The Model Car Showroom
Reviews, pictures, hints, and links 1/24, 1/25 car kits
Review : 1966 Ford Fairlane GT/GTA, AMT 1/25
This is a review of the AMT ’66 Ford Fairlane #6926 (from the Muscle Cars three-pack) One of my favorite classic/muscle cars is the 1965 Galaxie 500. I owned one for almost 6 years and loved it. I… Read More
X-RAY: 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Baldwin Motion
For this X-Ray we’re looking at the AMT 1970 Baldwin Motion 427 Camaro. This kit includes: 1 set of tires (2 slicks) with one set of rims (no options); Baldwin Motion hood with buldge; large rear spoiler; 454,… Read More
X-RAY: 1962 Pontiac Catalina 421SD 1/25, AMT
This X-Ray is for a 1962 Pontiac Catalina 421 Super Duty. This kit includes: 1 set of tires (2 slicks) with dog dish rims (no options); 421ci dual-carb V8; detailed (but plain) interior; thick glass; easy to follow… Read More
Review : 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible, Revell 1/25
This is a review of the Revell 1968 Chevy Corvette Kit# 2544 This is the one. The one I saved. The ONLY one I saved from the last time I sold my lot so I could start over…. Read More
Car Craft 101
Heya! So, thus far I’ve shown off a couple of kits for review and had a few FYI posts, but honestly I wanted to do a model building 101 for noivices/newbies (MAYBE for veterans as well, but I’m… Read More
’65 Chevrolet Corvette
This is a review of the Monogram 1965 Chevy Corvette Kit# 2925 Corvette kits are always fun to me because you typically are working with a car that in real-life is super expensive – even thrashed and garbage…. Read More
Review : 1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, Monogram 1/24
This is a review of the Monogram 1970 Pontiac Trans Am kit #2794 Ok…, so I don’t really get too mad over bad model car kits, but this one has me a bit vexed. I purchased this car… Read More
’69 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-500
This is a review of the Revell 1969 Shelby GT-500 Kit#2158 This is a bit of a pain in the a$$ – fantastic kit.. and it really is just because it is a special car. I just saw… Read More
’75 Dodge Dart Sport
This is a review of the MPC 1975 Dodge Dart Sport #M798M-200 Well, here we are again. A MPC (pretty AMT) with much missing and some annoying qualities. It IS one of my favorite body styles which started… Read More
Five model kits to avoid like the plague! Or not?
As model builders, we’ve all had times where we’ve looked at the model kit and thought – “that is gonna be awesome” – only to be disgusted with the build later on. Well, here is a small list… Read More