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10 minutes ago, Valvefloat said:

More poor quality from Revell...

US kit makers need to learn from Tamiya and Fujimi.

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This kit will not be finished due to BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH fitment, back in the box.

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You think that's bad, try 60s and 70s mpc kits. The 67 corvette has atrocious fitment but a little work and they come out just fine.20250412_103244.jpg.ae31c19d1123cbb503fc45e5667f19fb.jpg20250412_103222.jpg.157501820eb3202e79f02a21ad3a63a2.jpg

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I've built about 6 or 7 of these in various forms since the original Z28 kit was released 35 years ago. While there are some fitment problems, most of them can be avoided with careful mock up and test fitting.

The issue with the interior tub not fitting well is common in some of the versions of this kit. Tim Boyd referenced this in his buildup of this kit in the April 1994 issue of SAE, so it's been around for a hot minute. 

There is a 3 part solution: 1) making sure the interior panels are fitted correctly (which often means sanding the lower edges to fit) before you glue them in, 2) test fitting the rear glass to be sure it plays nice with the back of the tub (which can mean filing down the lower edge of the backlight or the upper edge of the tub for clearance) and 3) making sure the dash is sitting where it is meant to be and isn't rotated out of position. If you don't pay attention to these areas, the fit issue gets worse. 

As for the hood hinges not clearing the tub, this is also pretty common. You can either sand down the hinge stubs a bit so they clear, or you can use a file to open up the holes in the tub, or a little of both. You may also need to slightly clearance the notches in the firewall. Honestly, it looks like one of your hinges is bent to one side, which exacerbates the problem. But this is a pretty simple and straightforward fix.

Now it's possible that the issues you're having are the result of shoddy QC on Revell's part. As I said, there are some known fit issues, and while this kit isn't at the level of "shake-n-bake" Tamiya engineering, I think it's still an eminently buildable model with some patience and test fitting.

Obviously, YMMV.

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