Revell (Revell of Germany and Monogram)

[Old Wombat]

Watching the video I noticed one aircraft was, of all things, a Fulmar (2:35 +/-) & another looks like a Hurricane IIc (just the guns firing & part of the side of the aircraft shown).

[McColm]

I received my new Revell Avro Shackleton MR.3 a day ago and printed on the top of the box so you don't get it confused with the old kit is the word "NEW.
The viper jets do look good and once again the interior detail can't be see apart from the cockpit.
I have yet to build this kit 

[KiwiZac]

A video tour of the Revell stand at Spielwarenmesse Nürnberg 2020, starting with their Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick kits (the highlight for me):
https://youtu.be/J2H0p3rnJvI

[Old Wombat]

Sound track on that sounded like it belongs in a DOOM game/movie.


B-25D in 1/48 could tempt me.

[jcf]

Another re-release of the Accurate Miniatures
B25, I wonder how much it'll be this time.

[NARSES2]

Are bringing out a series of  newly tooled 1/72 Pz 38t chassis based SP's. wonder if my eye sight will be up to it ? 

But £17 for 1/72 armour ! and that's whilst we're still in the EU with no extra tariffs 

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/RV3316

[rickshaw]

Are bringing out a series of  newly tooled 1/72 Pz 38t chassis based SP's. wonder if my eye sight will be up to it ? 

But £17 for 1/72 armour ! and that's whilst we're still in the EU with no extra tariffs 

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/RV3316

What is the big cylinder on the Glacis supposed to represent exactly?

[Old Wombat]

A Stadtgas cylinder.

Stadtgas = Town gas = coal gas.

The Germans used it quite a bit.

Gas production in Germany

In many ways, Germany took the lead in coal gas research and carbon chemistry. With the labours of August Wilhelm von Hofmann, the whole German chemical industry emerged. Using the coal gas waste as feedstock, researchers developed new processes and synthesized natural organic compounds such as Vitamin C and aspirin.

The German economy relied on coal gas during the Second World War as petroleum shortages forced Nazi Germany to develop the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to produce synthetic fuel for aircraft and tanks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_gas
https://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtgas&prev=search&pto=aue

[rickshaw]

I suspected it might be but it would, in that size, offer very little range.   I was wondering if it might be some sort of "wunderwaffen"?   

[zenrat]

The should employ The Chaos to build their small scale box art models for them.  He does a much better job than whoever built that one.

[NARSES2]

The should employ The Chaos to build their small scale box art models for them.  He does a much better job than whoever built that one.

Yup. Mind you I assume a lot of research went into to deciding to do them that way so as to make them seem more accessible to kids ? A lot of research and a lot of money that is 

[Rick Lowe]

The should employ The Chaos to build their small scale box art models for them.  He does a much better job than whoever built that one.

Yup. Mind you I assume a lot of research went into to deciding to do them that way so as to make them seem more accessible to kids ? A lot of research and a lot of money that is 

Plus you could snag the kids with:
"I like that, and I could do a much better job building it!"
Or:
"See, Johnny - adult builders still make the same mistakes you do, so you're not alone."
(Supportive Mum...)

[ChernayaAkula]

The should employ The Chaos to build their small scale box art models for them.  He does a much better job than whoever built that one.

Yup. Mind you I assume a lot of research went into to deciding to do them that way so as to make them seem more accessible to kids ? A lot of research and a lot of money that is 

Don't know about any money involved, but I recall reading a post on a German forum by one of the guys who builds the models on the box sides (he was talking about some aircraft kits) that Revell specifically want it kinda "plain". No fancy weathering, no extra detail, just built according to what the instructions say. Truth in advertising? That's a new one, huh? 

[PR19_Kit]

Don't know about any money involved, but I recall reading a post on a German forum by one of the guys who builds the models on the box sides (he was talking about some aircraft kits) that Revell specifically want it kinda "plain". No fancy weathering, no extra detail, just built according to what the instructions say. Truth in advertising? That's a new one, huh? 

One of my good friends, now passed away sadly, did the box-top models for Airfix when they used pics of models on the lids, and they said the same thing. 'Build it OOB' and he took this to the very limits sometimes, so even the poorly moulded joint lines were visible on some box pics. 

[Mossie]

It's a good approach.  Not so much with models, but I remember getting several art presents when I was a kid when the box art looked nothing like my end result.  It could put me off doing it again.