Revell 2025 - catalogue & programme

[Nymond]

An A350-900 and 737 800, both in Air Dogan excuse me, Turkish Airlines livery.

 

"Justin, we need an idea for those who still build 1/144 Airliners". "We could do a rerun of the Embraer 190/195 or give them a new tool for the E2 series. Also an reissue of the Italeri ATR, may be with an Option for the 72"

"Any better ideas, Justin?"

"We could do an A220". Justin was thrown out of the window.

"Ok, Schantalle. Any ideas for 2025?"

"We could take the Monogram NB-52 with an X-15, because no one asked for it in the last 35 years."

"Thats it, and double the price, that will be an hit!"

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

6 minutes ago, Nymond said:

We could take the Monogram NB-52 with an X-15, because no one asked for it in the last 35 years."

"Thats it, and double the price, that will be an hit!"

I have as I want to build both, though not as a unit but two stand alone kits. I want to do a B-52D/E and an X-15. Revellogram just has a separate sprue to replace the bomb mount under the Starboard wing as Ive looked at sprue photo’s. As for the etch well a good portion for me would likely be a waste. I only use belts, I/p’s, and a few bits. Now I doubt even those would get used as the 3D printed stuff is quite good for both IP’s and belts. 

[Vex]

2 hours ago, Dennis_C said:

BTW the best are ClearProp boxes. Single piece top opening very sturdy cardboard that is put into a coloured thick paper box. Excellent packaging. 

Like the ICM pizza box?

Anyway, I'm no fan of side openers since they tend to collapse at the slightest pressure, not good when they're part of your luggage. Also, loose parts often find a way to crawl out of the side flap.

The best for me is Japanese and Korean top openers because they're light and sturdy enough while the bottoms double as trays for everyday use. They're also easy to put inside one another like nesting dolls due to thinness of the cardboard, therefore saving space.

The funniest ones I've seen were Modelsvit boxes with their paper-thin tops and tough corrugated cardboard bottoms.

[Dennis_C]

4 hours ago, Vex said:

Like the ICM pizza box?

Almost. ClearProp then puts a pizza box into a thin colourful side opener. 

 

Japanese/Korean are good too. Somehow they can produce reliable boxes from thinner cardboard. In fact I mostly use Academy, Hasegawa and Tamiya boxes to store models on bench and various leftovers. 

[Ad-4N]

Finally, the T.7 Hunter in 1/32?  You could tell when the single seater came out in 1998, that provision was made for the trainer, but it never materialized.

 

 I read somewhere that the big Hunter didn’t sell in numbers expected by Revell.  So plans for the trainer were shelved.  I wonder what changed?

[ed-209]

1/32 isn't my scale but a could be tempted by the f8 and hunter 

I remember looking at the singel seat hunter and thinking it was an old molde in the box 

Revell kis I'm a bit wairy of since there hallifax but having said that I built both the shackletons and was well pleased 

[XF442]

8 hours ago, ed-209 said:

1/32 isn't my scale but a could be tempted by the f8 and hunter

So do I. Add to that the Sea Hurricane.

 

On the other hand, judging by the preliminary picture used, reissuing the appallingly shaped Fujimi BMW M3 E30 (07733) for 50 Euro is quite a slap in the face. The kit is nowhere near as good as Fujimi's Ford GT40 or Porsche 917.

[Overflow]

14 hours ago, Ad-4N said:

Finally, the T.7 Hunter in 1/32?  You could tell when the single seater came out in 1998, that provision was made for the trainer, but it never materialized.

 

 I read somewhere that the big Hunter didn’t sell in numbers expected by Revell.  So plans for the trainer were shelved.  I wonder what changed?

My personal view- although I would love T.7 in 32nd, bad decision, Revell's trio o doom( unsold kits) were Catalina, Ju 52 and Hunter, exquisite kits( Ju and Hunter especially) that for some odd reason did not do well, even the price at the time was borderly bargain for the quality.

Would made more sense to re-issue single seat Hunter. But reasoning has left Revell after Hobbico takeover in 2011 and the spiral of doom continues.

[Michael Morris]

On 28/01/2025 at 10:14, TheKinksFan said:

Another Artemis 1/144 kit, not ideal for either one of the companies to release basically the same kit at the same time. 

Yeah, I thought that too.  With spacecraft kits being a bit of a niche market, I fear they may both end up with disappointing sales unless one ends up being much better than the other.  The Revell version looks to be slightly cheaper.

