Sage the Owl Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Just came across this piece of info thats backed up by Valiant wings FB page stating that you may want to purchase their book to compliment it. I've not seen anything mentioned here about it and i did a search but nothing came up. I wonder if this is a rebox of the Special Hobby kit or a new mould ? https://www.jumbliesmodels.com/plastic-kits-c3/aviation-kits-c4/revell-1-32-hawker-tempest-v-aircraft-model-kit-p16824/s17184?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7_ur-8fK5wIVF-DtCh19IAHOEAQYASABEgJhVfD_BwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I'm willing to bet it's a re-box. Royboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 It’s definitely a re-box of the Special Hobby kit. Royboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 IIRC. This is the kit that according to some has a nose intake accuracy problem. Just so you know that a potential disaster lurks. LOL Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rick Griewski said: IIRC. This is the kit that according to some has a nose intake accuracy problem. Just so you know that a potential disaster lurks. LOL Rick Barracuda already has a fix for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Yeah I bought it. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 It's a shame that you buy the kit and also have to shell out for the Barracuda bits to make it look right. The radiator etc on the Typhoon and Tempest are right in your face so to speak. I built the PCM version and it looks good. TRF Royboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 The SH Tempest's surface detail is much finer and more comprehensive than the PCM kit's. Should such considerations be important to you. I have the Barracuda nose correction set, but I doubt if 1 in 10 would notice the difference. Of course, if Revell included a small re-mastered nose sprue that would be ideal. MikeMaben and firefly7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage the Owl Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 If this is indeed a rebox of the Special Hobby kit, both the Hi-Tech & basic versions are still available on their web site so how does this benefit them as the Revell price will be undercutting them surely ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Chek said: The SH Tempest's surface detail is much finer and more comprehensive than the PCM kit's. Should such considerations be important to you. I have the Barracuda nose correction set, but I doubt if 1 in 10 would notice the difference. Of course, if Revell included a small re-mastered nose sprue that would be ideal. I'm one of the 9 out of 10, so I'm building mine OOB. LSP_K2, firefly7 and AlbertD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Sage the Owl said: If this is indeed a rebox of the Special Hobby kit, both the Hi-Tech & basic versions are still available on their web site so how does this benefit them as the Revell price will be undercutting them surely ? The same question could be asked of Revell’s reboxing of the Italeri Mirage IIIE/R kit. It’s half the price of the Italeri kit, which is still available. Revell deleted the small PE fret, but the plastic is identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: I don’t expect we’re going to see *any* more new tooling from Revell going forward. Reboxes of other brands and reissues of existing tooling, but that’s it. Didn’t Revell announce a new tool 1/48 SR-71 at the recent Nuremberg show? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-tbd-sr-71-blackbird--1265498 LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I would really love a Sea furry from revell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Chek said: The SH Tempest's surface detail is much finer and more comprehensive than the PCM kit's. Should such considerations be important to you. I have the Barracuda nose correction set, but I doubt if 1 in 10 would notice the difference. Of course, if Revell included a small re-mastered nose sprue that would be ideal. I never had the SH kit, and never will, but I do recall some fuss about the nose area being off in some way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Dave Williams said: Didn’t Revell announce a new tool 1/48 SR-71 at the recent Nuremberg show? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-tbd-sr-71-blackbird--1265498 It certainly does read as new, and would definitely be added to my "must have" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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