Revell emerged in the mid 20th century, being one of the first companies to produce true-to-scale plastic model kits. Today, its range covers cars, trucks, aircraft, and ships and Revell enjoys a well-deserved reputation for high quality kits with a dedicated following to reflect that. In fact, the number of fans has grown recently thanks to the pandemic confining people to their homes more than usual.
In addition to our LEGO vehicle kit guide, we’ve put together this one for Revell to help you chose the best scale model car kit for you.
Revell skill levels
Revell kits are ranked from one to five, in ascending order of difficulty.
Level 1: Very basic and no need for glue or paint. For young children.
Level 2: Basic kits with up to 30 parts. Requires glue and paint.
Level 3: Medium complexity kits with up to 100 parts.
Level 4: Detailed models with up to 150 parts.
Level 5: Complex kits with over 150 parts for those who’ve done models before.
What you need for kit building
Other than the most basic kits (Level 1), Revell kits require gluing together and painting of the panels. Most kits don’t supply glue and paint so you will need to buy these separately. These extras aren’t too expensive though.
Revell Model-Set Plus Modelling Tools

Price: £10.72 | VIEW OFFER
The basic toolkit you need for model building. Contains a spruce cutter, file, tweezers, and hobby knife.
Revell Contacta Liquid Glue

Price: £5.49 | VIEW OFFER
This is a needle point glue applicator for detailed glue application. The amount of glue is 25g.
Revell Model Set Plus Painting Accessories

Price: £6.99 | VIEW OFFER
Everything you need for applying paint to a model kit. Contains three paintbrushes (0/3/5), brush cleaner (14ml), and a pair of pipettes.
The best Revell car kits
Jump to:
1. Classic cars
2. Modern cars
Classic cars
Jaguar E-type

Price: £27.95 | VIEW OFFER
Level 3 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 142
Land Rover Defender Series III

Price: £27.95 | VIEW OFFER
Level 3 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 184
Porsche 911 G Targa

Price: £25.40 | VIEW OFFER
Level 3 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 114
Volkswagen Beetle Limousine 1968

Price: £24.99 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 125
Porsche 356 C Cabriolet

Price: £71.63 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:16 | Parts 174
’68 Dodge Charger R/T

Price: £19.99 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:25 | Parts 139
’58 Corvette Roadster

Price: £21.50 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:25 | Parts 137
1970 Pontiac Firebird

Price: £24.83 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 84
’62 Shelby Cobra 289

Price: £29.74 | VIEW OFFER
Level 5 | Scale 1:25 | Parts 119
Porsche 934 RSR ‘Martini’

Price: £21.27 | VIEW OFFER
Level 3 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 104
Modern cars
McLaren 570S

Price: £24.83 | VIEW OFFER
Level 3 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 106
Camaro Concept Car

Price: £20.99 | VIEW OFFER
Level 2 | Scale 1:25 | Parts 43
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

Price: £29.99 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 141
BMW i8

Price: £22.26 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 131
Audi R8

Price: £19.98 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 106
Ford GT Le Mans

Price: £24.83 | VIEW OFFER
Level 4 | Scale 1:24 | Parts 88
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