In this photo you can see one of the valves provided at 1, one of the many pin marks everywhere at 2, and some minor flash at 3.
More pin marks on the frame. I really don’t know how visible these will be once all the other parts are added. They should be easy to remove with a drop of cyanoacrylate.
There is some flash on the grill that may be hard to remove.
On the underside of the roof there is a combination depressions that need to stay at 1 and pin marks that need to be removed at 2.
More pin marks on the floor.
There are a bunch of bolts molded here that are called out in various places in the instructions.
The groove detail on the mirrors is a bit shallow and the detail on another part circled is indistinct.
The mesh behind each person’s seat is depicted with a plastic part that has pretty convincing mesh detail molded on. The real mesh can be seen through and is depicted in aftermarket sets with photo etch parts. I’m sure Voyager will do a set for this model since they’ve already announced a set for the Panda Dash.
There is some very fine detail here.
To go along with a ton of pin marks, there is also a bit of flash on some of the smaller parts.
More great detail and some of the finely molded small parts.
The drive shafts are molded in two pieces which will leave a bit of a seam to clean up. There’s also some flash on them. There appears to be a complete intercom system with wires attached. Nice catch by Bronco. Some radios are also included.
Slide molds are used to good effect here. There is more of that sneaky flash.
There are some bad pin marks here along with significant flash.
The dash had some extremely sharp detail and quite a few parts that need to be added to it.
The steering wheel has the finger grooves on the back, a very nice touch.
The inside walls have some very nice detail that is marred by some of the pin marks that are used to pull a model from a mold instead of push it out. There are also some other scars on the surface that should be easy to sand out.
Tiny and perfectly formed parts.
These are absolutely the finest leaf springs I’ve seen in any model.
More tiny parts.
The windows are perfectly clear and distortion free. They are meant to be layered with two panes for every window. I’m not sure what the final effect will be. If I don’t like it I’ll cut some replacements from acrylic.
The tires are solid rubber and have beautiful sidewall detail. They are marred by a recessed seam around all four of them.
One last photo, and my biggest beef! My photo etch for the mesh over the A/C units is terrible. Something definitely went wrong here.
That’s it! Just a few photos and some of the pros and cons with the model as I see them. All of the issues can be fixed with a little time and skill. It will be some time before I get to work on it. I hope to see other tackle this kit. It will build into a truly amazing replica.
