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How do I tell the difference between a Revell US and a Revell of Germany kit?

The 2005 Corvette C6 kit is shown here packaged as a Revell US kit and as a Revell German kit to demonstrate some of the obvious differences. Packaging is one way you can tell.

There are other ways to tell the difference that are not so obvious:

Product Number:

Revell US product numbers begin with an 85, or an 86 and can be 6-12 digits long. German products on the other hand have shorter numbers that often start with a zero and are usually 5 digits in length. The product numbers for the kits shown here are as follows:

• 85-2840 US boxed 2005 Corvette C6
• 07368 German Boxed 2005 Corvette C6

Fine Print:

The best way to tell where the model kit you are identifying was produced is to look at the fine print. On the side and/or back of the box will be a small copyright notice followed by a company name. US product will say Revell Inc. and German product will say Revell GmbH. The product copyright notices for the kits shown here are as follows:

• © 2005 Revell Inc.
• © 2005 Revell GmBH & Co. KG

You may see references to Revell Inc. on German boxes. And sometimes you'll see references to Revell Germany on US boxes, but the copyright will always say which company produced the product.

Web Site:

All new products are printed with the companies web site on the box. This can also be a good clue to tell the difference between US and Germany. The US products will have printed on the box one of the following valid web site addresses: http://www.revell.com, http://www.revell-monogram.com. German kits will show the German web site: www.revell.de. For our example the web sites are as follows:

• www.revell.com for Revell US
• www.revell.de for Revell Germany

Language

Because our kits are developed for a world market you will find several languages on our box tops: English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedish and Italian just to name a few. German produced kits will always have German listed as the primary language as will US product kits have English.

In the case of our example:

• Contains ONE plastic model kit
• Plastik-Modellbausatz

With these tips, you should have no problem identifying which kit you have. But don't worry, it makes no difference if you have a US kit, or a German kit, they are both made with the same Revell attention to detail and quality.