Lincoln Futura

[Scale-Master]

I started this at least 15 years ago for a movie themed contest, but I decided not to go to the show and shelved it.  I came across it last week and thought I should take a shot at finishing it since it was mostly done.  It's from the movie It Started With a Kiss and this is how it looked before it became the Batmobile.

The paint was still OK, but covered in a lot more dust and grime than I expected.   A quick wash and polish took care of it…  (My camera is having a hard time seeing it.)

[espo]

Is this the small scale Revell kit or something in the 1/24 or 1/25 range. 

[Scale-Master]

I guess both, it's the Revell 1/25th scale kit from 1956.

[Scale-Master]

I just compared it to my Round2 Batmobile and it is not quite as long.  I assumed it was 1/25th, but I'd say it might be in the 1/28th range by eyeballing it.

[Scale-Master]

The interior parts were in much the same shape as the body.  Since most of the areas are flat finished just a soap and water wash was done.  Same for the chrome pieces. 

The top and bottom had been somewhat reengineered back when I started building it, so the two halves went together pretty easily.

[Scale-Master]

A little BMF for the canopy…

 

I had already assembled the tires 15 years ago and the sidewalls were painted white.  I masked them off and shot them black.  The paint was dry...

[Ace-Garageguy]

Your masking and BMF are exceptionally clean. I envy your skill with those.

Edited August 31, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy

[bisc63]

Very clean build, can't wait to see it completed!  Cool car.

[robertw]

That is the ancient Revell kit and the scale is 1/27th. Sit it beside the current Batmobile kit and you will clearly see the difference. If you're wanting to do an exact replica of the movie car the interior is red/black not red/white, I know since I've got the movie DVD and watched it several times while I was building mine. I don't have a photo account so can't post pictures of my build. It can be a difficult build, not surprising considering the age of the kit but looking at what you've accomplished so far you're well on your way to a sucessful build. I look forward to seeing it finished.

I still have one of these kits on hand with the intention of doing up the Frost White show car. I wish R2 would use their Batmobile kit to do the stock Futura. Considering the number of modellers who have built this old kit or have it in their stash it seems to have remained popular.