We all like to discuss problem -child kits,but how about kits that were problem free? For me theTamiya Meteor was so easy the fuslage seam literary disappeared when joined together!no filler no seam what a concept!The Revell 56 Chevy Nomad was also a problem free kit!How about you?
Tamiya Tomcat,F-16,and P-38 take your pick,all just beautifully engineered.
Honorable mention GWH Mig-29
Meng T-90
Tamiya 1/48 P-38 f,g,h,
Tamiya 1/48 F-14A and Tamiya 1/32 F-16CJ. I’d add their 1/48 F-4B to the list, but its not quite completed yet. Heh…I think I’m noticing a trend so far in this thread. [:D]
Revell 1/32 Hawker Hunter. That kit is a dream to assemble!
I was thinking the same.
…then Stik went and screwed it all up! [:D]
I am sure there were others in the past, but off the top of my head Tamiya’s M40, Takom’s Leopard C2 Mexas, and DML’s Ersatz M10.
The M40 had some challenging parts with the dozer blade’s winch and crew platform’s chain, but overall not too difficult right out of the box.
Most recently it is a little fishing boat by Zveszda. I bought it without even looking at the brand- it was a real impulse thing. Went together perfectly. It is done except for a base- will post pic in Ships when I get it on the base. It os about four inches long.
Without a doubt it would have to be the 1/16 Tamiya Kubelwagen kit.
That’s easy. It’s the model that I didn’t build. [:|]
I have yet to build a problem free model. I tend to build clunkers but even some I expected to be better quality, yeah, still problems.
Great the guys may have identified one.
Most Tamiya armor kits go together well .
Tamiya 1/48 P-47D Bubbletop or their P-51D Mustang. And I’ll add the Revell 1/25 Bronco.
Pretty much everything from Tamiya, Revell 1:72 B-17 and Lancaster, now the Academy 1:72 F-4 and 1:44 B1B. Enjoyable kits.
One kit was so dismal, even though it’s outside of the posted question, the Academy 1:72 B-29. Kit warpage so severe, some parts were distorted beyond the ability to be corrected.
No mentionof Bandai? They make some great stuff. Their engineering is fantastic, with multicolor parts on the same sprue and excellent design and fit. Unfortunately they have limited subject matter, Gundam and anime subjects, but they are the best in those realms. Every modeler I know would snap anything they would make if they ventured into any other subjects!
Ken
Athearn box cars.
I must have built 100 of them.
Bill
Fine Mold’s TIE fighter. Super simple kit, low parts count, excellent engineering. The only kit in my adult life that I finished inside a week.
Bandai’s teeny Mecha Collection Star Destroyer and Blockade Runner, for the same reasons as the TIE. But the Blockade Runner had stickers for the red oxide areas on the hull, so I went aftermarket to source waterslide decals. They exceeded my expectations, like the kit.
I would say the Moebius Jonny Quest Dragonfly. Low part count enerything was perfect
until the engine inlet. Boy the fit of that was bad.
Other than that, no putty, just a swipe of a sanding stick. Prime, a bit of preshading and paint. I think I was done in 4 days.
Pics?
Any Tamiya kit I’ve ever built.