial release of the Heller kit to be 1978, and the same kit was also issued by Airfix.

@BGsModelWorkshop

3 жыл бұрын

Ah ha!! Thanks Kurt!

The new Revell release is the most detailed but the roof is totally wrong. The Heller's kit is the most accurate. The older monogram kit is garbage.