Anyone pick up Revell`s PV-1 Ventura yet?

I will have to go have a look at the LHS...

NO...

One LHS has it in stock for a bit over $26... oh yeah!

Stik, If you pick that up, please give us an in box parts review.  My youngest son, the "smart" one, ordered one for me as a Christmas present.  And the suspense is killing me.  I would like to see your take on the kit.  You can even gloat a little bit.  Rick

Tomorrow if I am not too hungover I will attempt to hit the shop. My son wants a to get a Gundam kit and since this beast is now out, I don't want to be left out in the cold empty handed... If I get it tomorrow, I will gladly post a look tomorrow evening...

Snagged one off EBay last night.   $33 with shipping.  No complaints on that price

DiscoStu

Snagged one off EBay last night.   $33 with shipping.  No complaints on that price

troublemaker66

 

DiscoStu:

 

Snagged one off EBay last night.   $33 with shipping.  No complaints on that price

 

Same here! Got mine from Omnimodels...same price....but a day earlier....  Hammer`s saying some of the 'rivet counters" are bad mouthing it already....just can`t make some people happy..lol.

 

Oh no!  You mean it isn't a 100% shrunken down version of the real thing!?  Well Hell into the trash it goes........

I didn't need a kit review to tell me I want one.  And for that price I'm not feeling any buyers remorse.

Yes, see above posting

Doug

Sold out at the LHS already.... supposed to have a restock at the end of the week.... Obviously a long awaited popular subject to sell out in 4 days... 

Ok... Broke down and bought it on Ebay, 33.99 w/shipping..

Squeaked in just under my limit of 35.00 for multi-engine, 1/48 scale... Little p/o'd about the shipping, but I guess that's the deal these days, since my LHS can't get it faster..

DiscoStu

troublemaker66:

 

DiscoStu:

 

Snagged one off EBay last night.   $33 with shipping.  No complaints on that price

 

Same here! Got mine from Omnimodels...same price....but a day earlier....  Hammer`s saying some of the 'rivet counters" are bad mouthing it already....just can`t make some people happy..lol.

 

 

Oh no!  You mean it isn't a 100% shrunken down version of the real thing!?  Well Hell into the trash it goes........

I didn't need a kit review to tell me I want one.  And for that price I'm not feeling any buyers remorse.

Same here.. No remorse, no regrets ('cept the shipping, but I can't get away from that these days), and yeah, the RCs were b itchin' 'bout a nose being too narrow and the canopy was sitting too high and din't fit JUST right..

Gawd, some people...

Hans von Hammer

Ok... Broke down and bought it on Ebay, 33.99 w/shipping..

Squeaked in just under my limit of 35.00 for multi-engine, 1/48 scale... Little p/o'd about the shipping, but I guess that's the deal these days, since my LHS can't get it faster..

Hans  I am impressed that you shelled out for this one... but it is kinda a Monagram kit.  Hoping to pick one up as soon as possible.

Like I said, it's under my 35.00 limit for multi-engine model aircraft... BARELY  Granted, the Monogram B-25's a comparable kit and retails for about 18.00, but well..  When the only way to get it is through the internet, ya gotta get off the porch if ya wanna run with the big dogs. lol...

If it woulda cost much more, the sum betcher better well fly..

And it came in WELL under what Tamiya wanted for that furschenluger Betty kit... STILL ain't buyin' THAT one.. 70.00, they can keep it... This hobby's supposed to be inexpensive...

..."better well fly"...you crack me up

Here's a link to the first one that I have found built up... look for yourself and decide...

http://www.hyperscale.com/2012/galleries/pv148dw_1.htm

Wow, that one looks GREAT!
I just can't wait till i get to the US this summer to pick it up somewhere! (since you can't buy monograms outside of the US of A, dam..bastar..

Come to think of it, are the PBY, kingfisher and the B-29 easy to find in the local hobby shops or toy stores?

Regards Ninetalis.

Revell Germany is supposed to issue this kit as well some time in the immediate future. You should be able to pick it up in Europe before your summer trip here.

