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06/03/2026 2:12 pm
35 years ago, Revell's Creative Masters were, in many ways, superior to offerings from the Mints. The early offerings like this 1967 427 Corvette roadster featured actual castings for the badges and scripts rather than tampos. While still old tech by today's standards, the fit, finish and parts count were superior. CM's Achilles Heel was its 1/20th scale which 1/24 collectors balked at. My solution? I gave all those CMs their own shelf along with a couple of unusual Japanese 1/20s like a Toyota 2000GT. After this Corvette, CM continued throughout the 90s which each new getting better and better. CM's last gasp was in 2006 when they converted their excellent Camaro Z28 into a pair of 427 Yenkos and a Hugger Orange Z28 repaint which I just love. From what I gather all the toolings were retired or destroyed. Here's first of the lineup:
06/03/2026 7:24 pm
A very respectable model. Too bad about the scale which to me was not a deal breaker.
06/03/2026 9:35 pm
That looks beautiful Rich. Do you have any pics with a 1/24 version. I'd just be interested in seeing the difference in size? Thanks.😊
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07/03/2026 11:01 am
@geno You know, I never did a side-by-side between a 1/24 and a 1/24. Back in the day CM did the best Camaros, GT40s, 1st gen Vipers, 427 Cobra SCs and Mustang GT 350s that I knew I could fill an entire shelf. So I never tried to see if they'd 'blend in', so to speak. I'll post some of them one of these days. Actually, that '67 is their first issue and it's the crudest of the lineup. CM upped their game with every new release and may have been the first to use photoetching in their arsenal. They did issue some spectacular Ferraris in 1/24 when they bought the tooling from Jouef.