89AKurt

weathered lovingly by

Linking my other threads related to this build.

This was the perfect kit for using that pen. And I know, right? It was like the proverbial barn find.

Thank you; I had to tell the Perfectionist in me to shut up. Hope I inspired you, we should build models, not store them (I'm guilty of that too). Thanks to everyone else. Working on old kits gives a appreciation for the new ones.

Very well done! Love the concept of a disguised giant fuel tank. Did you include empty milk jugs in the cab? The door decal, is that from the Chevy Blazer kit?

Thank you. I never heard of the brand before myself.

marked "she only"

Guess I became possessed, obsessed, or perhaps the deceased previous owner helped me in spirit to finish what he started long ago. I was lucky all he did was spray the body and chassis parts with an off white paint that did not eat the plastic, and stored the kit in a dry place. This is a Industro-Motive Corporation (IMC) kit done in 1966(?), I'm guessing it came out when the J-car was starting to be developed. The instructions have: "... The Ford J-car is now the hottest car on the track, already recognized as another international champion." As I have learned, it became the black sheep of GT40 history. I took about a week, 30 hours, to build it box stock. It would take major modifications to make it accurate, and at which time would one pick since they must have been constantly trying to make it competitive? So that's why I used some of the decals that never appeared on the real car. Now I *have to* build the Ferrari P4 with HRM engine detail kit. Or the Porsche 917.

I have had a wild hair to finish this for some reason..... Final assembly was a trick, considering you can't dry fit the body until everything else is glued together. I found most parts needed adjustments. The closest to detailing anything, was creating headlight lenses with clear epoxy. The glass fit was either huge gaps, or file/sand the edges. I painted all edges flat black, glued on with Elmers clear glue. Headlights interfered with the covers, oh well. The engine bonnet hinge is a problem, would need to cut and reposition, not going there. With everything open, can't tell the fit is bad. I know if the previous owner had tried to built this, the hammer would have been used. Now, I'm going to start a new thread in .... drum roll .....

Better late than never! I saw the art drawing before, that has to be a conceptual rendering. Note the side strip continues both ways, I did to the rear. The engine bay, Weber carbs, oil cooler position, more complicated header routing, so many other cool details that would have guaranteed I never finish it. Thanks for posting all this!

Don't paint it red, everyone does *that*. The last Benz I built, used MB touchup paint, a pretty ruby metallic. Do something different, no rules say it has to be silver (everybody does *that*).

lunch room table.

Since using these is new for me, am going to watch this topic. All I know, when you paint it on, do not go back over the spot, looks like *#@%. I'm also leery of touching it.

I've considered getting one of these kits, but have so many other Lambos that will never get finished. LOL The matt paint, you use something other than normal flat paint? I would mess that up the first time I touched it. I have been opening up door windows more lately, sometimes half-way just to be different. As always, great job!

Thanks for all the comments! So you can attest it's a pain to build, good to know. Must be why they went out of business. But for the time, it compares to Revell and AMT; Tamiya or Fujimi were not around yet (I'm guessing without looking first). I am also into different cars than street rods, so knew nobody else would have this on a contest table. I did find this article, no color pictures, and what photos there are must be later versions. The closest variant did not have headlights in the buckets, but driving lights down low. The wheels were fragile, said they were magnesium, so that helped for the color. Some other fascinating information about the materials used, such as austenitic iron rotors, had to look that term up! http://www.sportscars.tv/Newfiles/fordJ.html

Wow, there I thought I was the only weirdo who thought of doing this.

Excellent patina! But... but the chains are too new looking.

Nice looking classics! That Porsche 356 is about what I would be able to drive, but that's a stretch too. I attended Pebble Beach and Monterey Historics last century, fantastic events.

thinned with meth(anol)

, no smoke signals.

IMC is a defunct manufacturer, I never heard of them before I saw this in an estate collection. Knew it had to be rare, because I was also not familiar with the GTP J-car, and after reading what little history is online, see that it's the black sheep of GT-40 history. The original owner had broken off the body and chassis parts, and spray painted a pink tinted white, then thankfully put it away. For some weird reason, I had to resurrect and finish this. After stripping with brake fluid, painted the body with flat white paint, then gloss white. The instructions are odd, there are no part numbers, or color references. I had to re-evaluate how to assemble and paint sub assemblies, tack glued together the chassis, so I could take apart to assemble the suspension. I used Alclad, polished aluminum on the chassis, steel for the exhausts, chrome for the inner wheels. Testors magnesium metalizer for the wheel centers, but not rubbed. Best that I could tell, Ford painted the intake plenum gold, but I had to assume the block was blue. Since there is a texture, I assumed the pan had a coating. I need to improve my masking skills, and almost messed up the blue. grrrr I masked the number circle, instead of hoping the decal would work. Lucked out with the decals, they did not fall apart, and stuck with the use of the mild Microsol, but I used Solvaset at the end of the stripes. Since this is a box Stock build, and there is hardly any online reference to dispute inaccuracies, I applied the Shell and IMC decals to. The stripe was also much longer than the rocker panel, so I added to the engine bonnet. I whipped this out in about a week. Next is painting the body clear gloss, , glue on clear parts (lucky the tires did not melt on those parts).

I started it! I'm possessed with finishing this.

with the helium

Congrats on finishing a stalled WIP! I have a few of those too. Dig the winch. Is Satco still around? Now you just need to add some mud. I have that bike kit, plan is doing the Klein bicycle ad with the Porsche 911 Turbo on it. Would have to scratch-build a bunch of parts and modify the frame. Wish they p-e the chain and derailure. Did you add the brake cables?

I have the green "full restoration" kit, which I assume is the same thing, so keeping an eye on this thread!