Assembly question on Revell 1968 Charger R/T

[Bill Anderson]

Hi, 

I've made some good progress on this model, but am now at a bit of a stumbling block....

Is the assembled interior placed in the body, and then the frame attached to that assembly?   OR, is the interior attached to the frame and then that assembly is inserted into the body?

Thank you for your expertise!

Mobilman44 - Bill Anderson

 

[drodg]

Bill good morning.  I am finishing up a 67 Coronet R/T right now it is a Revell but a few years release before the 69 Charger and 68 Charger.   I would think it would be similar but I installed the glass and then put the assembled interior into the body shell.  I typically leave the radiator support loose because of the tight fit of the engine that is in the chassis.  You may want to get other opinions but that worked for me.  

[jjsipes]

Windows and then the interior and then the chassis. I've built a few of them and this seems to work for me.

[Bill Anderson]

Thanks all, that appears to be the best way.

I've been building models since I was 10 (1954) so I'm not a "newbie" by any means.  That said, it seems like the kits of today are lacking in "direction", and have almost zero written instructions.  Exploded diagrams are great, but many are still lacking - a bit vague at best.  Ha, that is likely because they are made overseas, and the language barrier is a problem.   

[Oldriginal86]

2 hours ago, Bill Anderson said:

 

Exploded diagrams are great, but many are still lacking - a bit vague at best.  Ha, that is likely because they are made overseas, and the language barrier is a problem.   

I think your being to kind to the manufactures. I would imagine the assembly manual would be written in the states. I may be wrong. Wonder how many of our models that are produced in China are actually sold and built there. 

[Bill Anderson]

I doubt many units are sold in Asia, and the "lack of direction" is not just model cars, but also other model types I've worked with over the last few years.

Right now I have two kits sitting in the closet - specifically the "new" Revell Shelby Cobra 427 (Germany) and the Tamiya Ford GT (Japan).   I consider myself to be a pretty good model builder, but I have to say the instructions with these two beautiful kits are somewhat intimating.  For my next build, I would like to take the easier of the two, but I haven't figured out which one that would be.  Time is my enemy, for at age 79 the ol faculties are dimming. 

Hey, thank you all for your help! 

[TarheelRick]

17 hours ago, Bill Anderson said:

Exploded diagrams

One possibility for "exploded diagrams" is the lack of reading ability of new modelers or their short attention spans when it comes to reading. The manufacturers are bowing to the somewhat limited education of the younger generation.