AMT kits, trash or stash?

Hi Dave ,not really my bag as they say and although they are stocked here in the UK cant comment on the contents but I do know that they make a vast range of trucks(we'd call em lorries) and cars and seem popular amongst that fraternity id have thought a trawl of the net would come up with a in box/build go on take the dive would joke a intresting build to follow.Dave
 
Depends on the kit. I've built a good number of AMT kits over the years, some are terrible - the Ford Torino Fastback is one; others not too bad.

I do love MPC and Monogram car kits. I rarely build Tamiya car kits because they're all imports / racer kits. Not my forte of automobile to build.

Italeri kits are pure garbage. I'd avoid them like the plague. Too many errors scale wise.
 
dave said:
Hi Dave ,not really my bag as they say and although they are stocked here in the UK cant comment on the contents but I do know that they make a vast range of trucks(we'd call em lorries) and cars and seem popular amongst that fraternity id have thought a trawl of the net would come up with a in box/build go on take the dive would joke a intresting build to follow.Dave
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AMT still popping the older ones out here.
 
We don't get the majority of AMT kits, especially the groovy ones, but I would buy one to modify into something military perhaps! Especially the Bulldozer!
 
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AMT, Monogram, ERTL, older Revell, etc etc. Make some great kits, fun to build. But as super fine - scale modeling goes they are not it.

Perfect for fun and the shelf. As acurate as needed most of the time.

But if you are a purest scaler prude, look elsewhere. If you lose sleep over sheet metal scale thickness or bolt and rivet counts or weld seems... These kits are just toys to you.
 
That Bulldozer is an old classic.
Have no clue why they dropped the original box art tho.
(I guess some people want to see the actual model)
Not my thing, I built Hot Rods, but I can remember seeing this kit (w/ old box art) on shelves.

Who cares how bad old AMT kits were? They're classics. They're firsts. They're fun.
As a young boy building car models, I cut my teeth on these early AMT and Monogram kits.
I would think, if you're are a seasoned builder, these vintage models would be an enjoyable challenge to fix and build.
 
That one's a 'classic' - Some 40+ yrs old now [1970's issue]; just about the only 'dozer available and the only one of the "D-8H" [which at one time was the largest tracked-bulldozer in the world] - Sure it is dated, by today's standards, but one can build an absolutely amazing and detailed model, if they so desire. Plus, it had something like 450+ parts in it... Check out some of it's builds on the Web. I've still got one 'rat-holed' away and plan to build another someday. My opinion great kit for a 'dozer.
 
ssgteverett said:
That one's a 'classic' - Some 40+ yrs old now [1970's issue]; just about the only 'dozer available and the only one of the "D-8H" [which at one time was the largest tracked-bulldozer in the world] - Sure it is dated, by today's standards, but one can build an absolutely amazing and detailed model, if they so desire. Plus, it had something like 450+ parts in it... Check out some of it's builds on the Web. I've still got one 'rat-holed' away and plan to build another someday. My opinion great kit for a 'dozer.
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I agree. I built that dozer maybe 30 years ago, it's long gone. So I bought the same kit a couple years ago and it's in my stash for a future build.
 

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