Hans von Hammer

Ok... Broke down and bought it on Ebay, 33.99 w/shipping..

Squeaked in just under my limit of 35.00 for multi-engine, 1/48 scale... Little p/o'd about the shipping, but I guess that's the deal these days, since my LHS can't get it faster..

stikpusher

Revell Germany is supposed to issue this kit as well some time in the immediate future. You should be able to pick it up in Europe before your summer trip here.

I'm sorry to say but, Definitly NOT!
The last kit they reissued here was the Do 335, the first time in what, 40 years?
They never even issued the Black Widow as revell germany, as well as the kingfisher, B-26, su-25, He 111 (1/48) or the B-29. but they seem to find it a lot of fun to reissue those in US over and over again... I'm not kidding...
They don't do that, otherwise I would of had em by now, as well as the B-25 and A-26,
I ordered them over from the US because you can't get them over here.

So anyway, reasking my question
are they easy to come by?

Regards Ninetalis.

Thought it WAS a Revell Germany kit... But upon looking at their catalog and re-thinking the price, I figured out that it wasn't..

Anyway, a number of Revell Germany kits are ex-Monogram kits.. The F-104, Do 17Z (1/72), Do 335, F8F Bearcat (1/72), F-4C/D, F9F Panther, and Huey Hog were some I spotted in their catalog...

You need a buddy in the US that'll ship 'em for ya..

Hans von Hammer

Thought it WAS a Revell Germany kit...

No, the PV-1 Ventura is a Brand new design, the only manufacturer that had the PV-1 in 1/48 was Fonderie Miniature, wich has great planes in their catalog but the kits are a straight trip to hell I've heard...

Hans von Hammer

Anyway, a number of Revell Germany kits are ex-Monogram kits.. The F-104, Do 17Z (1/72), Do 335, F8F Bearcat (1/72)

Yes indeed, there are a few, but not so many, and i only build in 1/48 and the only kits they release here are usually found with other manufacturers (Phanter = trumpeter, DO 335 = Tamiya,...)
Yes they are more expensive, but for that extra 10 bucks you get a way better fitting model without raised panel lines and much more detail....

Hans von Hammer

You need a buddy in the US that'll ship 'em for ya..

I have a girlfriend with a father that works for the EU and goes a lot to the States, and he used to build airplanes so he takes one with him whenever he can...

Regards Ninetalis.

Yes they are more expensive, but for that extra 10 bucks you get a way better fitting model without raised panel lines and much more detail....

Ahhh, I see.. You're one of them...

Hans von Hammer

 

 

Ahhh, I see.. You're one of them...

No, I like to make old kits to, more time to work on them for less cash,
but I like an easy build from time to time to, don't ever think about me in black and white,
I'm as grey as somebody can be...

Otherwise i wouldn't have bought that DO 335 from revell right?
The tamiya raiden? how old is that one?
Or the walrus from SMER? cheapest kit ever, and one of my favorites that I've made!

I just like to make a lot of kits, but I was just trying to prove my point,
they give us models that we can buy allready instead of those that you can't find around here.

Regards Ninetalis.

Hans von Hammer

And it came in WELL under what Tamiya wanted for that furschenluger Betty kit... STILL ain't buyin' THAT one.. 70.00, they can keep it... This hobby's supposed to be inexpensive...

Looks like it`s gonna be a decent kit judging by the build on Hyperscale.  One of the very few comments by the builder was  that it`s "a well engineered kit"....mine should be here tomorrow, waiting for me to come home from work.....

Just got back from hobby lobby and no luck. It was not in their catalog either.

Got my son's Christmas gift via UPS today. Take a peek.

Hey Vance, from Revell to You!

I've tried to show you the overall sprues, and a detail shot of a few parts.

Nice 21 page instruction booklet.  Well illustrated.  I don't want to fuel any arguments, but gazing at the parts trees and seeing the build review a few posts up looks like Revell has hit a homerun here.  Very nice tooling of a new subject in 1/48.  I hope that Revell/Monogram is teeing up to make another big impact in the hobby.  If they can introduce kits of this quality at this price there will be a great demand for their work.  Rick