BIGTRUCK Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) I have never built an Indy car before , its always custom , drag or an odd kit, I've had this 3 car set for along time so Im going to give it a whirl. The #98 Willard Battery kit is probably my favorite from this set. I have the original AMT Agajanians Indy winner from the Checkered Flag series and noticed the tires back then were solid and had a tread pattern, this MPC is a 2pc plastic with out detail. My 2nd favorite is the #92 / #93 Lotus . The #92 Lotus is the 1963 IMC kit. The last and the one Im going to start with is the Johnny Rutherford 1974 McLaren with driver. Edited September 19, 2022 by BIGTRUCK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, BIGTRUCK said: The #98 Willard Battery kit is probably my favorite from this set. I have the original AMT Agajanians Indy winner from the Checkered Flag series and noticed the tires back then were solid and had a tread pattern, this MPC is a 2pc plastic with out detail... Yeah, I was kinda disappointed by that too, but just be glad it didn't come with the horrible tires shown on the box art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I'll be watching too. I have one of these from the 80s. It will be fun to watch you work through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 The first thing I did was prep the body and get it painted, then start on the engine. The chrome on this one is very limited so that means everything gets paintedand I like it that way . It was a slow go on the engine as most parts just had a contact point rather than a pinned joint so an instant adhesive and insta-set accelerator was my choice of glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 Motor, chassis done and ready for completion. With all the engine pipes and chassis tubes going on, unless its 100% spot on in place the top body wont fit right, I needed to trim a little off both sides around the engine. The high area of the seat behind the driver fit way tight into the body so I had to trim it also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I have never built an Indy car so I’m very interested in following along.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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