{"id":3437,"date":"2013-02-20T09:27:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2013-02-20T09:27:24","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T17:27:24","slug":"vandal-with-minibike-124-scale-monogram-85-4926-kit-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=3437","title":{"rendered":"Vandal with Minibike 1:24 Scale Monogram 85-4926 Kit Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=3437&text=Vandal with Minibike 1:24 Scale Monogram 85-4926 Kit Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">RoR Step-by-Step Review <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">20130220<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vandal with Minibike 1:24 Scale Monogram 85-4926 Kit Review<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0083VE12Q\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0083VE12Q&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=rightonreplic-20\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Click here to buy this kit through Amazon.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=rightonreplic-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0083VE12Q\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/js\/link-enhancer-common.js?tag=rightonreplic-20\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/img\/noscript.gif?tag=rightonreplic-20\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n<a title=\"000 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/8492844936\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"000\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8367\/8492844936_2f6b77b271.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Buy Now<\/span> <\/strong>link below to purchase the Step-by-Step review<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> by David Seadorf\u00c2\u00a0 <a title=\"Dave Seadorf Thumbnail by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/8164441355\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Dave Seadorf Thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7123\/8164441355_016ce304b5_t.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In the 1970s, custom vans were all the rage.\u00c2\u00a0 Tom Daniel couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t resist the opportunity to exercise his\u00c2\u00a0design skills and create the ultimate custom van.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not only hip, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fast, too!\u00c2\u00a0 With a blown big block motor perched right next to the driver and big slicks in back, the Vandal is more than cool.\u00c2\u00a0 Check out the custom interior, a perfect place to relax after a speed run.\u00c2\u00a0 While many of Tom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s designs\u00c2\u00a0were ultra-wild creations, the Vandal could actually be practical.\u00c2\u00a0 The swing open side door provides easy entry into the cool interior just right for hanging out.\u00c2\u00a0 The interior is tricked out with a swag lamp and 70&#8217;s era posters.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>For the Modeler:<\/b> This is a skill level 2 kit with 84 pieces and features parts molded in white and clear resin with chrome detailing, complete super mini bike, separate swing open side and rear doors, colorful custom decals and soft black tires. 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