jparsons1969 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Hey guys. Just completed the Revell '70 Ford Torino. I was really excited about building this after Model Round-Up annonced this kit. I airbrushed the body with metallic green and several coats of clear. The kit did have several minor fitting issues that were a little aggrevating, but where relatively easy to overcome. First off, the directions wanted you to cut holes in the chassis to connect the muffler. The rear leaf springs absolutely will not fit into the slots provided if you assemble them by the directions. I had to reverse the direction of them, which then misaligned the passenger tires in the rear wheel-well. I then had to heat the rear axle to properly position the center of the hub. The holes in the wheels for the axle hubs were too small and had to be trimmed. The grille does not want to line up correctly on the front end due to the housing that goes around it. And the chrome door handles had so much excess flash around them that they crumbled in my hands when trying to remove it. The metal trim that goes on the car bends very easy and is very challenging to position on the car. It would take a better builder than my skills to pull off positioning the rocker panel trim. I only used the tailight screen and grille badge. The rest, I stayed away from. Seemed like a recipe to really piss me off. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, although it could have been better. I just took my time on it, working on the kit here and there a little at a time over a month. That seemed to work out better for my patience. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Super nice model. I really like the color.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) Nice work on that Colour looks great, did you clear over those side decals? If not, you could slice them at the door edges.....? Nice painted detail in the engine comp. too Cheers Edited January 15, 2015 by Belugawrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Nice build and color. This is on my bench right now. Thanks for the info about the kit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Looks good. I have one on my to do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Love the color, excellent build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparsons1969 Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Thanks for the kind words guys. No problem donb, hopefully your kit may not have those issues. Someone else on this board posted some pictures of their build and said they didn't have any fitting issues. Their's looked really good, a whole lot better than mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Sweet & SHINY :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Great work John, the colour really pops, I built this one the first time around from the Promodeller kit, I have 2 more in the stash to do, its one of my favourite kits . I must remember to the modification on the swage moulding on the rear fender on these older release kits though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow12 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Pretty nice. I've built like ten of these and had none of those issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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