"48 Ford Question

[espo]

I'm working on the Revell '48 Ford 2 in 1 kit #4318. My question has to do with the gap on the floor boards. When the part # 65 flooring is attached to part #250 interior floor boards there is about a 1/4" gap that can be seen looking at the bottom of the floor boards. I'm I doing something wrong or is this just the way it is ? Everything else has just sort of fallen together with no problems so this has me scratching my head trying to think if something else is keeping this from meeting up as it should.

[Art Anderson]

While not having built any of the Revell '48 Ford kits, it sounds as if you are trying to assemble it incorrectlyh--Revell has a pretty strong reputation of making their kits rather precisely--a 1/4 inch gap  in that area would be quite unusual for them--in fact I don't know that I have ever heard of such a thing--and their '48 Ford kits have been around since what, 1998-99?

Art Anderson

 

 

[espo]

While not having built any of the Revell '48 Ford kits, it sounds as if you are trying to assemble it incorrectlyh--Revell has a pretty strong reputation of making their kits rather precisely--a 1/4 inch gap  in that area would be quite unusual for them--in fact I don't know that I have ever heard of such a thing--and their '48 Ford kits have been around since what, 1998-99?

Art Anderson

 

 

I know it seems strange and I agree with you about the quality of Revell kits. Part #250 is the interior floor boards including the rear seat. The interior is built up off of this part. Instructions show the completed interior mounted to the body before that assembly is joined to the frame. Part #65 is  mounted on top of the frame before it and the body are put together. The two parts match up perfectly in the mockup stag and the toe board of #250 aligns with #65 perfectly and they both meet the firewall and all three parts come together perfectly. Just still got this gap. There doesn't seem to be a filler piece in the kit.  I may just create a filler piece and be done with it. I just thought some one else may have run into this also.