What are your impressions of Revell's releases for 2024? Which kits do you think you will buy, and are there any stand-out hits you think they'll have? Let me know in the comments below!
Well if I could there are quite a few kits I would like to get from them.i just wish I had the money to buy,but if I could the 350 sub that is the platinum Revell does have good details with there platinum series.also would not mind the b 25 h if it is newer then the older monogram molds......
I'm sorry to say, but nothing I've seen here really tickles my fancy. Which is a shame, since I've built a lot of Revell kits (and Airfix) as a kid in the seventies. But after discovering and falling in love with 1/35 scale Tamiya kits in 1980, I haven't touched neither of them anymore 😞Alex, which is your favorite Revell kit in 1/35 AFV?
@@MikeUSA67 To be honest, I've never made a 1/35th AFV tooled by Revell - the only one I even have from them is the Bedford QL which is an old Peerless Max kit. Their 1/72nd armour from the mid 1990s is excellent, so I'm hoping that Jaguar 1 in 35th is of the same quality!
Yeah I missed the MOnogram kit when doing my research (Sclaemates being pernickety about how you format things!)...it does seem more likely it's the mOnogram kit, which is a shame because a Revell/Tamiya association would have been interesting!
@@MannsModelMoments Yup that's definitely the old monogram kit , I( built it during lockdown and it's a challenging but not impossible kit . The old revell boxing used to have decals for two captured examples including a british marked one that crashed near Farnborough killing the pilot and a headmaster of a local school , whose house it crashed into while avoiding hitting the school. The crash was caused by the rear engine catching fire and burning through the control cables.
it certainly is the Monogram... those weird squashed figures are a dead giveaway. It's not a bad kit per se but it certainly shows its age. Could definitely be bashed into a very nice model
22:30 The 77 Chevy Street Pickup is 1/25 Scale. It's the 2wd version the was originally issued in Black, it was also yellow and again in white and came with a race boat. The 1/24 version one you're thinking of is the Monogram one that is a 4x4.
My understanding of the way Revell approaches their car kits is that in the US they used the 1/25 scale for a long time and in Europe and Japan they use 1/24. Because of this and the fact that they inherited the Monogram range of vehicle toolings which are mostly 1/25 scale, when they do new US subject vehicles they stick to the 1/25 scale as it's likely to appeal more in the US market as it would fit in with collections that modellers in the US already have. As for us in Europe we just put up with having 1/24 and 1/25 kits made along side. The thing is they are close enough in scale that you can put them together and they don't look too out of place with each other.
Yeah most US model car manufactures (AMT, Johan etc) use(d) 1/25. Revell actually have a huge range of older subjects including custom and race cars etc in that scale. Monogram used 1/24 for some reason which made them an outlier. Just like with their other subjects the Monogram models are quite a bit nicer than the old Revell kits of the same age with generally low parts count, good fit and nice transparencies. So I guess nowadays Revell tool to 1/24 for international audiences or 1/25 for American. They still sell a different range of models in the US than Europe.
Do they sell a different range in the US though? Do you have any evidence for that? The company is owned by an investment group, so I really doubt that is the case these days
@@MannsModelMoments From my limited knowledge and research, Revell was originally a US based company which later merged with Monogram using the company name of Revell/Monogram and then there is the german Revell which I believe acted autonomously as a subsidiary of the US company. Revell/Monogram ceased to exist in 2018 following Hobbico going bankrupt. Revell Germany was bought out by Quantum Capital Partners (QCP) and they also purchased a lot of the old Revell/Monogram molds, trademakrs and assets to combine with Revell Germany. QCP have since set up a new Revell USA in 2018 which acts to import kits from Revell Germany to the US market. So they do sell the Revell kits in the US but not as a seperate range like they did prior to 2018. I believe this is why we get a lot of US car kits in the range these days, I imagine unlike aircraft and tanks which have universal appeal, car kits have a more local appeal in different countries.
Monogram - Dornier Do 335 - 1/48 Scale Model Kit #74001 I thought I remembered building this when I was in the Air Force. It was a sparce kit, in the grand scheme of things. I was trying to "detail" it to not be so bland but, honestly, it may still be in a box unfinished in my stash. Happy Modeling to all!
The logic is that the metric system adapts perfectly to 1/24 which explains the European cars at this scale from many plastic kit manufacturers. Conversely, imperial measurements go more with 1/25 which explains US cars at this scale. I got these explanations from a magazine specializing in mini cars, magazines that I bought in 1980 to 1999.
The two 1/700 scale ships you asked us to identify are a Fletcher class destroyer and the Portland class cruiser USS Indianapolis... and if memory serves me well it is the old Matchbox kit.
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA Thank you for this look ahead from Revell Germany (Revell AG? GmbH?). An immediate concern: I must ask kit makers and retailers in publicising their new kit releases that represent a real vehicle, rather than showing us digital photographs of the actual vehicle (in this case, a 1982 Volkswagen T3 Camper [7:50], a 1979 Chevrolet Z-28 Camaro [8:09], a 1970 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 [8:43], a Leopard II A7V), showing us high-resolution digital photographs of the completed model would facilitate our efforts in assembly, painting, etc. At 11:25, regarding Revell’s 1:48th-scale kit of the Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair USN Carrier-Based Fighter, you note better kits from other manufacturers, including Tamiya. The Japanese company does make excellent 1:48th- and 1:32nd-scale kits of the early F4U series, though not (to my keen disappointment) of the F4U-4 late-war or the F4U-4B Korean War. However, Trumpeter manufactures a 1:32nd-scale F4U-4 kit, and Hobby Boss produces a 1:48th-scale kit of the fighter. From what I have read and heard, the former firm can make excellent-quality models, though their work over the years occasionally has proven uneven. I understand that Hobby Boss are a subsidiary of Trumpeter, and that they develop their molds from the designs the larger business developed (I may be in error as to the specific particulars of this arrangement). I cannot attest to the condition of design and manufacture of either of these kits, not having seen them. Still, I keenly hope that they are every bit as good as the best that the two are capable of offering us. I found a build review addressing this: “1/48 Hobby Boss F4U-4 Corsair (early version) Build” (Model Airplane Maker, no author credit, no publication date). The reviewer/builder asks “Do we finally have a Corsair -4 worth building?” He also reports, “Tamiya does not make a -4 but one can make a -4 out of a -1D Corsair with the help of a CMK conversion kit”, which is “what I did when I made my first -4 Corsair,” finding it “an unbelievable chore” . . . . “The resin shrunk and did not fit in key areas (flaps and cowl front!) and I had to buy Ultracast flaps in order to get any flap to fit. The end result was a solid ‘meh’ but I got my -4 into my collection”, showing digital photos immediately following. He summarises: “So do we have the definitive -4 Corsair in 1/48? Well, until Tamiya comes out with one, I think we do. There are well documented shortcomings with this kit (cowl shape, main gear door shape) but there are some excellent features as well. The plusses of this model are the cockpit, engine and the wing section. The minuses are the fit of the cockpit in the fuselage and the flaps/ailerons… but don’t worry, no one seems to get Corsair flaps installation. My issue with the kit is the asking price - at the time it was some 3x what I could get a Tamiya Corsair for.” One rather irregular issue that quite puzzles me of Revell’s 1:48th-scale Corsair kit: does the “Red Bulls” graphic refer to a squadron mascot or motif? I never have heard of this usage, so if it is true, I would like to learn more. Or is it some odd attempt at a contemporary product placement tie-in (we have here in the States a series of so-called “energy drinks” in various flavours under the brand label “Red Bull”); these have no affiliation with the Corsair, nor with anything even remotely similar, which makes inexplicable this application.
