Find us on Youtube Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Pinterest Sign up for our email newsletter
See inside current issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine
See inside current issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine

THE MAGAZINE

        CONTACT US

          RECENT ARTICLES

          POPULAR TOPICS

          RECENT REVIEWS

          POPULAR TOPICS

            RECENT REVIEWS

            POPULAR TOPICS

              RECENT VIDEOS

              POPULAR TOPICS

                RECENT THREADS

                CATEGORIES

                  NEW PRODUCTS

                  OUR STORE

                    CURRENT ISSUE

                    See inside the current issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine

                        SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

                        Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

                        Search

                        Tamiya or Revell of Germany New Beetle?

                        1183 views
                        3 replies
                        1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Tamiya or Revell of Germany New Beetle?
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 1:34 PM
                        Hi all,

                        I am new to posting on the forum but have been getting great info from it for a while now. I am going to build a 1/24 new beetle for my daughter and was wondering if anyone had any comments comparing the Revell of Germany kit to the Tamiya kit. Based on other things I have rad I assume the Tamiya kit is preferred but I thought I would ask the experts.

                        Thanks for any advice and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
                        Report Abuse
                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:04 AM
                        I haven't built either of those kits, but if the Revell-Beetle is anything like their New MiniCooper, I would say go for Tamiya.
                        Don't get me wrong, their MiniCooper isn't bad, but it's rude.

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

                        Report Abuse
                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 26, 2004 8:47 PM
                        DanCooper, Thanks for the advice. Have a great weekend.

                        Russ
                        Report Abuse
                        Matthew Usher
                        Moderator
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by Matthew Usher on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 2:30 PM
                        I can't speak for the Revell of Germany kit (I haven't seen it) but I've put together a few of the Tamiya kits. It goes together pretty well, and is accurate compared to my wife's full-size example. The trickiest part will be painting the black window trim and installing the glass in the body shell. It takes a little fiddling, but looks great when it's done. Otherwise, the kit is everything you'd expect from Tamiya -- great fit and detail, etc.

                        Matt Usher @ FSM
                        Report Abuse
                        JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

                        Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

                        SEARCH FORUMS
                        FREE NEWSLETTER
                        SIGN UP
                        By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.
                          More great sites from Kalmbach Media
                            Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy