AMT models

[jdean]

working on my amt 36 ford this morning , and have had problems with several things fit for one, now I expect a little trimming to get a good fit but not this much. the radiator hose's for the flat head just arent long enough ?, the notches for the metal axels were'nt right hte axles had nothing to hold them in , so just wondering if any one else had these problems, and which model manufacture do you think has the best quality kits .

Ronnie

[Belugawrx]

AMT?

Yep all the time...they are cheap tho,....

And with a little to a lot of extra work they do turn out ok

I find a ton of them on KIJIJI and e-bay and at the local flea markets for $7 - $10 bucks

Now if I could just stop customizing them I might get a few off my bench!!!

Stay calm and Model on

Cheers

[Force]

Most of the model kit manufacturers have had their ups and downs and the early kits aren't as good as the more recent kits.

I AMT's case they haven't released many all new tooling kits the last 10-12 years but the last things they did from the late 90's and early 2000's are quite good.

[Art Anderson]

Considering that AMT Corporation first released their '36 Ford kit in early 1961--aimed at the then market for model car kits--guys ages perhaps 10-15 or so, it's not at all a bad kit! Bear in mind, the model kit industry, just as with model builders, had to go through a "crawl-walk-run" process--if you're under say, 45 yrs old, you are seeing newly tooled model car kits that would have intimidated those of us who were around the model car hobby 50-60 years ago!

Art

[rmvw guy]

I have always loved AMT kits. It's just like the others have said. I grew up with them and still enjoy building reissues of the old kits. The recent kits by Revell and Moebius, just to name a couple that blow me away, the '57 Ford by Revell and the Hudson Hornets by Moebius. Many others are also superior to the old AMT kits. Back in the 1960s I felt like AMT was the superior brand. Hope you enjoy the hobby as much as I have.

Edited December 17, 2014 by rmvw guy

[jdean]

I have always loved AMT kits. It's just like the others have said. I grew up with them and still enjoy building reissues of the old kits. The recent kits by Revell and Moebius, just to name a couple that blow me away, the '57 Ford by Revell and the Hudson Hornets by Moebius. Many others are also superior to the old AMT kits. Back in the 1960s I felt like AMT was the superior brand. Hope you enjoy the hobby as much as I have.

I do enjoy building models of all kinds, I began building when i was in jr high school, I may be the oldest member here just turned 72 and still play with trains planes and cars

[rmvw guy]

I do enjoy building models of all kinds, I began building when i was in jr high school, I may be the oldest member here just turned 72 and still play with trains planes and cars

Great, I assumed you were much younger and unfamular with AMT kits, So I guess you know all about them. My main focus has always been cars and trucks, although I have built a dozen or so planes. I noticed some of your other builds on another thread, you do nice work. I am not much younger than you at 64.

[Tom Geiger]

Ronnie, I've never used the kit supplied radiator hoses for that reason. I use after market hose (it's rubber covered wire) because I can cut and bend it any way I need.

[Art Anderson]

I do enjoy building models of all kinds, I began building when i was in jr high school, I may be the oldest member here just turned 72 and still play with trains planes and cars

Pretty close, Ronnie! I just turned 70 back in July, and have been building model cars since 1952. It's amazing to see the level of kit design of today, and then try to think back 50-60 years ago, wondering if we kids back then could have waded our way through the highly detailed, and ever more complex model car kits that have evolved over those decades!

Art