Revell Italeri

Revell have been re-boxing Italeri kits for years, as have Tamiya. Is this the kit your reffering to.

That kit is 42 years old. Notice the spelling- Italaerei was the name of the company from about 1968 to 1978. Then it was changed to Italeri so those of us unfortunates not speaking Italian could pronounce the name.

I think Revell Italaerei was a marketing arrangement that was short lived. Most of those kits I've seen date from around 1977.

Thanks to Scalemates.

Off topic, but that jeep driver is about to get a bit of a hotfoot.

Revell also retooled and released the Willys Jeep with extended fenders and a .50 cal. Fairly nice kit, but they do not include the softtop or the driver figure.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-03015-willys-jeep--135287

GMorrison

That kit is 42 years old. Notice the spelling- Italaerei was the name of the company from about 1968 to 1978. Then it was changed to Italeri so those of us unfortunates not speaking Italian could pronounce the name.

 

We STILL can't pronounce the name!   I've heard it pronounced 'itttle-AIR-y', 'EYE-talery'  and one or two more that I can't bring to mind.....

LOL! 

Justinryan215

 

 

GMorrison

That kit is 42 years old. Notice the spelling- Italaerei was the name of the company from about 1968 to 1978. Then it was changed to Italeri so those of us unfortunates not speaking Italian could pronounce the name.

 

 

 

 

We STILL can't pronounce the name!   I've heard it pronounced 'itttle-AIR-y', 'EYE-talery'  and one or two more that I can't bring to mind.....

 

LOL! 

 

According to the ARC Forums, "According to the company, and to the rules of Italian pronunciation, it's pronounced: ee-tal-AIR-ee"

I'd agree with that, although I have been to places in Italy where people speak two or three dialects, and maybe a non-italian language as their first language, so it's not a set thing.

My own version would be as Rob posted, with the first syllable a little softer, like the english word "it".