Just got the new Revell Ferrari 360 Spider

[wkma7six]

Hey I just picked this up last night and got to painting the body. Here's some pics of the body.


The kit isn't that great. I expected a bit more, but it turned out OK. The details are very simplified and some are very inaccurate- scale proportion wise. Things like the steering F1 style paddle shifters are missing, the shifter on the console looks like a big hammer instead of a tiny little T shaped thing that Ferrari uses. Don't expect photo etched Ferrari badges and logos in the Revell kits!
The engine bay itself consists of 4 main engine pieces and one of the reservoirs next to the induction plenums is missing. There is usually two that I've seen. The engine cover doesn't open like the Tamiya kit. For you suspension guys who like to lower cars, you'd love this kit. It has no suspensions arms, but the front wheels can be positioned.
As far as decals go, they're made by Cartograf and seem very well done. This kit contains 69 pieces and requires quite a bit of work on the body to bring out some body lines. This is no Tamiya kit! It is half the price though. It can be made to look well if you have the patience. I think I'll be done with mine in a few days time.
Sorry for the long post, but just thought I'd like to let you guys know if you were considering this kit. BTW, I do have the Tamiya versions of the 360 for comparison. Oh, this thing originates from Revell of Germany. Just like the New Mini and the BMW Z8.
-Walter

[Jay!]

What kind/color paint is that?

[ales]

And what kind of paint do the instructions suggest you use on the titanium door inserts?

[turbos86]

From your pics, the body actually looks pretty decent~ Half the price of the Tamiya one? that's still alot

[Honoturtle]

I didn't know Revell made a 360. Oh well, half the price half the quality. Yah I guess it's half-decent. Nice color by the way

[Honoturtle]

Wait a minute, I just checked www.revell-monogram.com and this car is under $19.50.

[flyonthewall]

Doesn't look too bad judging by the body. Excellent paint work, love the colour, what is it?

[Purpura Delujo]

You all should stop knocking revell! I think they make sweet kits, well before they started manufacturing them in..CHINA! of all places. AMT make good kits aswell, you all buy too many imports i tell ya BUY MORE STEEL!

[primera man]

Thanks for the good write up about the kit.
They have just got them in here and i've been thinking of getting one but didnt want to pay heaps for the Tamiya kit

[Vric]

Originally posted by primera man
i've been thinking of getting one but didnt want to pay heaps for the Tamiya kit

Do you a favor and buy one.. This is probablye the best Tamiya Kit I see yet (work in progress )

[erix7]

Actually the Revell Germany kits of the Ferrari 360 look like the patterns were
made by Italeri.
Nice kits considering the price, but if you
can find a Tamiya 360 cheap, you're better of.

Speaking of cheap Tamiya kits, what happened
to Ryuluk the Hong Kong guy who was selling
a lot of cheap Tamiya kits on eBay ??

-- Eric.

[Vric]

Originally posted by erix7
Speaking of cheap Tamiya kits, what happened
to Ryuluk the Hong Kong guy who was selling
a lot of cheap Tamiya kits on eBay ??

-- Eric.

Hahahe he got banned for very negative feelback..... Didn't ship stuff, item received broken etc....

I don't know why ppl say it's cheap.. ok it's 10$, but you need to add 10$ for shipping BY MODEL (he don'T want to combine kit)

20$ each model... go on www.etamiya.com... not that bad !

[wkma7six]

Jay, Fly: The color is a mix of Testor's Model Master enamel. The primary colors are chrome silver and saphire blue metallic and a clear top coat mixed with a bit of green pearl powder. I tried to duplicate a frost/ ice blue of a 360 I saw in the streets of Los Angeles. The body required a bit of work with putty and a nail file to make body lines more visible. Also the panel lines were very faint and my panel scriber got a lot of use on this kit for the body to look the way it does.

Lowriders4life: I don't think any of us are knocking Revell. I actually enjoy them more than Tamiya kits SOMETIMES. They allow any modeler that has the patience to hone their skills through the repair of their imperfections. The Tamiya kits do look nicer and are finely molded, but they get to be a bore for me when built box stock-thats why some of us challenge ourselves by doing something other than "box stock". For me, the satisfaction of improving a piece of "imperfection" is much more rewarding when done properly. I think Murco ( another AF member ) said something to the tone of, "Revell kits are for the craftsman and the Tamiya kits are made for the painters". It was something like that-does anyone remember? I totally believe in this.

Here are some more pics of the parts and box. The back portion of the seats are hollow. Gonna have to make a filler.

[Midnight Racer]

All I have built are Revell kits and I got no complaints.For the price there great kits.

[Zwaag]

I think I wanna get one and make it into a street racer/import tuner style car