I’m kind of disappointed that no new PT Boat kits have been released, I know that some people are hoping to see PT like the Higgins 78 ft , Elco 77ft , and Vosper MTB in 1/72nd scale, would be a great addition to the current fleet of ships.
Revell and Monogram usually issued kits in 1:24. AMT and MPC favoured 1:25. Odds are that Revell or Monogram 1:25 kits cane from AMT or MPC molds acquired by R or M in the colorations in the 80s and 90s. The new tool kits appear to put the American subject in 1:25 likely to compete with AMT/MPC now owned by Round 2 while the European subject is in Revell's usual 1:24 scale.
I thought the same thing as he was speaking. As in the 70s I generally only built Monogram 1/48 scale airplanes, and I thought I remembered them having a 335 in the lineup.
As an armour modeller, I don’t care about almost anything on this list.The armour kits that will be available will probably be the regular Revell standard,so nothing on this list really interested me.Hope to see more future release videos.Thanks for the content Alex!
When I was young and all this were fields, I always thought Revell were a bit scattergun with their scales and they have not changed. I noticed they had some 1/144 kits which will suit my current 80s Cold War bent, but I expect them to be old moulds in new boxes.
The two 1/72 Arado kits are really nice, if you don't already have them (the nightfighter is a "what-if" though). Also, the ICM reboxed kits are usually cheaper than when ICM first releases them, so it's a good time to buy them.
Thanks for the look into upcoming year. With all the re-revelleases, was hoping for some of their 90's semi trucks that haven't yet. Oriental Express, etc. Guess the collector value will remain high.
I built two of the Monogram B-52's, one in 1970 that I modded to carry the X-15 and then another in 1976 built to rep a plane flown out of the Philippines between '69 and '72. If that kit is still available at a reasonable price, I might do one just for the memories.
Yeah and given that Disney owns the IP and how they've been gouging their customer base from Disney World? Yeah..... kinda surprised that they are still paying for the license.
I perused my revell kits in my stash. Apart from a 1/32 Spitfire and 1/72 F-15E every kit is a rebox of ICM, Eduard or Zvezda. I guess i am discerning after all or revell are mostly crap.
I have thrown more Revell kits in the bin than any other manufacturer. The last one was the Huey Hog about two weeks ago. Try fitting the front end onto a warped fuselage.
That 1/32 Meteor better be world class for that price.!.Revell better up their game..Airfix are making great progress..Italeri are looking to be trying better..Revell seems to be scared of taking a fresh new step..
This kit is marked as a platinum edition. So, in 99% we will find photo etched parts in this kit. But I think even for this, it is a bit pricey. But we will see...
@@helgelippert1970 I would be really happy for Revell if this Meteor in 1/32 is a classic and shows Revell finally turning the corner..So I hope it’s not just a little bit of photo etch,masks and maybe 3D printed parts,which would be great..But the kit itself being something special in detail and building..So keeping up a positive note,let’s just hope.!🥺
I just don't get what the heck is going through their heads with those twin ship kit releases of the exact same subject but in two different scales, seem to remember them doing the same thing with the 1/570 and 1/1200 Titanics boxed together as a set. Who honestly are these sets aimed at? I'm keen on seeing more ship kits generally as they're pretty under catered for, especially civilian ships, but those particular sets make no sense to me at all. All the same though I am happy to see the Smit Houston make a reappearance, hope the version of that kit for the Waker (a later incarnation of the same ship in her later years which Revell also did) makes a reappearance too.
honestly with how Revell acts in regards to their products, releasing ancient kits with 'new' on the boxes and price tags to match, i am honestly surprised that people even trust them enough to purchase from them anymore. My local hobby store has been scaling back what Revell products they stock because they sit on the shelf for years in some cases as local modelers seem to have decided that anything with a Revell badge is to be avoided.
Alex, Monogram had a 1/48 scale Do-335 around the mid to late 1970s, I had it when I was a schoolboy. This just-announced Revell kit could be from that mould. Already have the BV-222 but will likely get an extra for the stash because you are right, it is a nice kit. Same for the E-555. That 1/144 fishkutter boat kit is kind of interesting too.
My how things have changed since 1980! Looks like Revelle gobbled up a few along the way. Monogram WW2 planes were my favorite, quality and final product. Cool video presentation, I have been thinking on building a few WW2 planes. The more obscure such as a Horton HO 229, Messerschmitt ME 262 and Heinkel He 162. They look like obvious inspirations for American planes that followed in preceding years. This really helped, thank you.
After the 2016 to 2020 years, I kept thinking..one of the big model kit companies has got to come out with...THE BUS. So many people have been thrown under this "bus" and continue to get run over..It would have to be a kit that's upgradable..new figures every month. Just the cover art alone!
It is what it is. I think you made way more of the minor scale differences than is justified. Doesn't matter to me if a kit is 1:24 or 1:25. I only get upset if a model is released as 1:12 or 1:16, but not also in 1:24/1:25. I don't have shelf space for display of bigger kits.
@@MannsModelMoments maybe people who can't make change without the help of a computer to do the math for them might be confused, but not intelligent people. Yes, at least in so far as the small differences of scales is concerned, it was very unjustified. Then, just think how big a ship model would be if ALL kits were 1:24. That shows how absurd the scale discussion is. The whole conversation about scales is a waste of time. That's why ..... it is what it is. Just accept it and move on.
I wish some of the intricate models would make a return. They were the ones that had fully working parts, doors, suspension etc. that were skill level 10 based on today's skill levels. I have one of the original V8 kits that is missing parts with a few broken pieces that I wish I could get replacements for as well. I have one of the old Jupiter rockets with the tower, and boy do I miss those old instruction manuals that had detailed information on what you were working on, not the crappy photos and arrows of late. Reading the instructions was half the fun of assembly. What I would really like are the old metal kits, I forget the brand, but very few parts were plastic, everything was metal that had to be filed, fitted, and filled, and the end results would be a beautiful car like the Duesenburgs and Lincolns.
and when model kits go back to the (roughly) $1.50 per kit i paid (actually, my parents bought them...) back in the early to mid 70's (as my poor memory recalls), then i'll be glad to get back into modelling. as long as those old cool kits are still made...