[tempestfan]

19 hours ago, Overflow said:

My personal view- although I would love T.7 in 32nd, bad decision, Revell's trio o doom( unsold kits) were Catalina, Ju 52 and Hunter, exquisite kits( Ju and Hunter especially) that for some odd reason did not do well, even the price at the time was borderly bargain for the quality.

Would made more sense to re-issue single seat Hunter. But reasoning has left Revell after Hobbico takeover in 2011 and the spiral of doom continues.

Both the Hunter and the Ju were reissued at least once since they were released - unlike the Cat, and also unlike their 48th 111 and 217 and I think Invader. The 217 in particular went on dump sale pretty soon, as did their PV-1 (but then who can resist a 48th twin @ 10 € - I couldn't, that's why I have a couple). Which does not stop them from reboxing the ICM 111 and 217, and probably the A-26 in due course (I don't think they did already).

[janneman36]

9 minutes ago, tempestfan said:

Both the Hunter and the Ju were reissued at least once since they were released - unlike the Cat, and also unlike their 48th 111 and 217 and I think Invader. The 217 in particular went on dump sale pretty soon, as did their PV-1 (but then who can resist a 48th twin @ 10 € - I couldn't, that's why I have a couple). Which does not stop them from reboxing the ICM 111 and 217, and probably the A-26 in due course (I don't think they did already).

They already did the icm invader in their most recent boxing..

cheers, Jan

[tempestfan]

4 minutes ago, janneman36 said:

They already did the icm invader in their most recent boxing..

cheers, Jan

Thanks Jan - I didn't pay proper attention, obviously...

[Danish Kenneth]

14 hours ago, tempestfan said:

Both the Hunter and the Ju were reissued at least once since they were released - unlike the Cat, and also unlike their 48th 111 and 217 and I think Invader. The 217 in particular went on dump sale pretty soon, as did their PV-1 (but then who can resist a 48th twin @ 10 € - I couldn't, that's why I have a couple). Which does not stop them from reboxing the ICM 111 and 217, and probably the A-26 in due course (I don't think they did already).

The 1/48 PBY-5A has been reissued several times, last time in 2014. The size might put many off, it has a wingspan of almost 65 cm. It is also rather crude in some respects by today‘s standards, particularly the landing gear bays and the nose wheel doors.

Edited January 31 by Danish Kenneth

[tempestfan]

1 hour ago, Danish Kenneth said:

The 1/48 PBY-5A has been reissued several times, last time in 2014. The size might put many off, it has a wingspan of almost 65 cm. It is also rather crude in some respects by today‘s standards, particularly the landing gear bays and the nose wheel doors.

Thanks for the correction - I never noticed any reissue of it.

[Rob Sutto]

 

What's the hive mind's thoughts on the 1/32 Arado Ar196A-3? Scalemates says it was tooled in 2010. I know nothing about the aircraft, but I'm quite taken by that one picture. 

[Homebee]

38 minutes ago, Bobby No Mac said:

What's the hive mind's thoughts on the 1/32 Arado Ar196A-3? Scalemates says it was tooled in 2010. I know nothing about the aircraft, but I'm quite taken by that one picture. 

 

Why Scalemates ? Go Britmodeller !

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/61754-arado-ar-196a-3/

 

 

V.P.

[flieger4711]

 

https://ipmsdeutschland.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-30-at-15.26.54.jpeg

 

 

I havent noticed this yet in the official Revell announcement.

Edited January 31 by flieger4711

[tony.t]

On 1/29/2025 at 8:14 PM, Overflow said:

My personal view...

...reasoning has left Revell after Hobbico takeover in 2011 and the spiral of doom continues.

 

What utter negativity. 

My own preference is for 1:32 scale so Revell's distributors are getting the lion's share of my modelling money this year: a Hawk, Sea Hurricane, and two each of the Meteor F.8 and Hunter T.7.

 

There have been about five boxings of the Hunter, those since the improvements introduced by the F.6, later incorporated into the FGA.9/58, all selling out. I hope they might give us other Hunters in time, especially a FAA GA.11 and T.8 and maybe a Swiss T.68. Lots of growth potential for the Meteor too. 

Onwards and upwards! 

 

I don't have the figures either so this is pure guesswork, but I honestly believe the Ju 52 would sell many more if it offered floats. 

 

Tony

[hopkp]

29 minutes ago, tony.t said:

My own preference is for 1:32 scale so Revell's distributors are getting the lion's share of my modelling money this year: a Hawk, Sea Hurricane, and two each of the Meteor F.8 and Hunter T.7.

