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Post by randx0 on Nov 2, 2013 11:29:45 GMT -5
What is your favorite off roading model ? and What do you think is the most glaring omission in four wheeling models?
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Post by jeffs396 on Nov 2, 2013 13:04:16 GMT -5
For me, it would have to be the old Revell Jeep CJ-7, even though it's quite a crappy kit! It's not all that accurate, the molds are worn out, etc. But many different Jeeps can be built from it (with ALOT of work mind you). I think the biggest shortcomings in 4WD models is just that...the 4WD parts! Most transfer cases, springs, and axles are just blobs of styrene that are poor representations of their 1:1 parts
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Post by randx0 on Nov 2, 2013 18:26:27 GMT -5
That reminds me of all the revell off road kits from the early 80's with the sweet dioramas with the dirtbikes or the boat or the Honda odyssey . the box art was so cool that you thought the model would be too. they should have done one with a jeep.
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Post by mdmead on Nov 3, 2013 21:19:21 GMT -5
Most glaring omission? 66-77 Bronco of course!
My favorite I guess is the old MPC Dodge 4x4 model. As I kid, I built this kit several times. (I just recently scored one on Ebay and didn't have to pay quite the usual high Ebay prices.)
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Post by Chuck Most on Nov 4, 2013 6:21:27 GMT -5
Favorite- Ertl Scout II Glaring Omission- First-gen Bronco
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Post by randx0 on Nov 4, 2013 12:30:09 GMT -5
I like the ertl scout II also . I recently acquired the off road version ,it was a built up but it came apart easily. Apparently Gregg Hutchings is releasing the old cheezcast bronco in resin. but it would still be nice to have in plastic.
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Post by wtsf150 on Nov 6, 2013 19:37:48 GMT -5
My all time fav is the AMT '79 Bronco For me the biggest omission the F350 Ford Super Duty's w/7.3 powerstroke crew cab/ext cab shortbed among several others
Willie
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Post by randx0 on Nov 8, 2013 13:07:36 GMT -5
I like the bronco too, when I started building they were doing all the good 4x4 kits as monster trucks at the time I didn't appreciate the kits that were available : dodge pick up long box , bronco ,ford pickup , blazer, Datsun was one too.
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Post by gray07 on Nov 14, 2013 13:26:44 GMT -5
My favorite is the monagram ramcharger and the lindberg 1/20 4x4 kits.
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Post by randx0 on Nov 16, 2013 17:14:15 GMT -5
One omission that I think could and should be remedied is some decent tires for the revell Humvee. And also maybe a glue version with a better Chassis. They have three different bodies two different interiors but all the tires suck.
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Post by casey on Nov 27, 2013 22:41:57 GMT -5
One omission that I think could and should be remedied is some decent tires for the revell Humvee. And also maybe a glue version with a better Chassis. They have three different bodies two different interiors but all the tires suck. The tires included with the original issue of the SnapTite Humvee (I think it was molded in red?) were the same Goodyear Tracker A-T tires used in the Monogram Chevy Luv and '69 Camaro High Roller kits...and they weren't all that great back then, My favorite is the 1/16 Revell Chevy OffRoad Pickup kit, especially the molded in orange original issue: It's just so '70s, and it seems to have just the right balance of lift, tire diameter, and not-too-horrible '70s paint scheme. Sadly, the kit isn't much more than a scaled up Revell 1/25 scale kit, but it does have true 4WD suspension, unlike it's 1/25 scale cousins. I built the Swamp Monster version when it was released in the '80s, and purchased a built up not too long ago, and I remembered that it isn't that great of a kit, so I'd have to find a really nice original to want to buy another. I think Jeff nailed it on the suspension parts as major 4x4 kit shortcomings. Monogram's molded open differential tops, the generic looking transfer cases, and oversized shock end locating loops all tend to reduce the realism of 4x4 kits for me. I really think an all-new, modern '73-'86 Chevy/GMC C/K pickup kit would sell well, and there could be a ton of possible variants, too.
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