THE DEAL'S WHEELS WEB SITE
Bringing you Deal's Wheels models and information since 1998!
Also featuring my other hobbies: Tomy Zoids, MPC Zingers, Polar Lights Snap Draggins, Hasegawa Egg Planes, Monogram Snap Draggins, Monogram Snoopy kits and R/C Planes!!
LAST UPDATE 08-04-08
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Revell-Monogram is continuing their reissue schedule of the Deal's Wheels models! Below is reissue information in reverse order (newest info on top):
08-04-08 UPDATE: After a long pause Revell- Monogram has finally made it official- we will see 3 more reissues this year, yippee! Many thanks to Chris Batson for once more breaking the news on reissues and for providing me with the below Revell catalog scan. It looks like we'll be getting the Messa, Van and Trans Um this year. I spoke by phone with Dave Deal a few weeks ago and he said that Revell intends to reissue ALL of the Deal's Wheels with the possible exception of the Bug Bomb (Revell is having trouble gettiing licensing clearance from VW). The Stink Ray may get a name change due to complaints from GM, but the model is a go. The reissues are reported to be selling well. The 2007 Baron reissue sold out quickly and is already selling on eBay for 3 to 4 times the list price!
12-02-07 UPDATE: The 57 has been out for a little over a month and then surprisingly, the Spitsfire hit stores a little early! It started showing up on eBay a few days ago. FOUR re-releases this year! Nice! Rumors are that we may see Lucky Pierre next.
08-05-07 UPDATE: The 57 re-release isn't even out yet and Revell has issued a supplemental 2007 catalog that shows the Spitsfire, woohoo! It's due out in October. Thanks go out to Greg Sullivan for the below scans!
06-23-07 UPDATE: The 57 cHEVY re-release rumor gained some legs when a picture of it showed up in a dealer brochure (see below). It is supposed to be out in September. Keep those fingers crossed! Thanks to Chris Batson for the scan!
05-05-07 UPDATE: The Zzzzz-28 kit is out now, click on the pic below for more info! Dave Deal thinks these releases are being limited to 3000 units each, so go out and get them while you can!!
Logan says "Deal's Wheels are COOOOOL!"
04-14-07 UPDATE: The Baron kits are now out and have been showing up on eBay. The boxes have a slightly smaller version of the original box art with a banner underneath as shown below. The Zzzzz-28 kit should be out any time now. Rumor is that the 57 cHEVY and another plane will be reissued in the Fall of '07. The '95 and '96 reissues of the Zzzzz-28 and Van kits sold poorly and that is why Revell canceled further reissues. Let's show our support and buy a bunch of these things so they'll make more!
11-11-06 Well, if you come by this web site for Deal's Wheels info, then prepare to be astounded by the biggest Deal's Wheels news since 1996.... Revell has announced that they are reissuing two of the Deal's Wheels kits!! While certainly great news, most collectors will be disappointed to hear that one of them is the Zzzzz-28 kit which did not sell well back in '95 when it was reissued. Fortunately they have also decided to rerelease the Baron, so there is hope that this reissue might get some life and spawn future reissues. Reports are that the original box art will be used, but the plastic colors may be different. Apparently the original metallic colors will not be used. Thanks to Keith Chambers for keeping us informed on this hot news!
DEAL'S WHEELS PRINTS!!!! This is a BIG offer directly from the BIG Deal himself, a fantastic opportunity for any Deal's Wheels or Dave Deal art collector! The Big Deal is offering Deal's Wheels high quality presentation prints from the original artwork!!! These prints are ordered through me (Tres Wright/ webmaster), but are printed by Dave Deal to order and shipped directly from him to you. Click the pic below to find out more!!
Big Deal web site!! Dave Deal has his own web site with TONS of his awesome, timeless artwork shown. He offers prints, coffee mugs, etc. so click below and check it out!
And as if the world wasn't cool enough, now George Trosley is selling all kinds of killer artwork and prints too! Below is a link to his site. His prices are unbelievably cheap and his work is HOT! Also check out the link on his site to the CARtoons web site, that brings back many memories for those of us that grew up reading CARtoons in the 70's!
