So, What Models Are You MOST Impressed With?

[Dale W. Verts]

If this topic has been done before, I apoligize. But the "Disappointing" thread is very interesting. As I'm new (again) to the hobby I think it would be neat for others like me to see what the "best" is out there. Some of this info is of course in the "kit review" section, I understand. Good 'nuff?

Thanks.

Dale

[Matt T.]

Revell:

1932 Ford series

1941 Willys gasser

1950 F-1 pickup

1950 Oldsmobile

1957 Ford

AMT:

1960 Starliner

1962 Pontiac Catalina

1962 T-bird

1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro

1971 Charger

Anything Tamiya

Edited August 4, 2014 by Matt T.

[Sixx]

In my opinion is, a ton of Revell kits. In just random order...'69 Nova(all of em), '49 Merc(2 coupes, 1 woody), '50 Olds(both), all the variants of the '32 Fords, '70 Cuda(both of em), '90 Stang(drag version), '57 Ford & '57 Chevy(black widow) '13 & '15 Stangs, and of course, my personal fave of all time...the '41 Willy's gasser!

There is probably more, but those are the ones that popped into my mind at the moment. :-)

[DynoMight]

  On 8/4/2014 at 4:38 PM, Matt T. said:

Anything Tamiya

haha

[Deathgoblin]

Those above, plus add the Mobius 1953 Hudson and the Galaxie 1948 Chevy series. Both have exceptional detail.

[Sixx]

  On 8/4/2014 at 4:47 PM, Deathgoblin said:

Those above, plus add the Mobius 1953 Hudson and the Galaxie 1948 Chevy series. Both have exceptional detail.

Yep, I forgot those! :-)

[rmvw guy]

So, What Models Are You MOST Impressed With?

I don't know why but, the first one that came into my head is very old school. The Monogram, formerly MPC '29 Lincoln. Why? Maybe for it's time it was way ahead of everyone else in my opinion. It has working steering through the steering wheel, foldable seats that work, and a hinged hood to name a few reasons. The Gangster version came with a violin case and weapons and boot leg wiskey bottles. Also some human figures. Oh yeah! And a bullet holed windshield option. Just very impressive.

Also many of the old AMT kits I built as a young man that have survived the test of time through re issues. Round 2 is helping with this cause. I can't go without mentioning the newer Revell kits like the '57 Chevy, '49 Merc and '48 Ford, all impressive. And as mentioned above the Mobius 1953 Hudson. Just to mention a few. lol

Edited August 4, 2014 by rmvw guy

[wayne swayze]

Generally speaking....the ones that wear bikinis.....

[High octane]

Some of the two-legged models I've seen recently.

[Jantrix]

In addition to what others have said, the Revell 1967 Charger is top notch.

[Jon Haigwood]

Just picked up a Revell 32 ford 5 window 2 in 1 for a project. I was impressed with all the build options and all the extra parts that will be leftover for other builds

Found a Aluma Coupe in my stash of kits, I'm not so impressed with this one

[johnbuzzed]

Currently, it's hard to go wrong with any of the Revell Deuce kits. I've only built two but I have a third and I'm sure there will be more. Otherwise- the original issue of Revell's '55 Chevy. I built this kit when I was ten or eleven and if I could do it then, I can do it now. The box art alone was worth the price, the kit had plenty of options and working features... you don't see that in 1/25 anymore.

[mnwildpunk]

For me I always loved the revell 1967 chevelle 396ss and 1971 amt duster but recent kits the hudson and the revell 50 olds

[Quick GMC]

So far Revell's 57 Ford has been the best domestic kit. It has Tamiya quality fitment. Not all Tamiya's have great fitment, but for the most part, they are very easy to put together.

Tamiya's R390 GT1 practically falls together, but can be finicky with all the small parts.

[unclescott58]

This is tough. A couple of weeks ago I picked up Revell/Mongram's recently retooled Rommel's Rod. I knew I'd like the kit. But, I had low expectations of it being all that nice. I've been working on the kit and am delighted by what I've found. The detail and fit of parts is really nice. And yet it's not an overly complicated kit. It looks impressive on one hand. And fun on another.

I've always been impressed by Monogram's old classic car kits. Their '37 Cord 812, '41 Lincoln Continental, Duesenberg SJs, and Mercedes 540Ks. Considering the time period they were developed and designed in, these kits still hold up well today. Again, great detail and fit. And yet not too complicated to build. Which maybe the reason Rommel's Rod is such a good kit. It seems to me I've heard that they used some of the same tooling from their classic Mercedes 540K for the Mercedes end of Rommel's Rod.

