The Revell GmbH & Co.KG is a German company with seat into federations, which admits as a manufacturer of plastic model construction corroding and appropriate accessories is. The Titanic of Revell is world-wide the most successful plastic model construction set; more than two million copies of this model were sold.

Firm history

Revell was created 1943 by Lewis H. glaziers in the US Federal State California and took up to Venice, not far from Los Angeles, production. First, the preferences at that time, plastic toy, and toy washing machines were manufactured accessories for pupating tubes accordingly, before the founder of the enterprise came finally 1947 on the idea to assemble from several plastic parts a car true to scale. Then the first kits went to beginning of the 50's into production. 1968 was available already own kits from German development in completely Europe. Already promptly one oriented oneself to Europe, where 1957 in federations the establishment of the today's Revell GmbH & CO. Kg took place.

Today is the enterprise with Europe, which represent the middle east, Africa, Ozeanien and South America nearly in the entire world market. About 80-100 novelties go annually into production. This high number is reached in particular by good contacts to the industry.

Products

The core business of Revell still lies in the plastic model construction. Here Revell attaches particular importance according to own statements on detail loyalty, high quality, perfect processing and large model variety.

The company drives a large pallet out at models of all conceivable vehicles, begun with cars, airplanes and ships both from the civilian as well as the military range up to space stations as EATS. Since short one also locomotive models are on a scale 1:87 (H0) in the program. In addition for all models fitting colors from their own Farbpalette as well as special adhesives, solvents, brush and Airbrush equipments are offered.

With the mark "Revell Metal" could be established the enterprise in the last years also in the segment of the finished models made of metal. In particular historical automodels on a scale 1:18 are according to Revell with collecting tanks like. Revell covers today all important yardsticks within the so-called Cast range for cars and individual lines for the different desires and requirements of the collecting tanks created. 2002 presented Revell for the first time in this product segment a series of detail-faithful airplanes on a scale 1:72. Since 2003 also again cars for author courses, so-called Slotcars belong on a scale 1:32 to the assortment.

Today the following marks belong to Revell beside plastic model construction:

• Grand champion of horses and likes Cliks decoration for girls
• Kick o Mania football figures and Epixx knight for boys.

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