Suzuki's Escudo is also known as the Vitara, Sidekick, and Geo/Chevy Tracker.
$22.61, free shipping from Japan, via Amazon.
Box was kind of squashed top-to-bottom, but heavily bubble-wrapped. There's plenty of space inside the box, so no damage there.
Molded in bright fire engine red; clear headlights, windows, taillights; satin silver wheels. Rubber tires. 1 small sheet of decals (Suzuki Escudo and Vitara emblems and dashboard).
Looks like an easy build. The plastic's of good quality, not soapy looking.
Very nicely molded--no flash on the body, which is bagged separately from the main parts trees.
Low parts count. All the interior detail is in the dash (radio & other controls and dials), seats, and shifters. But there's no floor or sidewall detail at all. There's a big pit behind the back seat where the fuel tank is. If there was no center console, you'd have a gaping hole over the transmission, as well.
No engine detail. The entire interior and underbody are molded in one piece with separate suspension components.
Can be built as left- or right-hand drive--just a matter of which dash you put in. Thought that was a nice touch.
About the only moving parts are the steering and wheels, which press on with little rubber bushings so the car can roll.
4/5 for lack of engine and interior detail--but only the one point off because I knew what I was getting ahead of time. A few hours with some sheet styrene and felt can take care of the lack of interior detail. Adding something like an engine compartment and opening hood would be much more ambitious than I'm prepared to be.
I do plan to paint it to match my own Tracker, inside and out. Too bad the kit's not a convertible.
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