nheather Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 10:19 PM, CT7567 said: The question depends in part on whether you're measuring the *overall* height (including engine nacelles and/or landing gear) vs. height of the fuselage itself. The latter is, I believe, closer to 2.5 than 3 Mandos (when Din is standing up straight). Yeah, I've been talking about landing skids to top of engines. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Some details of the Revell version https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/new-172-mandalorian-razor-crest-revell?utm_campaign=KMW - Scale newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=170722820&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9QssF2WaT21ELUAvIoLAMv4VRbecfV4RzIysRYnt2ngNj5jHMaZQBfq5uTxeOKL7vBDKXWP8ehNx4fibDvwNdk8zi5pHnvoK-sqMc2aLXMLekctJ0&utm_content=170726496&utm_source=hs_email Cheers, Nigel 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Seems like Revell have used their 'model' team rather than their 'toy' team for the Crest, and it looks very nice as a result. The surface detailing looks excellent, as does the interior. The only minor qualm I have from looking at the test shots is the thickness of the lips used to seat the glazing. They may need thinning down a little to make the cockpit area look better, but otherwise the kit looks great. I can't really see the Round 2 release being significantly better that this, although I expect it will be significantly more expensive. Andy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Andy Moore said: Seems like Revell have used their 'model' team rather than their 'toy' team for the Crest, and it looks very nice as a result. The surface detailing looks excellent, as does the interior. The only minor quarm I have from looking at the test shots is the thickness of the lips used to seat the glazing. They may need thinning down a little to make the cockpit area look better, but otherwise the kit looks great. I can't really see the Round 2 release being significantly better that this, although I expect it will be significantly more expensive. Andy What do you mean by Round 2 release - not a term I have heard before. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, nheather said: What do you mean by Round 2 release - not a term I have heard before. The AMT release (here). Round 2 are the parent company of AMT, Polar Lights etc. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nheather Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 35 minutes ago, Andy Moore said: The AMT release (here). Round 2 are the parent company of AMT, Polar Lights etc. Andy 😀 oh, it's a company, didn't know that, thought it was referring to a second print run. Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 There are a few more shots of the Revell Razor Crest here. The detail looks excellent for the most part. Some of the mould separation lines on the one-piece lower hull might be awkward to remove, and I'm not keen on the over-simplified and rather toy-like hinges on the side hatch, but in general it looks like it's going to be a decent kit. Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Recently seen this build of the prototype Revell kit here... Looking good! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Revell's version looks great! A shame they haven't put that much effort in with other Star Wars ships. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portaler Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 9 hours ago, SMD70 said: Recently seen this build of the prototype Revell kit here... Looking good! Damn, that looks pretty damn good ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim_UK Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT7567 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 8:49 AM, TheVoidDragon said: Revell's version looks great! A shame they haven't put that much effort in with other Star Wars ships. I'd be happy enough if they'd just abandon "box scale" as their standard. They've produced some very good kits in their Star Wars line over the years (Venator, LAAT Gunship, Easykit Vader TIE, amongst others) but the inconsistent quality is less frustrating to me than having to figure out what scale each new model is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 35 minutes ago, CT7567 said: I'd be happy enough if they'd just abandon "box scale" as their standard. They've produced some very good kits in their Star Wars line over the years (Venator, LAAT Gunship, Easykit Vader TIE, amongst others) but the inconsistent quality is less frustrating to me than having to figure out what scale each new model is. I quite like the box scale stuff myself, especially as the Bandai smaller scale kits aren't available here at all. At this point though it's just nice to see a new Revell Star Wars kit that's intendended for modellers, all theirs stuff for the past few movies and even other brands like the Halo series were those "build and play" kits rather than the proper thing. I'm sure those were nice enough for what they were, but it would have been nice to have something that wasn't effectively a toy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portaler Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Here's a video showing set details. Sorry, only in German. