56 Ford F100

[1hobby1]

Hey everyone,

So today I was in hobby lobby and had a coupon and decided to put it to use and bought the Revell 56 ford f100 pickup for a future build this year. Instead of just throwing it on a shelf until I was ready to start it, I was too excited so I opened it up just to do some test fitting and was very disappointed. I tried the hood first and of course it doesn't sit correctly at all! Has anyone else ever had this issue with this kit?

[Longbox55]

That's common for that kit. It's a rather old tool, originally done in the '60s about the same time as the old tool Revell Tri-5 Chevies.

[slusher]

Not a great kit Steve. i have look over and seen many reviews of this kit in other boxed themes. The purple Revell monogram is a good kit. i would say get the AMT 53 Ford truck is a great kit...

[1hobby1]

Ok thank you guys! I'm going to see if I can just return it.

[unclescott58]

Ah, don't return it. With a little fiddling here and there it can be built into a fairly nice model. I built one a few years back. Not as much fun to build or as nice AMT's '53. And unlike AMT's '53, I'll never buy another one. But with a little work it turns out fine.

Scott

[zaina]

It's one of the most ill fitting kits out there. I wish revell would do a new tool of the 56 as I have one in 1:1.

It was the first kit I ever built as a kid and didn't turn out too bad for a 9 year old. I've since tried to build it three different times and never finishes because it fit so bad. I do have this kit in my stash with hopes of some day doing it some justice. Will probably end up glueing the doors shut.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I have several of those from the many different issues, and that's about the worst one I've seen. It IS correctable and will certainly help to build your skills if you decide to fix it.

Kind of a PITA to have to do that much work on a "new" kit, but if you take it back, it'll just get trash-canned.

Somebody here might be willing to trade for something else. I've saved a LOT worse...but I'm kinda weird.

Edited March 7, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[1hobby1]

I wish I knew they were just going to throw it out I would have tried to make use of it even for parts. I already returned it for the 1940 ford custom truck and I test fit it right in the parking lot to make sure haha!

[Longbox55]

There is a possibility it might get returned to Revell from Hobby Lobby. My local (well, semi local anyway) hobby shop actually buys kits that have been returned to Hobbico (Revell-Monograms parent company) then sells them in their scratch and dent section. Most are kits with missing parts or damaged boxes, but some are simply opened kits that were returned. I've gotten many a great deal on kits getting them that way.

I should mention, the hobby shop in question, Slot & Wing Hobbies, was directly involved in the founding of Hobbico, and has had a working relationship with them since the mid '60s.

Edited March 7, 2015 by Longbox55

[Art Anderson]

This kit was one of the first three kits that Revell did, as "state of the art" model car kits. I first saw those, as advance sales, at a Revell booth at the 1962 NHRA Custom Car Show at the Murat Shrine Temple in Indianapolis, over Labor Day Weekend in 1962 (held in conjunction with the 1962 National Drags at Indianapolis Raceway Park).'

It is a very fiddly kit, as are the other two, the Mickey Thompson Challenger I, and Roth's "Outlaw", but it can be built, and done well, looks outstanding.

Art

[Tom Geiger]

There is a possibility it might get returned to Revell from Hobby Lobby. My local (well, semi local anyway) hobby shop actually buys kits that have been returned to Hobbico (Revell-Monograms parent company) then sells them in their scratch and dent section. Most are kits with missing parts or damaged boxes, but some are simply opened kits that were returned. I've gotten many a great deal on kits getting them that way.

I should mention, the hobby shop in question, Slot & Wing Hobbies, was directly involved in the founding of Hobbico, and has had a working relationship with them since the mid '60s.

It's interesting that RM would put damaged and incomplete kits out in the marketplace, since buyers are apt to call their parts line for replacement parts. That would cost them more than the few dollars they get for a damaged kit.

and yea, that '56 Ford pickup is a turd of a kit!

[Sixties Sam]

I built that kit about four years ago, and it was a bugger! Mine came out....mediocre, which was better than the first time I built one when I was a kid in the 1960's! I got the doors to fit pretty well with some tweaking, but the hood does have a bad gap on the right side. I didn't notice it until I had painted it, and I just said to heck with it! Here's a pic.

[oldnslow]

I always thought that truck looked strange, that low view shows the problem with the arch in the front of the hood. It just doesn't look like the real version.

[1972coronet]

The allure of this now-50-year-old-tooling kit for me has always been :

- The "flip-sides" door panels

- Supercharged Pontiac V8

- Separate hood emblems

- Opening doors

My first experience with this kit was back in c.1977 when it available in this guise :

To say that it was challenging for a 7 year old would be an understatement ! Never did finish building that piece of dung ...

My last attempt with this kit was back in the early 80's when it was marketed under the Street Demons livery . Finally completed one --came out alright-- only to have the 1987 earthquake destroy it .

[ssroczyn]

I'm currently in the process of building three of these including this

Ed Roth version. The other two are the Red Street Demon and the

the Blue Street Version. Of the three, I noticed the same type of

fit with the hood of the Ed Roth Version. I wondered why the "newest"

version had the worst fit.

So, win, lose or draw, I'm pressing forward with my builds hoping for

some success!

I think the bigger challenge of the Ed Roth kit will be the decals! I

have a small bottle of Testors Dark Red that I plan to use to fill in

the gaps between the decals and the edges of the truck.

Hope you decide to give it a try!

Steve

[Longbox55]

It's interesting that RM would put damaged and incomplete kits out in the marketplace, since buyers are apt to call their parts line for replacement parts. That would cost them more than the few dollars they get for a damaged kit.

and yea, that '56 Ford pickup is a turd of a kit!

I don't know if it's something Hobbico does for any hobby shop, or if it's a special case considering the company connection with Slot & Wing. I do know that they've been doing it for a long time, before Hobbico bought out R-M. The also do it with most of the other kit brands out there, too, not just R-M.