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NASCAR Fantasy Design Contest for Kids

26 February 1999

NASCAR Fantasy Design Contest for Kids

     Revell-Monogram Offers Kids the Chance to Design Official Parade Car
              To Lead the Field at Charlotte and at Their School

    MORTON GROVE, Ill., Feb. 26 -- This racing season, Revell-
Monogram is capturing NASCAR fever with the launch of the Revell ProFinish
"Lead the Field" Design Contest.  Kids 12 years and under will have the chance
to experience the ultimate NASCAR fantasy by designing their own NASCAR parade
car.  The winning designer will receive a trip to see their design on an
actual parade car, which will circle the track at the UAW-GM Quality 500 on
October 10, 1999, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
    Renowned motorsports artist Sam Bass will personally work with the winner
to finalize the design on the car.  Later, the custom parade car will make a
featured appearance with Sam Bass at the winner's school.  The winning
designer will be featured in a recognition ceremony, and will have the
opportunity to share the NASCAR fantasy with friends and classmates, who will
participate in a day of hands-on model building.  Revell-Monogram will issue a
one-of-a-kind 1:24 scale ProFinish model kit of the winning design as a trophy
exclusively for the Grand Prize winner.
    "The Revell-Monogram ProFinish contest puts kids in the driver's seat so
they can create the design for their ultimate fantasy NASCAR stock car," said
David Scott, marketing director of Revell-Monogram.  "Our company values
hands-on creativity.  We see the `Lead the Field' contest as a natural
extension of the traditional model building experience we have provided kids
for more than 50 years."
    Contestants enter the contest by submitting an original design for a
NASCAR parade car, using their own color scheme and lay-out, on the pre-
printed car outlined on the contest entry form.  A panel of judges, including
Sam Bass and representatives from Revell-Monogram, will select the winner
based on creativity, originality and overall visual impact of the design.
    A total of 11 prizes will be awarded, including 10 honorable mention
prizes and one grand prize, with a total retail value of approximately
$16,500.  Honorable mention prizes will include a Revell/Crayola prize package
containing: limited edition print by Sam Bass, Revell apparel, Crayola
products and a Revell ProFinish Model Kit.
    All entries for the Revell ProFinish "Lead the Field" Design Contest must
be submitted by July 1, 1999.  Entry forms are available in specially marked
packages of Revell ProFinish Model Kits, by mail, and on the company's Web
site at http://www.revell-monogram.com.
    Revell-Monogram, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer and distributor
of plastic model kits and scale model collectible replicas.  Revell-Monogram
and ProModeler brands encompass more than 350 products and are available at
mass merchandise, toy and hobby stores nationwide.  Information on these kits
as well as the entire line of Revell-Monogram model kits can be found on the
Internet at http://www.revell-monogram.com.
    CONTACT:  Molly Renehan of Braithwaite Communications, 215-564-3200,
ext. 10, for Revell-Monogram