Which kit(s) have a decent four barrel carb?

[ColonelKrypton]

Title says it all - Which kit(s) have a decent four barrel carb? Stock, Holley, whatever ...

I have looked at many of the after market resin and 3D printed offerings ( i.e. VCG Resin ) and they are very nice with very reasonable prices.

I do like to support the after market industry whenever I can. However, being in Canada, the exchange rate and cost of shipping very quickly adds up and that nice item at $25 quickly doubles or more in price.  I can buy a kit for less even if just to get a few parts with other parts left over for future use. 

chees, Graham

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Apparently, if you buy enough models, it may prove to be cheaper in the long run to just move to the USA.   

[Can-Con]

The Monogram Monte Carlo SS kits have a really nice Quadrajet. They also have the TPI setup so you still have a complete engine in the kit if you pirate the carb intake setup

[Can-Con]

18 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Apparently, if you buy enough models, it may prove to be cheaper in the long run to just move to the USA.   

Maybe you should move to Canada, Bill. We have maple cookies. ??

[Tabbysdaddy]

The F150 kits have a couple Predators. 

[espo]

Any of the Moebius kits have great carbs. Revell offered a '69 Camaro Z28 kit, the one with the blue car on the box cover and has the option of a single Holly 4bbl. or a cross ram manifold with two Holly carbs plus some of the best small block tube headers. 

[Force]

Not many kits have good carburetors as most are undetailed blobs that's supposed to be carburetors and that's fine as most of them are hidden under an air cleaner.
But the best detailed carburetors I have seen in kits are the ones in the 1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner, the 1962 Ford Thunderbird, the 1971 Plymouth Duster and most of the latest developed AMT kits from the very late 1990's and early 2000's, most of them are nicely detailed even with venturi detail.
The carbs in the Revell 69 Camaro's are quite nice but lacks venturi detail so it's no good if you are doing models with exposed carbs, otherwise they are good, and several Moebius kits also has decent carbs.
Many use the Holley 4500 Dominators from the Revell/Monogram Pro Stock kits on race car models, but in my book they are awful representations of a Holley Dominator and the person who created the tool for them must never have seen a real Holley 4500 Dominator because the ones in the kits doesn't look like one wich you know if you ever been around one.
The best looking Holley 4500 Dominator in model kits are the ones Jo-Han did for the 1971 Barracuda and 1971 Ford Maverick, the Dominators in the Revell Pro Sportsman kits are also decent...maybe slightly underscaled because the 4500 Dominators are big.
So it depends on what you are going to use them for, for models with exposed carbs I prefer to use aftermarket carbs like the ones from Fireball Modelworks or Futuratraction as they are among the best out there.

Edited July 23, 2023 by Force

[bobss396]

The old Maxx Rat Chevelle from Revell had a decent set. I also have bought a slew of resin ones over the years. But the new 3D printed ones are the bee's knees in comparison. VCG Resins has some nice ones.

Look around on eBay, I have seen some nice 3D printed ones there.

[ColonelKrypton]

On 7/23/2023 at 1:59 AM, Force said:

Not many kits have good carburetors as most are undetailed blobs that's supposed to be carburetors and that's fine as most of them are hidden under an air cleaner.

Very true hence my search for something better to use when their is nothing covering them up.

 

On 7/22/2023 at 11:37 AM, Can-Con said:

We have maple cookies. ??

Mmmmmm, maple cookies. Snack time 

On 7/25/2023 at 8:49 AM, bobss396 said:

But the new 3D printed ones are the bee's knees in comparison. VCG Resins has some nice ones.

Look around on eBay, I have seen some nice 3D printed ones there.

I couldn't agree more.  However, international shipping and the current USD to CDN exchange rate buts a damper on that real quick. 

I have managed to find a couple of reasonable candidates and with a bit of extra should be suitable. 

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. 

cheers, Graham

[bobss396]

Where I have had carbs hidden by an air cleaner, I have used a simple square block made from styrene stock. Paint it silver of gold, add a little plumbing and it was done. Sort of on the style of a Predator piece.

[bobss396]

I just picked up a few 3D printed ones from Pro-Tech on eBay, they look really nice.

[Straightliner59]

It's too bad the exchange and shipping are so prohibitive. I've got to where I would go straight to Fireball, for carbs, as long as he has what I needed. I can't imagine they could be any better, from anywhere.