UA-cam recommended this video so it is the first of Night Shift's that I have seen. Hearing him make statements about his shoddy effort are leaving me speechless. I'm gonna have to watch his other videos to see what good work is because this looks like a masterpiece.
@@bigdaddydons6241 The have a pretty huge range, going from simple kits that feel more like a built-up little action figure to the more definitely intense stuff like the MGEX/PG unicorn which takes a very long time and includes LED functions through the whole body and transforming features. And everything in between
@@harisrazmi3875 I once was snipping the safety nubs off of the Alex's V-fin and accidently snapped off part of it. I thought I had ruined my Christmas present until I vaguely remembered a certain shot from War in the Pocket and what do you, it was just like battle damage that actually happens in that series. I breathed the biggest sigh of relief in my life.
As a builder of mainly Revell, in their defence, not all of their kits are horrible. The newer ones are actually pretty nice, and the fit not tooooo bad, compared to older ones.
Yes, and no; The newest Tiger H1 early version (1/72) has only half the cupola, and it really inconvenient. Every modeler who knows his tank will notice that in a sec. It is also tru, most of their models are by far much better quality than other brands at scale 1/72. So, before purchasing any model, make sure to read some reviews 1st.
All of my revell plane kits have been pretty good. Obviously not as good as some high end brands like Tamiya, but they are pretty good, especially in smaller scales like 1/72, where they are better than competitors like Airfix.
Huh, this is actually really refreshing to hear an experts opinion on revell, I had a few car kits lying around from my childhood that I never got to putting together, and a few years ago decided to try it out while dealing with some medical issues. I followed the directions to the T, but was extremely disappointed at the finished product, I didnt use the best paints or anything, so I knew it wouldnt look amazing. But the wheels were like falling apart, the suspension geometry was all wonky, it just looked horrible. I always assumed I just wasnt good at modeling real world physical models and should stick to 3d computer modelling. But Now I'm wondering if I should take a swing at it with a better kit.
@@johnsullivan937 At the risk of sounding contrarian, my first model kit was a Tamiya Castrol Supra and i found myself in *way* over my head, and that put me off Poly-cement kits for life. Recently I tried one of Revell's easy-click kits; a VW New Beetle, and it was a good experience.
I would definitely try another brand. They are definitely not all the same. Tamiya is always on point. Meng & Takom are generally great as well from my experience.
I have built precisely one Revell model kit that I like, and it was an Imperial Star Destroyer from Star Wars, which isn’t saying much considering it’s really hard to screw up a flying triangle.
You can find _Revell_ kits in every toy store here in Germany too. It's probably how they got so successful, pushing their kits into every toy store, small or large, all over the country. When it comes to the model kit market here in Germany, _Revell_ has a market share of about 77% (yeah, I don't know why and how either) and like every company that absolutely dominates its niche, there is little incentive for them to improve in any way. btw _Revell_ originally was an American company founded by Lewis H. Glaser in New York City in 1943. The name comes from the French word "reveille" meaning "new beginning".
@Ph1lsk1 Not as far as i remember. They use the Tornado and a bunch of American Jets. East Germany before the fall of the iron curtain did use MiG´s and after East germany was absorbed into the BRD their equipment went to the Bundeswehr. As far as i remember they were never used, either gathering dust inside a storage hangar somwhere in East Germany or scrapped. They might have used them for training at most but that barely counts as using.
@@Thatslifebro_ We dont use American Jets, not right now tho, we are currently just using Eurofighter's and Panavia Tornado's and before you start typing, no! We wont buy F/A-18's! We are thinking about it
@@Drache191200 sag das mal der Kramp Karrenbauer. Wär schön wenn du recht hättest, aber wenn Flinten Uschi mit ihrem mist durchgekommen ist dann wird das die Kramp auch. Also zähl ich die schon mal mit.
@@Thatslifebro_ naja, dann muss aber das Ministerium für Aussenaffären auch mit Spielen, und da Die gute AKK Von der CDU ist und das Ministerium für Aussenaffäre und das Ministerium für Ausgaben und all das unter der Führung der SPD steht, glaub ich kaum das es passiert, denn wir wissen ja das die SPD links ist, was ja heißt das sie weiter jobs im inland haben wollen, oder dieser F/A-18 Deal würde ja bedeuten das tausende jobs in Deutschland wegfallen und zehntausende in ganz Europa
Models are so small now--and the parts so tiny and delicate--that you HAVE to be a dedicated modeller to finish one...I grew up building them in the 70's and loved it, but discovered how awful they are these days when trying to introduce them to my son...we got through about 3 before giving up...
I know it’s not models like these but try a company called cobi. They’re a polish company that makes “lego” models. The feel like actual lego. I recommend the plane models as they definitely seem the most friendly for someone just starting with their brand.
i've built several of this kit they are excellent and well detailed .... he should stick to simple wargaming kits and leave the real model kits for the real modellers as he clearly haven't a clue as Revell is a well respected brand in all serious model shops
but what companies are good? like all i can find is stuff that is comparable to revell. What are the companies for professional models (tanks/planes/cars)? i would really love to know, as i am currently getting into modelling for the first time and ordered me VERY cheap Revell products (basically only to mess around and try painting techniques, don't wanna ruin a good model with bad painting)
@@XpVersusVista I am not even in the slightest a pro on this, but I put together models anyway... Revell has a nice and cheap "Panzerhaubitze 2000". Italeri is quite good, except for the WoT-packages (you can assemble a WoT-Panther in an evening, and the Ferdinand was so devoid of detail I had to put a ton of spare parts on it). Hobby Boss got me frustrated with the SU-18. Trumpeter has great models, but a messed up construction manual, and sometimes the parts do not fit. Fun fact: on the WoT-Ferdinand, there where about hundred parts. The trumpeter "G.W. Tiger" had hundred parts for the engine alone
@@brandotoao Then they have shaped up in the most recent years. For 30 years i have built models, mostly planes, and not found one that not needed heavy knifesurgery or a ton of filler to get the parts to fit together. The cars and trucks I built are on the other hand very good, nicely fitting and well contructed, but boats and planes are a total mess.
It is pronounced: Re-VELL So the accent is on the 2nd syllable. (What I mean by that is, it is not RE-vell ...accent on 1st syllable. It's Re-VEL ....accent on 2nd syllable.) Revell.
Airfix have found their niche by concentrating on planes since the last 10 years or so. Revell are like: "Ok, let's release some random poorly self-designed kit from time to time, and fill up our offerings with kits from ICM and Zvezda, which are much better than everything we could produce by ourselves. Ah, and don't forget to re-re-re-re-release our crap from 100 years ago forever and ever."
