Kitkent Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Good find on the Renaissance Porsche! I have made quite a few of their 1/43 kits and I have to say they’re over engineered with dodgy photo etch. Having said that I’ve never seen one of their 1/24 kits in the flesh,it looks good .Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, PatW said: Latest News! The kit was delivered today 04.05.22. Although it was all intact in the factory sealed bag, the box and instruction look like they have been in a very damp place for years. I also noticed that the date on both is 1965! Is it an original or a reissue? I noticed the reissues still have a 1965 date for Roth's original car, even though the model kit copyright date is later. Edited May 4, 2022 by Six97s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Six97s said: Is it an original or a reissue? I noticed the reissues still have a 1965 date for Roth's original car, even though the model kit copyright date is later. Well you like me both in the UK, how can we tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Consider this a sneak preview of my next build! I bought this rare AMT/ERTL 1:16 scale 1964/5 Mustang kit from Kingkit, a website I really need to stay well away from due to the unfortunate detrimental effect it has on my wallet. Heaven knows how old it is, the only clue I could find was the message "Made in the USA by ERTL" on the side of the box. Like all their pre-owned kits, it was guaranteed checked and complete and arrived well packed in excellent condition. Looking back on the site a week or so later I was surprised to find another one had appeared in it's place so perhaps not quite so rare after all! I'm really looking forward to the build and will be trying out some of the new (to me) materials and methods I've discovered during my short sojourn on this forum. It'll be a little while yet as a dose of Real Life is hampering my efforts to find enough time to start it but I'll post a full build record as soon as I can get going on it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Neddy said: I bought this rare AMT/ERTL 1:16 scale 1964/5 Mustang kit from Kingkit, I still have the one I built probably twenty years or more ago. Bright yellow. Needs dusting though. Make sure you do plenty of dry fitting. The engine bay is worth detailing. The doors may need careful fitting or they'll sag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 52 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: The doors may need careful fitting or they'll sag. Proper Ford....!! 🤣 Keith 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxyg Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 12 hours ago, Neddy said: kit from Kingkit, a website I really need to stay well away from I didn't know this site. Now I do. Oh dear for my wallet also if I'm not careful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neddy Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) Pete, thanks for the tips. With older kits dry-fitting becomes second nature unfortunately as I'm sure you've already discovered! Door fitting in particular has plagued every kit I've built since my resurgence, to the point at which on one model I was tempted to either cement the bloody things shut or fix them permanently open. I persevered but it was a damned close run thing... Edited May 5, 2022 by Neddy Typo rectification 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Neddy said: Consider this a sneak preview of my next build! I bought this rare AMT/ERTL 1:16 scale 1964/5 Mustang kit from Kingkit, a website I really need to stay well away from due to the unfortunate detrimental effect it has on my wallet. Heaven knows how old it is, the only clue I could find was the message "Made in the USA by ERTL" on the side of the box. Like all their pre-owned kits, it was guaranteed checked and complete and arrived well packed in excellent condition. Looking back on the site a week or so later I was surprised to find another one had appeared in it's place so perhaps not quite so rare after all! I'm really looking forward to the build and will be trying out some of the new (to me) materials and methods I've discovered during my short sojourn on this forum. It'll be a little while yet as a dose of Real Life is hampering my efforts to find enough time to start it but I'll post a full build record as soon as I can get going on it. That ERTL reissue is from the mid '80s. It builds up OK, but isn't entirely accurate... the main problem is the windscreen is raked too much, but not the easiest thing to fix. It has a nice set of American Racing 200S "daisy" mags, which look a lot better on it than those wheel covers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 16 hours ago, PatW said: Well you like me both in the UK, how can we tell? An original would say something like Revell Inc. Venice, California on the box. Reissue would say Revell-Monogram Morton Grove, IL with a 1993 copyright date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) Having looked at the new RoG E-Type and dismissed it, I decided to keep an eye out for the original 1/25 Revell kit. This one was fairly cheap, I think it's the second version of the box art, but still early '60s (1963 IIRC). I know it's been reissued to death, but I like the older ones. Edited May 5, 2022 by Six97s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Added this to the stash the other day. It (seriously) wasn‘t my meaning to buy another 911 based