Fireball Roberts ’57 Ford 1:25 Scale Revell Model Kit #85-4024 Review

RoR Step-by-Step Review 20131025* 
Fireball Roberts ’57 Ford 1:25 Scale Revell Model Kit #85-4024 Review 

Review and Photos by Tony Gibson

Before Edward Glenn Roberts started driving race cars, he was a baseball player, where he earned his nickname “Fireball”.  When he started racing, the name stuck.  He started racing full time on dirt tracks and with NASCAR.  This ’57 Ford was one of his most famous cars and numbers during his career with the ”Thunderbird Special” supercharged 312 c.i.d. V8.  Before his death in a 1964 racing accident, Fireball was voted most popular driver and won a total of 33 NASCAR races in only 206 starts.  He also won the Daytona race in 1962.  Roberts has been inducted into the Motor Sports Hall of Fame.

For the Modeler: This is the Revell “Fireball” Roberts 1957 Ford race car 1:25 Scale Model Kit #85-4024. It is a Skill Level 3 kit. The pieces are molded in; white, chrome and clear plastic with four vinyl no-logo street tires and waterslide decals. This kit includes 171 parts and two different designs to choose from including gauges and many extras.  It has a nicely laid out direction sheet and the tooling for this kit is awesome.  The body is super clean and has only minimal die marks, making cleanup easy.  The parts on the tree are sharp, clean and highly detailed.  There are also several fine detailing parts to make things more realistic.  There is a split bench seat for racing, roll bars, and a rear seat pan filling the rear cockpit.  The chrome is bright and really clean.  The glass is very clear and polished.  The decals are beautiful and colorful with crisp and clear designs.  Finished dimensions 7¾“ long, 2¾“ wide, 2¼“ high. Keep the glue off the windshield, Tony

Covered in this Review:  If you want to perfect your build; basic construction; preparing parts for better finishing; alternate assembly sequence suggestions for fit and ease of finishing; paint and adhesive selections and applications; chassis construction and detailing; masking techniques for tutone paint; testing for paint compatibility; modifying the exhaust system for racing; adding foil highlights; small part handling; waxing the finish; test fitting; suspension construction and detailing; detailing realistic head/tail light treatments; making a realistic racing interior; how to adhere clear parts; and decal application and setting solutions; are all fully examined in this pictorial 12 page, full-color Step-by-Step review in PDF format.

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