polybius Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 One of my New Year's resolutions this year was to attack the 'shelf of doom' and finish some of the projects that have long been underway. Among them was this '89 Probe GT released as the Probe IMSA kit, but still contained the stock parts for a GT. The body, interior, and chassis were started years ago and it ended up back in the box as I debated my approach to some of the tricky details of this kit. When AMT/MPC touts 'clear red lenses' as a 'feature' it makes me cringe, aside from the frustration of 'chrome plated lenses.' Regardless, it's all part of the challenge and fun of building. After realizing how close it was to completion it finally made its way out of the box, across the bench, and into the display case. The chrome plated lenses for the front turn signals and fog lamps were recast in clear resin. Otherwise it's essentially box and showroom stock. Eventually I'll build the updated '90 version that's still in its box untouched, and perhaps an IMSA version to round out the trio. For now, this one will do and it checks one off from the shelf of doom WIP list. Thanks for looking, and cheers! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 So way cool! Great build and a great choice from a rather overlooked era in cars! Thank you for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Nice build !! 😀👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bentt Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 This is nicely executed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Great job on a forgotten Ford. Makes me want to reconsider working on mine. I've also got a glue bomb that I was considering converting into a Back to the Future II car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Great looking paint work and nice to see something that has been overlooked in the past. The engine and under hood area is well done and realistic looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Looks great! i love malaise-era cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Looks good. You don't see one built too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/2/2022 at 4:08 PM, iamsuperdan said: Looks great! i love malaise-era cars. Agreed. Where's Faust? He needs to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polybius Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Thanks everyone, much appreciated! I'd owned a few 1:1 variants of this platform including an '88 and '89 MX-6 GT, '90 Probe GL, and later a 2nd gen '93 Probe GT, so this build was nostalgic in that sense. The kit itself was engineered decently and mostly everything fits as it should, but if you know the 1:1 cars you'll discover the instruction sheet wants you to attach the headlight doors to the hood rather than to the fascia and fenders. The one-piece window unit is a bit tricky, and it'd be an easy enough modification to trim out the side windows. After giving it some thought, and appreciating the structural rigidity the intact unit provided along with the relative sparsity of detail in the interior components, the windows stayed rolled up. Thanks again for looking and for the great feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Man, that brings back memories. Nice job on an often overlooked kit. My girlfriend in college had a base model, and later one of my friends had a GT. They were fun cars. Back then, I liked to say that they were really Mazdas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 The model looks great. I’m not a big fan of Ford Probes. But, I do like your model. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faust Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 2:21 PM, Oldcarfan27 said: Agreed. Where's Faust? He needs to see this. Wow... how did I miss this? That's looking awesome! It's the same colour I tried to get on mine, and I think yours looks better! Great work on another Malaise-era underdog! Gotta love that stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 On 7/2/2022 at 1:27 PM, espo said: Great looking paint work and nice to see something that has been overlooked in the past. The engine and under hood area is well done and realistic looking. x2. Looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Faust said: Wow... how did I miss this? That's looking awesome! It's the same colour I tried to get on mine, and I think yours looks better! Great work on another Malaise-era underdog! Gotta love that stuff! It's like radar. Adam can smell loser cars a mile away! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRich72 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Nice model of a very under-appreciated car with a lot of potential. My sister-in-law owned a 1:1 1988 model which I got to drive several times. Nice handling vehicle but the 2.2L base engine made barely enough power to get out of its own way. Perhaps she should have sprung for the turbo version and skipped the 8-track tape player.😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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