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Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20150625*
Green Hornet’s Black Beauty 1:32 Scale Polar Lights Model Kit #876 Review

Review and Photos by Alan Mann

 The Green Hornet is a fictional character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell, in 1936. The Green Hornet became a television series shown on ABC in the 1966–1967 television season and starred Van Williams as both the Green Hornet and Britt Reid, and Bruce Lee as Kato. The Green Hornet followed the adventures of playboy-media mogul Britt Reid, the owner and publisher of The Daily Sentinel. As the masked vigilante Green Hornet, Britt fights crime with the assistance of his martial-artist partner Kato, Britt’s valet, and his weapons-enhanced car the Black Beauty with license plate V-194. On police records, the Green Hornet is a wanted criminal, but in reality, the Green Hornet pretends to be a criminal in order to infiltrate and battle the criminal gangs, leaving them and the incriminating evidence for the police’s arrival. Britt’s dual identity is known only to his secretary at The Sentinel, Lenore “Casey” Case and the District Attorney Frank P. Scanlon. The TV series featured the Green Hornet’s car, The Black Beauty, a 1966 Imperial Crown sedan customized by Dean Jeffries at a cost of $13,000. Two cars were built for the show and both exist today. Black Beauty 1 is located in the Petersen Museum collection and Black Beauty 2 is fully restored to TV series correct and is located in a private collection in South Carolina.

 

For the Modeler: This review covers the Polar Lights Kit #POL876 Green Hornet’s Black Beauty kit released by Round2. The kit is in 1/32 scale and a Skill Level 2 for moderate builders. This is a direct re-release (Re-Pop) of the original kit and this version was released in June 2012. There are 37 parts molded in Black, Chrome, Clear and has Vinyl tires with Metal axles. This is a Curbside kit meaning there is no motor and limited details. The chassis is molded with simple details and need some painting to highlight the motor and exhaust. The interior is a basic tub with the seats installed in place. The dash and steering wheel are separate and have limited details. The body has all the lines molded into it to resemble the doors and hidden weapons. The lower bumper rockets are shown in front and back. There are no decals and the build does require some Bare Metal Foil to replicate the real car. Overall size is Length: 6-3/4”, Width: 2-1/2”, Height: 1-3/4”.

 

Covered in this Review:  If you want to perfect your build; basic construction; preparing parts for better finishing; complete paint and adhesive selections and applications; test fitting; dashboard installation; interior tub construction; handling extra injection and mold tabs; tire and wheel construction; detail painting instructions for the rockets; identifying and removing the body mold lines; making crystal clear windows with floor polish; chassis detailing and installation; making realistic looking tires; fit modifications for the window glass; adding window tint for effect; making the trim standout with foil; using “clear” glue for the windows; using the model body as a slot car; are all fully examined in this 9 page, full-color Step-by-Step review in PDF format.

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Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20150623*
F-82G Twin Mustang 1:72 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-5257 Review

Review and Photos by Kevin Lawton

 The North American F-82 was initially designed as a very long distance escort fighter during World War II, however the first production units were not completed until after the end of the war.  It was designed to escort B-29 raids into Japan where the raids would exceed 2,000 miles (outside the range of P-38s or P-51s).  With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the F-82 was pressed into operational combat duty. The F-82 was used primarily as an all-weather interceptor and intruder. However one of the Twin Mustang’s claim-to-fame was it was the first US aircraft to shoot down enemy aircraft during the Korean War.  This occurred on June 27th, 1950 by Lt. William G. “Skeeter” Hudson, with his radar operator Lt. Carl Fraiser. In fact, three North Korean planes were shot down that day, all by F-82s. It was the last piston engine fighter designed for the US Air Force.

For the Modeler: This review covers the reissued Twin Mustang F-82G 1:72 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-5257.  It is a skill level 2 plastic kit for intermediate modelers molded in light gray with clear pieces totaling 71 parts.   It includes waterslide decals for two aircraft.  For a 1973 mold there was surprisingly little flash although there are mold seam lines on most parts.  The clear parts were also nice & clear.  As with any older Revell kit panel lines are raised and cockpit detail is rather sparse.  However, after installing the pilots in the cockpits very little detail would be viewable anyway.  This kit features opening canopies, a choice of open or closed gun compartments, movable props, optional rockets, optional bombs, fuel tanks, a radar pod, two figures and decals.  Overall dimensions: Length: 6-5/8″ and a Wingspan of: 8-7/16″.

