I'm so disappointed with this kit that I don't even want to take a picture of it .
Revell kicked a big chance to bring a classic kit to market and instead gave us one of the most awkward and poorly made kits I've come across in many years .
And especially on this scale, regardless of the subject, you can only do the best you can. However, this kit is by no means the best that Revell could do!
All, but all of his pieces are a disappointment! Where should I start and what should I end with? Note:
- Poor plastic quality, especially the red parts. Very dry, stiff and with a bad relationship with glue (any glue, if it is Tamiya , Gunze , Revell contacta or any other , even for a cocktail of my own preparation enhanced with MEK [methyl-ethyl-ketone]) .
2.Bad-wrong engineering of the parts and the whole kit in general. It is unacceptable for the body to be given in two pieces in such a way that when it is closed you cannot hide the joint in any way, e.g. filling-sanding-painting or sticking something else on the joint .
The moving mechanism on the doors is a nemesis, a real punishment that will break even the most resistant nerves .
Wrong in detail – presentation and completely wrong as a conception since nothing sits right in place and nothing works in the end .
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Poor or no detail on most pieces. Eg embossed spark plug wires, no brakes, fake springs in the suspension, poor fitting of parts: almost all the transparent parts are either smaller or larger than the openings they should go in, the interior does not sit properly in the body and the interior of the doors does not fit (it is crooked and small) in the doors .
Talking about transparent parts : The rear lights are not in transparent as would be expected but in chrome !
The doors are on a different scale, about 1/11, otherwise the difference in size compared to their opening is not justified .
In short, don't try to fit the doors closed, unless you're prepared to make them quite small, and you'll probably need to leave the inside out, at least without "lightening" that too.
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Too many unnecessary, poor quality chrome parts . For some reason Revell seems to have tried to make the whole kit out of red and chrome plastic and failed miserably. The chrome is very intense, coarse and poorly made with bumps, scratches and styrene(?) of dubious quality, worse than the red . The best thing you can do with them is to strip them of the chrome, apply a primer and paint them with a quality chrome paint like Alclad Chrome or so .
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At this scale it is completely inexcusable to lack essential components such as the brake assembly, the ignition coils , all the plumping in the engine bay , realistic door engine hub and rear hub cover hinges and closing mechanism .
In conclusion :
It seems like Revell was in a hurry or bored or even maybe thinking about the increased cost of a super kit and they took the decision and the risk and released this model .
Perhaps with a revision an improved one can be released in the future, even if the cost is proportionally increased. Surely such a move would find a response from lovers of such kits and would probably mark the beginning of a new generation of super models of rare and impressive cars on a satisfying scale. In any case, it would improve Revell's image, which has certainly taken a big hit and this is something that such a large and historic company does not deserve.
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