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Quality of Revell Europe Car Kits

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  • Member since
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  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Friday, November 18, 2011 8:06 AM

I haven't seen the specific kits you mentioned but those I have seen are nice. However part of the reason they are at such an affordable price point is they don't have the level of detail of some of the other more expensive kits.

RoG produces products at various price points, knowing where their market strengths are and serves those customers. Tamiya on the other hand doesn't release kits for the beginner or even in most case the novice to intermediate level modeler, but the advanced modelers.

Cost is directly related to engineering of the molds used to create the product. The more intricate and greater the parts count, the more expensive the product will be. Size isn't a factor.

Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

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"Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench."

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Quality of Revell Europe Car Kits
Posted by Bugatti Fan on Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:42 AM

Over the last few years Revell Europe have been quietly releasing superb new car kits. If I say Tamiya quality you will see what I mean.  I don't know how they are priced in the USA. But over here in the UK they are about half the price of the main Japanese company offerings. 25 pounds sterling for a Revell kit on average.

Incidentally if you like London Buses Revell have just released a Routemaster Double Decker Bus in 1/24th scale. I saw one made up on their display at the UK Scale Modelworld Show and it looks really good. it will look nice alongside my Heller Renault TN6C Paris bus in the same scale.

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