Emperor_Xenolius I love airfix but is it just me or are they slightly smaller than other models? Or have I been buying slightly over scaled models for years lmao
i just wanted to say that this video is single handily made me discover what my passion is, since the release of this video i have landed a job in a hobby shop teaching people of all ages on building, painting, weathering, kitbashing, dioramas, and even competing. even though we don't sell historical kits and mainly focus on Japanese sci-fi and Warhammer, I have helped over a hundred people in trying out this hobby to realize their dreams and discover their potential. I have had the opportunity to take parts at conventions, meet some amazing builders, talked to many people, and even having the honor of organizing and judging some small community events. I am happy to see that you are still doing what you do best and are still teaching thousands of people out there in model building. Thanks for what you have done, and what you made me open my eyes to. Wish the best for you and for what is to come!
...""It doesn't even look that good" ...lookin at all my models ive ever made.... Lookin back to this great work again... Now im crying hysterically in the corner :D This work, as usually just great in my eyes...
In Russia, we say "Révell" and "Síria" (your first variant). Uncle Martin, you should check new Zvezda's modern AFV 1/72 models like Armata, Terminator (LoL), T-90 A and MC. They're easy to build, have much better quality and they are pretty cheap. Also check on the Scalemates site some revell's kits, some of them are reboxing of Zvezda (but not this disgusting T-90A)
I got the new zvezda t-14 aramata. It was a joy to build. All the parts fit, all in scale, great detail and cheap only £35. My only complaint would be how tricky the bar armour was to install with all the struts in the correct place. But apart from that great. Lastly as a side note is it just me or are zvezda boxes much thicker and tougher than all the other makes.
@@jacobkingsford5209 yeah, they are more robust. One more plus for zvezda. Alltough I haven't had any issue with the packageing of any manufacturer. But propably mainly because I buy my kits directly in the store and not online
I see those in toy stores everywhere in Poland too! I remember how discouraging it was for me as a kid to just not be able to put them together well ;_; I was always fascinated with models and it took me years to even give it another try...
I could never make models because even as a child my hands were too shaky so I got into percussion, much better fit. But I have always had a passion for model building because my grand father loved building model trains and landscapes. I can safely say this is one of the most impressive models builds I have ever seen, the details you added are beautiful.
I know what you mean. I also built a ju-88 from Revell (1/72) and it wasn't good. The cockpit had some nice detail for 1/72 but the rest was meh... Not "pure" junk but there are certainly better things to spend your money on than Revell kits
Me too! I'm almost 60 and I stopped buying Revell and Airfix as soon as there were other brands available. I forgot to include Italeri in my "Avoid" list. Never bought them either.
I’m 59 and I also learned to generally avoid Revell when I was a teenager. Having said that, I recently built one of their T-34/85s on impulse and it was OK, at least as far as assembly went. Especially compared to the Ace Centurion Mk3 which forces you to pick between having return rollers, fenders and the grossly mis-shaped, oversized and flash-laden sprocket wheels or their weird two-parts per side adhesive resistant rubber tracks; you can’t have both because there isn’t room to fit all the parts even if you cut the guide horns off the top run of the tracks. And it has instructions that are as clear as mud when it comes to working out which way round some parts are supposed to go or where they are supposed to attach.
I am pretty sure I built that Ju-88 too, it was the single worst model I have ever built. No details, extremely brittle and thick plastic and nothing actually fit together.
For me Airfix has always been The Model Kit company, despite having sampled dozens of others. For an instance of what they can do when trying very hard; the 1/48 Supermarine Walrus is hard to top :-) .
Oh Revell, that brings back memories. Back in the early 2000's I used to build pretty much only Revell kits as they were the only ones sold by the toystore nearby. Some went together perfectly and were a lot of fun (I still have a Bf 109 and a P-51A with fond memories attached) but some were absolute monstrosities. In my experience, it was mostly the airplanes that went together well, the tanks were a pain. I honestly never cared too much about scale accuracy as they were used for playing, and I'll give them being sturdy enough to withstand a couple of months of abuse by a 10- and 12 year old. What did strike me was that when I walked into a model store last week for the first time in over a decade, they were still selling some of the exact same kits that I built back then. Just for fun I looked up the descendants of some of the old kits given to me by my grandfather all those years ago, and they still used the same tooling for their Sturmpanzer IV (1993) as the kit given to me from 1975!
I built a lot Revell 1/24 cars and trucks since the late 80s. All of the cars were really nice to build and get well together with nice molded parts. Blaming a whole campany for one tiny model kit is quite unfair. A lot good UA-cam model builder liking the cars too. That's not toys for kids. I find his style quite arrogant.
@@flitsertheo This. Their range of reboxings is _vast,_ from current era kits from the likes of Hasegawa and Eduard, all the way to historic relics from the 70's. And the real fun thing is Revell never clearly indicates the origin of the kit on the box. They're brand with which you don't want to be buying blind.
@@piker78 He's trying to suggest that those were Ukrainian tanks, and that they just painted a Z on the wreckage to make them look ruZZian. Not sure if ukraine ever had any T-90's, though. They have the T-84, their own upgraded T-72. (Which is all a T-90 is anyways)
As a kid I used to love putting together these models. Back then, I was aware of Airfix and Revell and even at the young age of 6 or 7 i knew that Revell was inferior. I cant remember the reasons why but I do recall I allways used to specify Airfix over Revell when I was asked what I wanted for Xmas / Birthday.
revell 1/72 kits... dont get me started, if i wanted a good 1/72 scale kit id just buy one from zvezda or model collect, the model collect kits have lots of parts and nice details and zvezda kits are fun to make with neat tracks
I've been building Revell's 1/350th Bismarck and it's a terrific kit, overall. I have swapped out some bits with 3D printed alternatives and photo-etch, but no complaints whatsoever regarding the kit. I accidentally broke off one of the propeller struts and Revell Germany sent me a replacement part at no charge -- they even comped the S&H.
Nothing wrong with newer revell kits. . Yes the old ones were awful. But they have improved alt also alot cheaper than the other brands mentioned. Here. They represent great value for money. .if you think that is the worst kit ever you have obviously never dealt with Mach2 kits. Or old frog and novo stuff. . Do People seem to expect kits to just leap out the box and assemble themselves ?? . All kits have room to improve them. That's the fun of modeling.
The sculpted putty details look great, in my opinion. I think, as a model maker and an artist on general, I tend to fall for the same trap of only seeing the tiny flaws in my work. Especially when I'm holding the thing half a millimeter from my eyeball.
I had to build a revell p61 for my brother’s air and space class literally the worst kit I’ve ever done barely anything fit together and all the glass parts literally all of them were probably 5mm to small
Are you talking about the 1/48th scale kit that was originally a Monogram mold from like 1970? What do you expect? The masters were carved by hand from wood.
The two worst kits I've ever encountered would be chinese and polish respectively, roughly tied for awfulness. Revell just tends to annoy me, by being in some cases sloppier* than Airfix were at their lowest point. *Parts being still caked in release agent for instance, requiring prewash in sugar soap.