I am interested in a good few of the kits but I've just finished a 1990 tooling kenworth k900 truck and wasn't impressed with mismoulds and mould lines, I've got a VW t1 camper to build,it's the only revell in my backlog the other 4 are tamiya kits
Thanks for the review Alex.... 😃 It really just looks to be more of the same from Revell; lots of ancient re-boxings, a few new re-boxings, and a couple of genuinely new stuff...But it's going to hard to tell when looking at the boxes in store or online, and if you're new to the hobby and aren't familiar with ScaleMates, then it's going to be pot-luck with what you buy from Revell, and it could put you off the hobby for life!! 😂 I do however, look forward to seeing the HMS Beagle (even though it's as old as me!!), as I do rather like the Revell old sailing ships - even of that vintage!! 😉 At least they provided all the blocks and tackle in their kits, unlike some other sailing ship kits from other manufacturers of the time.... and their rigging instructions are pretty comprehensive. 😃
As some one who does ship models (1:300, 1:350, and 1:700), 1:1200 is a PERFECT size for something that sizes of a small shelf. I have 3 1:700 scale ships (Shokaku, Prinz Eugen, Ise(pre-retrofit)) and they're angled so that they can fit on my shelf which is maybe 6" deep, yet take up 2ft of space at said angle. 1:700 is economical, but like with trains, while 350 (relative O), & 700 (relative HO/00) are popular, some times you just want a smaller scale like 1:1200 (relative N scale) that is factually more detailed due to having to forgo small things like smaller AA gun positions). You only get "toy-like" when you over-think the model as a "prototype", and not as "your representation". Shoot my Prinz Eugen has her 1942 AA armament while still having the baltic camo ('cuz I like the Baltic livery though I will NEVER do it again aslong as there is no purchasable mask for each color), and my first proper ship model (Shokaku) only has one support on the bow, unlike real-life ('cuz dumb-dumb me was new to Tamyia instructions, which are still better than LEGO). Though I'll be getting that Bismarck.Wont be in Baltic Camo, but it's still Biscuit (I'mma leave that in there for those who DO know). Also, the pacific warriors set looks to have Benson class DD, and an Indianapolis class CL, most likely can be made into any of the Benson's (Laffey is the most legenary of the Benson's, and that one sank), while Portland...well we know (also fun fact, there is a Portland in IN, northeast of Indianapolis, though the ship in question is not named for the small town, but rather Portland Maine, or Portland, Oregon). Edit: corrected directions of Portland, IN, relative to Inidanapolis, IN, I live in NW Ohio (a small, insignificant, yet historically significant lil' town named Wapakoneta, OH, which is the childhood home of Neil Armstrong...yes the commander of Apollo 11), and I'm use to typing "Northwest" rather than "Northeast", which can also be tied to the fact that every town I lived in during my almost 1/4 century on Earth has been in the WEST side of the relative state. Edit 2: corrected "AA livery" to "AA armament"
My Good Mann, I just Browsed your Catalogue. Was impressed and at a later time would like to buy something. I just hope the S&H is not too high. For I live across the Pond in America's Heartland. Just one more thing, this stuck out in your Revell Review; it was the Do 335, it looked exactly like the Monogram kit that I built Many Moons Ago. Well as for now and Me Over and Out.
I don’t think I’ve bought a Revell kit since they botched the Fokker DVII 25 years ago, despite there being existing examples they could have had a look at, instead of using bad drawings from the 1950’s.
La logique est que le système métrique s'adapte parfaitement au 1/24 ce qui explique les voitures Européenne a cette échelle chez nombreux fabricants de kit plastique . A l'inverse les mesures impériales vont plus avec le 1/25 ce qui explique les voitures US a cette échelle . Je tiens ces explications d'une revue spécialisée dans les minis autos ,revues que j'achetais en 1980 a 1999 .
You know the saying by now: if it's Revell, I ain't going. Especially at £150 for a 1/32 kit after battling with the last 1/32 Revell kit I built... Garbage.
Hi Alex. Just a view you understand but perhaps this video could have been split up into categories like "fantasy", "yank cars", "ships", "tanks", "aircraft" and anything I missed. Unfortunately there was nothing there that shouted "buy me". Incidentally, the art work for Gnieshnau looked rather more like Scharnhorst as the mast stepped further aft was suppose to be one of their distinguishing features.
I believe you mispoke about the original release/prior release of the Imperial Speederbike. I don’t think it would have been released under The Empire Strikes Back banner, since it was first seen in Return of the Jedi. 😉
Revell are going the same way as the Model zone stores in the UK. Management are not listening to the staff or the customers. I had ordered some kits that had arrived but management told staff they could not be sold as they were not cleared with them. Instead management gave the job to their secretary who ordered pop group posters instead
Die Qualität von Revell hat mich noch nie überzeugt. Meine Favoriten sind immer noch Tamiya, Hasegawa, Pit Road, Dragon und Zvezda. Dazu noch ein paar kleinere Hersteller.
I believe that kit #14551 1957 Chevy BelAir Two Door Sedan is a "post" version (a sedan with a solid "B" pillar), not the hardtop version that came out originally in 1962, as the Revell 1957 Chevy Bel Air was never issued in a post sedan version until 2010, which was an updated variant of the Black Widow 210 NASCAR stock car kit version came out in the 1990s. Only the older Revell 1956 Chevy was issued in 1962 as a "post" version. The Bel Air kit mentioned in this catalogue is a re-issue of the newer renditioned kit that was first offered around 2010, which comes from a variant of the Black Widow. This newer modeled kit is a much better rendition of that particular car. The original Revell Tri-Five (1955/1956/1957) Chevrolets of the early 1960s all had opening doors, trunks/boots, hoods, but were defiantly not as accurate as the 1990s/2010 and later offerings of the mid-Fifties Chevys, all of which had closed doors and trunks/boots. The early 1960s kits were nice for that era but are not nearly as nicely done as the newer offerings as far as accuracy and details go. If you have any questions about early American car kit origins from the 1950s and forward, let me know, as I am an avid collector and aficionado of those auto kits.
Nothing for me - very high prices for... for what exactly? For something I can buy in better quality elsewhere or even what I want and need. I am quite disappointed but not surprised. Revell is Revell, right?
The Revell 1/1200 scale warships were all from the Esci "miniships" line. If Revell is faithful... the main decks were different for the KG V and Duke of York, removal of the aircraft catapult amidships additional AA guns. If you want to go overboard Tom's Model Works used to produce ships railings in 1/1200 scale. The "Pacific Pairing" set in 1/700 scale look to be a Fletcher Class Destroyer and the Heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis the Indianapolis was a matchbox kit I'm not sure about the Fletcher. I build the 1/1200 scale ships and like them. I do prefer the Airfix 1/1200 scale Bismark's hull form the Esci/Revell one seems to be exaggerated around the Armor belt. I do wish they would bring out IJN Shinano again. That like also includes the Italian Batgleships like Roma. The 1/1200 scale Revell ships that they developed are full hull models and mostly civilian liners/cruise ships/ferries. The ones of Esci origin are all waterline models.
I don't mind buying old models as old models. But when they put an old model in a new art box and make no mention of its age, that burns me up. Airfix did this to me with a B24 once. I read them the riot act and at least they gave me a new tooling kit as an apology. I like the Revell 1200 ships, but in truth, at that scale the difference between a Bismarck and a Tirpitz is very little. Yamato or Musashi, Missouri or Iowa, King George these are all classes of ship. Buy 3 kits, paint them differently. But I have a great collection of unique ships in the scale.
