What is the BEST KIT
mentel
12-22-2002, 01:54 AM
I want to buy a new model, my trans ams need too much work, my integra makes me gag, my millenium falcon is so frigging big it would take me months to do it.
I'm looking for a nice simple curbside kit to reduce time+effort, a good nice style, an dmost importantly, assembly.
This kit has to be easy to put together, and I need help finding rims online for it. So here is where you guys come in.
I am asking if you could all tell me your opinions on the best model kit to purchase, and the kit that has been mentioned the most I will buy it, providing i like the car and the hobby shop has one in!
Thanks guys! also, i need a link for buying rims online! :D
I'm looking for a nice simple curbside kit to reduce time+effort, a good nice style, an dmost importantly, assembly.
This kit has to be easy to put together, and I need help finding rims online for it. So here is where you guys come in.
I am asking if you could all tell me your opinions on the best model kit to purchase, and the kit that has been mentioned the most I will buy it, providing i like the car and the hobby shop has one in!
Thanks guys! also, i need a link for buying rims online! :D
tazdev
12-22-2002, 02:03 AM
Ferrari 360 spider:flash:
ales
12-22-2002, 03:02 AM
If it has to be curbside then my vote goes to the new Tamiya R34
supratuner
12-22-2002, 03:28 AM
the fastest is the tamiya WRX STi
or the aoshima Veilside RX-7 C1
would u consider selling the Integra since it makes u gag?
PM me if u would
or the aoshima Veilside RX-7 C1
would u consider selling the Integra since it makes u gag?
PM me if u would
thizishkenny
12-22-2002, 09:20 AM
the Veilside rx-7 is easy to put together
ZoomZoomMX-5
12-22-2002, 10:20 AM
I'd suggest a Tamiya curbside over a Fujimi. They have better painting instructions, better ways of dealing w/painting the inner glass, nice emblems and decals, lots of illustrations to help you along the way. Just a lot more quality inside the box. Fujimi does some neat cars, but they aren't as well engineered. A beginner is better w/Tamiya, and when your skills increase you'll be better armed for building and detailing a Fujimi to look as good as a Tamiya.
Easy ones to get looking good are the Impreza WRX STi, the 350Z, the Skyline R34, the Porsche 911 GT3, Boxster, S2000...as long as it's a Tamiya curbside you really can't go wrong with the model itself.
Don't count out your ITR. I've been known to make a curbside out of a full-detail kit. Just glue the hood shut, and sometimes not worry about doing much, if any, paint detail on the chassis. Just stick to the body and interior, and get it to sit right. The ITR would do very well like this, and yet it's engine and chassis seemed very easy for me to finish.
Easy ones to get looking good are the Impreza WRX STi, the 350Z, the Skyline R34, the Porsche 911 GT3, Boxster, S2000...as long as it's a Tamiya curbside you really can't go wrong with the model itself.
Don't count out your ITR. I've been known to make a curbside out of a full-detail kit. Just glue the hood shut, and sometimes not worry about doing much, if any, paint detail on the chassis. Just stick to the body and interior, and get it to sit right. The ITR would do very well like this, and yet it's engine and chassis seemed very easy for me to finish.
Vric
12-22-2002, 10:56 AM
Best kit so far: Hasegawa Toyota Corolla WRC
Easyest: Any Tamiya that have no engin
Easyest: Any Tamiya that have no engin
mentel
12-22-2002, 01:00 PM
Thanks guys, but I'm not a beginner! LOL
I just want something easy because I have no time to do anything lately, I j ust want something easy to slap together that I can do. I' don't need instructions, as 80% of the models I build the instructions are not included with the kit because I buy them used. So that being said, i just paint them however I want.
No, I will not be selling my integra becase its not don e yet, i just got the roll cage mounted and im on my way to buy neon ligh ts for it. some how i need to shave theputty off and make door hin ges, but how?
I just want something easy because I have no time to do anything lately, I j ust want something easy to slap together that I can do. I' don't need instructions, as 80% of the models I build the instructions are not included with the kit because I buy them used. So that being said, i just paint them however I want.
No, I will not be selling my integra becase its not don e yet, i just got the roll cage mounted and im on my way to buy neon ligh ts for it. some how i need to shave theputty off and make door hin ges, but how?
mentel
12-22-2002, 04:54 PM
okay guys, i went to the hobby store today. I took the opel astra coupe and almost purchased it. I pu t it back then grabbed an s200 because FOTW makes kits for it.........then i though, bah...put it back, and now im at hom e, confused as to what kind of model i should buy.
i also got color shifting paint, that should be interesting to see how it turns out
i also got color shifting paint, that should be interesting to see how it turns out
primera man
12-23-2002, 12:32 PM
Go for the Tamiya WRX or the GTR's(32-33-34)
Veyron
12-23-2002, 02:05 PM
okay guys, i went to the hobby store today. I took the opel astra coupe and almost purchased it. I pu t it back then grabbed an s200 because FOTW makes kits for it.........then i though, bah...put it back, and now im at hom e, confused as to what kind of model i should buy.
Dude, look at what you did. It's no wonder you can't finish a kit, look how scattered you are. Chill out, keep working on your started projects, focus and finish. We all go through is at times, I sometimes build a curbside when I need a boost or a break from a more in depth project to get a feeling of accomplishment. Don't freak out on us!:what:
Dude, look at what you did. It's no wonder you can't finish a kit, look how scattered you are. Chill out, keep working on your started projects, focus and finish. We all go through is at times, I sometimes build a curbside when I need a boost or a break from a more in depth project to get a feeling of accomplishment. Don't freak out on us!:what:
mentel
12-23-2002, 02:55 PM
Originally posted by Veyron
Dude, look at what you did. It's no wonder you can't finish a kit, look how scattered you are. Chill out, keep working on your started projects, focus and finish. We all go through is at times, I sometimes build a curbside when I need a boost or a break from a more in depth project to get a feeling of accomplishment. Don't freak out on us!:what:
lol.......im not freaking out........:bloated: okay maybe i am! hehe....i just want a curbside i wanna focus on paint and finish, thats it........so im gonna go shopping today
Dude, look at what you did. It's no wonder you can't finish a kit, look how scattered you are. Chill out, keep working on your started projects, focus and finish. We all go through is at times, I sometimes build a curbside when I need a boost or a break from a more in depth project to get a feeling of accomplishment. Don't freak out on us!:what:
lol.......im not freaking out........:bloated: okay maybe i am! hehe....i just want a curbside i wanna focus on paint and finish, thats it........so im gonna go shopping today
V1nce
12-23-2002, 05:14 PM
opel astra coupe
who produces that kit????
who produces that kit????
Jay!
12-23-2002, 08:06 PM
Originally posted by V1nce
who produces that kit???? Tamiya makes two versions:
Team Holzer and Team Phoenix. :)
who produces that kit???? Tamiya makes two versions:
Team Holzer and Team Phoenix. :)
Purpura Delujo
12-23-2002, 08:54 PM
Just get whatever fancys you. I wouldn't buy a curbside because for the money you dont get what you pay for, they are 70 part kits at the most, I think that is a ripoff. I found the AMT 1967 Mustang very good, pretty damn good moldings aswell! It has 100 pieces or alittle bit more i think. But get whatever fancies you.
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