Revell 1:25 GTO Tiger Construction
Warped problem No. 1: This was one of the drastic measures I took to try and straighten the frame, cutting part way through the plastic just in front of the rear wheel well and flooding it with liquid cement and then superglue. It improved it slightly but still didn't cure it entirely. Hot water had no effect on the thick plastic either.
Warped problem No. 2: The body either got squashed in transit or before it left the factory. No amount of glue or near-boiling water would straighten the bent A-pillars. I emailed Revell-Monogram to ask if they would replace the body but apparently they will only replace the entire kit. This kit, being a limited issue, was no longer available and despite the stock GTO kit still being in the catalogue they wouldn't let me have one of those either. The only difference between the two releases being the decals and box art, and of course Mr. ill-fitting Tiger. I ended up purchasing a GTO kit just to get the body; a bonus for R-M, but not so good for me (remember what I said about not being a GTO fan? Now I have two...!). Had I noticed the chassis was badly warped as well I would have taken this from the stock kit too but I didn't realise this until it was far too late. I guess that's what I get for calling this website "Warped Plastic".
Go on, smile and wave buddy, smile and wave. The tiger suited resin figure is reasonably well detailed and painted but it does not fit at all well. I had to saw the right hand and left arm off and reposition them to get it to fit properly. Gaps were filled with Milliput and the paint was matched as best I could to touch up the reworked areas. The instructions mention that the pedals have to be omitted to get him in there but even that wasn't enough so I also cut the seat mounts down a hair and moved the seat back about 1mm. Just to make sure he stays put, there is enough epoxy holding Mr. Tiger's butt down to glue a battleship together.
The dash is well detailed and decals are included for the dials and radio.
Paint is Humbrol gloss black and gold. Humbrol gold looks nothing like the shade used on the decals unfortunately, being more of a bronze hue than the "champagne gold" of the decals. I probably should have used Model Master gold, but I didn't have any at the time. C'est la vie.
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