Hurricane363 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Soooooo looking forward to this release from Revell, looks like it should be a corker... Linky Type Thing Opinions? Mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osirsia Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I have never even thought of doing ship model until i saw this!... Then i saw the price tag.... maybe one day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Looks great and quite an interesting subject, but what a price Have Revell really raised their game that much that they are competeing with the likes of Hasegawa, Fujima, Aoshima and Tamyia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane363 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) I will be doing a review of this kit for ScaleModellingNow.com so at least i wont have to pay for the kit!! Mat (Edit: Thanks to Revell) Edited February 26, 2010 by Hurricane363 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Very interesting subject - but is that price for real?? Very un-Revell... Iain EDIT - I see Hannants have it listed at £175 too - crumbs!! Edited February 26, 2010 by 32SIG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I got all excited about the thought of doing one of these when I saw the pic's from one of the toyfairs..... ......then, as you all mention already, I saw the price! DOH! Not quite my price range. Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Looks great and quite an interesting subject, but what a price Have Revell really raised their game that much that they are competeing with the likes of Hasegawa, Fujima, Aoshima and Tamyia? I would say Revell's recent ship releases have been better than Tamiya's in 1/350, this could really set the bar for their intentions in this market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I guess I am a bit out of touch as I've firmly resisted buying Revell kits as I was scarred by trying to build them back in the 70's and 80's. But then I'm keen to build some of the wonderful new subjects that are being released in 1/350th scale. This site has already proved to be very educational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gishuk Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 even the trumpeter supercarriers arnt that much are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane363 Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 From what i've read the Revell kit is a self contained unit, no extras required (i'll be able to comment better once ive recieved the kit) Mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I guess I am a bit out of touch as I've firmly resisted buying Revell kits as I was scarred by trying to build them back in the 70's and 80's. In the 70's they'd have been Revell USA kits. The vast majority of Revell kits now are Revell Germany. EXCEPTION - they also rebox kits from other manufacturers which are exactly as good as the orignal but sometimes have better decals! Always ask first. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I used to love Monogram back then and it was only when they and Revell amalgamated that Revell kits started to improve. I hadn't realised that they had improved so much in the intervening years. I will have to give some space and time to one or two to see what's what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane363 Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 Soooooo looking forward to this release from Revell, looks like it should be a corker... And i was right!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Looks nice I might pick one up too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I've relented and have one on order. From all the reviews I've read it does come across as a fantastic kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Reeder Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) This kit is coming out under the Fujimi label in the Far East,dunno what price they`ll charge,probably more then the RoG offering.`Fraid it`s not my cup of tea!! Cheers Phil Edit: Just looked at HLJ ,and Trumpy are doing it as well,price 19800yen Edited March 28, 2010 by Phil Reeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Just received the very large box that contains USS Wasp. OMG, how many parts? This will take a while to build properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Hi Dave, don't be shy with it, take some photo's for us - just to make us jealous! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Hi Dave,don't be shy with it, take some photo's for us - just to make us jealous! Mike Oh ok. Here you go. The green box contains the aircraft and vehicle kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Had a quick peek in the box today at Modelzone in Chester, nice kit but would probably need AM to do it justice, Not sure where Revell got the price from.......£179.95 is a bit on the high side, considering that the fanantics will probably spend an extra wedge on detailing it further. The price is far too high for me at the moment. Edited March 31, 2010 by Dads203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Apart from, perhaps, additional aircraft I don't think there is any need for AM stuff. The PE in the kit looks pretty good and covers most of what you'd nee. The rest of the kit looks very detailed and with 1349 parts so it should. Oh and you can get it for quite a bit less than the £179.99 RRP. Edited March 31, 2010 by Shar2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The moulds are done by Trumpeter and the kit was designed by Academy so It should be an okay build. Aircraft sets will be availble as seperate sets from Trumpeter in the future. Still not convinced by the price, I paid £80 for my Tamiya Enterprise ( Thanks Turnerdad ) , which I know is an old kit but still builds up well and a lot of plastic for your cash. Will I buy a Wasp? Probably but for the right price. Pix from Cybermodeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) The Tamiya Enterprise is a nice kit, in fact I've still got mine which I bought and built 25years ago. Yet it is actually quite a simple kit and the AM required to make it a great model are quite expensive. I ended up spending quite a bit just on extra aircraft and used to display her with a full combat airwing of nearlly 100 a/c. I've never had a plastic kit with so many part as the Wasp, but until I've built it I cab't really comment on the detail but first looks is that it is an order of magnitude greater than the Enterprise. Edited March 31, 2010 by Shar2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Got mine today from Antics, Worcester; and I have attached a couple of images of the decals and PE that comes with the kit. I've also placed a ruler alongside the parts to give an impression of size. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Strewth that's a fair bit of plastic, shame about the price though, if I win the lottery yes I'd have one, but with a wedding and a baby due it won't be for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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