kit, but I had purchased some Revell paints from a department store near to my work and as I came home I discovered that I had duplicates of several colours all unopened. So I went back to the nice lady at the store to ask for a swap to some colours I was missing, but as none of these were available I had to take this kit 😁 As @Alan R also mentioned, it might be sitting a bit high. Hope you will build yours first Alan, so I can see how you get around that Johnny b 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 41 minutes ago, desert falcon said: It (seriously) wasn‘t my meaning to buy another 911 based kit, but I had purchased some Revell paints from a department store near to my work and as I came home I discovered that I had duplicates of several colours all unopened. So I went back to the nice lady at the store to ask for a swap to some colours I was missing, but as none of these were available I had to take this kit 😁 This makes perfect sense Johnny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 2 hours ago, desert falcon said: I had to take this kit That's the law isn't it?! 🤣 One thing about that kit - does anyone know if it's a genuine colour scheme? I couldn't recall seeing a real Martini 934 so did a cursory google when it came out but couldn't find any reference of one, except maybe one dressed up as a 'tribute'? But I didn't really look very hard! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 46 minutes ago, keefr22 said: One thing about that kit - does anyone know if it's a genuine colour scheme? I couldn't recall seeing a real Martini 934 so did a cursory google when it came out but couldn't find any reference of one, except maybe one dressed up as a 'tribute'? But I didn't really look very hard! Been thinking about the same? Found one picture on Pinterest of a white Martini 934 doing a lap on a track of a kind, it had No. 60 and to me a least looked pretty similar to the Revell kit. Other Martini RSR‘s seems to be mainly silver or even maybe dark blue? Once I get started, I might allow myself some artistic freedom … 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 4 hours ago, desert falcon said: Added this to the stash the other day. It (seriously) wasn‘t my meaning to buy another 911 based kit, but I had purchased some Revell paints from a department store near to my work and as I came home I discovered that I had duplicates of several colours all unopened. So I went back to the nice lady at the store to ask for a swap to some colours I was missing, but as none of these were available I had to take this kit 😁 As @Alan R also mentioned, it might be sitting a bit high. Hope you will build yours first Alan, so I can see how you get around that Johnny b Alan is right, OOB it will sit way to high. I found an article in Modell Fan Sept.2017 (a german kit magazine) about the Porsche. The solution was to lower the stance about 4mm and change the wheels to Scaleproduction BBS https://www.scaleproduction.de/product_info.php?info=p1893_16--bbs-e56.html Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, Marco F. said: Alan is right, OOB it will sit way to high. I found an article in Modell Fan Sept.2017 (a german kit magazine) about the Porsche. The solution was to lower the stance about 4mm and change the wheels to Scaleproduction BBS https://www.scaleproduction.de/product_info.php?info=p1893_16--bbs-e56.html Marco F Thanks a lot Marco, link duly noted 👍 Will have to see if I can source that issue of Modell Fan somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, desert falcon said: Thanks a lot Marco, link duly noted 👍 Will have to see if I can source that issue of Modell Fan somewhere. Send me a PM and I can send yo PDFs of this article in the next days Marco F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, Marco F. said: Send me a PM and I can send yo PDFs of this article in the next days Marco F Hi Marco If I PM you , may I have a copy of the PDFs too ? Thanks John Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, rs2man said: Hi Marco If I PM you , may I have a copy of the PDFs too ? Thanks John Green Yes of course I'll will do Marco F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2man Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, Marco F. said: Yes of course I'll will do Marco F Thanks . PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 57 minutes ago, Marco F. said: Send me a PM and I can send yo PDFs of this article in the next days Marco F That’s very kind of you, I have sent you a PM. I’ll make sure to do a WIP on it once I get started, to describe the lowering job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Something to keep me occupied over the winter months 😉👍 I'm not a big fan of Italeri kits but I just couldn't resist this one 🙂👍 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy J said: Something to keep me occupied over the winter months 😉👍 Hooray, he's back....!!! Good to see you again mate, looking forward to the build! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 30 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Hooray, he's back....!!! Good to see you again mate, looking forward to the build! Keith Thanks for the warm greeting Keith much appreciated mate 👍. I'm still up to my neck in diy atm but a bit of forward planning never hurt anyone....infact I've also added the kit below another one off the bucket list 😉👍 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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