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Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20170126*
How to Build the TeeVee Dune Buggy 1:25 Scale AMT Model Kit #907 Review

Review and Photos for Right On Replicas, LLC by Alan Mann

For the Modeler:  This review covers the Round2 release of the Teevee Dune Buggy. This is Kit #AMT907 in 1/25 scale and a Skill Level 2 for the moderate builder as it requires paint and glue for assembly. After 40 years Round 2 has Re-Released the TeeVee Dune Buggy by AMT. The kit can be built one of three ways, Dune Buggy, Open Chassis or Street Buggy. There are about 120 parts molded in Red, Chrome, Clear, Clear Red, Clear Yellow, and Vinyl tires with a metal axle and waterslide decals. The VW motor is all chrome and nicely detailed. As a dune buggy it has a simplified chassis and floor pan. The body is one part. Some parts did not fit well and part placement and gluing points were vague in some areas.  With multiple build options you get quite a few parts plus many parts that do not even go with this kit at all. Take your time as it can confuse a new model builder. Overall dimensions are approximately: Length: 6”, Width: 2½”, Height:2¾”.

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TeeVee Dune Buggy Review

 

 

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Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20170124*
How to Build the 8.8cm Flak 37 AA Gun Italeri 1:48 Scale Model Kit #6602 Review

Review and Photos for Right On Replicas LLC  by Steven Hardwick

Used heavily by the German army as a Anti-Aircraft gun and also changed from an AA weapon to a tank destroyer by Rommel in May 1940. He changed how most saw the 8.8 still used as a AA weapon. In Rommel’s hands during 1940 and most notably at Halfaya Pass in Northern Africa, in a few minutes, a single Wermacht Flak 88 battery destroyed 11 of the 12 English tanks sent against the German’s positions. The pass became well known in-between the English tankmen as “Hellfire Pass”.  Italians also used this gun and accordingly, it is done in the box art of the 22nd flak Bde., Stab 135th rgt., Bologna, Italy, Feb 1945

For the Modeler:  This review covers the 2011 release of the 8.8cm Flak 27 AA gun by Italeri under the Special Scale Edition (new tools). This kit is for ages 14 and up a Skill Level 4 kit and is in 1:48 scale.  Kit includes 100 pieces molded in light gray styrene on three parts trees.  There are a lot of nice details here, but nothing that a modeler with some building experience couldn’t handle. The kit provides a nice cruciform gun carriage that can be built in the firing position or in its travel configuration and the gun can be moved in azimuth and elevation. The gun shield has a viewport armor plate that can be positioned open for firing or closed for travel. It also comes with two wheeled carriages that are attached to the cruciform carriage so the gun can be towed around the battlefield.  There are waterslide decals and paper signal flags.  Overall Dimensions are: Total Length: 14-3/4”, Width: 1.5”, Height: 5”.

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8.8cm Flak 37 AA Gun Review

 

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Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20170120*
How to Build Dale’s See-Through ‘97 Monte Carlo 1-25 Scale Revell Model Kit #85-4131 Review

Review and Photos for Right On Replicas, LLC by Alan Mann

For the Modeler: This review covers a unique “transparent” vintage kit: the 1997 Dale Earnhardt NASCAR #3 Monte Carlo Revell 1:25 scale model kit #85-4131.  During the 90’s NASCAR was a hot item for the modeling community. Revell was one of the leaders in the industry with many of the top driver’s cars, Dale Earnhardt being the number one seller! Also the late 90’s was the beginning of the kit manufacturers creating v specialty kits like this one, an ALL CLEAR PARTS KIT with decals in limited production runs. This kit is a is #4131 in the Revell catalog for the 1997 production year and it can still be found at online sites and local hobby shops. The kit is 1/25 scale and based on the OLD skill levels a Skill Level 2 for ages 10 and over. The kit contains 92 clear parts with only the tires being black vinyl. The decals are the silkscreened waterslide type. The instruction sheet is the typical book format. The motor is well detailed and looks nice when finished. The chassis fit is tight and all the parts line up correctly. There is no interior per say, just the seat as the roll cage builds the interior frame. The body was blemish free and only the front fascia and hood is separate. Buildup is straightforward and builds quickly. Finished Dimensions are: Length 8-3/8”, Width: 3-1/8″, Height: 2-3/8″.

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Dale’s See-Through ‘97 Monte Carlo Review

 

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