How i hate Revell

[M4tt83]

Originally posted by Lowryda
...but no one told me that Tamiya made a FC RX7 so now I'm pissed off...

You should really do more research rather than blaming other people. I have a pictorial list of every single Tamiya kit in their 1/24th scale sports car range and it has proved invaluable.

Here is the link in case you're interested.

[supratuner]

I kind alike revell,its the only kits i can get in my area with out spending a lot of money, and i really dont see that many mistakes, but their pontiac GTO has a lot and their Saleen mustang has a lot

[phase5]

i don't seem to have any probs with revell kits but then i dont always make the kit as per instructions and even when they are a bit of a prob
it becomes a challenge to fix or my fav to modify

[SirWelshy]

has built many revell kits but never finds any big probs that a little sanding can't fix, i'm building a revell mustang gtx "7/eleven" right now and other than the boot lip being a bent, theres nothing else wrong with the kit n the kit is like 15yrs old

[primera man]

I think there newer kits are alot better then there older one's but still need alot work on them if you are judging it with a Tamiya kit

They do need alot for sanding, testing the fitting of parts etc to make a good kit.....but i beleive that with some good time spent on any model you can turn it into a masterpiece i
If you a willing to spend the time and put the effort into a Revell kit it will IMO turn out looking great

[SirWelshy]

and if u say revell is a bad matching parts up dont try airfix they 20times worse

[Veyron]

You've got to remember that is a reboxed Hasegawa kit, tooled in the same fashion as all their car kits. No Hasegawa car kit that I've built went together without a fuss.

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Like P-Man said, Revell's newest stuff is very good, and every modern Revell kit I've built has fit together quite well.

Don't forget that they cost 1/3 as much as Tamiya kits. Therefore their body molds aren't going to be as crisp, you'll spend a bit more time getting the mold lines taken care of and cleaning up the body in general. And don't confuse new Revell USA stuff w/Revell AG stuff, there's no comparison...the European Revell kits are simply not as well executed, especially the body molds...my Z8 and Modena Spider have horrible mold lines, sink marks to deal with. The Minis I built were better, but had other minor problems that you don't see in Revell USA kits.

My ITR fit together as well as any Tamiya kit, and engraving under the hood, on the chassis and interior in some cases exceeded that of Tamiya. It was only on the body mold (which was pretty good) and wheels/tires where I could see the "price difference" between Revell and Tamiya.

The old BMW kit was originally made in 1981. The old Revell models are quite decent if you have patience and a few good modeling skills to deal with the minor issues. The kind of stuff every good modeler should learn along the way. I see a distinct lack of patience amongst some people here that whine and bitch about Revell stuff as if it's all crap, which is totally untrue.

Get your modeling skills and techniques polished and even a bad kit can look fantastic. My Fujimi F355 comes to mind there...it sucked worse than any Revell kit made in the last 30 years. And that includes Revell of Germany, not just Revell USA who makes far, far better models than Revell of Germany. What I learned in the past 15 years made my crappy Fujimi F355 come out much nicer looking than my Tamiya Testarossa (a FAR better kit) I built about 15 years ago and was impressed as hell with how it came out...then.

Now, if Revell would only make certain cars 1/24th instead of 1/25th I'd be satisfied...

[hirofkd]

>Veyron
It's not tooled by Hasegawa.

[Veyron]

Originally posted by hirofkd
>Veyron
It's not tooled by Hasegawa.

Dragon?

[CWBETB]

AMT/Ertl was by far the worst kits I have ever built, cheap plastic "to thin" and the damn bodys/frame seemed to be twisted. Also the wheels/tires looked cheap as hell

[joecwlaw]

I did a Revell Benz 190E 23-16 in 1990. it was totally a crap. The wheels cannot turn at all and the steering and wheel parts are wrong in the menu......

Revell is the worst.

[clatescivicr]

Maybe its the modeler not the model

I think the people that complain more about Revell are people who have been modeling for a long time and are more "picky" about how the car looks and since some companies may make a kit that is "easier" to put together, companies that require a little bit more time and patience are considered horrible when they are cheaper. I could see people complaining about building box stock but if your modifying it you should have the skills to easily fit the "problems" with the kit.

[Mainomega]

Im to lazy to look at who said something like, if you use your modelling skills you can make it better.

Attached is one of my tires. This is the awesome level revell gives us. Maybe the '97 BMW 316i came with 3 regular Michelin, and 1 no name, smaller, super slick used tire tube.

And, my bottom frame is twisted to.

Revell I love you ! Oh, i use to like in skokie,IL which was like 2 mins away from their factory. I would always pass by it. Now i know where to send my complains

[hirofkd]

Originally posted by clatescivicr
Maybe its the modeler not the model

I think the people that complain more about Revell are people who have been modeling for a long time and are more "picky" about how the car looks and since some companies may make a kit that is "easier" to put together, companies that require a little bit more time and patience are considered horrible when they are cheaper. I could see people complaining about building box stock but if your modifying it you should have the skills to easily fit the "problems" with the kit.

Anyone can make a decent model if it's Tamiya. That's the policy of Tamiya, and tooling cost is spent to make sure the kit meets Tamiya's own standard of quality.
Although other manufacturers need some work, it's got more enjoyable factor, and there's a chance of distinguishing your model from others, because the modeler can decide the workload, ie box stock, lightly enhanced, heavily corrected, etc etc.
Any plastic model is workable, compared to one resin kit I bought. It was a total piece of ****.