RickRollerLT1 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) This kit: http://www3.towerhob...?&I=LXBGVG&P=SM Is this any good? I heard it's a reissue of the rare Revell Snap-Tite kit from 1993, which was pretty decent from what I heard. Hope this isn't like AMT/ERTL's attempt they made, which was nothing more than an ill-fitting, blobby mess destined for parts. Edited November 23, 2011 by V-spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Actually that is a snap kit, but is very detailed. I have several, and they have full engine, and chassis detail. once they are together you would never know they are snap kits. This is from the same series of snap kits as the revell '91 caprice, Acura NSX, 93 Camaro, and Dodge viper kits. All very nice kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickRollerLT1 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 TNX Darin! R there any assembly snags along the way of building one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 TNX Darin! R there any assembly snags along the way of building one? Nope not a one. the only thing I did on mine was adjust the front ride hight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooltas Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 yes the 93 z28 is good little kit they need to burge that one back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Looks like a good project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadkill2525 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Looks like a good project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haubenschild Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 why would it be considered a classic cruiser? , its a 90's diablo which isnt really a classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 why would it be considered a classic cruiser? , its a 90's diablo which isnt really a classic It's a simple kit, no higher than Level 2 according to Revell's ratings, and they seem to like to package some of the Monogram kits ('55 Ford pickup, '32 Ford, Thunderbird Turbo Coupe) as well as former Snap-Tite kits under the Monogram Classic Cruiser line in an attempt to distinguish these kits from the more modern, complex Revell kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haubenschild Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 ahh ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 why would it be considered a classic cruiser? , its a 90's diablo which isnt really a classic Just marketing nonsense...like the stupid 'Streetburner' moniker Revell uses on some kits..or 'Special Edition', 'Revell Muscle', etc...means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickRollerLT1 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Once they are together you would never know they are snap kits. This is from the same series of snap kits as the Revell '91 Caprice, '94 Impala SS, Acura NSX, 93 Camaro/Firebird/Trans Am, 94 Mustang/s,and Dodge Viper RT10/GTS coupe kits. All very nice kits. Yup, they R pretty awesome kits!! Very little fitment issues but extremely detailed being a snapper. Most of these kits were reboxed and rereleased as normal glue kits (even the lambo, which became a KB exclusive at some point), and some were retooled into later variants, such as the 93 f-body kits being turned into the 98-02 variants; the 94 mustang into the 96 SVT & the 97 Saleen Speedster, the Super Stallion variant, and lastly the '99 SVT Cobra; and the NSX had new wheels tooled up to turn it into a newer '99 model, but otherwise the same. For some who didn't know, the '94 Mustang was planned as a snap-tite release first, but they decided to release the Pace car 'vert and the GT coupe as monogram boxed glue kits instead (which explanes some of its snap tite roots), though it would find it's way into into the snap tite line later on as the Shindoa Boss Mustang. How does Revell-Monograms Lambo compare with AMT/ERTL's offering? The AMT kit is HORRIBLE!! Nothing seated together properly, ans the floorboard wouldn't sit right causing it to be exposed when the tall, shallow interior and the tall glass are placed underneath the body. I know R-M's has to be better, as with all of their other snap-tites kits (though AMT's 93-7 F-bodys and 94-8 Mustangs were pretty decent, dispite their moderate shortcomings) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygre Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 This one is probably the best of the Revell full-detail Snap-Tite offerings from the mid-1990s and in this writer's opinion, likely the best of the existing Diablo kits. Do NOT compare this to the vintage AMT/Ertl kit as that was just horrendous and a very expensive lesson in having the kit engineered out of house. I'll take this one over Italeri's any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickRollerLT1 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hows the Fujumi, Ashoma, and Italeri kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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