MrObsessive

Bro, it wouldn't be replica stock...........I have something more sinister up my sleeve. For those not familiar with these little terrors..............lets just say I'd "Puertoricanize" it! (calm down PC'ers.......I can say that because they're in my family! :mrgreen:)

Here I go again! I'm diving into what may be one of the most difficult kits ever to come out of a mold to build! A little history on the Turbine Car: Back around 1961 into '62 Chrysler decided to expand on it's Turbine research and build a number of Turbine Cars for the general public to test and evaluate. The Turbine Cars' bodywork was designed by Elwood Engel who was once a Ford designer. Thus the resemblance to the then current 1961-63 Thunderbirds. Bodywork and interiors were done by Ghia of Italy. 203 (or thereabouts) persons were chosen by an accounting firm to be the "test drivers" for a period of about 90 days. The only maintenance being the car was to be kept clean at all times. At the end of the test period, (January of 1966?) the cars were either to be returned back to Ghia, or Chrysler had to pay an enormous "duty" to keep the cars in the states, or they had to be junked! Chrysler did come up with the tax money to keep 10 of the 55 cars that were built...............the rest were turned into scrap metal!! :cry: To check out more on this interesting car..........just go to the Turbine Car site. Johan's '63 Turbine Car was one heck of a kit when it came out originally back in '64(?) but having built one myself years ago.............I soon learned why I didn't (or haven't) seen any on the contest tables or even at NNL's! :shock: Here's the box art of Johan's Chrysler Turbine Car. I'm not sure when this kit was issued, but it is a reissue as the original had boxart that was drawn, (Gold Cup Series?) and was originally put out around 1964 or so. My, my, my!! What lovely flash we have here! :shock: I have since taken an exacto blade and cut all that mess away! Johan got the body lines pretty much right on the money with this one...........but there's obviously a LOT of work to be done! The rockers will needed puttied in and sanded.........I may tuck them in a little further as they seem a little "narrow" for the chassis. I plan to use acetate for the windshield and rear backlight..........of course these will need cleaning up also.......:roll: I'm going to give these hinge pins the boot and fashion my own pivot hinges. I remember building this kit over 20 years ago, and the hinges didn't survive the first year after it was built. I took a pencil and marked off about where the hinge pivot point will be. Meanwhile the doors themselves need to be thinned down a bit..........they seem a little thick to me for "scale appearance". Yup, just as I thought the chassis is a little narrow for the body, I'm gonna do some widening, and reshape those rockers somewhat to avoid the "empty" look when looking at the car from the bottom. The body is very slightly warped..........but no more so than other models I've done with opening doors. This'll get fixed as I adjust the body and get the chassis the way it should be. Color? I'm gonna use the same Sunset Orange paint as I did for the 'Vette! That is a very close (if not exact) match for Turbine Bronze (although Chrysler 1966-67 Turbine Bronze is NOT the same). Besides, the can I got for the 'Vette cost almost 30 bucks so you best believe I'm gonna use every last pigment! Thanks for lookin' and stay tuned.........it's gonna be an interesting build! :mrgreen:

:?: If you're talkin' about that air cleaner, I was tryin' to file the mold line down a bit on the perimeter of the hose. Being the camera was on a macro setting for that shot......guess it shows up a little too much! And yes, the eyesight isn't what it used to be......:wink: No harm done as far as criticism.............I've learned though (the hard way) not to offer any unless asked for directly. (especially privately):wink: As far as the hood, I didn't want to deal with the fussy plastic hinges as this was a (for me) "quick build"!

Beautiful job Bro! Now you got me wantin' to build one!

Okay guys and gals here's all she wrote!! I'm jus' gonna give you teaser pic......... If you wanna see more you'll have to go here........ Psssst............and if you wanna know what's next............weeeeellll just click here..... :mrgreen:

Allright........my first completed build of 2007! And it only took me a little more than a month to build! :mrgreen: Here's what she looks like! I was playing around with the lighting with a new kind of bulb. "True color" or some such thing from GE................really brings out the pearlescent nature of the Sunset Orange! There were a few nits with the kit (which one doesn't have 'em?? ) The windshield was a peculiar fit........it left quite a gap between the base and the cowl. I took some epoxy and "flowed" it in the gap, then painted it to tighten things up a bit. Then there was the wheelbase issue which I corrected the best I could. I'm also not crazy about the frosted areas for the glass. Personally, I'd rather measure these areas off myself so there is no fine "line" in case you don't get the mask exactly in place. Later this year I may do the Z06, and I'm going to sand and polish this area out, as I think Revell made the frosted areas too thick. Thanks for lookin' and stay tuned for the next project!