 

Covered in this Review:  If you want to perfect your build; basic construction; preparing parts for better finishing; extensive paint and finishing information; adhesive selections and applications; cockpit construction and detailing; alternate assembly sequence for fit and finish; complete canopy masking instructions; decal preparation and application; window fog prevention; complete pilot figure painting; identification and repair of seams and ejector pin marks; correctly detailing the tail sections; making the canopy glass look real using Future floor wax; using floor polish for decal application; identification of the copyright script; version considerations; identifying and removing pin marks for fit; filling and repairing gaps and seams; landing gear and bay door detailing; decal selection, masking instructions; formation light details; exhaust coloration; fuel tank and ordinance detailing; preparation, and application; instruction clarifications; are all fully examined in this pictorial 19 page, full-color Step-by-Step review.

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Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20150618*
Tim Flock’s 1956 Chrysler 300B 1:25 Scale Moebius Model Kit #1212 Review

Review and Photos by Alan Mann

 The Chrysler 300 “letter series” were limited production, high-performance luxury cars built by Chrysler from 1955–1965. Each year’s model used a new letter of the alphabet as a suffix, except for “I”, reaching 300L by 1965, after which the model was dropped. The 300 “letter series” cars were among the performance based vehicles built by U.S. manufacturers after World War II, and thus can be considered one of the earlier muscle cars, though much more expensive and exclusive. Due to their power and performance they became a favorite of NASCAR drivers. After receiving Stock 300B’s from Chrysler the teams would do many race modifications that would enhance the safety and performance. Some body modifications were: Add bungee cords and fasteners to prevent the hood and trunk from flying open, replace the headlight housings and headlights with flat sheet metal to improve aerodynamics, remove the tail light assemblies, remove side stainless trim and fasteners for safety, bolt the passenger side door shut, rig a dead-bolt assembly to the driver’s side door with an actuating lever on the outside of the driver’s door just below the belt line to allow the driver to dead-bolt lock the door from inside the car and others to unlock it if necessary.  Julius “Tim” Flock had a rather short but very successful career as a NASCAR driver in the 1950’s. Tim won 21% of the 189 races he ran. Tim captured the NASCAR season point’s championship in ’52 and ’55 and won 40 races in a career that ended in 1962.  Tim was considered the best beach course racer. Tim passed away on March 31, 1998 a short time after being named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers.

 

For the Modeler: This review covers the Moebius Models Chrysler Tim Flock 300B from 1956. This is a Skill Level 3 kit in 1/25 scale. Moebius recommends builders over 15 for this Skill Level. The kit is molded in Off White, Chrome, Clear and Clear Red with Vinyl tires. There are 15 sprue trees with over 130 highly detailed parts. The motor assembles to create a very detailed Hemi. The chassis is multiple parts and again has a lot of details. The interior is a multiple part tub with the dash details as decals. The body is crisply molded with only minor mold lines on the C-pillars. There is a decal sheet included with necessary scripts and race decals. This kit even includes PHOTOETCH details! The instructions are VERY DIFFERENT than the usual US kit on the market today.  The Instructions are an 8.5X11 book with full color! The front page is the box art in color with prerequisite warnings. The interior part has the construction sequences with written step by step build instructions. One full page shows built up areas that include the interior, engine compartment, chassis underside, dashboard, engine out of the car and a front and rear three quarter view. Page 9 of the instructions is a table that shows what parts of the car are painted what color. All of them are referenced to Testors paint by name. For the exterior colors it does reference Testors paints, but recommends buying more closely matching lacquers from an aftermarket paint company. Overall built dimensions are: Length: 8-3/4”, Width: 3”, Height: 2-3/4”.

 

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; complete paint and adhesive selections and applications; test fitting; chassis assembly and detailing; complete engine and construction and detailing; dashboard detailing; correcting the gauge decals; handling extra injection and mold tabs; using decal setting solutions for that “painted on” look; repairing a damaged figure; tire and wheel construction; installing the roll bar; correcting the dashboard for racing specifications; removing body exterior trim; identifying and removing the body mold lines; decal preparation and application; making crystal clear windows with floor polish; photo etch part issues and installation; complete engine bay construction and detailing; chassis installation; making realistic looking tires; making the trim standout with foil; using “clear” glue for the windows; front and rear suspension construction and detailing; are all fully examined in this 18 page, full-color Step-by-Step review in PDF format.

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