I just rewatched this video, hoping to have missed a reissue or new issue 1:72 M48 tank the first time. :-) At the same time I am listening to the humming of my adult son's new Prusa Mini+ 3D-printer. And I must say that the model companies really, really should wake up and smell the future. Even with a filament printer like this and PLA, I get prints that are certainly competitive with factory injection moulded plastic kits. (Figures in 1:72 scale seems to be a limit for this printer still, but resin printers with much higher resolution are also getting cheaper.) Sure, the printing takes time, material, and energy. However, I am finding that I can find so many objects of various kinds that interest me as a modeller (almost exclusively to 1:72 scale), for _free_ , that I won't run out of things I'd want to build, ever. And that just looking at the _free_ models for printing myself. If I want, I can buy a highly detailed 3D printed M38A2 by Germania Figuren for €12, and probably find a just as highly detailed STL file for it for just a little more. And as time passes, the probability that someone makes a new 3D model and publishes the STIL file for it for free just increases. RIGHT NOW, the model manufacturers have an advantage - they have models and injection moulding forms that have lasted them for decades, and have paid back their cost. They also get the advantages of 3D modelling for their new issues. But _soon_ nobody will want to buy a plastic kit that was injection moulded in a form from half a century ago, because they can get the exact version of anything they like, and print it out to a much higher standard - with or without some assembly required, depending on preference. If you have old moulds, now is the time to get them all going, and start selling kits at prices that can compete with 3D-printing - while prices still _can_ compete with 3D-printing. Because soon, they will not be competitive anymore. Some manufacturers seem to be more aware than others. Revell sure does not seem to have any strategy. I guess my strategy if I were an old model company like Revell, would be to have a multi-tiered catalog: everything ever done should be available for order, focus should be on making new subjects and variants, and then selling on-demand 3D-printed items until the popularity of a subject warrants injection moulding production. And just as with photoetch, 3D-printed components could be used for variants, with the base components of a kit being injection moulded. My most wanted item (I would like 25 total) currently is the M48A1 version of the M48 tank. Here, the hull bottom, wheels and tracks, and the basic turret, could be base components, some even cross-usable with other tanks and vehicles not from the M48-family as such. For me to build one, I need: ESCI/Italeri/Revell (original ESCI) M48 tank kit (OOP), improved wheels and tracks by OKB Grigorov in Bulgaria, A1 engine deck (replacing entire deck part of the ESCI kit) by Modell-Trans in Germany, and also an entire Revell M60 w/dozer kit if I want the M48 to have a dozer blade. That is one mightly expensive and complicated M48A1, just in the provisioning (with several rare or OOP elements), and still it requires some scratchbuilding. I can wait though, and while I will probably build what I already have of M48 in my stash, I will do the rest as 3D-print in the future. Kids probably like model figures and vehicles etc just as much today as they always have, but if Revell et al want to encourage new young modelers with access to 3D-tech, they need to take the tech into account. A few weeks ago, I saw that ordinary stores are beginning to sell 3D-printers - I bought my first one fire years ago, it wasn't very good and I rarely used it, but today the quality standard is _high_ and it is only growing, while the price is going down and printing is just becoming easier. Now is a great time to be a modeler, especially ones who are ready to learn 3D-design and add that to their modelling skills; but it'll soon be a tough time for the old manufacturers.
Curious to see which model manufacturer will create Fallout models first - power armor, verti-birds, mutants etc.. That aside - it seems we are in another mini golden age for scale model kit builders
What are your impressions of Revell's releases for 2024? Which kits do you think you will buy, and are there any stand-out hits you think they'll have? Let me know in the comments below!
Non, I never liked Revell, it is one of the manufacturer at the bottom of my list.
Well if I could there are quite a few kits I would like to get from them.i just wish I had the money to buy,but if I could the 350 sub that is the platinum Revell does have good details with there platinum series.also would not mind the b 25 h if it is newer then the older monogram molds......
I'm sorry to say, but nothing I've seen here really tickles my fancy. Which is a shame, since I've built a lot of Revell kits (and Airfix) as a kid in the seventies. But after discovering and falling in love with 1/35 scale Tamiya kits in 1980, I haven't touched neither of them anymore 😞Alex, which is your favorite Revell kit in 1/35 AFV?
@@MikeUSA67 To be honest, I've never made a 1/35th AFV tooled by Revell - the only one I even have from them is the Bedford QL which is an old Peerless Max kit. Their 1/72nd armour from the mid 1990s is excellent, so I'm hoping that Jaguar 1 in 35th is of the same quality!
@@MannsModelMoments Good to know, thanks! The only Revell kit I have in my stash is a 1/35 M*A*S*H scene (the one with the tent and jeep).
The 1/48 scale Do 335 looks like the old Monogram kit. It included engine bays and three figures, & can also be made into the two seat variant.
Yeah I missed the MOnogram kit when doing my research (Sclaemates being pernickety about how you format things!)...it does seem more likely it's the mOnogram kit, which is a shame because a Revell/Tamiya association would have been interesting!
@@MannsModelMoments Yup that's definitely the old monogram kit , I( built it during lockdown and it's a challenging but not impossible kit . The old revell boxing used to have decals for two captured examples including a british marked one that crashed near Farnborough killing the pilot and a headmaster of a local school , whose house it crashed into while avoiding hitting the school. The crash was caused by the rear engine catching fire and burning through the control cables.
it certainly is the Monogram... those weird squashed figures are a dead giveaway. It's not a bad kit per se but it certainly shows its age. Could definitely be bashed into a very nice model
Lots of memories. i used to work at the original Revell plant in Venice ca. back in the late 1970's..... geez i feel old. lol
Does the T-72 have a spring launching turret?
The Revell Trabant might cost more than you'd pay for a 1:1 Trabant!
22:30 The 77 Chevy Street Pickup is 1/25 Scale. It's the 2wd version the was originally issued in Black, it was also yellow and again in white and came with a race boat. The 1/24 version one you're thinking of is the Monogram one that is a 4x4.
My understanding of the way Revell approaches their car kits is that in the US they used the 1/25 scale for a long time and in Europe and Japan they use 1/24.
Because of this and the fact that they inherited the Monogram range of vehicle toolings which are mostly 1/25 scale, when they do new US subject vehicles they stick to the 1/25 scale as it's likely to appeal more in the US market as it would fit in with collections that modellers in the US already have.
As for us in Europe we just put up with having 1/24 and 1/25 kits made along side.
The thing is they are close enough in scale that you can put them together and they don't look too out of place with each other.
Yeah most US model car manufactures (AMT, Johan etc) use(d) 1/25. Revell actually have a huge range of older subjects including custom and race cars etc in that scale. Monogram used 1/24 for some reason which made them an outlier. Just like with their other subjects the Monogram models are quite a bit nicer than the old Revell kits of the same age with generally low parts count, good fit and nice transparencies. So I guess nowadays Revell tool to 1/24 for international audiences or 1/25 for American. They still sell a different range of models in the US than Europe.