Wow! I like that Bob!! 8) I do feel an earthquake comin' from AF..............they are probably poundin' their keyboards now! :mrgreen:

Jared, the paint stand is from Tamiya.........it's very good except you have to watch out that the swivel doesn't drop out from under you! You can order one by going to this place.

Curt, I'm not 100% certain, but you can check RC's (AMT) '67 Mustang GT. I think that may have a 390 in it. I have the kit but it's under a ton of boxes so I don't have it readily available. :shock:. I've seen some motors built up, and it looks pretty good!

Actually Bill, The paint stand will still swivel even with it taped. The swivel part of the stand is built inside the ribbed section on the bottom. It seemed no matter how hard I pressed the one section into the other, the main section that holds the body would still separate! :shock: I still like the stand..................sure beats trying to rig up a hanger or some other contraption to paint the body on!

HA!...............and y'all call me obsessive?? :mrgreen: Great going so far Luis!!

Ditto what Bob said!! Heeheee Maybe she's a Mermaid though?? :wink:

Thanks Simón! Unfortunately, washes are not my forté! I'd have to practice, 'cuz everytime I tried some kind of wash, it comes out looking muddy or just not realistic enough to my eyes. This'll just be a shelf model when done............I'm not fixin' to set the contest tables on fire with this one!

Peter, you did justice to what was a very dubious kit!! 8) Excellent stance, paintwork, and I like the small little details you added!

Yep, that's Standard Modeling 101: You have to scrape away any paint or chrome to get the glue to do it's work. :wink: If you manipulate the part while the glue is setting (not sure what kind of glue you're using), then you can coax the trim piece to follow the curve of the fender. Since you already primered the body, you run the risk of getting a glue smear on the primer. That's no biggie as you can just let that spot thoroughly dry, sand the area, and then reprimer again. If I were building something of this size since it involves quite a few parts, and the construction is a bit tedious-------I would assemble everything first, and then test fit everything into the body. Chassis, interior, engine, etc....would all fit first without any drama------then color coat the body. This will minimize any aggravation when it comes down to final assembly. :shock:

Great Build Nick! Keep up the good work! 8)

Okay, here’s just a mini update on the ‘Vette……………I finally finished the interior and painted and detailed the dash. Here’s a couple pics………. When I went to the MAMA meeting this past Saturday, I realized I coulda saved myself a lot of work by using flocking that was already the color I needed. Norm Veber of Reps and Mins of Md, had the exact color in flocking...............oh well! :? The flocking I put on square by square, and then was airbrushed in the same buff color as the seats but with a touch of brown put in for contrast. I didn’t take pics yet, but I also Alcladed the wheels and they look much better than the chrome ones that are in the kit That’s it for the moment………….hopefully I can get this all done by the weekend and then start on the next one! :wink:

Guys, here's the link to an article about using thread to cut doors. Just click here.

Beautiful paint on all those Pat! Especially the Charger! It's a good feeling ain't it?? To not have to speng hours and hours rubbing out paint!

Barry, I'm gonna assume you mean the full side trim including the rear fin panel. No, I wouldn't drill holes in the trim.........as Steve mentioned, there isn't enough there to drill and you'd run the risk of drilling right through anyway. I have this kit and if I were building it, I would strip the chrome of the side trim pieces, and then glue them in place on the body before I did any painting. After everything is painted, I would apply Bare Metal Foil to the trim. The fin trim inset I would spray with some kind of dull aluminum as this was an anodized section on the 1:1. This will save the headache of trying to put on the chrome after it's painted, which you can run the risk of smearing the paint with epoxy or some other glue. Not to mention, side trim is not the same "shade" as your bumper chrome so the contrast will probably be a bit better in "scale" to the 1:1. Now having said this, you're going to have to be proficient in the application of BMF. :shock: It's not as hard as it seems................just be sure to use a brand new exacto blade, and let the weight of the knife trim the BMF. Don't try to press the knife along the way, as this'll lead to much cursing as it will put a gouge in your nice new paint job! :shock:

Ooooooohh! Very Nice! Much better than if RC2 woulda made the box art if left to them!

To echo what Dan said, If you use oven cleaner (like Easy-Off), make sure it's the yellow can and NOT the blue can "Fume Free" stuff! The blue can fume free junk is worthless for stripping paint! :shock: As Dan said with anything you use, make sure you're wearing gloves as any of the things mentioned can be nasty to the skin!

...............And remember Darin, the XP version firewall should have a three speed wiper motor mounted as opposed to a two speed one!

Thanks for the quick review Steve! Hmmmm.............I wonder how well a '67 Mustang chassis would fit underneath that, since they were essentially the same car with different bodies? :wink:

My memory must be going bad but when'd you slip that one in bro?? Just the same, I like the look! 8)