Scott

Edited August 5, 2014 by unclescott58

[moparfarmer]

Original 1962 Chev BelAir from AMT, the one with the blue car on the box..Very nice kit and well done..One exception, glueing in glass..Sure miss the runners or little holes to fit over small pins...

[Tom Geiger]

Since all the recent tools of US kits have been mentioned above before I found this thread, I thought I'd throw an odd one out there. Besides, I haven't built any of those new US tools, so I don't have experience to comment.

Revell of Germany has tooled up some new stuff as of late. Kits like the two Beetles and old MIni Cooper come to mind. I own the Beetle sedan but I haven't tried to build one yet. I haven't scored a Mini yet, because I want to buy and build three... I guess you know where that is going!

Anyway, I'm nominating the ROG Trabants.. they've done the 2 door sedan (Limousine) and wagon (Universal) and these are great examples of modern tooling. There is no flash anywhere and very little in the way of very light seam lines. Ejector pins are only present on areas that will not be seen when the kit is built. Same for the tree connections. These also are designed in a way that they break clean, rather than taking a chunk of your model part with them.

I am building the Universal kit right now and it's downright wonderful. Another board member described it as 'the kit falls together' and that's rightfully so. Overall it's just a beautiful piece of engineering between ROG and who ever their partner in Poland is that presses the kits.

At this point I cannot wait to try their Beetle kit!

[sjordan2]

Airfix (et al) 1/12 Bentley.

[Harry P.]

  On 8/4/2014 at 8:53 PM, unclescott58 said:

I've always been impressed by Monogram's old classic car kits. Their '37 Cord 812, '41 Lincoln Continental, Duesenberg SJs, and Mercedes 540Ks.

Same here.

[Art Anderson]

  On 8/4/2014 at 5:16 PM, rmvw guy said:

So, What Models Are You MOST Impressed With?

I don't know why but, the first one that came into my head is very old school. The Monogram, formerly MPC '29 Lincoln. Why? Maybe for it's time it was way ahead of everyone else in my opinion. It has working steering through the steering wheel, foldable seats that work, and a hinged hood to name a few reasons. The Gangster version came with a violin case and weapons and boot leg wiskey bottles. Also some human figures. Oh yeah! And a bullet holed windshield option. Just very impressive.

Also many of the old AMT kits I built as a young man that have survived the test of time through re issues. Round 2 is helping with this cause. I can't go without mentioning the newer Revell kits like the '57 Chevy, '49 Merc and '48 Ford, all impressive. And as mentioned above the Mobius 1953 Hudson. Just to mention a few. lol

Except, MPC's '27 & '28 Lincoln kits were never produced by Monogram. Rather, they fell under the AMT/Ertl brand, after Ertl bought MPC in the late 1960's.

Art

[sjordan2]

  On 8/4/2014 at 9:18 PM, Harry P. said:

Same here.

Some of the Jo-Han Gold Cup classics, such as the Mercedes 500K roadster limousine, were unmatched. Amazing 1/25 wire wheels.

[Art Anderson]

I'm very impressed with the ICM '37-'39 Opel Admiral kit. Even though it has a multi-piece body, in this case that is a plus, not a detriment--and it is a very precisely done plastic model car kit in the bargain!

Art

[Matt Bacon]

Tamiya's Lexus LFA is hands down the best car kit I've ever built. The DBS was pretty good, too. Hasegawa's Ferrari 250TR and Lambo Miura were fantastic, with exactly the right amount of detail that you can see, but not much that you can't. The Moebius Chrysler 300 has nice detail, good engineering and great instructions, though there's something screwy in the interior, because the steering wheel more or less touches the seat bolster! Any of the Fujimi Enthusiast Series kits are amazingly detailed, but challenging to build because of that (the only kits I've ever come across that give you the valve gear UNDER the cam covers, and the pistons inside the block! Apart from Pocher Big Boys, anyway). Beyond cars, the Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire IX and P-51 Mustang are probably the best kits anyone has ever made of anything...

bestest,

M.

[cobraman]

I really like the AMT AC Cobra kit. Considering when it was first introduced it is a very good model. IMO

[Darbo]

All the newer tool Revell kits ( '69 Novas, '57 Ford and Chev, Hurst Olds Convertible, '32 5 window) all nearly build themselves, just waiting to get me hands on the new Cuda kit to try that one!