First Muscle Car Kit

[Stang88]

Looking for advice on what would be a good first Revell muscle car kit? Something between 1965 and 1972. Looking for ease of fit, good quality and not too much work for the first car.

[440 Dakota]

guess it depends on what you want to build but the older Monogram tooling kits are pretty simple,1/24 scale,lower parts count,simple suspensions and go together easy,70 Road Runner,70 GTX,Challenger,the Cudas come to mind

[Rob McKee]

I would stick to a Revell/Monogram kit.

One of my favorite kits to build is the Revell 70 Mustang kit. Fairly easy kit to find and build.

[diymirage]

what about the older MPC kits ?

if simplicity is a key factor then those are a good starting point

plus...they use steel axles which makes they so much easier to hike up the rear end, all you need to do is drill the holes in different spots

if you want to stick with revell though, how do you feel about the 70s chevelle 3n1 ?

it is still a very simple kit and goes together well

it has been around for ages though, so there is always a change you get one that needs some massaging

[Scale-Master]

Missed the Revell:..64 GTO by one year,....Its an easy one...

Ian

Gotta ask, why is the heater core on the driver's side, and the master cylinder on the passenger side while it is still a LHD car?

[mistermodel]

Gotta ask, why is the heater core on the driver's side, and the master cylinder on the passenger side while it is still a LHD car?

I gotta ask who and when put out that G wagon.Nice looking goat

[Mr. Moparman]

The Revell Chargers... Can't go wrong!

[diymirage]

The Revell Chargers... Can't go wrong!

great kits but they may be overwhelming to the novice builder

[sjordan2]

What muscle cars are most interesting to you? Take it from there. If there's any kind of selection in modeling kits, it's muscle cars.

[Stang88]

I love old and modern cars but I really have a love for 60's and 70's muscle cars, I am just affraid to do the whole bare metal foil around the window trim etc, never done it. I have purchased a sheet though. I have build models for 30 years but mainly WWII aircraft and armour, so all flat paints. Kind of worried about using gloss paints and gloss clear coats, polishing and waxing. So I was looking for a nice 60's/70's kit that would be not too overwhelming to get a car kit under my belt.

The other thing I noticed is the kit tires are not that great in the kits, I don't understand why they can't make more low profile better tires. All this aftermarket stuff you have to get and my LHS don't stock or order that stuff and all the on-line sites are in the U.S. I live in Canada and don't like ordering out of the U.S. and paying higher prices and shipping, etc.

[Scale-Master]

If you just got to ask,..You just got to ask I guess,....lol..lol..

The Heater core and the Mater cylinder where just set in there to hold is all in A ONE PIECE,...That build was an UNFINISHED kit in those shots is all,..it got striated out later

before the finishing touched where added,..

Ian

OK, um thanks, I think...

[TurboKitty]

from Revell, the '70 Roadrunner , '71 GTX, & '69 Camaro kits are good & don't really have too many parts, so they aren't overwhelming and they are nice models when finished. I would say the Revell '68 & '69 Chargers, but they have a lot of parts and sometimes part fitment can be a little fincky, otherwise they are a great kit (same with the Revell '69 Charger Daytona). The AMT '71 Charger R/T is also a great kit, as well as the '69 GTX, '70 Super Bee, etc.

[mistermodel]

I love old and modern cars but I really have a love for 60's and 70's muscle cars, I am just affraid to do the whole bare metal foil around the window trim etc, never done it. I have purchased a sheet though. I have build models for 30 years but mainly WWII aircraft and armour, so all flat paints. Kind of worried about using gloss paints and gloss clear coats, polishing and waxing. So I was looking for a nice 60's/70's kit that would be not too overwhelming to get a car kit under my belt.

The other thing I noticed is the kit tires are not that great in the kits, I don't understand why they can't make more low profile better tires. All this aftermarket stuff you have to get and my LHS don't stock or order that stuff and all the on-line sites are in the U.S. I live in Canada and don't like ordering out of the U.S. and paying higher prices and shipping, etc.

Just jump in and try stuff,most isn't that difficult.I live kinda near you and know the feeling about shipping charges,but what are you gonna do.I just paid 32 shipping for something that cost 35,but I "needed" them

[Stang88]

I appreciate all the advice. Question I would really appreciate help on is how do you know what kind of tires/wheels to order for kits? I decided I am going to get the Revell 1968 Charger kit but I like to do custom tires/wheels. I have looked at Pegasus stuff on line but don't know what to order. In this months Hot Rodding magazine there is a nice metallic blue 68 charger with low profile tires and sweet rims. The tires are larger and wider in the rear.

Is there a way to figure out what tires/wheels will fit any given kit, or is it all trial and error?

[Stang88]

I picked up a Revell 2010 Shelby GT500 and Camero SS, thought these would be good kits to start with. Only problem now is to figure out what aftermarket wheels and tires would be suitable for these kits. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

[Jantrix]

I heartily recommend the Revell 67 and 68 Charger kits. When it comes to accuracy and ease of build, you just can't do much better. I'm told the Revell 69 Shelby Mustang is also excellent.