1937 Ford Panel Delivery Truck 1:25 Scale Revell Model Kit #85-4930 Review
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1937 Ford Panel Delivery Truck 1:25 Scale Revell Model Kit #85-4930 Review
Review and Photos by Michael Krueger 
When given the chance to build and review the 1937 Ford Panel Truck, I jumped at the chance because I have always wanted to build that kit. All of the pieces to the Panel Truck upon inspection were all very nicely molded and clean and free of any scale. I thought because of that the panel truck was going to be an easy build. I was half right, because the motor, chassis, and body all went together without any problems at all. It wasn’t until the final assembly that I ran into any problems. When assembling the chassis to the to the body portion of the panel truck, I found out that there was a major fit problem between the firewall/floor and the motor. 
I found this to be very troubling because I followed the instructions to the tee. Upon inspection, I found is that the engine was sitting too high in order for the body to fit down on the frame. To make sure the chassis and the body portions would fit properly, I cut the top half of the transmission off all the way to back of the engine block. After doing the engine modifications, the model continued to go together without any further problems. Because of this, I would highly recommend fitting all pieces before final assembly.
If you’re wondering about the paint, I choose to use Krylon paints. The main color is Ivory, the chassis and rim color is maroon. I then sealed in the ivory and maroon with matte finish. This is the first time in a very long time that I haven’t used automotive paints on a model kit, but found that using Krylon paints isn’t so bad and a lot cheaper. After final assembly, I decaled the panel truck with the decals supplied in the kit. 
The decals are very nice and extremely easy to work with. I choose the Chicago family business decals because they offset the colors that I used on the panel truck.
Overall: Like I stated above, the panel truck went together without and major issues except for the firewall and motor and just because of that issue. Don’t let that keep you from building the panel truck kit. Just do a mock-up/pre-assembly and you should be able to avoid that issue all together. I would recommend this model kit to builders that have five or more years’ experience because of the potential fit issue though. Happy Modeling – Michael Krueger
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