Jennings Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Home for lunch for a few minutes, and just tore open the parcel containing the 747-8I test shot from Revell that had just arrived. I can't post any photos just yet, but suffice it to say, this kit blows the Zvezda kit out of the water by miles and miles and miles! You're all going to be *very* impressed with it! J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pttaa Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 WOW, WOW, WOW Come in from J, must be a A+ with Honor. Looking foward for any addtional details J..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Thanks for info! When Revell announced that will do 8I i think that it will Zvezda rebox, so i wait for revell because of better decal than zvezda, but now if it is new tool i will get one for sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TommyP Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 How long until the pictures...? I can't wait to see this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 As soon as I get the OK from Revell. Revell and Zvezda are no longer doing business together... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Thanks for info Jennings,maybe it would be better for us,if there will be more competition between manufacturers. Post pictures when get green light from revell :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'm looking forward to seeing this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janvolekcz Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'm quite curious what does it look like! I already have the zvezda model, but have been thinking about getting revell's as well. Now my decision might be easier. Will keep checking for the pictures. Thanks J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Any OK from Revell as to able to show us some pics? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I am at the Dutch IPMS Nationals at the moment and Revell displays the 747 8. Here's a preview, more as soon as I'm back home as I'm on my phone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PMG Offramp Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Here's a preview, more as soon as I'm back home as I'm on my phone. Waow, THANK YOU FlyingDutchman !!! Looks interesting, these rascals "copied" the Zvezda 1:144 "trademark" of hollowed out intake fan, wise decision given the size and spacing of these large fan blades. I am impatient to see more of that beauty, especially the nose section (beautiful on the Russian kit) and the landing gears. Ok , don't you dare lay one single toe in my house without 2 or 3 of these beauties in your hood. Still 58 days left, you have been warned ! Cheers, Steven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Wow. Didn't airliner kits used to have like 12 pieces, total? :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PMG Offramp Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) Exactly what a colleague (master modeller, builder of military stuff only) used to say, basically glue the 5 parts together and dip the thing in white paint et voilà . He is now quite impressed with the detail level reached by airliner kits in the past 5-10 years. Cheers, Steven Edited October 27, 2012 by PMG Offramp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFlyingDutchman Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hey guys here's the rest of the photos. I won't post them all here, but they can be seen in my Photobucket album: http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r27/jellesmodelbouw/Boeing%20747-8i%20Revell%20Test%20Shots/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrblujet Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 What are the differences between the Revell kit and the Zvezda? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PMG Offramp Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Someone wrote that the Revell kit was much better than the Zvezda kit. For a start, on the Russian kit the wing underside is designed in 1 part, integral with a section of the belly, which makes for a strong joint and good dihedral control while on the German kit the wing underside is in 2 parts with an insert for the belly. The rest looks quite similar in design, down to the engine design which looks very Zvezda-esque. Oh yes, the Revell kit provides you with a flight deck and the ldg bays look more detailed. Cheers, Steven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 looks good but... the fan blades look a little suspect to me, they dont come off the hub at a 90 degree angle. link to the photo other than that it looks like Revell has a winner. I have a bunch of walkaround photos if anyone is interested in comparing to the real thing. 747-8 gallery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Viper Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) the fan blades look a little suspect to me, they dont come off the hub at a 90 degree angle. That and it looks like there are not enough fanblades on the disc. Or is it two part? Edited October 31, 2012 by Mad Viper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 That and it looks like there are not enough fanblades on the disc. Or is it two part? It looks like it is a two part piece. The lower ones as the spinner and the upper ones have the mounting hole. as for the angle..I think once they are mounted together it will be hardly noticable. I can't wait to see a completed build up. I may have to snag one of these at some point. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gargle jus Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 That looks like quite the kit! SOOOOO many pieces. Looking forward to seeing one completed some day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PMG Offramp Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Hello all, Thanks to IPMS Deutschland, new detailed pics are now visible here. It sure looks like a very nice kit now please RoG bring it on BEFORE Xmas ! At 1st sight, I was shocked by the absence of yellow portions on the decal sheet, I thought they expected us to do some masking, but it appears the scanning is responsible for that. Cheers, Steven Edited November 16, 2012 by PMG Offramp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badministry Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 hm...remains disappointing. allthough its only a testshot, the windows really look horrible... Only interesting thing is the fact they mentioned the F version... Decals are also disappointing, instead of white leading edge panels, there could have been the windowframes. The tail is going to be blue, so the white panels shouldnt be a problem. would be nice to know if there's really no yellow logo...if this is the case i got to laugh :-) the reviewer also is stunned by the missing frames... but wrote that its only a printout of what is planned... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PMG Offramp Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) hm...remains disappointing. allthough its only a testshot, the windows really look horrible... Only interesting thing is the fact they mentioned the F version... Decals are also disappointing, instead of white leading edge panels, there could have been the windowframes. The tail is going to be blue, so the white panels shouldnt be a problem. would be nice to know if there's really no yellow logo...if this is the case i got to laugh :-) the reviewer also is stunned by the missing frames... but wrote that its only a printout of what is planned... Yes, the pax windows really look big and I think clear window/metal frame decals would be a waste on this very kit... unless they provided it as some sort of white decal strip with clear windows printed in, the white portion would then hide the size difference between the (correct size) clear window decal and the (too big) window opening. But then you will have to deal with matching your white paint to the white decal strip. Regarding the yellow portion, it looks like it is a black & white scan of the decal sheet, the yellow is not showing clearly but you can notice there is something on the German flag, there is a hint of "something else". The gears look nicely detailed but... why the smaller nose wheel ? They should be the same diameter as the main ones. Bah, detail... Steven Edited November 16, 2012 by PMG Offramp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janvolekcz Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Here are my thoughts on the test shots and decals. First, the Lufthansa logo is in yellow. One can see a slight discoloration outside of the blue circle suggesting the presence of the yellow. As mentioned before, it is a b&w scan of the decals, which would make the yellow nearly invisible. Regarding the windows, I pulled out several pictures from airliners.net and tried to measure them against other discernible features. It seems that the long panel around the windows is about 2.4-2.6 times wider than windows on the real aircraft, and that the width of the doors is about 2.5x the height of the windows. I did several similar measurements based on the pictures of the test shots and they came up around 2.5-2.7. This would suggest, given some margin of error in all the measurements, that the windows are about correct in their size, maybe on the slightly bigger side. I have to admit that I am rather confused by the decal sheet as well. In their releases of baby airbuses, revell has always included clear windows with borders sometimes accompanied by blanks. It would be rather odd that they would provide only blank windows without a clear decal with frames, and same goes for the door windows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PMG Offramp Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The gears look nicely detailed but... why the smaller nose wheel ? They should be the same diameter as the main ones. Bah, detail... I have to correct my own post here, wrong info sorry : 747-8 I and F main tires are 52in (132.1cm) in diameter while nose tires are 50in (127cm). There is a slight difference in diameter which would equates to 0.35mm in 1:144... no big deal, I will just steal Zvezda's nose tire instead, as I have got a few extra. Steven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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