TheRX7Project Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Look at it, see something that is obviously poorly designed and just put it back for another day? Was going through my stash of older kits today, and twice I did this. First with an old Monogram '71 'Cuda, the front and rear valences were so poorly designed and would be nearly impossible to get into place on the finished model, and again on an AMT '53 Corvette where the front and rear valences were so far off it would've required some serious bodywork to get them lined up. Thankfully I've got a couple modern kits to build.
chunkypeanutbutter Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Yeah, sometimes you just wanna open it up, paint it, and put it together.
Atmobil Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I just did with the AMT 57 T-bird, but then the reason for buying the kit was to get my hands on the custom roof in it. Had a sort of vague plane of making a semi custom out of it, with lowered suspension, nice looking wheels and a snazy paintjob but the thing just looks to bad.
Fat Brian Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 The AMT Sock it to Me Vette that's out now. I bought it and opened the box and was so disgusted with it I had it traded in a week to someone who knew what was in it. I'm not the biggest early Vette fan anyway and that box full of mishapen plastic blobs just wasn't worth my time.
Fabrux Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I have a Walmart-boxed issue of AMT's 1955 Chevy Bel Air that I had every intentions of building up but when I discovered just how much work would be needed to get proper panel gaps around the hood I tossed it back in the box.
freakshow12 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I've had no issues with the old monogram cuda
Joe Handley Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 The Revell/Revell of Germany Snap Tite A-10 Warthog, got my hands on a Make and Take version of the kit and lets just say it's not up to the standards of their Snap Tite 1/25 kits.......or their 1/32 snap kits that have been around for as long as I can remember.
Guest Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Did that with the Revell '57 Ford 300. The front inner wheel wells and the front of the floor pan are so botched up, it will have to be totally re engineered just to lower the front end. It's a mess for even a stock build as it has so many things wrong with it. I don't know if I'll ever want to build it bad enough to fix the mess up front.
TheRX7Project Posted February 12, 2015 Author Posted February 12, 2015 Which version freakshow? Mine is a super-old one I got off eBay, "Street Machine" kit with mis-matched front and rear wheels and the wrong hood (has a 2-scoop hood).
jbwelda Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 that barnabas Collins clown car, what a warped stupid pile of carp that one is. jb
Snake45 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 The new Revell '67 Camaro. What a disappointment that backbirth turned out to be. I WILL get it built someday, but it sure won't be the shake 'n' bake job I was looking forward to.
62rebel Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 a box full of carp? i bet that smelled after a couple of days.
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 When I got back into the hobby in around 2005, I bought a bunch of kits I never had as a kid. Rather a lot of them had the old-style blobular AMT everything-molded-in-one-piece chassis. I put most of them on the shelf until I could decide if I wanted to go to all the effort of building realistic underpinnings. Same thing happened when the gorgeous box-art suckered me into buying the AMT '62 Corvette. I knew it wasn't very good before I bought it, though.
jbwelda Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 >a box full of carp? i bet that smelled after a couple of days. hey thanks, that's probably whats been stinking up my model closet for the past couple of months. I will have to check it (or chuck it) out. jb
Can-Con Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Lindberg '67 Olds 442. I was really looking forward to this kit when it came out as one of my favorite uncles had a 1/1 '67 Cutlass for almost as long as I could remember. Got the kit home and seen the front end and put it away. Looks more like an early '60s Lincoln front end than a Cutlass. I eventually figured out what was off and how to fix it but the ambition to do it has long since worn off.
Petetrucker07 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I've had 2 70 prostreet super bees, both warped bodies. Warped the same way, I'm thinkin it's just that mold.
Guest Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Did that with the Revell '57 Ford 300. The front inner wheel wells and the front of the floor pan are so botched up, it will have to be totally re engineered just to lower the front end. It's a mess for even a stock build as it has so many things wrong with it. I don't know if I'll ever want to build it bad enough to fix the mess up front. You are the only one I know of to complain about that kit.
oldscool Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) >a box full of carp? i bet that smelled after a couple of days. hey thanks, that's probably whats been stinking up my model closet for the past couple of months. I will have to check it (or chuck it) out. jb LOL! Edited February 12, 2015 by oldscool
oldscool Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Did the same thing with the MPC Dart Sport reissue. What a steaming pile! Reminded me of why I quit modeling in the mid seventies.
disabled modeler Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 When I got back into the hobby in around 2005, I bought a bunch of kits I never had as a kid. Rather a lot of them had the old-style blobular AMT everything-molded-in-one-piece chassis. I put most of them on the shelf until I could decide if I wanted to go to all the effort of building realistic underpinnings. Same thing happened when the gorgeous box-art suckered me into buying the AMT '62 Corvette. I knew it wasn't very good before I bought it, though. I don't mind the old style chassis at all but when the body is warped to the point one wonders if the factory had a fire nearby....its just parts.
Jaguar man 21 Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Lindberg triumph gt6 it looks awsome on the box but nothing fits properly and the engine is beyond inacurate
John Goschke Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 You are the only one I know of to complain about that kit. That's because some of us have kept our mouths shut about its annoying flaws.
John Goschke Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 The classic example of this for me, and the one I'll never hesitate to bad mouth at every opportunity, was the infamous AMT '58 Plymouth Belvedere. Had visions of a Johan '58 Plymouth minus the warp, but the body is so inaccurate it's just as worthless as the most badly warped promo!
Guest Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 That's because some of us have kept our mouths shut about its annoying flaws. So what do you think is wrong with it? Seems no one is happy with ANY kit anymore.
Art Anderson Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 That's because some of us have kept our mouths shut about its annoying flaws. I built that '71 Cuda from Monogram when it first came out, had very little problems with the valances--I simply glued them in place, then with a bit of filing and sanding (I seem to recall ia quick swipe of putty on one end of the front valance joint), sanded it out, primed and painted it--came out looking quite good. I note that for hte most part such complaints are about kits that were designed/tooled 30-55 yrs ago or so--lots of anomalies that we don't expect to see in a newly tooled model car kit today (but then, what do I know>) Art
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