TheBeardedRaptor
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Alright, so after much debate internally I decided to bring my question here to the forum. I recently purchased and began assembling the AMT/Round 2 USA-1 Monster Truck. However, I've been having some major fitment issues and I'm trying to determine if it's just my inexperience or if it is the quality of the kit itself that's causing problems. As due to my inexperience I am unsure whether it's just the build quality of the kit or my lack of skill.
My question is this, has anyone else had major issues with AMT/Round 2 kits? The first major thing I noticed was it seems to me that when the kit was made they put together a bunch of stock parts and enough parts to make it a monster truck. Most of the kit goes together without any sort of major issue, but for instance, when I attempted to dry fit the body over the chassis with the engine in it I found a severe lack of being able to fit it. I had to spend two hours sanding and adjusting the rear of the body and the chassis' registration pegs at the rear just to get it to even come close to fitting properly. Even then it didn't fit all the way.
I ended up having to trim off part of the radiator cowl just to get the engine to sit in proper and even then the tolerances are extremely minuscule. After all this one really can't fit the radiator as the engine does not clear it. The second biggest problem I have is fitting the leaf springs after the headers are fitted to the engine as per the instructions. The tolerances there are also almost too tight to both slot the springs into their proper locations, but also hold them in place with any sort of leverage so that the model cement can properly set up.
It seems to me that the kit has been converted, perhaps from another stock form in order to accommodate and look like an approximation of the USA-1 truck. Hence why I'm curious. I'm eager to learn from my mistakes, and I am open to all forms of feedback, both positive and negative. If need be I can provide pictures of the truck in its current state to assist in the diagnosis of my troubles.
My question is this, has anyone else had major issues with AMT/Round 2 kits? The first major thing I noticed was it seems to me that when the kit was made they put together a bunch of stock parts and enough parts to make it a monster truck. Most of the kit goes together without any sort of major issue, but for instance, when I attempted to dry fit the body over the chassis with the engine in it I found a severe lack of being able to fit it. I had to spend two hours sanding and adjusting the rear of the body and the chassis' registration pegs at the rear just to get it to even come close to fitting properly. Even then it didn't fit all the way.
I ended up having to trim off part of the radiator cowl just to get the engine to sit in proper and even then the tolerances are extremely minuscule. After all this one really can't fit the radiator as the engine does not clear it. The second biggest problem I have is fitting the leaf springs after the headers are fitted to the engine as per the instructions. The tolerances there are also almost too tight to both slot the springs into their proper locations, but also hold them in place with any sort of leverage so that the model cement can properly set up.
It seems to me that the kit has been converted, perhaps from another stock form in order to accommodate and look like an approximation of the USA-1 truck. Hence why I'm curious. I'm eager to learn from my mistakes, and I am open to all forms of feedback, both positive and negative. If need be I can provide pictures of the truck in its current state to assist in the diagnosis of my troubles.