Revell's Porsche 918

[aurfalien]

Hi,

I see 2 Revell Porsche 918 Spyder kits; 85-4329 and RoG 80-7026.

The first one mentions the kit having a V8 and 2 electric motors so very detailed.  Unfortunatly no kit instructions seem available.

The latter kit has instructions and I'm unsure if there are 2 electric motors in there.

Does any one know?

 

Edited January 7, 2016 by aurfalien

[Matt Bacon]

7026 and 7027 are the two Revell Germany 918 kits, one a "Weissach" package. They're identical apart from the decals and the wheels. Instructions here:

http://manuals.hobbico.com/rvl/80-7026.pdf

My guess would be, looking at the other 85-XXXX instructions, is that 85-4329 is just the Revell USA boxing of the kit. The contents of the box will be exactly the same, though whether it comes with both versions of decals and wheels in one box, or they've selected one or the other, you'd have to wait and see when the instructions are uploaded to the Hobbico site.

bestest,

M.

[aurfalien]

7026 and 7027 are the two Revell Germany 918 kits, one a "Weissach" package. They're identical apart from the decals and the wheels. Instructions here:

http://manuals.hobbico.com/rvl/80-7026.pdf

My guess would be, looking at the other 85-XXXX instructions, is that 85-4329 is just the Revell USA boxing of the kit. The contents of the box will be exactly the same, though whether it comes with both versions of decals and wheels in one box, or they've selected one or the other, you'd have to wait and see when the instructions are uploaded to the Hobbico site.

bestest,

M.

Great info, thanks Matt.

 

[niteowl7710]

4329 is a straight U.S. rebox of the "standard" RevellAG Porsche 918 kit, no extras from the Weissach version are included.

[Jhedir6]

I have both of the Revell Germany kits. If you're interested in them, order yourself the aftermarket  wheels from http://plamoz.com/

They've corrected the size of the rims and use the kit tires to make them work. Well worth the $13.00 US for them.

David.

[unclescott58]

Wow! Looking at the instructions, this is one impressive kit.