Do they sell a different range in the US though? Do you have any evidence for that? The company is owned by an investment group, so I really doubt that is the case these days
@@MannsModelMoments From my limited knowledge and research, Revell was originally a US based company which later merged with Monogram using the company name of Revell/Monogram and then there is the german Revell which I believe acted autonomously as a subsidiary of the US company.
Revell/Monogram ceased to exist in 2018 following Hobbico going bankrupt.
Revell Germany was bought out by Quantum Capital Partners (QCP) and they also purchased a lot of the old Revell/Monogram molds, trademakrs and assets to combine with Revell Germany. QCP have since set up a new Revell USA in 2018 which acts to import kits from Revell Germany to the US market.
So they do sell the Revell kits in the US but not as a seperate range like they did prior to 2018.
I believe this is why we get a lot of US car kits in the range these days, I imagine unlike aircraft and tanks which have universal appeal, car kits have a more local appeal in different countries.
Monogram - Dornier Do 335 - 1/48 Scale Model Kit #74001 I thought I remembered building this when I was in the Air Force. It was a sparce kit, in the grand scheme of things. I was trying to "detail" it to not be so bland but, honestly, it may still be in a box unfinished in my stash. Happy Modeling to all!
Yeah, I already said this in another comment
The Do-335 is an old Monogram kit. Not Tamiya. And why are all your pictures so blurry?
Already addressed both of these in other comments
The logic is that the metric system adapts perfectly to 1/24 which explains the European cars at this scale from many plastic kit manufacturers.
Conversely, imperial measurements go more with 1/25 which explains US cars at this scale.
I got these explanations from a magazine specializing in mini cars, magazines that I bought in 1980 to 1999.
Looks like that Pacific Warriors set is the USS Indianapolis and USS Fletcher, and they're old Matchbox toolings from '79 and '78 respectively.
The two 1/700 scale ships you asked us to identify are a Fletcher class destroyer and the Portland class cruiser USS Indianapolis... and if memory serves me well it is the old Matchbox kit.
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Thank you for this look ahead from Revell Germany (Revell AG? GmbH?). An immediate concern: I must ask kit makers and retailers in publicising their new kit releases that represent a real vehicle, rather than showing us digital photographs of the actual vehicle (in this case, a 1982 Volkswagen T3 Camper [7:50], a 1979 Chevrolet Z-28 Camaro [8:09], a 1970 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 [8:43], a Leopard II A7V), showing us high-resolution digital photographs of the completed model would facilitate our efforts in assembly, painting, etc.
At 11:25, regarding Revell’s 1:48th-scale kit of the Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair USN Carrier-Based Fighter, you note better kits from other manufacturers, including Tamiya. The Japanese company does make excellent 1:48th- and 1:32nd-scale kits of the early F4U series, though not (to my keen disappointment) of the F4U-4 late-war or the F4U-4B Korean War.
However, Trumpeter manufactures a 1:32nd-scale F4U-4 kit, and Hobby Boss produces a 1:48th-scale kit of the fighter. From what I have read and heard, the former firm can make excellent-quality models, though their work over the years occasionally has proven uneven. I understand that Hobby Boss are a subsidiary of Trumpeter, and that they develop their molds from the designs the larger business developed (I may be in error as to the specific particulars of this arrangement). I cannot attest to the condition of design and manufacture of either of these kits, not having seen them. Still, I keenly hope that they are every bit as good as the best that the two are capable of offering us.
I found a build review addressing this: “1/48 Hobby Boss F4U-4 Corsair (early version) Build” (Model Airplane Maker, no author credit, no publication date). The reviewer/builder asks “Do we finally have a Corsair -4 worth building?”
He also reports, “Tamiya does not make a -4 but one can make a -4 out of a -1D Corsair with the help of a CMK conversion kit”, which is “what I did when I made my first -4 Corsair,” finding it “an unbelievable chore” . . . . “The resin shrunk and did not fit in key areas (flaps and cowl front!) and I had to buy Ultracast flaps in order to get any flap to fit. The end result was a solid ‘meh’ but I got my -4 into my collection”, showing digital photos immediately following.
He summarises: “So do we have the definitive -4 Corsair in 1/48? Well, until Tamiya comes out with one, I think we do. There are well documented shortcomings with this kit (cowl shape, main gear door shape) but there are some excellent features as well. The plusses of this model are the cockpit, engine and the wing section. The minuses are the fit of the cockpit in the fuselage and the flaps/ailerons… but don’t worry, no one seems to get Corsair flaps installation. My issue with the kit is the asking price - at the time it was some 3x what I could get a Tamiya Corsair for.”
One rather irregular issue that quite puzzles me of Revell’s 1:48th-scale Corsair kit: does the “Red Bulls” graphic refer to a squadron mascot or motif? I never have heard of this usage, so if it is true, I would like to learn more.
Or is it some odd attempt at a contemporary product placement tie-in (we have here in the States a series of so-called “energy drinks” in various flavours under the brand label “Red Bull”); these have no affiliation with the Corsair, nor with anything even remotely similar, which makes inexplicable this application.
I’m kind of disappointed that no new PT Boat kits have been released, I know that some people are hoping to see PT like the Higgins 78 ft , Elco 77ft , and Vosper MTB in 1/72nd scale, would be a great addition to the current fleet of ships.
Revell and Monogram usually issued kits in 1:24. AMT and MPC favoured 1:25. Odds are that Revell or Monogram 1:25 kits cane from AMT or MPC molds acquired by R or M in the colorations in the 80s and 90s. The new tool kits appear to put the American subject in 1:25 likely to compete with AMT/MPC now owned by Round 2 while the European subject is in Revell's usual 1:24 scale.
As far as I can see that's not the case, and these are all original Monogram or Revell toolings
i agree about scales. they have shifted to 1:25 for cars/trucks. R2 has the same issue of putting old kit s in new box art....
The Do-335 is a rebox of the 1974 Monogram kit.
I thought the same thing as he was speaking. As in the 70s I generally only built Monogram 1/48 scale airplanes, and I thought I remembered them having a 335 in the lineup.
@@orbitalair2103 i'm rescribing the monogram kit at the moment, got it in the combat pack with the p-47 👌
Your summary of Revell's strengths and weaknesses is well said.
19:10 - Looks like an early 'round bridge' American Fletcher class destroyer and the infamous CA-35 USS Indianapolis.
Surely, "Exclusive Edition" and "Trabant" are a contradiction in terms.
I totally agree with your point of view!
Model maker since 1967
As an armour modeller, I don’t care about almost anything on this list.The armour kits that will be available will probably be the regular Revell standard,so nothing on this list really interested me.Hope to see more future release videos.Thanks for the content Alex!
The ICM reboxed kits should be nice though.
Thanks.
When I was young and all this were fields, I always thought Revell were a bit scattergun with their scales and they have not changed. I noticed they had some 1/144 kits which will suit my current 80s Cold War bent, but I expect them to be old moulds in new boxes.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video, it's really appreciated.
You're welcome!
@@MannsModelMoments yes sir I am so happy to have found out about your channel.
Monaghan had a 1/48 Do 335 from way back. I wonder if the revel release is a reboxing of the Monagram?
