jjsipes Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Who makes the best 1/24 or 1/25 scale 427 Cobra kit? Revell? Fujimi?
Brett Barrow Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Revell (originally Monogram, thus 1/24) is the best, IMO, quite possibly the best kit from the Monogram era. Fujimi's is kinda funky (based on a replica perhaps?) and the engine is a total cartoon. Folks that know more about Cobra will be along shortly I'm sure.
Greg Myers Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) all the same inside save for decals, tires and wheels and maybe bumpers. Edited June 18, 2015 by Greg Myers
Greg Myers Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 In different scales 1/43 and 1/16 these are both very nice.
Greg Myers Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) and in the weird and unusual Old AMT 289 chassis and engine with a 427 style body. Edited June 18, 2015 by Greg Myers
Greg Myers Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Snap ! 1/32nd scale Edited June 18, 2015 by Greg Myers
stavanzer Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 I had the Fujimi Kit. It is "odd" to say the least. I'd regard it as a donor to something else. It has Body problems and serious engine issues. Only take it, if it is given to you. I, personally, liked the wheels, but other don't.
cobraman Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Here are a couple different Cobra's that I have in my Cobra collection. I must agree that the Revell / Monogram is probably the best of the bunch. There is 5 different variations in the Fujimi line.
unclescott58 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 By the way. I notice above that Revell released a USRRC version of the Cobra with figures of Carrol Shelby and Ken Miles. I'm try to remember, was there another Revell kit of some sort that came with a figure of just Carrol in it? Scott
Brett Barrow Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 By the way. I notice above that Revell released a USRRC version of the Cobra with figures of Carrol Shelby and Ken Miles. I'm try to remember, was there another Revell kit of some sort that came with a figure of just Carrol in it? Scott There was a diecast kit 67 Shelby Mustang with him in a suit leaning against the car.
Snake45 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 The Monogram/Revell 1/24 Cobra is an easy, fun, no-hassle build that looks great on the shelf. What's not to like?
mike 51 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I think I'll get n build another one.....it really is a great kit!
Brett Barrow Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 I misremembered. It was the built up that had the figure, not the kit.
Phildaupho Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 In all respects except one the Rev/Mon Cobra is the best 427 but the kit lacks inner front fender liners which are also engine compartment sides however the Fujimi kit [and AMT] does have them. Not that they would be hard to fabricate but I do not see many builds of the Rev/Mon with them.
unclescott58 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Okay, I decided I needed to buy Revell's USRRC Cobra kit with the figures. Mainly for the figures. The Cobra models I've built in the past have all been cars designed to run on public roads. It's time to build a track version. Especially one being driven by the late, great, Ken Miles. So I went on line and bought one tonight. Also, if I'm going to have a figure of Carrol, it has to be one wearing a cowboy hat. Scott
The Junkman Posted June 20, 2015 Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Back when it was new, it was widely held that the Fujimi kit was based on a kit car. The windscreen in particular was noted for being oversized. The thing with the Revell kit, besides being the best and cheapest available, is that it represents the S/C body (street/competition), emphasis on the "street" aspects. Wheel flares are too small in particular for a full blown racer especially later in its competitive life. I'd just live with it until somebody comes up with a correction kit. Edited June 20, 2015 by The Junkman
Hawk312 Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) The Monogram/Revell 1/24 Cobra is an easy, fun, no-hassle build that looks great on the shelf. What's not to like? Second that! Proportions are excellent, IMO, and between the kit offerings, we have some nice part and decal options. Revell kit: Compared to the AMT 1/16 kit, which is decent, but looks toyish compared to the Revell kit: Edited June 21, 2015 by Hawk312
afx Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) The Monogram/Revell kit is a very good representation of the Essex Wire Cobra (chassis CSX3009). If you are not picky the kit can also be used to represent other racing and/or street Cobras. The Cobra, as with all race cars, was constantly evolving so there can be no single kit that can represent all 427 Cobras. Same can be said for the 289 Cobra kits. Even the street cars had a rapid rate of development/evolution. If you really want to be accurate you must pick a particular chassis during a specific period in time and modify whatever kit you start with to represent that individual car. Edited June 22, 2015 by afx
Cato Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Second that! Proportions are excellent, IMO, and between the kit offerings, we have some nice part and decal options. I beg to differ David. Even your excellent building skills cannot change the fact that, built OOB, any of these are nowhere near 1:1, in proportion or detail. Fender flairs front and rear, the headlight bulges, lower body edge, completely wrong hood scoop, flaired roll bar legs instead of straight, windshield angle and thickness, the jack pads, sidepipes - the list goes on and on. Pinched and too narrow, the models capture none of the brute, squat character of a 427. Huge and wrong tires do not change that fact. Harry has been very vocal on the record here about kit manufacturers and their seeming inability or lack of desire to get the darned things right for the tooling. It costs no more to make a right part than a wrong part. No more evident than the US cobra model makers. Interesting that the Japanese (Gunze, Climax) makers take pains to get this American icon correct but not the US. I have been on the record and detested for it, about the sad, toy like quality of them. I built the old MPC 1/16 kit in the late '80's and knew it was futile. Mine had a lot of Bondo in it and I stopped halfway through, I think because I couldn't make a thin enough windshield frame. Never built a model of one since. Here are three real CSX examples; a vintage raced Comp, CSX 3210, and the rear of the late Richard Messersmith's 3018. Study them compared to your kits. Another sad fact I've seen is that many modelers who love these cars have never been in one, touched, heard or driven one. That would turn many away even given these are currently the only model game in town. Dave, although bigger, your Corvette and Camaro models are lightyears ahead of the current Cobra offerings. "> Edited June 21, 2015 by Cato
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