Revell SW update

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-04-06 03:55pm

If this is any indication, my bitch about the low detail on the Venator kit is unfounded. Of course, I'm waiting until the kit comes out before passing final judgment.

Hopefully there will be enough greeblies so that I won't be distracted while scratching the hangar/flight deck.

EDIT: Here's a clearer photo of the RSD.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2005-04-06 09:05pm

Reminds me of the original kit for the ISD; it too had very low detail.

Looks like you might have to *finish* it yourself.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-04-06 09:38pm

It looks better than the old ISD kit, at any rate. The detail can be added on, unlike the ISD, which was also poorly proportioned.

Hopefully it'll let me build a hangar deck complete with starfighters and gunships.

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2005-04-07 12:52am

Guns are seasy to come by look up 1/700 scale waterline ship weapon sets that will help you.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-04-07 01:03pm

Firefox wrote:It looks better than the old ISD kit, at any rate. The detail can be added on, unlike the ISD, which was also poorly proportioned.

Hopefully it'll let me build a hangar deck complete with starfighters and gunships.

Yeah, if I recall, you might as well just scratchbuild an ISD model for all the work that's needed to accurise the one from AMT-Ertl...

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-04-07 01:15pm

Someone on the Starship Modeler forums is making an accurizing set for the MPC/Ertl kit, complete with new engines, brim trenches, hangar bay, and so forth. If it were reasonably priced, I wouldn't mind going through the trouble of building an ISD faithful to the original, but as it stands, I'm happy with my Hasbro toy.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-04-09 04:38pm

I guess it's confirmed. The RotS Revell kits are European-only.

Strangely, though, the article doesn't mention the RSD kit, though for those that are included, time to shop online.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » 2005-04-11 12:18am

Comet Miniatures is selling the new RotS kits.