Mentioned in other comments and the video description
I can’t wait to get the CJ7. We had one when I was a kid. I love some of the Revell models.
The two 1/72 Arado kits are really nice, if you don't already have them (the nightfighter is a "what-if" though). Also, the ICM reboxed kits are usually cheaper than when ICM first releases them, so it's a good time to buy them.
That Do 335 looks to be the old monogram tooling - not the Tamiya…
Mentioned in the video description
Thanks for the look into upcoming year. With all the re-revelleases, was hoping for some of their 90's semi trucks that haven't yet. Oriental Express, etc. Guess the collector value will remain high.
I like the phrase "Revellease"!😂
Monogram also did a DO335 1/48 kit.
Mentioned in the video description
I built two of the Monogram B-52's, one in 1970 that I modded to carry the X-15 and then another in 1976 built to rep a plane flown out of the Philippines between '69 and '72. If that kit is still available at a reasonable price, I might do one just for the memories.
The licence fees for Star Wars must be steep since anything related to it is always overpriced.
Yeah and given that Disney owns the IP and how they've been gouging their customer base from Disney World? Yeah..... kinda surprised that they are still paying for the license.
Maybe it'll be better under Musk?? lol
Yup, Star Wars models average around 50p a part. Nice quality kits, but not so many modelling hours for your money.
Hi do you have any idea if the American Chevy vans are going to be re released plz
No special insights as yet, sorry
I still not able to understand what is the intention of Revell to put ancient kits as model set ( especially as gift set) ..
I perused my revell kits in my stash.
Apart from a 1/32 Spitfire and 1/72 F-15E every kit is a rebox of ICM, Eduard or Zvezda.
I guess i am discerning after all or revell are mostly crap.
The F-86D "Dog Sabre" in 1/48 and the Stranger Things K5 are the sets that spoke to me.
The Dornier Arrow is an old Monogram kit, not Tamiya
I have thrown more Revell kits in the bin than any other manufacturer. The last one was the Huey Hog about two weeks ago. Try fitting the front end onto a warped fuselage.
I myself am quite excited for the 2 pack of their 1/72 Tornados in RAF livery as it is one of my favourite aircraft and also a good kit!
That 1/32 Meteor better be world class for that price.!.Revell better up their game..Airfix are making great progress..Italeri are looking to be trying better..Revell seems to be scared of taking a fresh new step..
I agree that it does need to be the extremely good for the price, though if Kotare can do it....who knows?
This kit is marked as a platinum edition. So, in 99% we will find photo etched parts in this kit. But I think even for this, it is a bit pricey. But we will see...
@@helgelippert1970 I would be really happy for Revell if this Meteor in 1/32 is a classic and shows Revell finally turning the corner..So I hope it’s not just a little bit of photo etch,masks and maybe 3D printed parts,which would be great..But the kit itself being something special in detail and building..So keeping up a positive note,let’s just hope.!🥺
@@themajesticmagnificent386 Yep, I'm exited as well and hope the best.
I just don't get what the heck is going through their heads with those twin ship kit releases of the exact same subject but in two different scales, seem to remember them doing the same thing with the 1/570 and 1/1200 Titanics boxed together as a set. Who honestly are these sets aimed at?
I'm keen on seeing more ship kits generally as they're pretty under catered for, especially civilian ships, but those particular sets make no sense to me at all.
All the same though I am happy to see the Smit Houston make a reappearance, hope the version of that kit for the Waker (a later incarnation of the same ship in her later years which Revell also did) makes a reappearance too.
Monogram released the Do 335 in 1/48 decades ago in the ‘70’s and this is most likely a rerelease of that kit. I have two.
Yes that was already covered in an earlier conment
honestly with how Revell acts in regards to their products, releasing ancient kits with 'new' on the boxes and price tags to match, i am honestly surprised that people even trust them enough to purchase from them anymore. My local hobby store has been scaling back what Revell products they stock because they sit on the shelf for years in some cases as local modelers seem to have decided that anything with a Revell badge is to be avoided.
Straight to scale mates. The uninitiated will get caught.😅
Alex, Monogram had a 1/48 scale Do-335 around the mid to late 1970s, I had it when I was a schoolboy. This just-announced Revell kit could be from that mould. Already have the BV-222 but will likely get an extra for the stash because you are right, it is a nice kit. Same for the E-555. That 1/144 fishkutter boat kit is kind of interesting too.
Already mentioned in a prior comment...
My how things have changed since 1980!
Looks like Revelle gobbled up a few along the way.
Monogram WW2 planes were my favorite, quality and final product.
Cool video presentation, I have been thinking on building a few WW2 planes.
The more obscure such as a Horton HO 229, Messerschmitt ME 262 and Heinkel He 162. They look like obvious inspirations for American planes that followed in preceding years.
This really helped, thank you.
The 1/96 HMS Beagle kit has the 1/110 Bounty hull - they could release a decent kit in 1/64 scale for this extremely historic ship.
When it comes to cards, Round2 (former AMT) is running rings around revell.
How can I get a catalog of 1:24 & 1'25 scale modles
After the 2016 to 2020 years, I kept thinking..one of the big model kit companies has got to come out with...THE BUS. So many people have been thrown under this "bus" and continue to get run over..It would have to be a kit that's upgradable..new figures every month. Just the cover art alone!
The sooner Revell market ancient toolings as “Vintage” the better.
Airfix nailed it and you know what you’re getting.
My guess is that the "Pacific warriors" are matchbox Indianapolis and Fletcher.
It is what it is.
I think you made way more of the minor scale differences than is justified.
Doesn't matter to me if a kit is 1:24 or 1:25. I only get upset if a model is released as 1:12 or 1:16, but not also in 1:24/1:25. I don't have shelf space for display of bigger kits.
Did I? It's confusing for consumers, and this is mentioned a lot by car modellers, so I don't think I made more of it than justified
@@MannsModelMoments maybe people who can't make change without the help of a computer to do the math for them might be confused, but not intelligent people.
Yes, at least in so far as the small differences of scales is concerned, it was very unjustified.
Then, just think how big a ship model would be if ALL kits were 1:24. That shows how absurd the scale discussion is.
The whole conversation about scales is a waste of time.
That's why ..... it is what it is. Just accept it and move on.
I wish some of the intricate models would make a return. They were the ones that had fully working parts, doors, suspension etc. that were skill level 10 based on today's skill levels. I have one of the original V8 kits that is missing parts with a few broken pieces that I wish I could get replacements for as well. I have one of the old Jupiter rockets with the tower, and boy do I miss those old instruction manuals that had detailed information on what you were working on, not the crappy photos and arrows of late. Reading the instructions was half the fun of assembly. What I would really like are the old metal kits, I forget the brand, but very few parts were plastic, everything was metal that had to be filed, fitted, and filled, and the end results would be a beautiful car like the Duesenburgs and Lincolns.
and when model kits go back to the (roughly) $1.50 per kit i paid (actually, my parents bought them...) back in the early to mid 70's (as my poor memory recalls), then i'll be glad to get back into modelling.
as long as those old cool kits are still made...
