MPC 1980 Ford Bronco 1:25 Kit de modelo a escala 1:25

This is just overall a bad kit. The instructions are vague at best. There are no paint indications for any part. They just want you to just "wing it" and guess what color everything should be! I've been building models (cars and airplanes) for years and I usually paint the exhaust manifold Steel or Aluminum. They don't give you any guides for part colors, so if you want to paint your headers pink with purple polka dots, go for it!The instructions show you a really bad picture of two parts but don't show you how to position them. Just stick it on here. Doesn't matter if it's upside down.The engineering of the parts is really poor. Tons of flashing, and the parts fit together very badly. The hood fitment on the body was horrendous. The parts are not on the sprues in any logical order. I …

This model could be a lot of fun to build if you aren't interested in accuracy or detail. It looks a lot like an earlier model repurposed as a later model year with a couple of detail changes but without any real research. The engine is a 335 series 351M, which was not used on the 82 Bronco. The radiator is backwards from the real vehicle. The side has the "bucking horse" emblem which wasn't used on the 82 Bronco. The interior is high trim but the exterior is low trim. The steering wheel is a late 70's part that wouldn't fit on a 1980 or later Bronco column. The transmission is a C-6 auto, but the interior has a clutch pedal and no shift lever. Still, a challenge to correct the details for an intrepid modeler.

The Bronco should be a decent kit when built. What I have a problem with is the way it was shipped. They just slapped a label on the box and sent it. By some miracle it made it to my house in one piece, but this is a thin, fragile box full of fragile model pieces. Auto Worlds business is selling and shipping models and should know this is NOT the proper way to send them.