Kruzn Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Back in summer of 2000 we bought one of the first PT Cruisers in our area. It was all-black and I wanted to do something custom without getting too wild (I'm a conservative guy anyway). I suggested 2-tone to the wife, but she could not envision it. So....I took apart a Maisto 1/18 model and the transition began. First was the 2-tone red over black paint followed by lowering the suspension and adding taller tires on the back. Lake pipes were added (borrowed from a Mercury custom), as was a custom-made brass receiver hitch and scratchbuilt cat-back "dual" exhaust. When the model was complete, I showed it to the wife and she was then onboard to do the paint work on the 1:1 PT. All of the other mods (lowered suspension, tires, exhaust, lake pipes, etc.) had already been done. We also had a 1:1 custom trailer that was painted to match the PT. I built a replica of that in 1/18 scale by carving the main body from a solid block of basswood which was then sealed and painted. The rear axle and wheels came from another PT diecast while the fenders were cut off a diecast '34 Ford. We still have the 1:1 PT, but sold the trailer a number of years ago. The 1:1 version (missing lake pipes at the moment). Edited January 30, 2019 by Kruzn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Looks cool, good job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Nicely done. That looks so cool, oops, Ray already said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibj40 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Really nicely done, and to have your 1:1 in 1/18 is amazing. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 love both size , great paint design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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