I grew up with Revell models from the 60s and 70s. I think Monogram was another manufacturer, but not as available as Revell. I was young, didn’t really understand engineering quality and just went with it. Decades later, I started building them again and am thankful at all the variety available to me from anywhere in the world. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, I am nowhere near your skill level and consider you a master modeler, plus you add some comic relief included with your verbal instruction and knowledge sharing.
That kit is ancient. Not from 2013. However what I was not happy with airfix was the release of the Vulcan xh558. It was just the 80's kit produced again. However when I pre-ordered it they "forgot" to mention that and advertised it as new. Then now after I already built that thing they release a new vulcan
You do not know pain until you’ve built an Airfix Bismarck, there was a problem with nearly every part, either misaligned or had an immense amount of excess material
@@thepulle4722 Strange. I own three of those, and had no problems with the kit, rather my own lack of skill at the time. The guns were the one aspect I wanted to remedy most though, but were less objectionable than Heller's attempt at the same in 1/400.
This reminds me of a situation you see commonly in American "hobby" stores that are more about picture frames and home craft projects (such as Hobby Lobby or Michaels). They stock a lot of model kits that are like this. Stuff that looks geared towards children but when you buy it, it's a piece of junk. Worse still is that the paints they stock are generally Testors enamels in tiny bottles with brushes that look more like they were meant for nail painting. It sets new hobbyists up for failure!
Revell do produce some good kits, admittedly the more expensive and newer ones, but nonetheless they do, however I have never rated their tank/ACP/artillery or any of their tracked model kits. This is the first time I have watched any of your content, and I am pleased to say I really like your commentary and presentation, definitely a new recruit to your channel. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴
I still vividly remember building a revell kit with this exact track bending thing and being frustrated as hell. I was probably 11 or 12. In the end it worked out fine, but it definitely wasn't fun
Them saying the T-90 is the most modern tank is fair enough, the kit is from 2013. Besides it's now 2023 and the T-14 still isn't really a thing. The T-90 is still the most modern tank Russia can actually field.
Near my area their pretty good and my local model store has a lot of the models but you need to make sure you don’t buy lvl 1. My experience with Revell is pretty good I prefer it. My worst experience is with italeri
My first model was actually a Revell “level 2” F-18 some time in the early 2010s. This was back when they only had three leaves, and when you jump straight from snap together and prepainted to glue it all and get your own paint.... It honestly made me never want to try modeling again.
Yes. Revell kits are awful. Bad details and most of the time no clear lines so there are holes to fill and so on. Some parts don't fit at all. When you take your time you can make something decent. My first kits were from Revell, it wasn't my best experience to be honest. It was OK. But after building some good kits like flyhawk (which they don't have in any store so I have to order them from China every time) I really started to appreciate modeling as a hobby. But once I ordered a katyusha rocket launcher bm-13 from the brand PST. It was worse. Even the paint would not stick to the model (with cleaning of course). Greetings from Germany, home of Revell (seriously, these are everywhere here)
Yeah. Revell is fairly old as far as scale model companies go, so they have tons upon tons of mediocre old kits that they keep reboxing (such as their 1:48 P-51D and F4U-4). At least they're cheap.
i know that revell kids are not really sonsumer friendly, and yes they are mostly for kids, but i started with models from them in an age of 8 and found it pretty easy to build them. so yes i can imagine to give them to my own kid haha.
Your attention to detail is commendable and creative! An artist with a model kit! You put something extra into what is just a basic T-90 tank kit. Cheers!
Diluted putty, with anti- Revell rant tears...😭😭🥺🤯 I've built tons of Revell kits , some are easy, some are crap. But, aren't we all modelers, sometimes we like a challenge. Revell kits can be nicely finished replicas if you put the work in. Shep Paine comes to mind. You definitely polished a turd in this video..great job!
It's, "Re-VELL", accent on, "vell", Martin. Sorry for your bad experience, it's a very old model company, merged with Monogram some years ago, and does produce many very fine quality kits, also reboxes some by other manufacturers. Please don't judge them by just the one kit.
I was just wondering what happened to Monogram! I haven't really built any model kits like this since the '80s, back then I'd build just about anything I could get my hands on, so I remember seeing a lot of models from Monogram, Revell, Airfix, Tamiya, Hasegawa, and on and on. I don't remember the majority of them being especially bad, but the Japanese kits tended to be quite a bit more fiddly, detailed, and precise. I think the one real exception that stood out as a bad model kit was this one MiG model kit that was made in Poland... that thing was a caution, an outrage, and a horror: the parts didn't fit together; the wings were warped, different sizes, and one sat higher on the fuselage than the other; something seemed to have gone wrong with the injection molding process, with the plastic not filling the mold, so the tail was just sort of incomplete, and there were bubbles in the plastic. Not to mention, the usual mold lines, seams, gaps between parts, and so on. My poor father built that one, and just spent a lot of time cussing at it, bless him. And, inevitably, the instructions were in Polish, which none of us could read, not that the kit was really that complicated to figure out. But, it was kind of a fascinating bit of the collection anyway, coming from what I guess was a small company from a country we'd never seen a model kit from before. I have some fond memories of it!
I got the M48 Patton from Revell a few years ago, and recently I decided to build it. Nothing fit together properly, everything was warped, and the small pins didn't fit in any of the guiding holes. I'm not going to buy from them again.
Yes... now I'm trying to decide whether this guy sounds like Kermit the Frog doing an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, or Arnold Schwarzenegger doing a Kermit the Frog impression.
I used to get revell model kits all the time when I was a kid. I had a really hard time building them and they always turned out terrible. I thought that's just how model kits are. But now I see these kits are just crap and there's actually a reason I had such a hard time with them as a kid.
I started watching this purely out of nostalgia as I used to make kits/dioramas when I was a teenager.. I've not grown out of it, I just switched to digital.. my eyesight and shaky hands wouldn't stand up to the real thing now.. Anyhow, I stuck with it and found it really entertaining, your humour is a win over and your skill is second to none.. I'll be watching more I think..
I always thought Revelle models where decent quality - till i got some different one, like a WW2 bomber with actual stamped metal parts and all plastic parts just fit together correctly. But the track on that tank seem to be an exception. still have an unfinished tank (started it like 10 years ago but lost interest as the part-fit was horrible ...) and there the tracks come in multiple pieces: a long section for the top and bottom, just going to the middle of the rollers, 2 shorter sections connecting the upper and lower rollers, and then several single-links for the corner-rollers them self.
First time I've viewed your channel. Very entertaining, and fun! Thank you! As a person with very little modelling experience, I honestly thought Revell was a very good brand. So glad your honesty set me straight...
Revell is very hit and miss, they have some kits that just don't go together well but then there's some that rival Tamiya for quality. They run the entire spectrum for quality.
My dad made a T-54. I can’t remember who manufactures it, but those rubber tracks are the definition of a failure. They were too tight and we didn’t want to blow any cash on metal ones, so we stapled them to a piece of wood to stretch them out. The process took four days. Also, the turret didn’t have any vertical movement for the gun, and the whole thing is fragile AF.
