I just got an issue of the transkit, which is based on the famous Mustang in the film „Gone in 60 seconds“.
As there are alredy some comments about the transkit -
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=904285 - I thought a kit review might be interesting
Here are the parts coming in the transkit, which is based on a AMT 67 Shelby Mustang Fastback-kit.
The body:
One more time Scaleproduction shows, that it is possible, to produce resin parts in a very clean way ( the resin parts you see come directly out of the box, I did no cleaning !!)
The body is crisp, no bubbles or holes, not even on the underside. All panel lines are engraved, wheelwells, side skirts with opening for the exhaust, air intakes behind the doors, rear wing and front fender are modified to look like the 1:1 car. Hood looks great with ist powerdome.
Just on the AMT kit the wipers come with the body, I will think of sanding them away and replace them with separate parts.
The wheels
Each wheel comes in three parts:
- the vinyl tire in a convincing tread
- the inner resin part with superb engraved five „V-spokes“
- an engraved alu-ring for the front of the wheel
White metal parts
To provide the engine of the model with (optical) power, there is an air filter and the cylinder heads in Cobra-design in the transkit, very fine casting, you can read „Cobra“ on the parts. I am thinking of just polishing them out.
Gas filler cap is a little piece of art. It is surrounded by 8 screws !!
The mirrors come as metal parts, too
Etched parts
These are very fine and crisp.
They provide the model with two grills for the font, brakes, knock-offs for the wheels, emblems (on which you glue the GT 500 and shelby-snake decals), hood fasteners, very fine surrounding for the exhaust in the side skirt, licence plate and seat belt fastener
Futher you find decals for the emblems, the side stripes, the RPM-Meter, licenceplate, the lights, an some fabric for the seat belts in the box.
To me, the transkit is great. For 69 Euro I get f.e. a body, I can use without lots of cleaning (I just remember a WRC transkit body with resin rods at the windows –looking like jail- that must be removed)
For those, who like film cars: look on
http://www.scaleproduction.de/imagesresin/Transkit.jpg , there is a transkit for the GMC truck of the „Fall Guy“ on its way !!!