Alright, like I said, here's the review for my Welly's '70 Ford Mustang Boss 302, 1:24 scale. Now as a general rule, I love the '67 Mustang Fastback, it's a gorgeous car and my most favorite mustang. I also love the '69-'70 models, specifically the sportsroof versions. The bold styling is attractive, and with the added louvers, because it's like they re-invented the mustang and its like falling in love with it all over again with it. Lastly, I love the '71 Mustang sportsroof, because of Eleanor from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds, 1974 version (watch it here if you haven't yet. Bad plot, 93 destroyed cars during filming, and a 40 minute car chase...what's not to love?)
Back to diecast world. This diecast was...lacking. It wasn't what I wanted it to be. To put it nicely, it could of been better. Thankfully, I got this at Hobby Lobby for $12, off of a gift card, so it was practically free. I'm not gonna argue with that fact.
So I decided to do the review still, because in my mind it is important to review the good and the bad diecasts car that we have.
The body looks awesome, and that's the most important thing a diecast car must have. If the body is misshapen, distorted, or just doesn't look quite 'right', who would want the diecast then? The side-view mirrors are a bit loose though.
Here's a shot with the hood and door opened, looks pretty sweet, doesn't it?
The engine compartment is pretty crowed, I like that. But it suffers from the '67's issue of sides on the engine compartment piece. Also, you may of noticed something a bit off....
I added the '67 to show what I mean. The hood doesn't open up all the way, which is pretty disappointing. And just before this review, I decided to double check to make sure this was true. Gentle pushing the hood up it...fell off it's track and is a bugger to put back on, -_-.
Anyways, let's look at these two pony cars together, just for kicks.....
...*drools*...
If you didn't notice it yet, here's a close up of the front. Look at the license plate. I thought that was pretty entertaining.
The body style is perfect. You can't see it in this photo, but the front tires sit higher than the rear ones, giving it an aggressive stance. Unfortunately, the front tires bob up and down and aren't really locked in place (does that make sense?).
There is also a glaring omission on the body.....
....do you see it yet?
Here's a M2 for comparison. The black part underneath the rear window and goes under the spoiler as well, its not there. Now I looked online, and some of the '70 mustangs don't have that black spot, but they don't have the louvers either. I couldn't find a pic of a car with louvers and without the black spot. Can anyone confirm this? It looks so odd without the spot, but it seems strange to just miss that...
Other than that seemingly omission, the rear looks fantastic. I've said time and time again, the rear of the car may be the most important part of a car. It's what leaves an impression to the other drivers on the road as you speed by....*slaps the rear*....er...sorry...
There is one thing they could of done better, there's a slight gap between the chrome and the translucent plastic. Ugh, why Welly, why....
The interior is nice, but its nothing crazy though. At least when compared to the '67, but that's a bit unfair because the '70 had the option to just have a black dashboard, as opposed to the chromed out '67. It's best to say the interior looks 'static'.
The nice thing about doing these reviews and when you don't know too much about every detail of the car, you research! I've discovered that the dial on the passenger's side is actually a clock, link here (just scroll down a bit). All gauges are stickers, and I know this because one fell off pre-review.
I wanted to show you guys the top of the car, with everything opened. So wish that black spot was there...
I am glad Welly didn't use the same under-body part, but I have no idea how accurate it is. Also, as you can see, it cannot turn.
So there's my review, now if you'll excuse me I'll put it with the rest of my 1:24 cars....ummm...rats....this is gonna get tricky with my 'lets grab all things' daughter....
In conclusion, was it a great model, not really. Was it a good model, pretty much. It's original price at Hobby Lobby is ~$20, but HL tends to overprice a lot of things (according to the misses at least). With the 40% off coupon, its ~$12, and that's a great price.
Now, some of you might not be interested in this diecast, but here me out. It'll be great for someone young who really likes cars. The price doesn't kill the checkbook, it serves the function its meant to (it looks pretty), and it's a great way to have someone young get more into cars. Essentially, its a great gift idea for a niece, nephew, child, grandchild, that kid down the street, etc.
Lastly, I want to mention this. I found it peculiar that this model was not that great as I was hoping. I read an article about the history of Welly diecast, and it said they stated off doing 1:60 scale models, then 1:38, 1:24, then lastly 1:18. Each new scale size brought more experience to the company.
In all honesty, I think Welly's has potential. Once bad diecast shouldn't mark them as a 'bad company', especially when I thought the '67 was pretty decent. My '70 mustang is lacking, yes, but it's one car out of so many that they offer.
When funds are gathered, I do plan on getting a third Welly's diecast. They are cheap, look awesome around the house, and are still fun to play with.