Review Summary
The reviews highlight a mixed reception for this model kit, with many noting a significant amount of flash and fitment issues, particularly with components like the roll cage, rear bumper, and hood, requiring considerable prep work and patience. While the kit offers a variety of wheel options and an extensive selection of decals, including patriotic themes and historical flags, some users found the detail lacking and the overall quality average compared to other available kits. Issues such as molding in black, warped parts, and inconsistent body lines were also mentioned, though some builders still achieved satisfactory results with effort.
Not the best Charger kit, but still good
Shares the same architecture as the MPC Daytona I'm currently building alongside it, and as such I will be using some of the optional parts (supercharger and hood scoop) from the Daytona kit on this one. Molded in black, which could be great or terrible, whichever you prefer. I haven't quite made up my mind yet. There is a LOT of flash, another feature it shares with the Daytona, so be prepared to spend plenty of time on cleanup. Not necessarily a problem, but could be one for less experienced modelers. The shape seems juuust a little off in some places (namely the iconic flying buttresses that seem a little short), and some details are a bit iffy, but it looks generally like a Charger so I can't complain too much. The greatest problem detail-wise is the front wheel wells/inner fenders that are molded into the chassis as a sorta rectangular blob with terrible seam lines. The chassis is just full of seams and injector pins in total. The firewall is also a separate piece, and it doesn't really seem to want to fit all that right during mock ups, sandwiching somehow between the chassis and interior tub. Comes with many parts from General Lee kits, such as the push bar, roll cage, and Vector wheels, but more patriotic decals instead (various American flags and General Grant, George Washington, Born Free,etc. name scripts). I will be using the optional Torque Thrust wheels instead. Tires do not have any raised letters, only a line for red-lines, so I'll be using different tires (is it really a street machine without white letters?). Overall, its far from the best 69 Charger kit on the market, but it comes with plenty of options and fantastic decals. Should build up pretty nice with a little hard work.
Enjoyable to build
There are lots of Charger kits,I picked this one. No complaints, nice wheel option, good fit to parts, no more flash than usual. One tire had a blemish on the side but it's on the inside surface so it's not visible.
Pretty average
This was a pretty fun kit to build, however it is pretty basic. There was quite a bit of flash which required more than normal prep work. There are also a few areas and parts that had some fit issues so I wouldn't suggest this for beginners. I personally don't care for kits to be molded in color and this one is molded in black. Overall it isn't a bad kit but there are better options out there for the Charger.