I have learned as much watching you build this s***** model kit as I have in 25 years of scale model building without any outside help or advice such great tricks thank you
I don’t agree, it looks quite good. The newer kits do have better instructions. Revell might not be top notch but in 1/72 they are quite agreeable imho.
I bought 3 replicas from revell and building tracks on them is painfull, they dont even fit on properly (on Jagdtiger, Panther D, Tiger 2 H) i kinda messed up the, wheels? And now thentracks cant go on as they should but its not like they could fit together as they should Can you do one of these?
I like Revell. I've never had any issues with any of their kits, they don't cost an arm like Tamiya and their after market service is pretty good. And in France they're sold in model kits stores. Not in toy stores. But I guess it depends on the country you are from
Nightshift does a “basic” build with more effort than any of the models I’ve done together
Yea literally 😅
UA-cam recommended this video so it is the first of Night Shift's that I have seen. Hearing him make statements about his shoddy effort are leaving me speechless. I'm gonna have to watch his other videos to see what good work is because this looks like a masterpiece.
I just finished a little Revell tank recently too, and it's been nothing but a pain in my ass from start to finish.
@@montlejohnbojangles8937 same with esci/italeria kits
he should have got 1/35 T 90 kit ,must easier to build then 1/72 kits
Your story about a boy and his dad getting insanely frustrated trying to build a kit like this brings back so many memories
Yeah, I’ve been here.
I promise my nephew is getting nothing but Lego and Guitars.
@@xenosmoke8915 Or even just bandai snap-fits. Still detailed, no cooking or gluing needed
@@LtZerge they are aids if u paint them sometimes
@@LtZerge ayy, just got into gundam and am ordering one of bandai's smaller kits and im excited to see what its like
@@bigdaddydons6241 The have a pretty huge range, going from simple kits that feel more like a built-up little action figure to the more definitely intense stuff like the MGEX/PG unicorn which takes a very long time and includes LED functions through the whole body and transforming features. And everything in between
That's easy, "Revell" is pronounced like "Revell"
You're revelling in this, aren't you?
Lady’s and gentle men language
You revel in this, don’t you? …I know I do.
very revealling ...
Guy have problem with everything.
NightShift: "I also added some sandbags"
Me: "They look really good!"
Nightshift: "I hate them"
Me: "I hate them."
Why did you copy someone elses comment?
@@brandotoao maybe he didn't know someone else wrote that
Hive mind confirmed.
@@JP11155 I mean, we ARE on the internet aren't we ? xD
Oh hey; it's you.
“Bend with help of hot water”
Tracks made out of spaghetti
Wait i thought the t-90 was Russian not Italian
@JTxXPHANTOMXx are you waiting to woooooosh someone?
@@panzerkampwagen.iiiausf.j1112 nah
JTxXPHANTOMXx oh
haha I thought the same
"It looks pretty bad."
Me, who can't build a Gundam kit without adding battle damage on accident: Hehe, yeah...
Dude the overcut on gundam kit is realistic features lol
@@harisrazmi3875 I once was snipping the safety nubs off of the Alex's V-fin and accidently snapped off part of it. I thought I had ruined my Christmas present until I vaguely remembered a certain shot from War in the Pocket and what do you, it was just like battle damage that actually happens in that series. I breathed the biggest sigh of relief in my life.
@@GreenChillZone or… you could remove the v fin entirely and make it an ez8 variant
If you damage this, it becomes a realistic T-90. 😂😂😂
It adds personality
As a builder of mainly Revell, in their defence, not all of their kits are horrible. The newer ones are actually pretty nice, and the fit not tooooo bad, compared to older ones.
I'm sure he made that clear towards the end of the video.
I'm currently building a Revell Beaufighter, and I have to say it's pretty nice
Ye Revell airplanes are pretty good (or at least used to be)
Yes, and no; The newest Tiger H1 early version (1/72) has only half the cupola, and it really inconvenient. Every modeler who knows his tank will notice that in a sec. It is also tru, most of their models are by far much better quality than other brands at scale 1/72. So, before purchasing any model, make sure to read some reviews 1st.
All of my revell plane kits have been pretty good. Obviously not as good as some high end brands like Tamiya, but they are pretty good, especially in smaller scales like 1/72, where they are better than competitors like Airfix.
Him: This is the worst model that I’ve ever built
Me (who has never built a model and doesn’t know anything about models): yeah, you know what I agree
lmao
It’s a fun little hobby, you should try it.
whatever you do, DO NOT LOOK AT HIS TIGER 1 VIDEO SERIES
@@George-auty why?
@@theirishvolunteer6643 its bc he was new to moddeling and the tiger 1 is advanced
Huh, this is actually really refreshing to hear an experts opinion on revell, I had a few car kits lying around from my childhood that I never got to putting together, and a few years ago decided to try it out while dealing with some medical issues. I followed the directions to the T, but was extremely disappointed at the finished product, I didnt use the best paints or anything, so I knew it wouldnt look amazing. But the wheels were like falling apart, the suspension geometry was all wonky, it just looked horrible. I always assumed I just wasnt good at modeling real world physical models and should stick to 3d computer modelling. But Now I'm wondering if I should take a swing at it with a better kit.
Definitely try a different company. Tamiya is pretty good
@@Brave_Sir_Robin will do!
@@johnsullivan937 At the risk of sounding contrarian, my first model kit was a Tamiya Castrol Supra and i found myself in *way* over my head, and that put me off Poly-cement kits for life. Recently I tried one of Revell's easy-click kits; a VW New Beetle, and it was a good experience.
I would definitely try another brand. They are definitely not all the same. Tamiya is always on point. Meng & Takom are generally great as well from my experience.
I have built precisely one Revell model kit that I like, and it was an Imperial Star Destroyer from Star Wars, which isn’t saying much considering it’s really hard to screw up a flying triangle.
If you’re referring to the 1/2700 scale ISD, it’s a rebox from Zvesda. That explains why
*looks at the main ship from Star Trek Discovery* They found a way.
Me - "Those sand bags look great"
Nightshift - "I don't like them"
Me - "oh yeah...erm me too"
You can find _Revell_ kits in every toy store here in Germany too. It's probably how they got so successful, pushing their kits into every toy store, small or large, all over the country. When it comes to the model kit market here in Germany, _Revell_ has a market share of about 77% (yeah, I don't know why and how either) and like every company that absolutely dominates its niche, there is little incentive for them to improve in any way.
btw _Revell_ originally was an American company founded by Lewis H. Glaser in New York City in 1943.
The name comes from the French word "reveille" meaning "new beginning".
Night shift : taking a break from assembling model kit by assembling other model kit
Me: yeah that makes sense
But for real great video as always!
assembling a terrible kit. the irony did hurt me
What did you expect? Revell is from Germany, and as I recall, Germans dont like russian tanks...;)
@Ph1lsk1 Not as far as i remember. They use the Tornado and a bunch of American Jets. East Germany before the fall of the iron curtain did use MiG´s and after East germany was absorbed into the BRD their equipment went to the Bundeswehr. As far as i remember they were never used, either gathering dust inside a storage hangar somwhere in East Germany or scrapped.