Well that works out to about $12 US in 2024...and there are still kits available for that amount
Just so you know... Monogram had their own 1/48 tools/molds of DO335 and it WAS NOT Tamyia's.
You're way behind - already mentioned in the Video description
@@MannsModelMoments Yeah, after you made the correction.
@@ILSRWY4not sure what you mean by that?
As a civil aviation enthusiast, I'm looking foward to the A321 and BAE-146!
The two ships are USS Indianapolis and a fletcher class destroyer.
Thanks!
I am not aware of a 1962 '57 Chevy Bel air sedan kit. The 2DR sedan kit is a modern kit released few years ago.
Nice one Alex, very informative.
I see that neither ICM,Airfix or Revell have picked up on the Skipper yet.
There's still time....
No 1/9 scale motorcycles models, would’ve been nice to have seen a re-issue of the Cagiva V594 500cc bike 😕
maybe the do335 is from monogram
Mentioned in the video description
Nice collection of aircraft!
Judging by the figures in the photo, the
Do 335 is the 1970's
Monogram release, and not the Tamiya kit.
As mentioned in the video description....
I am interested in a good few of the kits but I've just finished a 1990 tooling kenworth k900 truck and wasn't impressed with mismoulds and mould lines, I've got a VW t1 camper to build,it's the only revell in my backlog the other 4 are tamiya kits
Monogram released a Do 235 in the 70's. I built 3.
Already covered in the video description
Thanks for the review Alex.... 😃
It really just looks to be more of the same from Revell; lots of ancient re-boxings, a few new re-boxings, and a couple of genuinely new stuff...But it's going to hard to tell when looking at the boxes in store or online, and if you're new to the hobby and aren't familiar with ScaleMates, then it's going to be pot-luck with what you buy from Revell, and it could put you off the hobby for life!! 😂
I do however, look forward to seeing the HMS Beagle (even though it's as old as me!!), as I do rather like the Revell old sailing ships - even of that vintage!! 😉 At least they provided all the blocks and tackle in their kits, unlike some other sailing ship kits from other manufacturers of the time.... and their rigging instructions are pretty comprehensive. 😃
As some one who does ship models (1:300, 1:350, and 1:700), 1:1200 is a PERFECT size for something that sizes of a small shelf. I have 3 1:700 scale ships (Shokaku, Prinz Eugen, Ise(pre-retrofit)) and they're angled so that they can fit on my shelf which is maybe 6" deep, yet take up 2ft of space at said angle. 1:700 is economical, but like with trains, while 350 (relative O), & 700 (relative HO/00) are popular, some times you just want a smaller scale like 1:1200 (relative N scale) that is factually more detailed due to having to forgo small things like smaller AA gun positions). You only get "toy-like" when you over-think the model as a "prototype", and not as "your representation". Shoot my Prinz Eugen has her 1942 AA armament while still having the baltic camo ('cuz I like the Baltic livery though I will NEVER do it again aslong as there is no purchasable mask for each color), and my first proper ship model (Shokaku) only has one support on the bow, unlike real-life ('cuz dumb-dumb me was new to Tamyia instructions, which are still better than LEGO). Though I'll be getting that Bismarck.Wont be in Baltic Camo, but it's still Biscuit (I'mma leave that in there for those who DO know). Also, the pacific warriors set looks to have Benson class DD, and an Indianapolis class CL, most likely can be made into any of the Benson's (Laffey is the most legenary of the Benson's, and that one sank), while Portland...well we know (also fun fact, there is a Portland in IN, northeast of Indianapolis, though the ship in question is not named for the small town, but rather Portland Maine, or Portland, Oregon).
Edit: corrected directions of Portland, IN, relative to Inidanapolis, IN, I live in NW Ohio (a small, insignificant, yet historically significant lil' town named Wapakoneta, OH, which is the childhood home of Neil Armstrong...yes the commander of Apollo 11), and I'm use to typing "Northwest" rather than "Northeast", which can also be tied to the fact that every town I lived in during my almost 1/4 century on Earth has been in the WEST side of the relative state.
Edit 2: corrected "AA livery" to "AA armament"
My Good Mann, I just Browsed your Catalogue. Was impressed and at a later time would like to buy something. I just hope the S&H is not too high. For I live across the Pond in America's Heartland. Just one more thing, this stuck out in your Revell Review; it was the Do 335, it looked exactly like the Monogram kit that I built Many Moons Ago. Well as for now and Me Over and Out.
Thank you! Yes, I missed the Monogram Do335 in the research and made a comment in the video description!
I don’t think I’ve bought a Revell kit since they botched the Fokker DVII 25 years ago, despite there being existing examples they could have had a look at, instead of using bad drawings from the 1950’s.
Excellent overview. Thanks
You're welcome!
Would be nice to see the large scale (1/12) ex Monogram Trans am .
There was one?
Actually, yes. I got the scale wrong. It was bigger. 1/8th! 😮
Use the search bar and put in "1\8 Trans am"
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@@johnnoble01 No need, 1/8 reissued last year. Was ready to expand my 1/12 collection...
£140 for a 1/35 Meteor is completely excessive, especially since the HKM version retails for less than half that.
E-3A is a must have
I've been awaiting a re-release of the Bv-222.
Thanks for your video. I disagree on the choise of Revell about to come again on the 1/76 scale.
La logique est que le système métrique s'adapte parfaitement au 1/24 ce qui explique les voitures Européenne a cette échelle chez nombreux fabricants de kit plastique .
A l'inverse les mesures impériales vont plus avec le 1/25 ce qui explique les voitures US a cette échelle .
Je tiens ces explications d'une revue spécialisée dans les minis autos ,revues que j'achetais en 1980 a 1999 .
You know the saying by now: if it's Revell, I ain't going. Especially at £150 for a 1/32 kit after battling with the last 1/32 Revell kit I built... Garbage.
Looking forward to a kit for James Webb telescope.
Soon as people stop paying silly prices for kits then the manufacturers will have to think twice. 150 odd quid for Revell Meteor is a joke.
Doesn't the Orc Thrall look like Roy Wood!
Hi Alex. Just a view you understand but perhaps this video could have been split up into categories like "fantasy", "yank cars", "ships", "tanks", "aircraft" and anything I missed.
Unfortunately there was nothing there that shouted "buy me".
Incidentally, the art work for Gnieshnau looked rather more like Scharnhorst as the mast stepped further aft was suppose to be one of their distinguishing features.
The problem is that becomes very subjective and messy
I believe you mispoke about the original release/prior release of the Imperial Speederbike. I don’t think it would have been released under The Empire Strikes Back banner, since it was first seen in Return of the Jedi. 😉
Yeah, well, the original trilogy, rather than the recent Disney fare
Revell are going the same way as the Model zone stores in the UK.
Management are not listening to the staff or the customers.
I had ordered some kits that had arrived but management told staff they could not be sold as they were not cleared with them.
Instead management gave the job to their secretary who ordered pop group posters instead
i got a monogram "f-19" lol the more i think about it the more funny it is
Revell has really gone downhill. Thanks for posting this. I won't waste my time looking fo any of these. So sad they were one of the best.
Why is the photo quality so horrendous while the text is clear?
