The Little World

The discovery of yet another neglected old Revell WW1 kit for a very small price led to the the determination to build ’em all.

That led to the internet search to find out how many of them there were…and Revell was very prolific in the 70’s with these little models. I have a couple more in the pipeline and then will have to start the search for the fugitives. One thing with Revell – they will repeatedly re-issue old models in new boxes for extremely new prices and pretend that they’ve made a fresh mould. ” Mould ” and ” Mouldy ” are very close to each other in the dictionary, and even closer on the shelves of the hobby shop…

All this means that the missing links will probably be found. Whether I search for them from Revell is another matter – they are also made by newer makers in more precise form, and if it becomes a case of a similar or cheaper price, dear old Revell will have to sit and weep.

But here are two sprue trees of white plastic – always a good start as it makes little demand upon the subsequent paint. There is flash, sink and ejector work to be done, as might be expected.

The instruction sheet is Revelly inadequate in some areas and over-detailed in others. The decals are good looking, and seem to have lasted. But they carry with them the necessity to follow the tri-colour camouflage pattern of the time.

Is there an alternative? Yes there is, and there is a complete example of it in a US museum, with adequate images on the net.

Cry havoc and loose the dogs of scale modelling!