They might have used them for training at most but that barely counts as using.
@@Thatslifebro_ We dont use American Jets, not right now tho, we are currently just using Eurofighter's and Panavia Tornado's and before you start typing, no! We wont buy F/A-18's! We are thinking about it
@Firescales 22 ah, i see you are a man of May's Tradition
@@Drache191200 sag das mal der Kramp Karrenbauer. Wär schön wenn du recht hättest, aber wenn Flinten Uschi mit ihrem mist durchgekommen ist dann wird das die Kramp auch. Also zähl ich die schon mal mit.
@@Thatslifebro_ naja, dann muss aber das Ministerium für Aussenaffären auch mit Spielen, und da Die gute AKK Von der CDU ist und das Ministerium für Aussenaffäre und das Ministerium für Ausgaben und all das unter der Führung der SPD steht, glaub ich kaum das es passiert, denn wir wissen ja das die SPD links ist, was ja heißt das sie weiter jobs im inland haben wollen, oder dieser F/A-18 Deal würde ja bedeuten das tausende jobs in Deutschland wegfallen und zehntausende in ganz Europa
Models are so small now--and the parts so tiny and delicate--that you HAVE to be a dedicated modeller to finish one...I grew up building them in the 70's and loved it, but discovered how awful they are these days when trying to introduce them to my son...we got through about 3 before giving up...
Get a Bandai kit!! They’re incredible simple with minimal nub marks, great color separation, simple instructions, and perfectly fitting parts!
I know it’s not models like these but try a company called cobi. They’re a polish company that makes “lego” models. The feel like actual lego. I recommend the plane models as they definitely seem the most friendly for someone just starting with their brand.
You know that there are different scale models right? And i dont think that 1/35 scale models are too small for you
Did the models get smaller, or did you get bigger?
Revell often remarket other peoples kits under their own banner. That might explain the inconsistencies
Read: their occasional good kits, which are repackaged Platz and Italeri kits
Mike Hendon ive never heard of platz ill go check them out
i've built several of this kit they are excellent and well detailed .... he should stick to simple wargaming kits and leave the real model kits for the real modellers as he clearly haven't a clue as Revell is a well respected brand in all serious model shops
@@SaorAlba1970 he's better than you'll ever be.
@@SaorAlba1970 would love to see your back catalogue of modelling videos for "real modellers", since Nightshift "clearly haven't a clue" XD
"They're basically WalMart bikes of the scale modeling world." Hilarious because it's true.
but what companies are good? like all i can find is stuff that is comparable to revell. What are the companies for professional models (tanks/planes/cars)? i would really love to know, as i am currently getting into modelling for the first time and ordered me VERY cheap Revell products (basically only to mess around and try painting techniques, don't wanna ruin a good model with bad painting)
@@XpVersusVista I am not even in the slightest a pro on this, but I put together models anyway... Revell has a nice and cheap "Panzerhaubitze 2000". Italeri is quite good, except for the WoT-packages (you can assemble a WoT-Panther in an evening, and the Ferdinand was so devoid of detail I had to put a ton of spare parts on it). Hobby Boss got me frustrated with the SU-18. Trumpeter has great models, but a messed up construction manual, and sometimes the parts do not fit. Fun fact: on the WoT-Ferdinand, there where about hundred parts. The trumpeter "G.W. Tiger" had hundred parts for the engine alone
Revel is a Good company! THIS WAS A EARLY MODEL!!! DONT HATE ON REVEL!
@@brandotoao Then they have shaped up in the most recent years. For 30 years i have built models, mostly planes, and not found one that not needed heavy knifesurgery or a ton of filler to get the parts to fit together. The cars and trucks I built are on the other hand very good, nicely fitting and well contructed, but boats and planes are a total mess.
Palo Kan very good question, someone please tell him.
Russian Military: Turns out, the real thing's no good either...
bruh, turn off ukrainian news XDD
Nnnota
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@@nnnota1889 google images tells the story.
@@fennoman9241 yea cause they are a lot better
Its a T-72 basically with some minor improvements, and the Shtora 1 which Ukrainians proved doesn't work like at all.
C'mon Uncle Nightshift, it's obviously pronounced Revell.
😉
Re-velle is how I've always said it, but Re-vile works too XD.
It is pronounced: Re-VELL So the accent is on the 2nd syllable. (What I mean by that is, it is not RE-vell ...accent on 1st syllable. It's Re-VEL ....accent on 2nd syllable.) Revell.
No it's pronounced Revell
According to American pronunciation, it's (Ray)-(vayl).
that t-90 is gonna haunt night shift with the glowing red eyes
lol, good one!
Nah, Revell made them too small to fit them.
LED's & Fiber Optics: >exist
No its the red flag
It's the devil
The "Dad and his kid" had to go into therapy, shortly after trying to build this.
Well to be fair to revell they built the t 90 exactly how russia builds its tanks.
Night shift: Revell models are for toddlers
Airfix: You underestimate my power...
Airfix are either really nicely designed or absolutely disgusting, no in-between.
Airfix have found their niche by concentrating on planes since the last 10 years or so. Revell are like: "Ok, let's release some random poorly self-designed kit from time to time, and fill up our offerings with kits from ICM and Zvezda, which are much better than everything we could produce by ourselves. Ah, and don't forget to re-re-re-re-release our crap from 100 years ago forever and ever."
Emperor_Xenolius I love airfix but is it just me or are they slightly smaller than other models? Or have I been buying slightly over scaled models for years lmao
I gotta give some love for air fix models, they are really good for beginners and they are also very inexpensive, but still pretty nice to look at.
I find airfix planes are of high quality,but their tanks are godawful
I love how he says he’s just going to do an easy, quick model and already he has made a better model than I ever had.
i just wanted to say that this video is single handily made me discover what my passion is, since the release of this video i have landed a job in a hobby shop teaching people of all ages on building, painting, weathering, kitbashing, dioramas, and even competing. even though we don't sell historical kits and mainly focus on Japanese sci-fi and Warhammer, I have helped over a hundred people in trying out this hobby to realize their dreams and discover their potential. I have had the opportunity to take parts at conventions, meet some amazing builders, talked to many people, and even having the honor of organizing and judging some small community events.
I am happy to see that you are still doing what you do best and are still teaching thousands of people out there in model building.
Thanks for what you have done, and what you made me open my eyes to. Wish the best for you and for what is to come!
Dope comment, congrats!
...""It doesn't even look that good"
...lookin at all my models ive ever made.... Lookin back to this great work again... Now im crying hysterically in the corner :D
This work, as usually just great in my eyes...
In Russia, we say "Révell" and "Síria" (your first variant).
