Britman Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Just seen at Hobbycraft, Revell's 1/ 48th Beaufighter at £18! Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epozar Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Hobbycraft is..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, epozar said: Hobbycraft is..? A shop in UK Selwyn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Honest question: So how does Revell's 1/48 Beaufighter compare to Tamiya's 1/48 Beaufighter? Is the Revell kit a new tool superior kit choice? ... I'm honestly out of touch and new back to this scale of 1/48 and after a Beau too. Seems to me Tamiya 1/48 Beaufighter's can go for about same price and there seems to be a glut of them on UK Ebay even cheaper as second hand, but still as new kits. I know Tamiya does not always = quality, some of their ancient releases are not noteworthy, but is their Beaufighter that old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, One 48 said: Honest question: So how does Revell's 1/48 Beaufighter compare to Tamiya's 1/48 Beaufighter? It's newer, and has more detail... weirdly enough, I have yet to see a proper comparison of the two. The Tamiya does have some outline problems, which have been discussed here, (I'll edit in if I can find it) EDIT - here in particular, post #13 to do with a 'fish belly' (fixable with work)and the wing alignment (probably not, maybe noticeable to the trained eye) and the tailplanes are a mish-mash of variants. This dos not seem widely appreciated, and as they have been around for a while without much wailing and gnashing of teeth, perhaps is not that obvious. Quote Is the Revell kit a new tool superior kit choice? ... I'm honestly out of touch and new back to this scale of 1/48 and after a Beau too. If you get one in a sale, probably, they were being sold half price by Hobbycraft online(sold out now) , and were still in some stores as well, you can search up stores and check stock online as well. I was tempted, hhm and haa'd and it was gone.... EDIT some on ebay for about £24 shipped at the mo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimitar F1 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Once you start looking at the Tamiya Beau the faults become more obvious. The canopy is too tall as well from what I can see - the Revell appears better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, Scimitar F1 said: The canopy is too tall as well from what I can see @tonyot built one and mentioned this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Thanks guys ... and especially Troy for detailed explanation ... I have a habit of deferring to Tamiya as the standard, but do know too, that their older kits can sometimes be off the mark as well. I have a Hobbycraft store nearby and will be there soon, will deffo look out for a Revell Beau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, One 48 said: Thanks guys ... and especially Troy for detailed explanation ... I have a habit of deferring to Tamiya as the standard, but do know too, that their older kits can sometimes be off the mark as well. I have a Hobbycraft store nearby and will be there soon, will deffo look out for a Revell Beau. The Revell kit is quite a hard build but does look much better than the Tamiya kit. The Revell engine nacelles are especially poor. Here is a WIP that I did if it helps, with comparison photos between finished Revell and Tamiya kits; 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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