Quickie project...Trumpeter's first car kit??

[traditional]

This kit was manufacturered over 20 years ago and I believe it was probably one of Trumpeter's first attempts at a car kit....the 1/24 scale Chinese Red Flag CA770 limosine, also known as a Hong QI.  The kit was fairly rough and not particularly accurate proportionally but it was a fun challenge. The box art is one of the worst illustrations I've seen on a kit and it almost kept me from chancing it. I do kind of like the finished product though andI'm glad I took up the Challenge. Paint is automotive basecoat/clearcoat  

  

Edited August 29, 2018 by traditional

[Rider]

Very clean build, great paint work! 

[Bucky]

You've done a great job on this build! I have one of these kits in the stash. I'll keep in mind your comments on the quality of this kit.

[Deathgoblin]

This looks great!    

[Classicgas]

Terrible box art  but beautiful work on the model. First one I've seen built.

[cdgamble]

Superb build, Nice paint job

[Scalper]

Looks great nice black paint.

I'm building my first war ship by trumpeter. and the kit is beautiful . well engineered. I ship builders like Trumpeter over Tamiya believe it or not

[espo]

Interesting subject. Great looks paint and exterior trim. The finished model looks perfect. I see what you mean about the box art, I wouldn't have bought the kit based on that. 

[stevehansen]

Really cool and great build

[unclescott58]

Just ordered one these off of eBay tonight. I'm hoping mine turns half as nice yours did, Clifford. 

[slusher]

Beautiful!

[doorsovdoon]

I really like that! You done an excellent job on it. The box art looks like the artist made his first drawing of an object that wasn't side on. Lol

[Tom99]

Nice, something you don't see everyday.

[Tom Geiger]

Nice build from a turd of a kit!  I think we all own one of this kit somewhere in the back of our stash!

[thatz4u]

looks good, nice paint, I'm still not getting closer than 6 ft....just in case...LOL

[Curt]

Excellent work, my friend.  I know you like a challenge!

[ewetwo]

That is beautiful.

[lordairgtar]

 I built one. A real nightmare. I was not sure of the accuracy of the engine knowing that FAW cribbed the design off an American polysphere 318 from the 50s. I modified a Ford engine from the Otaki T-Bird kit because of it's size. I also re made the suspension bits from a 1/20th scale Lindberg S10 kit. Remember the real car is quite large. The car is not far off from the real one. I would like to do it again and so abetter job of painting and redoing my interior. The kit did not have interior panels so I scratch made them to fit. A lot of studying photos of the real car let me realize the back seats in it actually had that ill fitting surround shielding the rider.

 

[ChrisR]

Very nice!