Uncle Martin, you should check new Zvezda's modern AFV 1/72 models like Armata, Terminator (LoL), T-90 A and MC. They're easy to build, have much better quality and they are pretty cheap.
Also check on the Scalemates site some revell's kits, some of them are reboxing of Zvezda (but not this disgusting T-90A)
True. I am building the T15-Armata. Amazing detail in that scale. And the parts seem in scale.. unlike toeing-cables from revell for e.g. bleeeh
modern Zvezda kits are sweeet
1/35 scale T-15 is very nice too, definitely worth it!
I got the new zvezda t-14 aramata. It was a joy to build. All the parts fit, all in scale, great detail and cheap only £35. My only complaint would be how tricky the bar armour was to install with all the struts in the correct place. But apart from that great.
Lastly as a side note is it just me or are zvezda boxes much thicker and tougher than all the other makes.
@@jacobkingsford5209 yeah, they are more robust. One more plus for zvezda. Alltough I haven't had any issue with the packageing of any manufacturer. But propably mainly because I buy my kits directly in the store and not online
I see those in toy stores everywhere in Poland too! I remember how discouraging it was for me as a kid to just not be able to put them together well ;_; I was always fascinated with models and it took me years to even give it another try...
I could never make models because even as a child my hands were too shaky so I got into percussion, much better fit. But I have always had a passion for model building because my grand father loved building model trains and landscapes. I can safely say this is one of the most impressive models builds I have ever seen, the details you added are beautiful.
I’m 60 and I’ve avoided Revell models since I was a kid. Foolishly I bought a Ju-88 a few years ago. Pure junk. Nice work as usual.
I know what you mean. I also built a ju-88 from Revell (1/72) and it wasn't good. The cockpit had some nice detail for 1/72 but the rest was meh... Not "pure" junk but there are certainly better things to spend your money on than Revell kits
Me too! I'm almost 60 and I stopped buying Revell and Airfix as soon as there were other brands available.
I forgot to include Italeri in my "Avoid" list. Never bought them either.
I’m 59 and I also learned to generally avoid Revell when I was a teenager.
Having said that, I recently built one of their T-34/85s on impulse and it was OK, at least as far as assembly went. Especially compared to the Ace Centurion Mk3 which forces you to pick between having return rollers, fenders and the grossly mis-shaped, oversized and flash-laden sprocket wheels or their weird two-parts per side adhesive resistant rubber tracks; you can’t have both because there isn’t room to fit all the parts even if you cut the guide horns off the top run of the tracks.
And it has instructions that are as clear as mud when it comes to working out which way round some parts are supposed to go or where they are supposed to attach.
I am pretty sure I built that Ju-88 too, it was the single worst model I have ever built. No details, extremely brittle and thick plastic and nothing actually fit together.
For me Airfix has always been The Model Kit company, despite having sampled dozens of others.
For an instance of what they can do when trying very hard; the 1/48 Supermarine Walrus is hard to top :-) .
"It doesnt look that good (sandbags etc.)"
Me a beginner: what this is better then anything Ive ever build
Oh Revell, that brings back memories. Back in the early 2000's I used to build pretty much only Revell kits as they were the only ones sold by the toystore nearby. Some went together perfectly and were a lot of fun (I still have a Bf 109 and a P-51A with fond memories attached) but some were absolute monstrosities. In my experience, it was mostly the airplanes that went together well, the tanks were a pain. I honestly never cared too much about scale accuracy as they were used for playing, and I'll give them being sturdy enough to withstand a couple of months of abuse by a 10- and 12 year old.
What did strike me was that when I walked into a model store last week for the first time in over a decade, they were still selling some of the exact same kits that I built back then. Just for fun I looked up the descendants of some of the old kits given to me by my grandfather all those years ago, and they still used the same tooling for their Sturmpanzer IV (1993) as the kit given to me from 1975!
I built a lot Revell 1/24 cars and trucks since the late 80s. All of the cars were really nice to build and get well together with nice molded parts. Blaming a whole campany for one tiny model kit is quite unfair. A lot good UA-cam model builder liking the cars too. That's not toys for kids. I find his style quite arrogant.
Revell is the most inconsistant brand on the market. These tracks are a nightmare, but i have done a t72m1 from them like a month ago and it was nice
That could be due to their products often being rebranded kits from other manufacturers.
@@flitsertheo This. Their range of reboxings is _vast,_ from current era kits from the likes of Hasegawa and Eduard, all the way to historic relics from the 70's. And the real fun thing is Revell never clearly indicates the origin of the kit on the box. They're brand with which you don't want to be buying blind.
Which brand do you think is the best with detail and quality parts? I used to do this when I was a kid but I'm pretty much new to this. please help.
@@chico305SIGMA eduard, tamiya, lion roar.
I've been seeing a lot of these lately, and I have to say, I think you made a mistake. The turret is suppsed to be upside down, 20 feet from the tank!
And he forgot the Z hastily painted on the flaming wreckage.
@@nathanheng8954 And Wolverines in white on the barrel
And he forgot the models of the hungry doggos patiently awaiting their bbq ribs to be cooked.
@@nathanheng8954 and the tractor in the background :)
@@piker78 He's trying to suggest that those were Ukrainian tanks, and that they just painted a Z on the wreckage to make them look ruZZian. Not sure if ukraine ever had any T-90's, though. They have the T-84, their own upgraded T-72. (Which is all a T-90 is anyways)
When I was a kid I assembled lots of Revell Models. The tracks were always several parts. This video gave me memories
I don't think relaxing and Revell belong in the same sentence. Just sayin'.
Is it as bad as the real thing? Is there a conversion kit to turn it into a tractor? Can you install a jackinthebox spring in the turret?
it’s pronounced RevHELL
In my experience their aircraft kits are generally good, but their 1:72 tank kits are awful.
As a kid I used to love putting together these models. Back then, I was aware of Airfix and Revell and even at the young age of 6 or 7 i knew that Revell was inferior. I cant remember the reasons why but I do recall I allways used to specify Airfix over Revell when I was asked what I wanted for Xmas / Birthday.
revell 1/72 kits... dont get me started, if i wanted a good 1/72 scale kit id just buy one from zvezda or model collect, the model collect kits have lots of parts and nice details and zvezda kits are fun to make with neat tracks
Hear, hear
Art of tactic then for figs
Their planes are alright though
Honestly revell isn’t even too bad they have some great kits
You what
Oh geez, how bad are the kits you've made that you're comparing the Revell kits to?
Their new kits are good, everything else? Not so much.
I've been building Revell's 1/350th Bismarck and it's a terrific kit, overall. I have swapped out some bits with 3D printed alternatives and photo-etch, but no complaints whatsoever regarding the kit. I accidentally broke off one of the propeller struts and Revell Germany sent me a replacement part at no charge -- they even comped the S&H.
