RoR Review 20110108 – Revell® Chi Town Hustler NHRA Funny Car #85-4286
RoR Review 20110108 – Revell® Chi Town Hustler NHRA Funny Car #85-4286
See the Step-by-Step Review by Tony Gibson
When I first got this kit it looked pretty exciting and that continued all the way through. The kit went together beautifully and there is a lot of room for detail. Built as a box stock, you couldn’t ask for a nicer drag model. Revell® did their homework with this kit. From the tooling, the marking, the decals, the details to the mold and the chassis, it was a big WOW! This car took about 50 hours to build. A lot of attention was given to the paint and keeping the build as clean as possible. The 58 piece decal sheet was the toughest part of the whole build, about 8 hours was put in on them alone. If you push this and try to finish it too soon, you could run into trouble. Be patient and careful with the decals – they really make this kit standout.
For the modeler there are several build and instruction errors that need attention when building this kit. There is also an issue with reversed decals. If you get one of these early kits look for the issues described in the full review to avoid them. Finally, In order to get that Chi Town shine, two types of color coats were used to enhance the candy colored metal flake paints. Attention to detail will really make this build a show stopper. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!