Because the photos are from the Revell PDF catalogue, whilst the text is mine
Die Qualität von Revell hat mich noch nie überzeugt. Meine Favoriten sind immer noch Tamiya, Hasegawa, Pit Road, Dragon und Zvezda. Dazu noch ein paar kleinere Hersteller.
I believe that kit #14551 1957 Chevy BelAir Two Door Sedan is a "post" version (a sedan with a solid "B" pillar), not the hardtop version that came out originally in 1962, as the Revell 1957 Chevy Bel Air was never issued in a post sedan version until 2010, which was an updated variant of the Black Widow 210 NASCAR stock car kit version came out in the 1990s. Only the older Revell 1956 Chevy was issued in 1962 as a "post" version. The Bel Air kit mentioned in this catalogue is a re-issue of the newer renditioned kit that was first offered around 2010, which comes from a variant of the Black Widow. This newer modeled kit is a much better rendition of that particular car. The original Revell Tri-Five (1955/1956/1957) Chevrolets of the early 1960s all had opening doors, trunks/boots, hoods, but were defiantly not as accurate as the 1990s/2010 and later offerings of the mid-Fifties Chevys, all of which had closed doors and trunks/boots. The early 1960s kits were nice for that era but are not nearly as nicely done as the newer offerings as far as accuracy and details go. If you have any questions about early American car kit origins from the 1950s and forward, let me know, as I am an avid collector and aficionado of those auto kits.
I would love to see more farm equipment
Nothing for me - very high prices for... for what exactly? For something I can buy in better quality elsewhere or even what I want and need. I am quite disappointed but not surprised. Revell is Revell, right?
The Revell 1/1200 scale warships were all from the Esci "miniships" line. If Revell is faithful... the main decks were different for the KG V and Duke of York, removal of the aircraft catapult amidships additional AA guns. If you want to go overboard Tom's Model Works used to produce ships railings in 1/1200 scale. The "Pacific Pairing" set in 1/700 scale look to be a Fletcher Class Destroyer and the Heavy Cruiser USS Indianapolis the Indianapolis was a matchbox kit I'm not sure about the Fletcher.
I build the 1/1200 scale ships and like them. I do prefer the Airfix 1/1200 scale Bismark's hull form the Esci/Revell one seems to be exaggerated around the Armor belt. I do wish they would bring out IJN Shinano again. That like also includes the Italian Batgleships like Roma. The 1/1200 scale Revell ships that they developed are full hull models and mostly civilian liners/cruise ships/ferries. The ones of Esci origin are all waterline models.
I don't mind buying old models as old models. But when they put an old model in a new art box and make no mention of its age, that burns me up. Airfix did this to me with a B24 once. I read them the riot act and at least they gave me a new tooling kit as an apology. I like the Revell 1200 ships, but in truth, at that scale the difference between a Bismarck and a Tirpitz is very little. Yamato or Musashi, Missouri or Iowa, King George these are all classes of ship. Buy 3 kits, paint them differently. But I have a great collection of unique ships in the scale.
Absolutely!
Last Revell kit I built was 40+ years ago... they really sucked then...not sure how they improved since then...hence my hesitance on buying one.
1/700 ships Fletcher Class Destroyer and the USS Indianapolis CA-35 Heavy Cruiser.
Thanks for the info!
I just rewatched this video, hoping to have missed a reissue or new issue 1:72 M48 tank the first time. :-)
At the same time I am listening to the humming of my adult son's new Prusa Mini+ 3D-printer. And I must say that the model companies really, really should wake up and smell the future. Even with a filament printer like this and PLA, I get prints that are certainly competitive with factory injection moulded plastic kits. (Figures in 1:72 scale seems to be a limit for this printer still, but resin printers with much higher resolution are also getting cheaper.) Sure, the printing takes time, material, and energy. However, I am finding that I can find so many objects of various kinds that interest me as a modeller (almost exclusively to 1:72 scale), for _free_ , that I won't run out of things I'd want to build, ever. And that just looking at the _free_ models for printing myself. If I want, I can buy a highly detailed 3D printed M38A2 by Germania Figuren for €12, and probably find a just as highly detailed STL file for it for just a little more. And as time passes, the probability that someone makes a new 3D model and publishes the STIL file for it for free just increases.
RIGHT NOW, the model manufacturers have an advantage - they have models and injection moulding forms that have lasted them for decades, and have paid back their cost. They also get the advantages of 3D modelling for their new issues. But _soon_ nobody will want to buy a plastic kit that was injection moulded in a form from half a century ago, because they can get the exact version of anything they like, and print it out to a much higher standard - with or without some assembly required, depending on preference. If you have old moulds, now is the time to get them all going, and start selling kits at prices that can compete with 3D-printing - while prices still _can_ compete with 3D-printing. Because soon, they will not be competitive anymore.
Some manufacturers seem to be more aware than others. Revell sure does not seem to have any strategy. I guess my strategy if I were an old model company like Revell, would be to have a multi-tiered catalog: everything ever done should be available for order, focus should be on making new subjects and variants, and then selling on-demand 3D-printed items until the popularity of a subject warrants injection moulding production. And just as with photoetch, 3D-printed components could be used for variants, with the base components of a kit being injection moulded. My most wanted item (I would like 25 total) currently is the M48A1 version of the M48 tank. Here, the hull bottom, wheels and tracks, and the basic turret, could be base components, some even cross-usable with other tanks and vehicles not from the M48-family as such. For me to build one, I need: ESCI/Italeri/Revell (original ESCI) M48 tank kit (OOP), improved wheels and tracks by OKB Grigorov in Bulgaria, A1 engine deck (replacing entire deck part of the ESCI kit) by Modell-Trans in Germany, and also an entire Revell M60 w/dozer kit if I want the M48 to have a dozer blade. That is one mightly expensive and complicated M48A1, just in the provisioning (with several rare or OOP elements), and still it requires some scratchbuilding. I can wait though, and while I will probably build what I already have of M48 in my stash, I will do the rest as 3D-print in the future.
Kids probably like model figures and vehicles etc just as much today as they always have, but if Revell et al want to encourage new young modelers with access to 3D-tech, they need to take the tech into account. A few weeks ago, I saw that ordinary stores are beginning to sell 3D-printers - I bought my first one fire years ago, it wasn't very good and I rarely used it, but today the quality standard is _high_ and it is only growing, while the price is going down and printing is just becoming easier. Now is a great time to be a modeler, especially ones who are ready to learn 3D-design and add that to their modelling skills; but it'll soon be a tough time for the old manufacturers.
Why don’t these modeling companies put out something like the USS Johnston and the USS Samuel B Robert’s of WW2?
Curious to see which model manufacturer will create Fallout models first - power armor, verti-birds, mutants etc.. That aside - it seems we are in another mini golden age for scale model kit builders
Oh wow that Corvette
Star Wars kits cost a lot more due to licensing of the name/property. i def need to get an 'Ed Force One', go Iron Maiden.
A400M,BV222 and Ar E555 For sure!
Tamiya never did a -4 Corsair. Hasegawa did.
I was referrin to to Corsair rather than the 4 specifically