Nothing wrong with newer revell kits. . Yes the old ones were awful. But they have improved alt also alot cheaper than the other brands mentioned. Here. They represent great value for money. .if you think that is the worst kit ever you have obviously never dealt with Mach2 kits. Or old frog and novo stuff. . Do People seem to expect kits to just leap out the box and assemble themselves ?? . All kits have room to improve them. That's the fun of modeling.
Night Shift making a Revell model: this is like Squidmar painting with Ikea paint 😅
The sculpted putty details look great, in my opinion. I think, as a model maker and an artist on general, I tend to fall for the same trap of only seeing the tiny flaws in my work. Especially when I'm holding the thing half a millimeter from my eyeball.
I had to build a revell p61 for my brother’s air and space class literally the worst kit I’ve ever done barely anything fit together and all the glass parts literally all of them were probably 5mm to small
I started the Revell P-61 like 3 years ago and I haven’t touched it since. The fit was abominable
Are you talking about the 1/48th scale kit that was originally a Monogram mold from like 1970? What do you expect? The masters were carved by hand from wood.
Ah another fellow victim of the revell P-61
When I first saw it I thought "oh I heard really good things about revell" what poor innocent soul I was
That was the Monogram kit mate. Those ones are awful
The two worst kits I've ever encountered would be chinese and polish respectively, roughly tied for awfulness.
Revell just tends to annoy me, by being in some cases sloppier* than Airfix were at their lowest point.
*Parts being still caked in release agent for instance, requiring prewash in sugar soap.
I grew up with Revell models from the 60s and 70s. I think Monogram was another manufacturer, but not as available as Revell. I was young, didn’t really understand engineering quality and just went with it. Decades later, I started building them again and am thankful at all the variety available to me from anywhere in the world. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, I am nowhere near your skill level and consider you a master modeler, plus you add some comic relief included with your verbal instruction and knowledge sharing.
Honest review. There are not enough of those.
Airfix hold our Tea ☕️🇬🇧
He obviously haven't built our Churchill 🤣
I feel that kit at least has the excuse of being *really* old
That kit is ancient. Not from 2013. However what I was not happy with airfix was the release of the Vulcan xh558. It was just the 80's kit produced again. However when I pre-ordered it they "forgot" to mention that and advertised it as new. Then now after I already built that thing they release a new vulcan
You do not know pain until you’ve built an Airfix Bismarck, there was a problem with nearly every part, either misaligned or had an immense amount of excess material
@@thepulle4722 Wait so that wasn't just me being bad as a kid?
wow... finally after all these years I feel less shit
@@thepulle4722 Strange. I own three of those, and had no problems with the kit, rather my own lack of skill at the time.
The guns were the one aspect I wanted to remedy most though, but were less objectionable than Heller's attempt at the same in 1/400.
This reminds me of a situation you see commonly in American "hobby" stores that are more about picture frames and home craft projects (such as Hobby Lobby or Michaels). They stock a lot of model kits that are like this. Stuff that looks geared towards children but when you buy it, it's a piece of junk. Worse still is that the paints they stock are generally Testors enamels in tiny bottles with brushes that look more like they were meant for nail painting. It sets new hobbyists up for failure!
Revell do produce some good kits, admittedly the more expensive and newer ones, but nonetheless they do, however I have never rated their tank/ACP/artillery or any of their tracked model kits.
This is the first time I have watched any of your content, and I am pleased to say I really like your commentary and presentation, definitely a new recruit to your channel. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴
I still vividly remember building a revell kit with this exact track bending thing and being frustrated as hell. I was probably 11 or 12. In the end it worked out fine, but it definitely wasn't fun
Them saying the T-90 is the most modern tank is fair enough, the kit is from 2013.
Besides it's now 2023 and the T-14 still isn't really a thing. The T-90 is still the most modern tank Russia can actually field.
Atleast the ones that have not been blown up and joined the russian space program...
The most modern Russian tank, which has a slightly modernized engine from the T-34 and I'm not kidding.
@@Ghost_1848a little bit. think about it, and the Leopards, the most modern tank in Europe, have a tiger engine, but SLIGHTLY improved
Wow. Revell does a great job simulating the build quality of Russian tanks.
russian tanks > german tanks
@@dihainthegreat U TAKE THAT BACK U FILTHY TRAITOR !
@@dihainthegreat In casualties, yes.
@@flyguy9438 i think you mean the other way round
@@dihainthegreat russian tanks have always been and will be terrible for the forseeable future.
Near my area their pretty good and my local model store has a lot of the models but you need to make sure you don’t buy lvl 1. My experience with Revell is pretty good I prefer it. My worst experience is with italeri
Thank you for all the love you have put into this model. I really enjoyed it and learnt a thing or two from you.
Me: **See's Revell kit**
Also me: **Screaming begins again**
i have built a lot of revell kits, then i tried an italeri one and i'm never coming back
Kv 1 from PST: i am the worst Kit
T 90 from revell: hold my tracks
I love your modeling content. The only one that doesn't bore
Making a masterpiece out of a Revell kit separates the men from the boys 👌😂😂😂
when you talk I instantly think of Steve Martin with his "2 Wild and Crazy Guys" skit...
Night shift please tell what ingredients you use for your diorama request
My first model was actually a Revell “level 2” F-18 some time in the early 2010s. This was back when they only had three leaves, and when you jump straight from snap together and prepainted to glue it all and get your own paint.... It honestly made me never want to try modeling again.
Yes. Revell kits are awful. Bad details and most of the time no clear lines so there are holes to fill and so on. Some parts don't fit at all. When you take your time you can make something decent. My first kits were from Revell, it wasn't my best experience to be honest. It was OK. But after building some good kits like flyhawk (which they don't have in any store so I have to order them from China every time) I really started to appreciate modeling as a hobby.
But once I ordered a katyusha rocket launcher bm-13 from the brand PST. It was worse. Even the paint would not stick to the model (with cleaning of course).
Greetings from Germany,
home of Revell
(seriously, these are everywhere here)
Haha, Revell kits were also my introduction to the hobby, but I was a kiddo back then so I didn't really care. Flyhawk kits are pure art!
Revell are for Mums and Aunty's to get you for xmas . They were crap back in the 70's and still are
Yeah. Revell is fairly old as far as scale model companies go, so they have tons upon tons of mediocre old kits that they keep reboxing (such as their 1:48 P-51D and F4U-4). At least they're cheap.
2:26 Actually, the T-14 Armata has not been adopted. They have acquired some, but only a small number.
i know that revell kids are not really sonsumer friendly, and yes they are mostly for kids, but i started with models from them in an age of 8 and found it pretty easy to build them. so yes i can imagine to give them to my own kid haha.
Your attention to detail is commendable and creative! An artist with a model kit! You put something extra into what is just a basic T-90 tank kit. Cheers!
Been watching your videos for a while now and I must congratulate you on your excellent English
Tonight on "Why is this in my recommended?"
not dissapointed tho, pretty cool stuff
Same
i don't know but i like this guy
I have a feeling its because of my WarHammer addiction
My first model was a Revell kit.
