BigBad Posted April 23, 2017 Posted April 23, 2017 After buying this kit in 2015 for a good price, about a month ago I finally decided to take on this big boy to see what I could do of it. I usually build 1/24 big rigs and thought I'd do something different this time.When I first opened the box, I was taken aback and closed it up again telling myself "What am I getting into!" You know what? it wasn't bad at all, after you get used to the sheer size of the parts i was ok with it. Just follow the instruction and use your common sense and everything will work just fine. I was amazed at how most things went together so nicely. The kit could be built right out of the box to a really nice result as the body is already painted from the factory a nice semi-gloss pearl white. Some of the plastic parts had mold swirl marks especially the dashboard and decided to paint the interior "hard" parts Tamiya flat black. I added some photo etched parts from a Tremonia fret that included disc brake faces, some engine parts like the throttle body grilles and some clamps. I also painted the suspension springs and brake calipers Tamiya bright red. I added carpeting to the interior by cutting and sticking self adhesive black velour. If I had to do it over I'd use flocking instead. This kit has 814 parts and all are well molded and fit together quite nicely. I'm happy with the result!
da_ashman Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Awesome build! The Photoetched brakes are a massive improvement over the painted silver ones in the box. Every time I see the Pearl White Convertible I want one!I too am a tad intimidated by the sheer size & number of parts, but I must make more of a start on my Matte Black one
ZIL 111V Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Very nice work! beautiful piece. Pocher/Hornby, surely did a great job with the Avendator kit: looks absolutely stunning when completed. Also got the exact same kit at bargain price.
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