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11-18-2010, 11:23 AM | #1 | |
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Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
Today I bought the new Ferrari 458 Italia from Revell. Most people have waited for this kit because the Fujimi kit is not much detailed and very simplified.
Maybe this is useable for those of you that consider buying this kit. It contains 111 parts if i must believe the text on the box. The kit contains an engine. The parts do look nice but there is still room for some extra detailing. The brakes looks very silly so I think I'll add some PE brakes or drill out the holes. The interiorparts also looks very good. One of the things that catches my eyes are the nice seats! They are 2 pieces but the look very cool. The clearparts nice and shiny: And the chrome parts. The chrome looks very thick but I think the parts are still useable. Removing the chrome is not needed i think. The body looks fantastic. There are a few moldlines but easy to sand. The body is one piece so no separate bumpers. The wheels are always an issue by Revell. Why can't they make just normal wheels and tyres like Aoshima or Fujimi :evil_lol: Off course the wheels are 2 pieces. This time they look pretty good anyway. Normally the wheels are undersized but now they look fine. The rubber tyres are a bit to ''high'' i think. I don't know how accurate the details are, and how it is compared to the Fujimi 458 kit but I think this Revell kit is worth all his money (21 euro). All parts do look great, there is enough space for extra detail and I think every Ferrari fanatic must buy this kit instead of the Fujimi kit. The only CONS i discoverd are the wheels I think. That is something Revell needs to improve, cause they are really putting themselfs in a higher quality the last years. Kris.
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11-18-2010, 12:20 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
Thanks for the pics. Yeah, when is Revell going to get with the program re: the wheels!
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11-18-2010, 01:35 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
Thank you very much for the little review.
Judging from the pictures there are plenty of positivies - the interior is probably the biggest. The brakes are exactly like they were on the test shots and are, predictably, beyond disappointing. What really gets me is that sometimes Revell get them spot on, but sometimes we get the toyish silliness (this and the Superamerica come to mind). Even their friggin' boxart shows accurate brake discs... The two-part wheels are not a deal-breaker but again it seems just silly that Revell would continue with these - the "Japanese" way not only works better but actually seems easier to produce. Oh well. I was also hoping for separate parts for the mesh areas near the tail lights but alas. At the end of the day in order to get a good model one again has to combine the two kits on the market, I'd say. Knowing you I assume you have already started the kit?
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11-18-2010, 02:57 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
Nice Review, thanks a lot...
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11-18-2010, 03:21 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
I can tell by looking at just the parts that this kit (mostly) blows away the Fujimi kit. To smithereens. Thanks for the pics
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11-18-2010, 08:22 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
I will get it. I like the shape of this one.
EDIT: after driving it in the GT5 demo, I NEED this kit!! The wheels are going on something else altogether!! Last edited by tonioseven; 11-22-2010 at 09:19 AM. |
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11-18-2010, 09:27 PM | #7 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
looks great! especially the interiors only the tires a bit thick and the brake look like toy, but one thing i really don't understand is why revell make the wheel 2 pieces? looks weird
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11-19-2010, 04:54 AM | #8 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
Revell's worst drawbacks are the silly plate chassis with strange wheel wells, two part wheels and wrong body proportions. Their fewrraris have been always too narrow in comparikson with Tamiya cars (see the Modena and Enzo). I would forget about the first two points as their are always remdies for them. However, a wrong body look is a wrong look that cannot be corrected no matter how detailed the model is.
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Revell's 360...terrible. Revell's F430...not bad, not great. Revell's Superamerica...don't buy the Fujimi! Totally not worth it. Revell's 612...assembly issues, but the worst is the too-wide rear track. Still looks good finished. Revell California...very decent. The two-piece wheels look strange, but if you actually strip the chrome and build/detail them nicely, they look quite good on the models. I was shocked at how good my Superamerica looks built OOB, all I did was cut the front axle stubs a bit to easily lower the front end a bit. Sometimes builders get so wrapped up in complaining about something without knowing the whole story...Fujimi's 458 wheels are too big, tires are too thick/square, the front brakes are significantly smaller than the rear...yes, nicer brake engraving, but the heart of the design is incorrect. Fujimi's seats have huge sink marks. Fujimi's glass is horrible. Fujimi's body had sink marks and some very difficult mold lines.
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
With good prep on all parts and detail kits, newer Revell's build up really nicely. I'm sure the wheels will look good when stripped, and its even conceivable to remove the spokes from the inner wheel part for a more realistic look. But, those tire's sidewalls are pretty darn thick!
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11-19-2010, 10:17 AM | #11 | |
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
That looks good. Glad I waited, but I still think I will get both kits to make one frankenstein-model.
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
one of my biggest gripes with Revell kits, especially their Ferrari is the way they mold the lower A-Arms flat onto the chassis plate.
with that said, like the other issues with their kits, it isn't really a deal breaker and one of these days, I'll get around to removing them and modelling it properly.
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Re: Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)
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So, if you want an accurate body, you'd normally "avoid" Tamiya (or combine Tamiya's chassis and interior with a body made by another manufacturer). |
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Many modelers think that Tamiya is right and others wrong just because they like the wide look more, however that is often not the right proportion. |
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