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[Erik Smith]

So, I finally managed to find one of these stateside. Very cool kit.

But...what's up with this?



On the inside of the wind screen, there is an odd mold line with an associated angled opening on the a pillar. It is indicated in the instruction sheet, but not nearly as pronounced as the actual kit.



So, is there a reason this is like that? Or should it be sanded off flush with the profile of the pillar?

Edited by Erik Smith, 09 February 2013 - 12:48 PM.

[Don Sikora II]

Hmm. I don't have this kit so I'm going off your pictures. To me it looks like the top shot shows the mold parting line "crossing over." By that I mean the lower part of the windshield opening is formed in the mold's top cavity but the upper section of the opening is in the core (the side where the ejection pins are). There must have been a reason to do that, maybe because of an undercut of some kind at the top of the windshield. 

I agree those ribs on the core side of the body look really strange, but I would do some test fitting before sanding them away. I'd be surprised if they weren't taken into account when the patterns were made, so removing them might introduce some fit problems.

[Erik Smith]

so how does the body stack up to the body of the tamiya? is it larger since the tamiya is supposedly under-scale? also, how is the engine detail and how is it aspirated.

 

Just to follow up...

 

The body from the Revell kit and Tamiya kit are close to exact - the wheel openings are about 1-2 mm off, but other than that (size-wize) they are very similar.  I don't know if that means the Tamiya kit - which I heard was undersized too - is really too small.

 

The engine has a single carburetor.  Detail is on par with the Tamiya, based on my cursory glance (I have a few of the Tamiya kits) - the spark plug wires, though, are molded into the distributor, and look like, well, wires molded to a distributor.  

Edited by Erik Smith, 09 February 2013 - 02:37 PM.

[GeeBee]

Before sanding off anything, have a look at the clear parts, as the windows have tabs molded into them ....

[jbwelda]

thanks erik...i was a bit skeptical that the tamiya was undersized but i usually take the experts word.

 

is there anything here that would lead one to prefer this release vs the tamiya? maybe just some model-specific differences but anything else?

Edited by jbwelda, 10 February 2013 - 08:35 PM.

[Paul H]

is there anything here that would lead one to prefer this release vs the tamiya? maybe just some model-specific differences but anything else?

 

I've been wondering that too - from what I've seen of the Revell in various photos & reviews online, whilst there appear to be some aspects that are better (e.g a fully separate rear subframe, seats & dash), there are others where I think that the Tamiya is superior (e.g. engine bay detailing especially the ancillaries on the bulkhead, & more accurate depth to the front door pockets).  Given the size similarities, would be interesting to see if the two can be combined to make a really good version!  In the meantime, I'll be sticking with Tamiya (if only because I have a couple already...), but if Revell were to release a Countryman / Traveller version, or (even better imho) an Elf variant, then I'd definitely buy those!