There are a handful of Ford GT40 models around. This one is a 1:12 scale version that is more commonly found under the Trumpeter brand. Meng also offers a 1:12 scale GT40, but that is a different, newer kit.
If you can find this one it is significantly cheaper than the Meng. This one I found is completely unbranded, made in China and unauthorized by Ford. It's simply called "US Sports Car". Neither the box nor the model say Ford anyplace on them.
First, a few observations about this kit. For one, it's big. The box is big, and there's a lot of plastic in there. number of parts must revile larger and more complex models. The quality of the molding is good too, from initial impressions. I don't see a lot of molding artifacts. The kit also comes with many types of parts that are not molded plastic such as metal rods and springs, hoses, rubber pieces, screws and more. I always like to see that. There's no reason for everything to be plastic.
One criticism is that there is way, way too many chromed trees. The chrome is good quality, but almost all of it will have to be stripped. It looks like they even included parts that shouldn't be silver on chromed sprues, just too fit them in someplace.
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