Tamiya vs. Revell - Let's get it on!!

[Purpura Delujo]

Originally posted by MaxSE
compare the tamiya tires (tyres) to the revell ones.....enough said! IMO i think my cars perform better on rubber than plastic!! the hell with revell!

Dude, your models dont go anywhere, and if you are talking about your real car that has nothing to do with this topic....Who cares what tyre quality is like, at least Revell can make a good whitewall, i don't even think Tamiya extend their range to that. Your not going to sit there all day rubbing your models tires now...Are you?

[Tricksterpan]

I go with most people, I just pick the car I want reguardless of the company, I like mainly foriegn cars so I build many more Tamiya than Revell. To me sometimes engines dont matter, just one more thing for me to screw up, but I still am new at this and trying to learn, so maybe it will change anyway build whatever makes you happy.

[MaxSE]

original post by lowriders4life:

Dude, your models dont go anywhere, and if you are talking about your real car that has nothing to do with this topic....Who cares what tyre quality is like, at least Revell can make a good whitewall, i don't even think Tamiya extend their range to that. Your not going to sit there all day rubbing your models tires now...Are you?

who care what tires are like!??!? let me ask you this: what is a scale modeller's ideal?...well if you don't know here's the answer: making the margin of real to fake as close as possible. from what i can observe the large majory of patrons of this forum try their absolute hardest to fullfill the above statement... getting to the point that i'm trying to make, tires are half the kit!!! another thing is tire detail is sureal on the tamiya/fujimi(aftermarket) rubber, revell doesn't even come close, if those black plastic rings are what they call a tire set... fawk ... oh and one more thing lowrider4life the example that i used for tire comparison in my original post was used in the figurative sence... you obviouly did not get it!

ps: that's simply one of many aspects to where jap kits beat out u.s kits...there are many more but too many to mention. the best way to some it up: quality(tamiya) vs. quantity(revell).

[Jay!]

I agree that it doesn't matter what the tires are made of, as long as they look like the real thing. If you can make plastic look like rubber, good on you!

I mean, we're trying to make plastic look like steel, aluminum, glass, etc., right?

[Purpura Delujo]

Stress less! I do model making for a hobby, something to do...Something to keep me occupied, Most of us here aren't exactly a Pro Modeller (with the exception of a few). I don't particulary care what my tires look like, tread on a model is nothing to me...Oooo look, it has chucks of rubber/vinyl, how realistic. I am not a Pro modeller and I seriously don't care about the quality of my model, I buy it for what it is, not what the brand is. The last thing I have to say is that I don't care how good the quality of my model is now because i'm going to get rid of them eventually. I'm just putting in my opinion, and it simply is I dont care about quality.

[Ranger_X]

Originally posted by snowboarder
Revell models separate the men from the boys, but i'd rather be a boy and finish the model without finishing off my advil supply.

No my friend, AMT models seperate the men from the boys.

I think that lightning I've been working on has taken about 5 years off my life


Anyway, I think sugarcaddy summed up all my feelings with this:

"I like both manufactures for different reasons and hate them for completly different reasons! LOL"

[erix7]

Originally posted by MaxSE
compare the tamiya tires (tyres) to the revell ones.....enough said! IMO i think my cars perform better on rubber than plastic!! the hell with revell!

There's three types of model tires I know of:
- softened polystyrene, those will soften model parts over time and may damage
kit parts and decals in the box. Softened polystyrene may harden and crack over time.
- synthetic rubber, looks good when new but will turn whitish and crumble over time.
- vinyl, doesn't look as realistic as rubber straight out of the box but is harmless and will not age.
Oh and there's the solid wheel-with-tire variety of course :hehehe:

-- Eric.

[sugarcaddy]

How funny that I should get quoted!
I found another problem I have with Tamiya cars-if you F up the paint job on them you feel really bad because you spent $25-30 bucks on it as opposed to a $10 Revell I don't feel so bad when I screw up a paint job! Whats up with that??:finger:

Scott

[Purpura Delujo]

Originally posted by Ranger_X

AMT models seperate the men from the boys.

My green 68 Stang was an AMT/ERTL, It was one of the best kits I have ever done, easy and quick assembly and very good fittings, quite good strength in the plastic and nice detailing! I had NO problems with it at all, besides I screwed up the paint just a lil....but I touched that up quite well......It hasn't broken at all in transport unlike my newer Revell model, which was made in China Why can't they still make em in the US, like the good ol' days.

[bvia]

Airfix/Heller kits seperate the assemblers from the modelers ;-)>
Bill
:bandit:

[XR6 Martin]

AMT kits seem to be a mixed bag, the 97 Cobra I didnt have any troubles with, but the 95 Camaro the fit of the parts was pretty ordinary (in particular the body)

[Murco]

Originally posted by MaxSE

that's simply one of many aspects to where jap kits beat out u.s kits...there are many more but too many to mention. the best way to some it up: quality(tamiya) vs. quantity(revell).

Ok, it seems a few of us didn't get the point of this thread. The model is irrelenvent, it's all in the builder.......
I have taken dog-pile kits and made national contest winners from them. I have also taken the most expensive, exquisite kits and turned them into dog-piles!
EVERY kit has it's good and bad points. It's up to the builder to either paint-up a pretty shelf-queen, or build a jaw-dropping contest monster.
Here is my latest $8.00 Revell kit's engine.........


I look forward to seeing you all on the contest tables!

[Murco]

Originally posted by ales
I've never built a Revell kit (other than the formula one kit from Revell Germany and hated it to the guts), but I think I will soon.

Most Revell-Germany kits are former Fujimi or Tamiya kit molds!

[tazdev]

still not confident in my abiltiy to MAKE things fit without breaking them so - For now I stick with Tamyia or Veilside Aoshima kits

[Murco]

Here's another Revell engine, albeit with some added detail. Wipe the drool from your chins!

Hmmm, must be the builder!!