Jordan White

He said he'll be getting them tomorrow, so I'm guessing the earliest for pics would be tomorrow.

He's using the Revell of Germany 1/16 VW Beetle, I think they just rereleased it so it's easy to find.

I wish they would stop using the two piece wheels and just go to a one piece design, similar to how Japanese companies such as Tamiya do it. That way you can use any extra wheels with another set of tires, without having to worry about finding a set of wheel backs that fit properly. Plus, with the space saved on the parts trees, brakes could then be molded instead.

Are you planning on using the stock kit wheels for something else, or would be willing to part with them?

Any updates on this build?

How well is this kit going together so far? I'm planning to get one to build a replica of my friend's '52 and am hoping that it goes together as well as the Tamiya Beetle.

The worst kits are any where exterior body parts must be installed with no tabs, especially body color parts that must be installed after the interior tub.

Yeah it is.

Seems like it would be better if Revell would produce the tires with sidewall lettering. Sure the aftermarket could pick it up, but no offense to resin casters, the time to create the parts is quite long. Most don't do it full time, so lead times are painstakingly long. A company like Revell could pop out hundreds of thousands of tires relatively quickly, and could sell them separately and make back the money for the licensing (assuming they sell them for a realistic price that people would want to pay). I know that I would love to have several sets of the Goodyear Gatorbacks alone, along with the Goodyear Tracker A-Ts and Radial GTs.

Yeah I love the look of the red 454SS, there's one for sale at an old-car dealer nearby but they want 20 grand!

After doing some research, I retract what I said about the Syclone. I keep forgetting that they only sold the truck for 1991, and all of them were black except for 10 that were painted red for a partnership with Marlboro. There were 3 produced in 1992, two were white/gray and one black, however they weren't sold to the public. The Typhoon on the other hand was offered in multiple colors besides black. Edit: Personally I don't think GM wussed out by offering other colors. Sure black looks cool on them, but IMO it's pretty lame having your vehicle look like everyone else's. The dark red and gray-green they offered on the Impala look cool, and the SS 454 looks awesome in red.

For the first year of the Syclone (1991), SS 454 pickup (1990), and Impala SS (1994), black was the only color offered. The rest of the years for each offered other colors. Brodie: They did offer it in bright red and white, in addition to the black. I have a build on my bench that will be red with a gray interior.

As far as I know, all GNs were only available in black. I suppose however that perhaps someone who worked for GM had the car special ordered in maroon. It could have been painted also, since they were sold for a few years and someone maybe wanted to stand out from the other GN owners. Not that I can see.

Rob is correct, the decals are for the interior to replicate the center gray/silver section on the seats as well as on the door panels.

You could build a regular Grand National, however the wheels would be wrong for it (along with the decals of course). Otherwise, everything GNX is an add-on part. I don't think the decal sheet is too different, other than the emblems (you wouldn't have to use the silver decals if the GN doesn't have them either).

Rest of white-molded parts trees: Biggest issue I've noticed is it appears that they took their Grand National kit and just added the decals, exterior parts, and torque-rod to make it a GNX. They missed the correct parts for the undercarriage, such as the correct exhaust with dual mufflers ahead of the axle (kit comes with single 2-in, 2-out muffler behind axle; instructions show incorrect exhaust for installation, but show correct exhaust for other steps), special crossmember for the axle torque-arm to attach to, along with the special GNX differential cover with attachment points for the torque-arm. Also, they don't show in the instructions, but the rear axle track bar is included (part number 100). Overall, it's a good quality kit with a good parts count and I look forward to building it.

Since nobody has done a review of the recently re-released Buick GNX kit, I figured I would take the opportunity to do so. Bog standard instruction sheet: Decal sheet with emblems, license plates, underhood decals, and decals for the silver portions of the interior: Body. Issues I've noticed are the sides of the front air dam are molded to the body (would have been better as a single separate piece), and the driver's side rear-quarter window is molded in slightly crooked. Plain sidewall tires (Goodyear Eagle VR50's originally). I was able to find a set with sidewall detail in my spare parts for my build. Clear parts, followed by red-molded tail lights. Chrome parts:

Sure you could call them "Chrysler Jeeps" and "GM Chevy/GM GMC". However, it would be similar to someone calling cotton swabs "Unilever Q-tips". People generally don't say the parent company, just the brand. (Dunno what post you're referring to, so I may be on the wrong page with what you're trying to say.)

They're actually Goodyear tires from a 1/24 diecast pickup.

Just used some square rod for the spring front mounts and made some shackles for the spring rear mounts. You can see how I did it in the chassis pic.

Just completed this build. I used the rollbar from the USA-1 kit, the flares are from the old GMC Jimmy kit, I added some slash cut exhaust tips, raised the suspension, wired the engine bay, and swapped in an auto trans. Oh yeah, I also grafted on the cowl induction scoop from the '70 Chevelle kit.

I have a different problem: I get bored on a build, so I move on to another. I then decide for the current build that I want a part from an unfinished build, so I take it. Then, when I go to do one of the unfinished builds, I have to figure out how to replace the part I took, which may mean taking from yet another unfinished build (or from an old build on my shelf).

Could it be a 'Vette wheel in the Cobalt?

Actually there is rumour that they may bring over the ute and wagon versions of the Holden that they're basing the SS off of.

Thing is though, look at the kits you older guys had to work with: they were practically equal to the basic kits found today. Screw-together body, metal axles, low parts numbers, simplified assembly procedures, all stuff that you would find on today's snap kits and basic builders. And yes, you guys did have to "tough it alone", however that's not the case today. What's wrong with sitting down with your kid and showing them the ropes? You don't have to do anything but simply make suggestions or show them the best way to do something. If they choose to not follow, well then it's up to them. But hey, I guess it simply is a generational matter in this thread.