icm models

[thomascoffey1959@gmail.com]

    Has anyone gotten into any of the ICM German Admiral kits ?  Are they any good ? They are a bit pricey, and I would like a heads up b4 i buy. tnx

[blubaja]

They build up like armor kits. Ie- just slightly different than our car builds. they have very nice detail. Worth the price. Not sure if anyone on here has built the Admiral, but their model Ts build up pretty much with the same detail if you search those also. 

[thomascoffey1959@gmail.com]

    Thank you sir. I saw them on the AW sight, and thought the Admiral might be an interesting subject, something different.

[Classicgas]

I have the Opel Admiral, haven't started it, but looks like a very nice kit.

[Dave Van]

Bodies are multi part, kinda old school 50's era American kits. The detail looks good and I have seen built ups that look great...yet to tackle one myself. I was able to order from Europe at a decent price. I have the Renault Taxi too. 

[thomascoffey1959@gmail.com]

     Thank you gentlemen .I have some ideas swirling around in the wind tunnel between my ears. Custom, or maybe a Kustom?  RAT,? Trog?  Hmm think of all the possibilities.

[Casey]

 

 

 

[thomascoffey1959@gmail.com]

WOW lots of help, loads of information. Thanks again. I still need to learn to navigate this site, so I can find these things on my own. ,err threads.    Someone once told me I had never had an original thought in my life, and probably never will.     seems I'm late to the party,,,,,by a few YEARS  !!!    RumpleZZZZZZZZZZZZZz

[stavanzer]

You do yourself a disservice, Thomas. The very fact that you are willing to even consider an ICM Opel kit, shows quite a bit of original thought. Many builders would dismiss them just because the are Not American, Not From one of the Big Three, and Not clearly fitting one of the Popular Categories.

(ie: Muscle Cars, Showrods, Drag Racers, Ect.)

Go for it and have fun. The T.R.O.G. idea is Great!  I'd really like to see you follow that idea to the end.

[Chuckyg1]

Hey Thomas. Yeah, these kits are pretty cool. My sedan build is on hold currently, I'm stripping the paint. The engraving is crisp with plent of detail. There's a lot of delicate pieces that need care when removing from the sprues. Though the body is multi piece, little to no trimming/adjustments are needed to help it come together. It helps to use the fenders as a jig to line up the body pieces. The chassis builds up from separate rails, so care is needed to ensure everything is square. Oddly, my kit came without any chrome parts though they're obviously present on the real car. I understand that RoG's rebox lacks the chrome as well. I solved the problem using BMF & a chrome pen. I know, coulda used a plating service, but didn't want to incur the cost. As far as I know, not all kits are missing the chrome. Anyway, it's different as to how you approach the build, as well as subject matter. Probably why I'm enjoying this kit as much as I am. Missing chrome be damned. If you want to try something different, but familiar and you don't mind the chrome issue, go for it.