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10-24-2007, 01:14 PM
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Revell Audi R8 out in Europe- first views with pics - 56K users BEWARE
Just paid a visit to my local Hobbycraft in the UK (same as Hobby Lobby but twice as expensive) and they had the new Revell Audi R8 sitting alone on a shelf. Price was £14.99 GBP which I expect is going to be Europe's MSRP.
First impressions: 106 pieces. The body and interior are molded in silver grey, like the R10. The chassis and engine however are molded in a lighter grey. The wheels are 2 piece chromed and another fret for the clear parts. Tires look like the standard Revell street tires used in the Ferrari kits (though I haven't checked the tread pattern  ) Decals are well printed "in Italy" and have 6 different European number plates and 1 display plate. I only mention this as Revell were keen to point this out on the box  Brake discs actually look like they should and the engine is just screaming for some superdetailing (watch the skies for those photo etch masterpieces). It's nice to see a model released as the 1:1 is hitting the streets and I reckon a lot of folks will like this kit. Enough details to make a good OOB build but with just enough to tantalise those wanting to go further. I'll try and get some photos up once I can recharge the camera battery 
Last edited by Happy Martian; 10-24-2007 at 03:52 PM. Reason: Changed thread title to warn about excessive picture sizes 
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10-24-2007, 01:35 PM
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Re: Revell Audi R8 out in Europe
o pictures plz....
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10-24-2007, 03:50 PM
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Re: Revell Audi R8 out in Europe
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           The only fret not shown is the glazing as there's not much to see in the pic  A couple of close-ups: The brakes  The Chassis pan 
Last edited by Jay!; 10-25-2007 at 04:23 PM. Reason: image spacing
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10-24-2007, 05:00 PM
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Re: Revell Audi R8 out in Europe
Sorry DB, that was the one pic I forgot to show. No CF.
 The markings along the bottom of the sheet look more like grill decals than CF and the parts themselves have a slightly raised hexagonal texture.
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10-24-2007, 07:02 PM
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Re: Revell Audi R8 out in Europe
is that during the burning, while it was soaked in foam or afterwards?
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10-24-2007, 07:26 PM
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Re: Revell Audi R8 out in Europe
Looks good! I saw one of these yesterday at my local Audi dealership, in black, sitting in the dark with it's LED front 'parking' lights on - it looked plain evil.
Quick note on the decals - isn't the GB numberplate wrong? An A-reg plate like that is from early 80's isn't it? Shouldn't it be an 07-reg or 57-reg? I also like decal #16 - why would Audi put a pair of scissors on the 'quattro' badge? ;-)
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