There's a reason why I will never do that again, and why it's the only model of mine that 'lost its tracks in combat'
bro cooked up a masterpiece for the dust cover then said it wasnt good 💀💀💀
This got recommended to me and I have absolutely no clue what's going on... I'm still interested, though
Diluted putty, with anti- Revell rant tears...😭😭🥺🤯
I've built tons of Revell kits , some are easy, some are crap. But, aren't we all modelers, sometimes we like a challenge. Revell kits can be nicely finished replicas if you put the work in. Shep Paine comes to mind. You definitely polished a turd in this video..great job!
You right mate.
Glad to see ol' Shep ain't forgotten
Nightshift: I need to take a brake from last night's build.
*Continues to build another tank*
It's, "Re-VELL", accent on, "vell", Martin. Sorry for your bad experience, it's a very old model company, merged with Monogram some years ago, and does produce many very fine quality kits, also reboxes some by other manufacturers. Please don't judge them by just the one kit.
I was just wondering what happened to Monogram! I haven't really built any model kits like this since the '80s, back then I'd build just about anything I could get my hands on, so I remember seeing a lot of models from Monogram, Revell, Airfix, Tamiya, Hasegawa, and on and on. I don't remember the majority of them being especially bad, but the Japanese kits tended to be quite a bit more fiddly, detailed, and precise.
I think the one real exception that stood out as a bad model kit was this one MiG model kit that was made in Poland... that thing was a caution, an outrage, and a horror: the parts didn't fit together; the wings were warped, different sizes, and one sat higher on the fuselage than the other; something seemed to have gone wrong with the injection molding process, with the plastic not filling the mold, so the tail was just sort of incomplete, and there were bubbles in the plastic. Not to mention, the usual mold lines, seams, gaps between parts, and so on. My poor father built that one, and just spent a lot of time cussing at it, bless him. And, inevitably, the instructions were in Polish, which none of us could read, not that the kit was really that complicated to figure out. But, it was kind of a fascinating bit of the collection anyway, coming from what I guess was a small company from a country we'd never seen a model kit from before. I have some fond memories of it!
I'm not really into building tanks myself, but I have found that their aeroplane kits are good, especially the newer ones
>MFW the build quality on this model is better than the actual tank it's designed after
Lol cry more.
Does the model have a spring under the turret?
@@AlaZenH lmfao your shithunk tanks are burning hulks sinking into Dneiper mud
@@patwilson2546 Nice.
@@AlaZenH "Cry more" Yeah we definitely see more Russian tank crew crying
Ordered the jumbo from meng, gonna be my first meng kit, can't wait!
Lucky you! It's a beautiful kit
@@NightShiftScaleModels got it for 50$ instead of 90 so i'm pretty happy ahah
Meng is hands down my fav manufacturer.
Meng/ryefield are number 1
@@markmcgibbon7013 they're super expensive tho, wicht is why I normaly do tamiya
The amount of detail that was put into this is fantastic!
I got the M48 Patton from Revell a few years ago, and recently I decided to build it. Nothing fit together properly, everything was warped, and the small pins didn't fit in any of the guiding holes. I'm not going to buy from them again.
Anyone here from youtube recommendations, even though you never have watched a single video like this? (Still loved the video)
Yes... now I'm trying to decide whether this guy sounds like Kermit the Frog doing an Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, or Arnold Schwarzenegger doing a Kermit the Frog impression.
I used to get revell model kits all the time when I was a kid. I had a really hard time building them and they always turned out terrible. I thought that's just how model kits are.
But now I see these kits are just crap and there's actually a reason I had such a hard time with them as a kid.
I started watching this purely out of nostalgia as I used to make kits/dioramas when I was a teenager.. I've not grown out of it, I just switched to digital.. my eyesight and shaky hands wouldn't stand up to the real thing now.. Anyhow, I stuck with it and found it really entertaining, your humour is a win over and your skill is second to none.. I'll be watching more I think..
"It won't be exactly a master piece when done"
Alex Clark: "OK, hold my beer..."
I always thought Revelle models where decent quality - till i got some different one, like a WW2 bomber with actual stamped metal parts and all plastic parts just fit together correctly.
But the track on that tank seem to be an exception. still have an unfinished tank (started it like 10 years ago but lost interest as the part-fit was horrible ...) and there the tracks come in multiple pieces: a long section for the top and bottom, just going to the middle of the rollers, 2 shorter sections connecting the upper and lower rollers, and then several single-links for the corner-rollers them self.
Night: If you look at photo references of the tank in action, tons of damage
Me: *Chuckles in Javelin*
"This is the worst model I've ever built."
[Looks at all my Vacuform aircraft kits and cries]
First time I've viewed your channel. Very entertaining, and fun! Thank you! As a person with very little modelling experience, I honestly thought Revell was a very good brand. So glad your honesty set me straight...
Revell is very hit and miss, they have some kits that just don't go together well but then there's some that rival Tamiya for quality. They run the entire spectrum for quality.
That hand drill you were using on the smoke tubes, was that a drill bit in a watch stem holder?
me: i love revell
him: its garbage
me: its garbage
Nice video!
I'm just building a jagdpanther in this scale, and I almost cut my finger while doing combat damage :D
I lolled so hard at the T-14, it's still no where to be seen 🤣🤣🤣
I can't imagine having this much patience...
Why would they rate this for kids? This thing aint like legos ffs. Ye need an adult to work with precision super glues xD
Idk I made my first model at 13 and have continued to make models since, you dont need to be an adult to enjoy scale modelling
@@spartancam-rs5ru thats a teenager my dude. kids usually means people well under that age
My dad made a T-54. I can’t remember who manufactures it, but those rubber tracks are the definition of a failure. They were too tight and we didn’t want to blow any cash on metal ones, so we stapled them to a piece of wood to stretch them out. The process took four days. Also, the turret didn’t have any vertical movement for the gun, and the whole thing is fragile AF.
When I built that model I did not have a single problem... Maybe looking into the instructions would habe helped
Have you watched the video? Instructions were not a problem. Maybe your standards are.
13:18 I can't be the only one that loves the way Uncle Night Shift pronounces "texture", right?
I have learned as much watching you build this s***** model kit as I have in 25 years of scale model building without any outside help or advice such great tricks thank you
"The worst model I've ever built!"........then it's the closest model to the real thing, congratulations!
I don’t agree, it looks quite good. The newer kits do have better instructions. Revell might not be top notch but in 1/72 they are quite agreeable imho.
I bought 3 replicas from revell and building tracks on them is painfull, they dont even fit on properly (on Jagdtiger, Panther D, Tiger 2 H) i kinda messed up the, wheels? And now thentracks cant go on as they should but its not like they could fit together as they should
Can you do one of these?
I like Revell. I've never had any issues with any of their kits, they don't cost an arm like Tamiya and their after market service is pretty good.
And in France they're sold in model kits stores. Not in toy stores.
But I guess it depends on the country you are from
same i like there cars and planes and ships