Will look great next to my AN-22 and AN-124!

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Graeme :
Of all the 1/144th scale kits, I hoped Revell would do, this doesn't even make it into the top 100 for me

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Me neither, but you have to admit it will be impressive. Their An-124 is a great kit.

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But why this price jump ?

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Must have seen the price Roden was charging for their C-5 and acted accordingly.

Maybe it comes with a Buran!

An-225 is perfect to me.
If not with a Buran, which I really hope, perhaps someone else beside Anigrand will do one once....
:-)

Wow that thing is going to be HUGE. I have a hard time believe there is a big enough market appeal to make such a kit worth it but I'd guess Revell knows the numbers better than I do...

Chris

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B747FAN :
But why this price jump ? The AN-124 was for about 25€ and the AN-225 for 90€ ? for only 2 more engines and 4 more wheels ?

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Because this is Hannants. The most expensive place you can buy almost anything. Not sure how they stay in business.

The 225 visits Houston often.
She is massive and impressive.
I will love one. I thought AModel had announced one a couple of years ago.

Hannants is an awesome family own hobby shop.
I get all my RVHP kits from them. Best service ever and I have no
complains with the prices.

Walter

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the PRIDEbird :
...have googled REVELL catalogue number 4958.....nothing found...

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The reason is simple:
Like every year, Revell official announces their releases for the next year at January 1st.

Marco

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Aha! But Hannants still have the info, catalogue-nr
and the (announced) price at first just before all others
..interesting!
Do they have a mole at Revell?

Yep, Jennings, you're right about AMS shipping charges.
They ship only with UPS.
I don't order very often at AMS but if so,
I make a bulk order so that the shipping costs are worthwhile.
Or I pick up my order at their store when
I make a trip to Amsterdams coffee shops.

PE parts and decals they've shipped always in an
envelope somewhat cheaper.

But by the way...I found price differences
between AMS and Hannats for the same item of
3-4 € sometimes more.
Hannants prices will go down somewhat
when the U.K. is out of the E.U.
We save 19% tax. Hopefully!

A business envelope with an airmail stamp on it (the PE fret was the size of a business card). Sorry.

Just when I had given up on Amodel ever releasing theirs... Now my New Year has a whole new shine to it!

Hi All,

Just received the Revell newsletter.
Link here : https://www.revell-news.de/display.php?M=203909&C=37644421ee0417c5daaf5b18fe8350b2&S=697&L=36&N=309
An-225 confirmed - also the 747-8F in UPS colors.
No mention of the A320Neo or A321Neo however - my hopes are on Zvezda now.

Cheers,

Jan

Excellent!!!! The Aviation Megastore shows it tentatively available in October as well. Good times!

Funny, it looks almost exactly like their An-124, only bigger

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I haven't read any recent info but it would seem that Revell Germany is able to get past the Hobbico bankruptcy. Someone must have bought the Revell assets/brand.

Ken

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Have googled and couldn't found a note on Wikipedia about Revell's actual status.
But found a hint on Wikipedia under "Hobbico":

"Estes Industries acquired the Estes-Cox business unit and a German VC group acquired Revell Germany whole and the Revell-Monogram brands, IP & molds."

Sven

P.S.: What's a VC group?????

I looked up Venture Capital just to be sure I knew what it was...

Venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity,[1] a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth (in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, or both). Venture capital firms or funds invest in these early-stage companies in exchange for equity, or an ownership stake, in the companies they invest in. Venture capitalists take on the risk of financing risky start-ups in the hopes that some of the firms they support will become successful. The start-ups are usually based on an innovative technology or business model and they are usually from the high technology industries, such as information technology (IT), clean technology or biotechnology.


And from the Quantum Capital Partners page quoted above:

Bünde, 17 May 2018 - Revell GmbH announces that, in the course of the restructuring proceedings under Chapter 11 of Hobbico Inc., the sale of Revell GmbH to a company of the international investment group Quantum Capital Partners (QCP) as sole new shareholder has been completed.

Assets for the North American business operations were also part of the transaction, including trademarks and a large assortment of molds that are crucial for the plastic model making. The change of ownership will strengthen Revell through an expanded global footprint and a broader product portfolio.

Fingers crossed....Revell is/has been one of the biggies in the model industry for decades.

Ken

Guys,
I couldn’t wait to order a beast.
I purchase mine from Amazon.
$135 shipped to my house from Germany
In less than 12 days

This thing is massive! I hope you all like painting wheels!!

Is there a Buran in 1/144?

Walter

Yes there is. By ARK-models from Russia. I'm still waiting for my Russian contact to have it.
Ebay also have them for sale. For example this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Buran-Soviet-Space-Shuttle-model-kit-1-144/163493264727?hash=item2610f53d57:g:b~YAAOSwXc9cP119:rk:1:pf:0

But are there drawings of the construction how the Buran is attached to Antonov? Plenty of photos are available but I´d like have exact drawings

Kusti

Did the An-225 ever actually carry a Buran? I thought I remembered that the Buran was gone before the An-225 appeared.

Photos of the kit have just been uploaded into the database. Check it out: https://www.airlinercafe.com/photosearch.php?reg=UR-82060

Sure I´ll do that Walter. I just sent an email to Russia asking further information. Let's wait

I guess it will be helpfull:

Yes indeed thanks very much for all the links.
I read the entire Buran Energia site, amazing!!!

I love the 225 as a cargo plan but I really think I am going for the shuttle transport
version.

Walter

Hi Uwe and others, Marco Coldewey has done this using Ascensio Decals.

https://www.airlinercafe.com/photo_24606.details

Only CCCP registration, the nose number(387) and Soviet flags to vertical stabilizers is needed to make "Buran" version. I think they are not a very big problem.

But there is a bigger problem. At the moment (at least) I cannot open Ascensio website where to buy those "red stripes" The Google translator tells that the site is closed.
And I haven't found any other place to order them.

Of course you can paint those stripes but... you know the doors etc.

Or let's wait that another decal maker (hopefully) makes them.

Or I ask my friend(s) to do them

Kusti