How is Polar Lights Quality??

[sirvtec1600]

I know they will produce the "05 Pontiac GTO Drift Car", does any one know there quality?? thx for help, happy modeling!!

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by sirvtec1600

I know they will produce the "05 Pontiac GTO Drift Car", does any one know there quality?? thx for help, happy modeling!!

The basic GTO kit is okay, it's full-detail but a bit crude in areas. W/a little work it looks quite acceptable, but there are inherent problems w/Polar Lights prepainted/predecorated kits.

The picture I've seen of the so-called "drift car" they're doing looks hideous. It is in no way like the real car from the drift series. Instead, it's merely a horribly riced pre-printed graphics package on the basic '05 kit w/a goofy and toy-like rear GT wing-they tooled up a new '05 hood, front and rear fascias, and the correct dual exhaust. There's a stock '05 coming as well. I'll get the stock '05 version; the drift version is never going to see my workbench.

If you're looking for a good/accurate drifter, this one will leave you .

[SidewayzS15]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

The basic GTO kit is okay, it's full-detail but a bit crude in areas. W/a little work it looks quite acceptable, but there are inherent problems w/Polar Lights prepainted/predecorated kits.

The picture I've seen of the so-called "drift car" they're doing looks hideous. It is in no way like the real car from the drift series. Instead, it's merely a horribly riced pre-printed graphics package on the basic '05 kit w/a goofy and toy-like rear GT wing-they tooled up a new '05 hood, front and rear fascias, and the correct dual exhaust. There's a stock '05 coming as well. I'll get the stock '05 version; the drift version is never going to see my workbench.

If you're looking for a good/accurate drifter, this one will leave you .

Sorry to hear that, was looking foward to it, looks like im going to have to do that some justice then. Would you mind posting the picture?

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by SidewayzS15

Sorry to hear that, was looking foward to it, looks like im going to have to do that some justice then. Would you mind posting the picture?

The picture is in an album of the Polar Lights prototypes, and the person asked specifically not to post pics as they are a consultant for RC2/Polar Lights. PM me and I can send a link. It's not a pretty sight .

[73superduty]

I'm going to have to agree with Bob here on the "toy" like appearance of the Drift Version.
Although I will buy two of them as I will be buildig the GTO-R version.
I think with a little work it will look fine. But, again, as Bob mentioned they need to do a little more work. The directions are a very sad excuse.
The quality is their, but work on some other areas needs to be addressed.
Chris