Revell of Germany have
lots of exciting new releases to tempt us over the next few months – from all –
and I mean ALL – genres of modelling they have provided us with new and old –
and re-tooled models of ships, planes, cars and trucks and military aircraft
and vehicles – there is sure to be something to tempt even the most picky
modellers in amongst us! Read on to be tempted.
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The Battlestar
Galactica is on its last flight to the museum when the crew hear of the
attack by the generic Cylons. In this second Cylon War it can no longer
intervene in the destruction of the 12 colony planets so it guards the
convoy of civil space ships of various types with over 40,000 refugees
on board...
Model of the Galactica from the series shown in 2003.
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Item no. 04987
Scale 1:4105
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The Viper
fighter was built long before the first Cylon war. Its successor the
Mk. II formed the backbone of the colonial defence fleet. This fighter,
which can also fly in planetary atmospheres, is stationed on the
Battlestar. The Mark...
Model of the Galactica from the series shown in 2003.
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Item no. 04988
Scale 1:32
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Over the years
the Viper Mk. II underwent further development. This involved
modifications to its appearance and armament, but previous external
features such as the lon nose, centrally mounted cockpit and
relatively small wings were retained...
Model of the Galactica from the series shown in 2003.
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Item no. 04989
Scale 1:32
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The MQ-9
Reaper - an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Drone - is produced by
theU.S. General Atomics company. Based on the MQ-1 Predator (that's why
it was initially known as the Predator B) it is however much larger.
Propulsion comes from a turboprop engine delivering 900 shaft
horsepower (670 kW).
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Item no. 04865
Scale 1:48
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Shortly after
the terrorist attacks on 11th September 2001 in the USA, the Governor
of New York wrote a letter to the then Secretary of the Navy, in which
he asked for a surface warship to be used in the War against Terror, to
be called after the US Federal State of New York...
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Item no. 05118
Scale 1:350
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The new F/A-18E Super Hornet is the most
advanced combat and fighter aircraft in the U.S. Navy, replacing the F-14
and the F/A-18 C.
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Item no. 04864
Scale 1:72
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The Biber (Beaver) tracked bridge layer
was introduced into the German Army in 1973. This horizontally laid
cantilevered bridge offered the advantage over the previous system
(scissors or bascule) of a flat silhouette.
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Item no. 03192
Scale 1:72
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The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration NASA operates two Boeing 747-100 as Shuttle Carrier
Aircraft (SCA).
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Item no. 04863
Scale 1:144
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The Type II was
a class of small single-hulled German navy submarines that were mainly
used for coastal patrols in the North Sea and the Baltic.
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Item no. 05115
Scale 1:144
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Item no. 07133
Scale 1:32
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Item no. 07080
Scale 1:24
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Item no. 05116
Scale 1:700
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Item no. 05117
Scale 1:720
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Item no. 03191
Scale 1:72
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Item no. 03234
Scale 1:35
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Item no. 03235
Scale 1:35
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Picture: © Davide Olivati
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Item no. 04861
Scale 1:144
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Item no. 04862
Scale 1:144
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Item no. 04867
Scale 1:48
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Picture: © Bill Coffman - Spitfire
Studio
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Item no. 04868
Scale 1:32
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Revell model kits are available from all good toy and model retailers. For further information visit www.revell.eu
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