Faust Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 bring your sunglasses!s ever repopped, or at least not for a while. Check out this little forgotten bird at the link below, anWell, after a lot more work than I thought it would be, the Pinto Crusing Wagon is now done! Just like the real car, this one was lot of headaches interspersed with some chagrins. Thing is, it’s an old MPC, and I was expecting some trouble. Not as much as I got, but I sure didn’t expect a “Clean Getaway”, so to speak! I’m really very glad to have a stock representation of one of what might be the lamer attempts to add performance through striping. I am now excited to get my hands on the ’77 Cruising Van that Round 2 just put out, so I can have two examples of Ford’s attempts to conjure up tapestripe horsepower! Check out this little beast at the link below, and be warned: you’re likely not going to see this kit built often simply because there’s so much wrong with it. However, in the end, it is all worth it, because it’s a Pinto Cruising Wagon, and how much lamer does it get than that? https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/cars/round-2mpc-1-25-1979-pinto-cruising-wagon/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Vey cool! This brings back great memories. I built this kit in the 70s, only to have a buddy in college that had the real 1:1 version, such a fun little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 That turned out great Adam, really great work all round, the tire's look fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Adam, excellent work, that looks beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thanks guys! As for the tires, Round 2 deserves at least 2/3 the credit. If there are two reasons to buy a Round 2 over the original, it's the new (always better or at least more accurate, it seems) decal sheets and those oh-so-great pad printed tires. Kudos to them for including such beauteous rubber, even with such a roach of a kit! I will admit, I do like how it looks. I'm not surprised it isn't build more, because it's a bear, but it does look neat all finished up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 That´s a nice little wagon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Nice job,I built one of these kits into a tubbed drag car,then it was destroyed by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 8:32 AM, Rider said: That turned out great Adam, really great work all round, the tire's look fantastic. I have to agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Thanks guys! Like most MPCs, it was a pain in the patoot, but seriously... where else can you get that much '70s pretentiousness in one place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Very cool. I did that Pinto Wagon back in the 70s - 80s. Talk about a blast from the past. Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Faust said: Thanks guys! Like most MPCs, it was a pain in the patoot, but seriously... where else can you get that much '70s pretentiousness in one place? Gotcha Adam! I am suffering through a pair of ancient MPC Jeepsters right now. I’m practically scratch building the bed to get a decent pickup outta one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Great looking Pinto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 53 minutes ago, slusher said: Great looking Pinto! Said nobody ever ? I just had to say it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Can't say you're wrong, Tom... The sad part is, nowadays, if I saw one, I'd think it was aweseome, just because seeing a survivor is neat, and they're so different from what's out there now. They're also so small and frail looking. Why have small cars gotten so big and fat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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