martinfan5 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Here we go, the new kit from Meng Models, yes, it is a curbside, but there are plenty of parts in the kit to make you forget about not having an Engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Now see, it’s weird that it’s a curbside, yet the body is multi piece like you have shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Those ejector pin marks on the underside of the floorpan, tho... Tires looks OK, but it looks like the tread depth is fairly shallow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Look's Ok but I still think it should have an Engine in ...................... I can save my money on this one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 It’s a bit disappointing after the awesome Hummer kit, but it’s a JK wrangler that is pretty well detailed otherwise, so it gets my money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 A good thing they did the body multi piece, cuz too many times in the past, JEEP bodies were molded together with the floorpan resulting in sinkmarks in the side and rear panel. Thanks for the review Jonathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Thanks for the review,i preordered 2 kits they should arrive next month the lack of an engine doesn't really bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Engine - meh who cares? Well I know a lot of you...but I have to snicker at all the people willing to buy up Build N Plays, but won't build a foreign curbside kit... ANNNNNYYYWAAAAAYS - Hurrah for them blanking the sidewalls and not bringing those goofily awful B/F Gaadreich things to market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, niteowl7710 said: .but I have to snicker at all the people willing to buy up Build N Plays, but won't build a foreign curbside kit... And or the Revell Rubicon kit, yes, makes no sense, but whatever floats there toasted goats over the moat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasman Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 no engine is no big deal for me. The Pentastar V6 is'nt much too look at anyway. looks like they spent the effort on the chassis and interior. Those roll bars look amazing. and the multi piece top is cool. would like to have seen the soft top and halfdoors. buts it no big deal. Tires leave some to be desired but I'll be using Fireball Modelworks tires that look 10X better. Hopefully the JK does well enough that they will do the JL as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 What’s the diameter of the kit wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Hmmm. going to have to mull this over before making a purchase. Lack of engine doesn't bother me, the molded colors are an interesting choice I must say. I do see a nice kit, just have to decide if I want to build a modern Jeep. Thanks for sharing the contents Jonathan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 I agree on the colors its molded in, mainly the body, I hate, I mean HATE molded in body colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Thank you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crankenstien Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 half expecting to see the old monogram cj reissued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 @218 pieces for a curbside. Don't see that too often in this scale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Chuck Kourouklis said: @218 pieces for a curbside. Don't see that too often in this scale... No, and they seem to of over complicated things to get the parts count up , just my opinion of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Anyone here built one of these? I just ordered two of these on ebay as I'm currently really wanting a 1:1 scale one but they are rare and VERY expensive here in electriccarland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) I did a few months ago. Went together pretty well, though the body can be finicky to put together. Like you, I also have two, with the second I plan on building it as more of a customized off-roader. Seeing that this thread was started December 2017, I wonder when Meng will show off their next kit in the series and what it will be? Edited March 4, 2019 by Jordan White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jordan White said: I did a few months ago. Went together pretty well, though the body can be finicky to put together. Like you, I also have two, with the second I plan on building it as more of a customized off-roader. Seeing that this thread was started December 2017, I wonder when Meng will show off their next kit in the series and what it will be? Yours look nice. The reason I ordered two is that I want to build a 4-door one. I have been looking at the real thing for some time now and really wanted to go and check out this 09 Wrangler Sport JK not long ago: But it was sold before I could get time of work to go see it. I had my wife go on a testdrive for a 2019 Wrangler Sahara JL but with a pricetag of 1 103 000 kroner (that's 128 400 $US in todays currency rate) it is way out of our pricerange. We ended up buying a 2010 Subaru Outback instead, with a diesel engine that according to eveyrone is going to blow up any minute.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, Atmobil said: Yours look nice. The reason I ordered two is that I want to build a 4-door one. I have been looking at the real thing for some time now and really wanted to go and check out this 09 Wrangler Sport JK not long ago: But it was sold before I could get time of work to go see it. I had my wife go on a testdrive for a 2019 Wrangler Sahara JL but with a pricetag of 1 103 000 kroner (that's 128 400 $US in todays currency rate) it is way out of our pricerange. We ended up buying a 2010 Subaru Outback instead, with a diesel engine that according to eveyrone is going to blow up any minute.... Wow! That's roughly 3 times the price that we would pay in the US! As for making a 4-door, how are your scratchbuilding skills? You could probably make one kit a 4-door with a bit of scratchbuilding and body/chassis lengthening, and have the second kit available to still build as something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jordan White said: Wow! That's roughly 3 times the price that we would pay in the US! As for making a 4-door, how are your scratchbuilding skills? You could probably make one kit a 4-door with a bit of scratchbuilding and body/chassis lengthening, and have the second kit available to still build as something else. Yeah, most things are way more expensive here but most Norwegians claim that we also make more money than anyone else aswell. According to the statistics the avarage yearly wage in Norway is somewhere between 450 000 and 500 000 kroner (52-58 000$US) alltough that is almost twice as much as I make. Without the taxes the Wrangler Sahara that my wife tested would cost 522 664 kroner or 60844 $US. More than half the price is taxes. I can scratchbuild and maybe I will find out that I can stretch the frame and make my own bodypanels but to be on the safeside I got two of them. It ended up being a bit of an impulce purchace as I was actually looking for pictures of Hasegawas and Italeris WWII Jeeps to see which one would be best suited for an offroad conversion (having just seen the lates episode of Dirt Every Day) as I got this idea of using the 6.1 litre Hemi out of Revells Dodge Magnum in a flatfender Jeep with aftermarket axles and big tires. The reason I was looking for pictures of the Hasegawa and Italeri Jeeps is that I don't have any of them but do have the old MPC kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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