01-28-08 SORRY BUT DECAL PRODUCTION HAS CEASED. I may pick them up again in the future, but for now I have to quit offering them.
07-13-07 DEAL'S WHEELS REPRO DECALS!! I am now offering (probably for a limited time) reproductions of Deal's Wheels model decals! Click on the photo below for more information.
03-30-06 Every once in a while I get hit with a pleasant surprise. This time I was cruising eBay and ran across an auction for the old MPC Mailbox Chopper, but what's this? New box art? A quick Google check and I discovered a site belonging to John Greczula, and by some miracle he is re-releasing not just the Mailbox Chopper, but all FOUR of the original MPC choppers! This is a dream come true for me, I had one of these as a kid and never managed to obtain the others. The eBay prices for the vintage kits have remained above the 100 buck mark, so they were just out of reach until now. And not only is he repopping them, he has actually made some improvements. There are multiple decals to choose from, and the clear parts are also molded in red and blue. The new box art is slick too! At his crazy-cheap prices, do yourself a favor and order 2 or 3 sets! Shipping is blazing fast. Click on the picture above to go to John's site.
02-12-06 A gentleman by the name of Keven Ellis has just made Deal's Wheels restoration projects a little easier, he is making reproductions of the decals!! A couple of people that have used them report them to be of very high quality and perfect reproductions. If any of you have built the plane models, you probably have noticed that the original peel-and-stick decals are terrible. They don't conform well to the shape of the model, and most of them have also developed age spots over the years. Scrap them and buy some of these quality decals from Keven, your model will thank you! Below is a link to Keven's web site and to his eBay auction page:
11-21-05 Buy an R/C plane designed by yours truly!! One of my little jet designs will soon be kitted by LittleBirdz! Click on the link to go to their site and order it, it's a bargain at 15 bucks! Click on the pic below to see more info.
11-14-04 Who am I? Recently I've gotten several emails from people who think I am Dave Deal, so I guess I should tell you who I REALLY am! I am Tres Wright, a 43-year-old husband and father of 3, and of course a collector and hobbyist. I created this web site many years ago when I rediscovered Deal's Wheels models. I loved them as a kid and still love them now! I pay for the site hosting out of my own pocket just so I can share my passion with you. About two years into my collecting of Deal's Wheels, I was honored to make contact with Dave Deal. We continue to correspond and were even able to share a dinner when he was visiting here in Texas once, much to my delight! When I get emails from people thinking I am Dave, I send them on to him. But for privacy reasons I do not give out his email address.
07-22-04 Check out the logo below. If you have any interest in this web site at all, then this logo will some day be near and dear to your heart! It may not be something you recognize now, but let me assure you my dear Deal's Wheels friends, you will likely be considering getting it tattooed on your bicep (or maybe the small of your back if your are a lady- LOL!) after November of next year. More news to follow in the months ahead!
UPDATE... I'm sure you figured out this is a movie that is coming up (to be released 11-2005), but what you may not know is our favorite artist (Dave BIG Deal) designed all the characters! And the characters are... of course.... cars! No people, all animated cars with plenty of personality. The trailer for the movie is airing now with "The Incredibles" movie, or you can check out the trailer online by clicking the logo below. Enjoy!
UPDATE #2... the movie release is now June 2005!! Woohoo!
UPDATE #3... what a great movie! My 4 year old son now loves all things Cars; he's got Cars toys, jammies, slippers, etc. etc. The movie just came out on video and is a must-have for every Deal fan.
AMERICAN MUSCLE!! I have a weakness for good ol' fashioned American hot rods, in both the two-wheeled and four-wheeled variety. Here's a snapshot of my daily driver and two of my weekend playthings. Check out the lump hanging off the left side of the white Thunderbolt. Nasty piece of hardware, that is.
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I buy pretty much anything you see on my site, but unfortunately I rarely have anything to sell. On occasion I do trade, so please contact me if you have something interesting.
Hello to Marshmallow! Marshmallow is an incredible Japanese artist who has created some wonderful Deal's Wheels inspired renderings. Check out his site by clicking the above banner.
BIG ZOIDS NEWS 9-22-01!!! OK, so it's old news now. But I'm leaving it up for now- haha! Click >>>HERE<<<
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