Olle F Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 My son just bought an AMT '68 Corvette at Wallyworld, and we got a real surprise when we opened it. All the body parts were painted some kind of purple, and the paint job was the worst I have seen in a long time. The paint is too thin, with the white plastic shining through everywhere, there are dustspecks, scratches and scuff marks all over and the sheen varies between gloss and semi-gloss. In short: It looks like a one-minute rattle can job, without even shaking the can. It looks like some kid started to paint it, changed his mind after the lousy paint job and brought it back to Walmart. The strange thing is that it was still wrapped. So what gives? Is this some kind of pre-painted kit, or did someone really paint it, put it back in the box, wrap it and put it on Walmart's shelf? Looks like I need to get some oven cleaner next time I go shopping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 The wierdest part is it looks to be a Revell kit. was this in an AMT Box? And no that isn't a prepaint, I'm willing to bet it was returned to walmart, and re-shrink wrapped by a minimum wage worker and put back on the shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Sorry, it is indeed a Revell kit. :oops: And even if I have seen a lot of crappy pre-painted kits, I would hate to think that this is one of them. The paint is just too bad, and it looks more like it was started, returned and re-wrapped. I didn't know that they could do that in the store though, and it looked just like the factory wrap to me. Well, I guess I'll have to dig up the receipt and take it back to the store. I sure don't want to start a new model by stripping paint. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 That's just too weird.....by any chance was this guy standing at the end of the aisle when you picked up that kit? Seriously, I'd return it and get another; you shouldn't have to start a new model project with CSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 CSC? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedonplastics Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Castrol Super Clean.....the infamous purple bath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Can't find the $%#@&^% receipt, so I guess it's going in the bath. Barnacles! Well, I sure learned a lesson here, for myself and the rest of you guys: No more kits from Wallyworld. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 If you just want to exchange it for the same kit, you probably don't need a receipt. Even if you want to return it flat out, with no receipt, they'll give you in-store credit for whatever amount the kit's currently selling for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Cool! I didn't know that they would do that so I actually bought a jug of Super Clean today. I have got several things I need to strip and was planning a big session this weekend but I will sure take that kit back to Walmart now. Got an old Chevy SB I need to degrease and disassemble, so that Super Clean will be put to good use anyway. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 It looks to me like there is some damage on the leading edge of the roof, too. Perhaps from glass being glued in and ripped out carelessly? Maybe it's just scuzz in the paint, hard to tell without seeing it in person of cource. That looks like Tamiya Lavender, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I just went in to a Wal Mart here in Florida a couple of days ago and picked up a reissued AMT 58 Plymouth Fury. When I went out to my car I was still waiting for my wife to come out of another store so I opened the kit. What I found inside was an AMT Firefighter Mustang II pro stock kit. Apparently someone had returned the kit like that and the store went ahead and re-wrapped it and put it back on the shelf. Now the kicker is that when I went back inside to return it, the customer service person basically accused me of going outside and switching the kits myself. She wasn't so cocky after I called for her store manager. But this is what happens when your store employees care nothing about customer service. So, buyer beware. When you buy a kit at WalMart open it up before you drive away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettyfan43 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 We had a Wallyworld here in Huntsville, that got the Magnum Wagons the week after they were officially released, they were in the clearance aisle for 7 bucks a POP! Yeah I picked up 5-6 of em!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 Brought it back to Walmart yesterday, and the lady behind the counter didn't argue at all, she just gave me a gift card and that was it. I asked her if they re-wrap any merchandise, but she said that they don't. I seriously doubt that, so I made clear to her that the kit is defective and to make sure that it doesn't end up on the shelf again. I wanted to get another one just like it, but they didn't have any. I might go back today now that I know that they don't have any in stock. If I find a nicely re-wrapped '68 Corvette on the shelf I'll probably raise a huge stink... :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle F Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 Hmmm... The plot thickens. :mrgreen: Anyway, the kit was supposed to be a Father's Day present from my 6-year old son and after returning the kit, I couldn't find another one in any of the stores nearby. I finally ordered one from my favorite hobby store, because I know that my son will be seriously disappointed if I don't build it asap. I didn't tell him anything about what happened, I just hope that I will get the kit before he starts bugging me to build it. All because some lowlife screwed it up and returned it to the store. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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