I will never buy another Revell...

[mickbench]

Well that’s the playstation generation for you. They will go to great lengths to ensure they have time to shot, crash and jump around in video games, but won’t spend a few hours learning how to paint and glue something together.

It’s just the lazy generation of kids we are now seeing. TV, Video Games, Mobile phones it’s all created to keep kids out of mum’s way..!! Sadly even though many will perhaps disagree with what I’ve just said, it’s true..

Anyhow, back to Revell I think they offer great subjects, and if the time is invested they build into a nice model. And anyhow, I’m working on a model from Revell right now and the decals are easily the best I’ve worked with. Very forgiving, and register will with setting solutions.

Also Revell are the only company to offer affordable F1 kits at the moment, even though they are only 1/24 at £14 for a up to date F1 kit you can’t really complain too much. I’ve got the Revell Ferrari 2003 GA with all sorts of aftermarket goodies and it should make a decent model if I can complete it..!!

[bigfrit]

Originally Posted by 360spider

And relax - its a hobby!

Hmm, thinking back at some of your models, I think it's more of a serious mental problem you have there, sir!



Oh and a little afterthought, what would keep revell from releasing a really superbly molded, detailed, carbonfibre-decalled, super-de-luxe (w.PE) model, which could be branded as something like "revell de luxe" , costing about the same price in the US as an imported tamiya kit.

Just think of it, the higher price would be more of a profitable margin then 5 or so lesser priced kits, while the quality would be very high and the extra price would make room for higher licencing fees.

Just another of those random thoughts.

Oli

[blubaja]

IT'S YOU!!! heh..you just seem to have bad luck. Get someone else to buy the kits for you. I hate that tho. U know..it really sucks on a 1:1 when you have the wrong glass adn have to tell the customer they have to wait for the correct glass to get there. Especially in the rain Revell loves you. They are just misguided sometimes.

[DJ_Merle]

I've been modeling since I was 12 and now I'm 17. I've only started building japanese kits for roughly 2 years, before that it was revell all the way. AMT every so often but slowly decreased due to bad fitments. But it's odd, I have the Ecto 1A made in 1989 and it was an amazing fit! No problems what so ever. But when I started building the 1/16 Cobra, I had alot of issues. But in the end it all works out! Take your time, and you'll be satisfied!

[JTRACING]

I prefer Revell & AMT kits. They make the cars that I like to build. And if you take your time any of their kits can look great.

I only build a Tamiya kit if I want to do an F1 car or something. tamiya is way too expensive.

[mickbench]

Tamiya model kits in the UK are a little pricey as well. I can pick up a Revell 2003 GA and Revell C5R for the price of a Tamiya Subaru Rally Japan 2005. Tamiya are best brought from HLJ or search around on ebay.

Tamiya paints in the UK are also pricey, so it's not just the model kits that cost, their supplies do as well... Their new line of P/E tools although good are very pricey.. I mean I paid £11 for a pair of P/E cutters. They are just precission tin snips.. Little pricey but are very good.

[ATMDC]

Its not really the fitment issues that bother me because those can be easily fixed, but what i'm saying is when you spend a long time into making a model look nice and then they give me the wrong windshield which is a major part, but then i have to pay for their mistake, thats a pain in the ass, because then this 15 dollar model turns into a 30 dollar model.

[drunken monkey]

.....but yet we never complain when they accidentally pack in extra parts.....

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by ATMDC

Its not really the fitment issues that bother me because those can be easily fixed, but what i'm saying is when you spend a long time into making a model look nice and then they give me the wrong windshield which is a major part, but then i have to pay for their mistake, thats a pain in the ass, because then this 15 dollar model turns into a 30 dollar model.

It would make sense to buy your models from places that will accept returns. At least one online shop (Hobby Heaven) will take care of problems like that if you bought it from them. You should always take a good look at any model you buy when it's brand new and make sure it's got the right parts. I've had Tamiya kits w/missing parts too. It happens to every company. At least Revell offers spares...they used to be free, but too many people took advantage of that to fill up their parts boxes. AMT offers zero customer service; they tell you to take the kit back to where you bought it. I know I go through every model when I get it to make sure that the parts are all correct and included.

[mickbench]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

It would make sense to buy your models from places that will accept returns. At least one online shop (Hobby Heaven) will take care of problems like that if you bought it from them. You should always take a good look at any model you buy when it's brand new and make sure it's got the right parts. I've had Tamiya kits w/missing parts too. It happens to every company. At least Revell offers spares...they used to be free, but too many people took advantage of that to fill up their parts boxes. AMT offers zero customer service; they tell you to take the kit back to where you bought it. I know I go through every model when I get it to make sure that the parts are all correct and included.

Yep.. Gotta agree. Check the model before building, ensure all the parts are there and are correct.. I've had issues with Tamiya kits, Honda RA272 had a ruined engine part. Mold was wrong.

Tamiya offer replacements FOC, but you sometimes get questions asked, and they are not always keen to send FOC. And I can understand Revell wanting to cut out the greedy sods trying to fill up their parts box..

[ATMDC]

yea i understand that, but somethings you wont know are wrong until you put the model together, like you cant just look at a windsheild and say, oh thats not for this car. you wouldnt know until you go to put it together, and i dont know about you, but i dont take the windsheild out of the plastic until its time to go on because it will get dirty.

[hks_kansei]

i usually buy Tamiya over revell, simply because they both cost the same so i go for the better product.

[M1CRO]

While I fully understand your comments ATMDC about the revell kits... I too could add personally If your able to deal with the little extras like, the windshield issue or the Diablo which has a body thats totally out of shape and doesnt fit the chassis or the 206 which has headlights for a ford focus well its only gonna be the better more experienced modeller who can make something of it.
Also when you change to a Tamiya-Hasegawa-Fujimi kit after building a few revells, well its good experience i think.

Some Revell kits I have made seem to be higher quality than others... maybe the dude who injects the plastic properly only works certain days of the week.

M1CRO

[tonioseven]

I will refer you the yellow-texted statement in my signature. Perhaps you should get in a bit more practice time building and strengthening your skills instead of complaining. Just my

[ATMDC]

i still dont see what an incorect windshield has to do with skills, its not like this is my first model or i have only bought revell kits instead of tamiya, hasegawa, aoshima, fujimi, or whoever else, i know they all have their problems, but when something is unfixable and only replaceable, its kind of a pain in the ass when your not the kind of person that really has the money to be dishing out on things like that.