ChernayaAkula Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) I got Revell's new Eurocopter Tiger today! Had to wait for a parking space for half an hour and had to fight through lots of people in the pedestrian precinct (X-Mas eez a comin'!), but it was worth it definitely! I also got Revell's new 72nd C-160 Transall. I'll do an in-box review of that kit later. EDIT: Transall review is out now! Read it HERE! As the box top states, the kit includes both parts and markings for German and French versions. The plastic itself is a green shiny stuff (that probably screwed up photography :blink: ). The transparencies are clear, not tinted as the pics suggests. The FOD guards are represented as clear parts (right-hand corner and upper left corner). Edited December 11, 2006 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) The decals for both German and French helos. The transparencies. The flat parts are very clear and do not distort at all. The sides however distort vision somewhat. The detail is nicely engraved and raised where appropriate. The cockpit consoles are nicely detailed. The side consoles, although provided, are not detailed at all. Seats come with seat-belts. Edited December 10, 2006 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) More details (nose section of HAP) Some weapons (of HAP in this case) Weapons include HOT, TRIGAT, French rocket-pods, round rocket-pods (which I guess are for the German version), Mistrals and Stingers. And, of course, the 30mm cannon for the HAP. The instructions are a lot more detailed than previous instruction sheets. Almost all panel lines are visible in the drawings. Painting guides, on the other hand, are quite small (due to small box), but suffice. You'll have to do the well-known Revell "Sir-Mix-A-Lot routine" - no international codes given. I can't comment on fit yet. But the detail looks incredible. From the looks of it, a great kit. How about an Aussie or Spanish version - anybody in the know as to what modifications will be required? Hope you liked this review! It'd be even better, if it was of any help! :blink: Edited December 10, 2006 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nightstalker Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Man I wish Revell would crank this puppy up to 48th, I need to do a AAAC bird and have to contend with the old Italeri one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
papamoomin Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 The transparent FOD guards look like an interesting idea. It would be great if they looked right, but I have doubts. I have been wondering, how to make the wire mesh FOD guards on the NH90, when the updated 1/72 model finally comes out. Now I would expect Revell to use this same solution. Still, even though the things are quite large in the real aircraft, I guess a 1/72 model will look better without the FOD guards than with any out-of-scale or otherwise bad-looking parts. Mikko Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RotorheadTX Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Bag 'em & tag 'em! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I'm disappointed that the test shots were in a beautiful pale grey plastic and they switched to that nasty dark green brittle stuff for the production kit. . minor point but still an annoyance. Looks like your rear instrument panel is broken too. . . My two should be here in the next few days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) I'm disappointed that the test shots were in a beautiful pale grey plastic and they switched to that nasty dark green brittle stuff for the production kit. . minor point but still an annoyance. Looks like your rear instrument panel is broken too. . . My two should be here in the next few days. Oh, yeah, now that you said it, I noticed it too. B) I'm also a bit disappointed about the green plastic. They did the same on the RF-4E they re-released a couple o' weeks ago. EDIT: I'm sorry, if any of you got red Xs, but I moved the pics around in Photobucket. Had to clean that up a bit. Pics should work again now. Edited December 10, 2006 by ChernayaAkula Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erdferkel Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I'm also a bit disappointed about the green plastic. They did the same on the RF-4E they re-released a couple o' weeks ago. Thats the same as in the "original" release. Guess its all because their main consumers are kids who are more interested in playing then building or painting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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