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Reviews (2)
01 August 2017
Excellent picture card!
Works very well in my old Olympus D-540 Zoom camera. It's 13 years old and the 2GB card is an excellent plus!
With my settings on the 1600 pixel range, the card will hold nearly 4000 pics! Great! 👍👍
16 March 2016
Excellent Reissue!
I'm a bit late with this as this came out in 2012, but this is a very nice update to a much wanted kit! This one was done back in the mid '60's and it's great that Round 2 has seen fit to release it again with the very nice retro box art. Pad printed whitewall tires are a welcome addition as well as the excellent color brochure. Options to build include Stock, Custom, or Racing versions. As the box art states, all the optional parts from the original kit have been reintro'd into the reissue, and this makes the first time in many years that this has been the case.
One nice addition I see in the kit are the mag type Dayton wheel covers that apparently Studebaker offered, but I can't remember ever seeing any Avanti with those wheels. The kit is molded in white plastic (YIPPEE!) and of course, you'll have to deal with the typical mold lines and sink marks which are to be expected from a kit with origins that go back to 1964. Speaking of '64, this model will build into a '63 or '64 model year. '63's had the perfectly round headlights while the '64's headlights were mounted in square bezels.
I'm not sure of the interior differences between the two model years, although with the financial troubles Studebaker had back in those days, they were very minimal at best. The kit gives you a platform type interior with separate bucket seats and the rear seat molded onto the platform. Door panels are naturally separate as the kit has opening doors. As a somewhat crazed model builder, I would separate the door jambs from the door panels and attach those to the door for a more realistic appearance, but then I'm fanatical about details like that. :)
Engine details are very nice, and the engine will build up into a nice representation of Stude's 289 V8 with a Paxton Supercharger. The original kit left off a few bits and pieces to be had on the engine, and the diehards (myself included) will want to do their research on this one to make this one a scooch more accurate. For the average model builder, this one will build nicely right out of the box.
Chassis details are nice and were considered state of the art back in the mid '60's. The kit features steerable wheels, and separate A arms for the front suspension. Rear suspension gives you leaf springs which are molded onto the rear end, and a nicely engraved chassis floor which is accurate for the Avanti, since it was basically built off the lowly Lark floor pan.
Instructions in the kit are a single large page consisting of the different versions the car can be built in. Interesting enough, the instructions have a color chart listing some of the colors available for the "1962" Avanti. Well there were no '62's, they were intro'd for the '63 model year, and were to have been out that year before, had Studebaker not run into problems manufacturing the fiberglass. As it stood, the car was delayed a year, and by that time, the public's attention was diverted and wowed by the all new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
Decals in the kit consist of racing/sponsor logos, but unfortunately, there are no instrument face decals. Some very careful painting will bring those details out, or you could go fancy and produce your own gauges if you're of that particular talent.
The only fault I have with the kit is that due to it's age and tooling, some of the parts will need some work before final assembly. Namely the opening doors, and chassis fit. Some careful planning and patience will yield a very nice model. Another beef I have is one that plagues a lot of these older kits, and that is the glass is just too thick for my tastes, and I'd sooner replace it with either my own molded glass, or bend some clear stencil sheet to form my own windows. Just the same, to the average builder, this will suit them fine as the glass is nice and clear with no scratches due to Round 2 bagging the glass separate.
All in all, I highly recommend this kit to anyone who's lusted after an Avanti, but of course could never pay the now high price to own a real one. IMO, this blows away all past reissues of this kit as it's like the original, but much better with the color callouts, color brochure, and that neat mini box you can build up after it's all nice and pretty sitting on your shelf. :)