 

I don't have the figures either so this is pure guesswork, but I honestly believe the Ju 52 would sell many more if it offered floats.

Ditto for me. I've no interest in WW2 subjects so can easily pass on the Sea Hurricane and am fully stocked as regards Hawks; however more than one Meteor F.8 will find its way into the stash for sure along with a Hunter T.7. Those alone would keep me occupied for at least a year given my current glacial completion rate, even if I bought nothing else in 2025.....and as a possible outcome that's very much in the category of 'two chances' (as in 'fat and sweet you-know-what'!). I'd also completely agree on the Ju-52 float option, particularly if it came in a 'civil boxing' with decals for some of the ones operated in Scandinavia.....

[Paul Thompson]

1 hour ago, tony.t said:

 

What utter negativity. 

My own preference is for 1:32 scale so Revell's distributors are getting the lion's share of my modelling money this year: a Hawk, Sea Hurricane, and two each of the Meteor F.8 and Hunter T.7.

 

There have been about five boxings of the Hunter, those since the improvements introduced by the F.6, later incorporated into the FGA.9/58, all selling out. I hope they might give us other Hunters in time, especially a FAA GA.11 and T.8 and maybe a Swiss T.68. Lots of growth potential for the Meteor too. 

Onwards and upwards! 

 

I don't have the figures either so this is pure guesswork, but I honestly believe the Ju 52 would sell many more if it offered floats. 

 

Tony

      A word of caution , at least as far as the Hunter goes. I was living in the Netherlands when both 1/72nd and 1/32nd Hunters came out, and bought several of all 4 types. Didn't cost me much, because I waited a year and paid 3 Eoros each for the 1/72nd kits, and 15 for the 1/32nd. And the Netherlands flew the type, unlike many other countries. So, something went wrong for Revell there. Since coming to Scotland I've seen the 1/32nd F6 (I think it was) dumped at Wonderland Models, Edinburgh, for £15 a throw (that's be about 10 years back now).

 

Paul.

[JFM148]

1 hour ago, tony.t said:

 

What utter negativity. 

My own preference is for 1:32 scale so Revell's distributors are getting the lion's share of my modelling money this year: a Hawk, Sea Hurricane, and two each of the Meteor F.8 and Hunter T.7.

 

I am very happy with the news of the 2-seat Hunter in 1/32.  Actually I don't build 1/32 aircraft, but this one triggered my interest in the scale hopefully at affordable prices.

 

I would be interested in more 1/32 RAF/RN aircraft in this scale....A potential niche?

[alt-92]

I wonder if they still have the moulds for the 1/32 F-15B/D. 
I could use a new decal sheet with stencils  

[ICMF]

Parts being updated in the F-15 kit:

 

[tempestfan]

6 hours ago, Paul Thompson said:

      A word of caution , at least as far as the Hunter goes. I was living in the Netherlands when both 1/72nd and 1/32nd Hunters came out, and bought several of all 4 types. Didn't cost me much, because I waited a year and paid 3 Eoros each for the 1/72nd kits, and 15 for the 1/32nd. And the Netherlands flew the type, unlike many other countries. So, something went wrong for Revell there. Since coming to Scotland I've seen the 1/32nd F6 (I think it was) dumped at Wonderland Models, Edinburgh, for £15 a throw (that's be about 10 years back now).

 

Paul.

Sure it was only a year? The 9 came out in '98 I think, I was sent a test shot just in time when I started to prepare for my exams, so it remained another started kit. The Euro was introduced on 1 January 2002. The original 32nd FGA.9 did not go on the traditional Karstadt and Kaufhof year end warehouse clearance sale in Germany, otherwise I would have some (I have ***a few*** of e.g. the PBY-5, both He 111s, C-47, all in 48th, etc.) - but possibly the NL distributor overstocked, or bought all the clearance stock off Revell. The later F.6 boxing did go on sale, and also at least one of the 72nd Hunters - according to my list the F.6, in 2011 -, but I have only two F.6s because there simply weren't more, and no 72nd 9. In contrast, I have 6 32nd Red Arrows Hawks from the '13 sale, loads of Tornados in the various bi-annual "special scheme" boxings, etc.. 

[tempestfan]

4 hours ago, alt-92 said:

I wonder if they still have the moulds for the 1/32 F-15B/D. 
I could use a new decal sheet with stencils  

Why shouldn't they? Probably one of their best legacy tools.

51 minutes ago, ICMF said:

Parts being updated in the F-15 kit:

 

Is that on the basis of the E?