DarkKnight Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 all new or a rebox? is the C essentially same as M kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bsin Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Rebox Revell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkKnight Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 Revell C and M versions have same parts or different? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Slightly different. The most visible one is the landing gear, which is much stronger/bigger on the M. https://omnirole-rafale.com/differences-entre-le-rafale-marine-et-air/ Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Revell / Academy kit lineage link from SCM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 8 hours ago, arnobiz said: Slightly different. The most visible one is the landing gear, which is much stronger/bigger on the M. https://omnirole-rafale.com/differences-entre-le-rafale-marine-et-air/ Arnaud Excellent link Arnaud. I have 2 of the Revell kits on hand and was wondering what exactly is wrong about the Hobbyboss Rafale series? I have built the Revell "M" 20 years ago and it was a fine kit back then. Revell are typically cheaper than the Hobbyboss as well. Just want your opinion between the 2 kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 The Revell kit is better: sharper casting, better fit. The HB kit is a knock-off of the Revell kit. The main advantage of the HB kit is that it's easily available, especially the B version which is very hard to find in the Revell range nowadays Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, arnobiz said: The Revell kit is better: sharper casting, better fit. The HB kit is a knock-off of the Revell kit. The main advantage of the HB kit is that it's easily available, especially the B version which is very hard to find in the Revell range nowadays Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Solo Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Few years ago I bought HB kit to make Rafale model. Then I bought Revell kit to make Rafale model. After that I immediately decided to build Revell kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheGloriousTachikoma Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Sorry to revive a dead topic bit I'm looking at the sprues on cybermodeler and it looks like this kit comes.with two sets of landing gear, does it have both the land and naval landing gear? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Jacobs Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 IF the Revell kit is a re-box of the Italeri kit, it will have a number of issues. The ones that easily come to mind are; minimal cockpit detail, incorrect exhaust port grill behind cockpit, no radar-absorbing triangles on wings and empennage (tail planes), limited weapons/fuel tanks, and it is basically the prototype shape. I will check to see what parts Revell added to the kit to improve it like the IRST gear in front of the wind screen. The Italeri kit has one advantage over the HB kit though; it is 1/72nd scale while the HB kit is a bit less than 1/72nd in scale. Just my two cents, WARDOG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, Glynn Jacobs said: IF the Revell kit is a re-box of the Italeri kit, it will have a number of issues. The ones that easily come to mind are; minimal cockpit detail, incorrect exhaust port grill behind cockpit, no radar-absorbing triangles on wings and empennage (tail planes), limited weapons/fuel tanks, and it is basically the prototype shape. I will check to see what parts Revell added to the kit to improve it like the IRST gear in front of the wind screen. The Italeri kit has one advantage over the HB kit though; it is 1/72nd scale while the HB kit is a bit less than 1/72nd in scale. Just my two cents, WARDOG I think you are talking about the wrong scale. Academy/Revell are 1:48. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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