give them so some little kid.
Bingo!
That is what they are banking on along with newbies and people who don't care enough for anything beyond a quick assembly that does not have to be painted
It is obviously working for them to some degree as this is the third or fourth re-release for each
Also, many years ago (early 2007) when my wife was pregnant with our daughter, I was regaining an interest in modeling and I was looking for a hobby since we would be spending more time at home. I would occasionally browse the shelves at the local AC Moore. One week I saw the Revel Y-Wing. I remembered always wanting a Y-Wing model and how bad the old MPC one was, so with my 40% off coupon I picked it up.
An impulse buy.
Of course at the time I knew nothing of Fine Molds, but at the same time, those are things that were not readily available to someone like me at that time. Sure I became aware of them quickly once diving into modeling sites
Point is, I was happy with what it was
I had assembled, primed it in white, and started weathering it all the same day
I have since gotten a lot more "discerning" when it comes to models, but was a perfect entry point back into the hobby for me. That purchase was quickly followed by the Revell 3th Anniversary Viper and Cylon Raider
As a serious modeler, the Falcon is the least useful. Their are so many different Falcon models, some much better ones from Revell even in smaller sizes. The fact that the MPC still exists in 1/72 on the low end and Fine Molds and Bandai on the high end make this a useless option.
The MPC with various upgrade kits, or for those who want to flex their skills is a much better option, but then again, may not be readily available in Europe
The shuttle is basically as good if not better than the MPC one. They both share the same shape issues with the cockpit angle and are close enough in size. Both are an odd man out scale. Both require lots of work. It basically comes down to which is cheaper and easier to find if you are looking for a commercial kit and do not want to spend several hundred dollars on long out of production garage kits (yes I am aware of the Anigrand kit)
However, personally I think out of the box, the Revell one looks a bit better
or the Y-wing, it's details are soft/simplified, but it is actually more accurate shape wise than Fine Molds and is 1/72
While it is a far cry details wise from Bandai and Fine Molds, it can make good fodder for 1/72 versions of these...
(actually I bought a second one for just these purposes instead of throwing away a Bandai one for it)
a plated Y-wing
A starter body/frame neck and head for a Clone Wars Y-wing
Of course why release this over the Fine Molds or Bandai tools seeing how they have released other subjects from those companies is a head scratcher for serious modelers.
But in the end, I guess they must be making more money from their own tooling
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