Fat Brian

This is the point I was trying to make last night. If they could have easily put the B out from the old tooling they would have, they obviously recognize the demand for it. So, since they went to the expense of a completely new tooling either they don't have the original tooling or it's in a condition that it can't be repaired.

I'm going to guess the original tooling was ruined. If they could have put the 4070B model out easily from the original tooling they would have done it by now. The fact they had to borrow an original kit seems to indicate they couldn't even get the old tooling to produce a marginally clean test shot without a lot of work. The original 4070 kits shared about 80 to 85 percent of their parts. The major differences are the rear suspension, wheels, and I believe the B version has a single stack. It will be interesting to see if they made any provisions for different versions of this tooling.

Wow, this was a major undertaking. We definitely need to speak with our wallets to show them new classic trucks can be profitable.

I really hope this is the 87-91 Bigfoot kit, there's a ton of great parts in there even if it doesn't make a very good Bigfoot replica.

Wow, they're saying it's the A model, they must have restored the cab tooling. I'm interested to see which suspension it comes with.

Minor change of plans, I'm going to swap this kit for the black car.

This is the kit Roger is talking about. The Night Rider is good though a bit lacking in detail since is's a snap kit. The plastic tires are a pretty dated looking though easily replaced. I actually think it has the best looking grille of all the various versions that have been done. The bed is also pretty simple, it's either one piece or you only have to glue the fenders on.

If you have an older version thats kind of messed up this kit has been in production recently and is easy to find.

I forgot to mention that it's two back bumpers from the Mercury kit, the front bumper was entirely too long. If I had been doing a deep dive on this kit I'd have narrowed the rear bumper by about an eighth of an inch.

Thanks everyone.

A few months ago a 49 Ford showed up at a local body shop and driving past it several times a week got me inspired. I built this as a late 50s or very early 60s custom. I imagine a young fella picking up dads or grandpas old Ford and starting to dress it up a bit. I flattened the paint on the upper surfaces to hint at the cars age and it has a 1960 license plate. Most everything is from the kit, the cylinder heads are from the AMT 41 woody and the triple carb intake, side mirror, and beehive oil filter are from the Monogram 40 Ford truck, the lake pipes and bumpers are from the Revell 49 Mercury. It's not super detailed, just a fun thing to throw together while I was waiting on parts for other builds.

The track width on this kit is about six inches wider than a stock Mustang. You'd have to narrow the chassis plate and the track width plus rework the exhaust. It could be done but isn't for the faint of heart.

The ebay fairy dropped of my entry this afternoon, the Revell SCCA Mustang. I'm going to change out the v8 for a Cosworth 4 cylinder from the GTP Mustang for fuel economy, rearrange the interior to make room for a passenger, and hopefully add the stock headlights from the 90 LX kit. I think I'll add some exterior mirrors as well.

I almost bought the same engine for my build last night, I ended up buying the Monogram GTP Mustang for a donor instead.

That sounds like a fun idea, put a pin in that one to look at next year.

Some kits have the oil pan molded to the block halves instead of being a separate piece as in your kit. In those cases the engine halves need to be joined and the seem sanded down before painting. As you build more kits you'll get a feel for the order of operations for things like this.

This worked for me, I think I did three coats and the color evened out really well. I painted these on the inside of the lens then painted the bezel with Molotow.

For jdm Tamiya's MkIV Supra kit has an engine. Their R32 has a most of an engine. Some versions of the Fujimi AE86 kits have engines. You really have to do your research and try to find a parts layout for Japanese kits.

The Revell 07, 08 KR, and 10 Shelby Mustang kits have that style supercharger. This is the 07 kit.

This is a question I was going to ask, I may keep the Jag for something else and build a Mustang something since my previous two finished builds were Mustangs.

There were some comments in the truck section about the Luv kit having strange plastic. That kit was molded in the US though so weird Chinese plastic isn't an issue with that one. As for the tearing, I've noticed that with a few kits and it doesn't seem to be brand specific.

I was 100% American muscle until I saw this car. This car started my interest is import cars and I've owned two since then. It's the 92-00 Lexus SC300/SC400. I've owned a 95 and still have a 98.

Since you're new to automotive subjects I would strongly suggest researching your purchases here before making a decision. There is a wealth of information available about almost every kit ever produced so you can make educated purchases. I think this is as much a misalignment of expectations as it is anything else. As to the Kenworth kit in question, as others have stated it's quite old. But some of your criticisms are features rather than flaws. The cab and other mounting holes aren't drilled so you can choose how you want those items to be located. This gives you options, maybe you only want two lights on the cab corners and a single center mounted horn. If all the holes were open you'd have a ton of filling and sanding to do. As for the tires, I don't think they fit particularly well either. Maybe you can find someone who can trade you a set of Goodyear or Uniroyal tires that fit better.

In 1/16 the measurement would be 5/8" to 11/16" wide and around 1 1/2" to 2" tall.

Thats great to hear, his stuff is really good.