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuozcO2hC0&t=309s 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Detail looks good... not Bandai but a much better size for me. I want one but also want to see a AMT/ Revell Razor crest comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Revell's kit looks decent enough, but at the same time it seems a little lacking in terms of numbers of parts and such for the price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 The kit look pretty decent to me. Similar detail levels to the Finemolds kits, and thankfully lacking the sometimes odd parts breakdown that Bandai kits can have due to them being moulded in colour. I really like the single piece lower fuselage, and the inclusion of a stand for flight poses. We haven't seen much detail about the AMT release yet, but I doubt it will be significantly different, or better, than this. A lot will depend on where you live. The AMT one will be easier to source in the US, and the Revell release will be more readily available in Europe. Andy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy555 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOrJT4AXl72M-3oZ85mqYM8WTI4E34-rWOINw9M very excited! Edited December 13, 2021 by shaggy555 doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan R Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I have just read the build article in Tamiya Modelling Magazine International, and to my mind it looks a very buildable and accurate (?) model with tons of scope to add extra detail if you so minded... Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMD70 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Mine arrived this morning... Christmas present to myself from myself... Going to be good and try and not open the box till the big day. 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 3 hours ago, SMD70 said: Mine arrived this morning... Christmas present to myself from myself... Going to be good and try and not open the box till the big day. 🤣 You WHAT!?! you're a cruel man.....😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Mine arrived this morning, and I've just taken a few sprue and parts shots for anyone interested in seeing what's in the box (the rather flimsy and over-sized box) Five large sprues in a greenish grey styrene, one in clear for the glazing, and a rather impressive single-part lower fuselage moulding. Standard Revell A4 instruction manual with semi-colour line drawings and colour callouts for all the internal detail. The decal sheet is printed in Italy (probably by Zanetti going by the 'z' on the code number). The detail on the hull is VERY good, in particular the panel lines and plating. Everything's very sharp, with no soft rounded edges to the panel lines. I really don't think Bandai could have done all that much better than this. There's a nice front landing gear bay with enough internal detail, given that you'll probably never see it on the finished model. The font of the fuselage has some of the best detail, but also the only main flaw I've seen so far, that being the two rather prominent mould lines running vertically down the front corners from where the slide mould sections met. It's also created a slight offset in the detail which will need a bit of careful cleanup work to sort out. The internal detailing is excellent, with a lot of greebling along the inside walls of the cargo bay. There's plenty of scope to super detail this area, but you're not going to see much through the rear and side hatches. Both the floor and roof of the cargo bay have engraved and raised detail. The square opening in the roof panel leads to the area behind the cockpit. There's nothing to go in there as that area is completely enclosed and invisible on the finished build, although you do get a ladder in the cargo bay that goes up into the hole. The bunk and toilet are moulded into the floor panel at the front. The upper fuselage is a single piece that connects to the lower half via large plugs. Like the lower fuselage, there's a huge amount of very fine moulded detail here. The engine nacelles are split down their length, so there's going to be a couple of seams to clean up. I don't think there was any other realistic way they could have designed these, and the clean up work shouldn't be too demanding, so it's not a big deal to me. As far as I know, the AMT kit will have the engines done in exactly the same way. There are front and rear engine faces that go inside the nacelles, and these look very nice to me. The landing gear is well detailed, and just needs a few cables adding. The deal sheet looks to be well printed. The registration is fine, and the chipped effect on the fuselage stripes looks pretty good. I'll probably end up spraying these, but it's good that the decal option should give an accurate result. Scale-wise, it's hard to be sure, but it certainly looks appropriate for 1/72. Sitting next to Slave 1, it's a little longer, but not as wide in the body. I think that once the engines are on, it will have the same visual weight as Boba's ride, and they should look great next to each other on the shelf. Right now, I'm struggling to see how the AMT release will be any better than this. They'd really have to go above and beyond what they've previously done to improve on what Revell have provided. Andy 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Now I'm tempted to buy it.... But no ,I need to resist buying another model 😓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Our review is online as of this avo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Mine should be here tomorrow, I went a little overboard this year so this will be the 19th kit from me to me this Christmas! Paul Harrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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