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Revell: Revellations for 2016 - new tools
Mecenas
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Posted: Friday, January 01, 2016 - 09:03 PM UTC


The first information of the new kits announced for 2016 is focused on Revell. Company have announced a line-up for the forthcoming year.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
SaxonTheShiba
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Posted: Friday, January 01, 2016 - 10:32 PM UTC
Wow!!!!! A 32 scale Super Bug. Cannot wait!

Best wishes,

Ian
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Posted: Friday, January 01, 2016 - 11:15 PM UTC
Hum, not a single 1/48
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Posted: Saturday, January 02, 2016 - 06:25 AM UTC
New tool Me262? Not a rebox? Interesting.
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Posted: Saturday, January 02, 2016 - 06:02 PM UTC
If I might be so blunt to post a link to the full schedule for 2016 (not that much 48 scale though)

Revell News 2016

Revell has re-designed their programme and now mainly focuses on Levels. 1 and 2 are very basic kits respectively toys that are intended for kids and newbies. Not sure what to think of these yet... hopefully they are as nice as Airfix "Lego-Line"

Level 3-5 are model kits aimed from beginners to advanced modelers. Most former easykits fall into Level 3 but also the old Bf 109G-10 and Spit II. Downside: only one marking option (stand now), which is a shame as I would buy the old kits for just the decals. The ICM reboxes C-45 and Do 215B-5 are level 4 with 2 Markings.

Also Revell will change most of the upper staff after the first quarter.. not sure what this will mean for the future. Ulli Taubert will be the "last" of these and leave in August (IIRC). I am curious what that will mean for the next year(s)...

all the best

Steffen
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Posted: Saturday, January 02, 2016 - 07:35 PM UTC
Cheers Steffen

While it might be old news elsewhere, it's really nice to see the RAF Ventura finally available in Europe.

I bought Revell's reboxed Expeditor before Christmas. It should be fun to build one day, but I'll buy replacement decals because those supplied in my kit suffer from bleed and are out of register.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2016 - 09:02 PM UTC
I think the right term is "new TOOLING"??
phantom_phanatic309
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Posted: Monday, January 04, 2016 - 01:36 AM UTC
Good to see the Hudson over here finally. Besides from that the Shackleton and the Iron Maiden 747 there's little to interest me. I also see that Europe is not getting the rebox of Finemolds Millenium Falcon so I'm guessing that's a US only release. We're getting shafted with the snap fit toys.
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