Revell Ferrari 458 Italia (view inside the box)

[iceracer1]

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.

[BVC500]

Thanks for the pics. Yeah, when is Revell going to get with the program re: the wheels!

[ales]

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?

[gtziaf]

Nice Review, thanks a lot...

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

I can tell by looking at just the parts that this kit (mostly) blows away the Fujimi kit. To smithereens. Thanks for the pics

[tonioseven]

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!!

[Entau]

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

[Khier]

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.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by Khier

Their ferraris have been always too narrow in comparison 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.

Revell's Enzo is as dimensionally identical as Tamiya's...you can completely interchange the engine cover from each one. Revell's Enzo is a fine kit; nobody would complain about it if it weren't for Tamiya's much more detailed kit. Both Revell and Tamiya have an incorrect vertical body panel line cut in the front end skirt detail ahead of the front wheel opening, behind the front fascia. Only Fujimi got it right.

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.

[BVC500]

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!

[360spider]

That looks good. Glad I waited, but I still think I will get both kits to make one frankenstein-model.

[BVC500]

Originally Posted by 360spider

That looks good. Glad I waited, but I still think I will get both kits to make one frankenstein-model.

I think you just need to order the brakes, wheels and tires from the parts dept at HLJ.

[drunken monkey]

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.

[hirofkd]

Originally Posted by Khier

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.

You are one of many victims of the common and incorrect notion that Tamiya always makes the best model. The truth is, Tamiya's car bodies are almost always inaccurate. FD3S is too fat and lacks elegance, R35's fenders are too side, the curves around the rear fender of the DBS are over-exaggerated and lacks harmony toward the rear end. Front cowl of Famiya's F40 is the worst of all 1/24 kits. And like ZoomZoom said, Enzo kits are dimensionally identical between Tamiya, Revell and Fujimi.
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).

[jano11]

Originally Posted by Khier

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.

Tamiya tends to make the scale model bodies too wide. The only way to know who did it right is to measure and compare to the real car width/24.
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.