I will never buy another Revell...

[ATMDC]

I am so sick of their crappyness, they have some good cars sometimes but what good are they if they suck, I finnaly finished my EK, and then whadda ya know the damn windsheild isnt for the hatch, its for the coupe, man i was so pissed off, sorry for the rant, i was just ticked. is there anyway they would send me a replacement? i heard they dont do it any more.

[mickbench]

I too had a rant about Revell kits the other week. TBH, they are bad, but I'm told no worse then some other kits, and sometimes better then Tamiya but AMT and MPC are even worse then Revell, or so I'm told.

Sometimes it depends on the kit. I'm working on a Revell Cobra, and it's not a bad kit TBH. Parts a little messy, chrome was crap, but on the whole OK.

[Jaymes]

Revell kits are more challenging to make to look good, but they have an interesting variety and some good stuff, plus they're cheap! Their newer kits seem to be better though, like the SRT-10. Plus your case sounds like a packaging error, which can happen even with Tamiya.

[ATMDC]

i dunno, just every revell kit ive had has been warped/mising parts/ horrible fitment/ bubbles in chrome parts....etc. but i see what you mean for the packaging error, do you think that they would send me one? I'd hate to waste my time for nothing.

[white97ex]

I have never had as big a problem with revell as you guys have. But then again, I've only built one tamiya kit and it was a bike. Sure they have their little flaws. some engineering errors here and there, but it happens. If you want to build a lot of the modern and especially the older american muscle cars, you don't have a choice. some claim that amt and mpc are worse. but, if you want a higher detail and not really any more parts than a revell amt is the way to go. The require a little more clean up and finess but great finished products.

[drnitrus]

you can just go to their site and order your needed parts. They charge $3 shipping and you can order up to 10 pieces.

[360spider]

Never say never...
And relax - its a hobby!

[cooltc2004]

Like drnitrus said, you can goto their website and order replacement parts.

The MPC kit Im building right now is actually fantasic, yeah there was flash and molding lines EVERYWHERE, but its detail is fantastic. The model itself was made in 1977 so I guess I could understand the molding lines and flash.

[americanmuscleman]

iv built atleast 40 revell kits and havent had a serious problem with any. sure their not as good as tamiya but their somtimes 1/4 the price and its the only way u can get the american cars

[99civichic]

Yall are expecting the quality of a $50 model for $10! It doesn't work that way! It's like me expecting the interior fit, quality and performance of a Ferrari out of my Honda Civic! Revell rocks. I've never had a serious issue with a Revell kit that wasn't my own fault (lack of prep usually)

[dag65]

I am not sure where you guys are getting your kits , I have never had these issues with Revell. IF you want something thats absolutely perfect and takes no skill though I suggest you switch to collecting die casts!!!!!!!!!

[Fkouch]

Originally Posted by dag65

IF you want something thats absolutely perfect and takes no skill though I suggest you switch to collecting die casts!!!!!!!!!

Which is exactly what kids are doing..

[dag65]

Originally Posted by Fkouch

Which is exactly what kids are doing..

So true, its a real shame that most kids lack the creative juices these days. Too many conveniences these days, everyone expects things to be done for them.

[D_LaMz]

the 612 kit is great though

[americanmuscleman]

not all kids though lol, im 15, i started when i was 13, and i dont think i would ever buy a diecast model, they to expensive and i can put more detail in a model then most diecasts have