MPC 72 Pontiac GTO

[slusher]

Looking really awesome Matt, enjoying your build....

[Rotorbolt73]

Thanks. Here's the painted body, hood and rear valance . Decided to build it like the box art.

Primer used is Rust-Oleum red oxide , paint color is Testors 1831m fiery orange lacquer with Testors 2936 clear coat.

Not the best pic cause it is still cloudy outside.

 

Edited March 15, 2020 by Rotorbolt73

[Scott8950]

Nice job on this build, testors fiery orange is an absolutely beautiful color and looks great on the gto.

[Rotorbolt73]

Painted the headliner area. Progress has been slow this week due to this craziness going on.

 

[slusher]

I like the color a lot.  How did you do the body chrome?

[Kit Karson]

On 3/15/2020 at 1:24 AM, slusher said:

Looking really awesome Matt, enjoying your build....

Ditto! -KK

[drodg]

Looking great

 

[Rotorbolt73]

Thanks, body chrome is done with good old fashioned testors 1146 argent silver bottle paint applied by brush in the old school way....my molotow pen is dead and nothing more than a silver marker now.

Got the main sub assemblies together and now putting on all the small exterior and engine bay details.

One thing I found out is you will have to notch the battery to fit as shown. Note the parts box radiator hose..kit does not come with one.

 

[Rotorbolt73]

Teaser pic.

 

[Rotorbolt73]

Wired up the engine , added upper an lower radiator hoses, heater hoses and battery cables to make the engine bay a bit less bland.

 

[Rotorbolt73]

Well it's finished..proving this kit CAN be built.

 

[Scott8950]

Probably the best I've seen this kit built! Nice job for sure

 

[slusher]

I have enjoyed the build Matt, beautiful model!

[Rotorbolt73]

Thanks guys, I have more pics of it over in the under glass section.

[SSNJim]

On ‎1‎/‎28‎/‎2020 at 2:43 PM, Oldcarfan27 said:

Here's how I resolved that issue, 

The quarter panels are too narrow and the trunk ends at too much of a point. So I sliced the fenders and bent the trunk upwards and filled the spaces with plastic. I also slightly widened the fenders at the same time. 

 

How much did you raise the trunk to resolve the point issue? I didn't realize how bad that was until I saw the green GTO. I'm now working on the orange Ollie's GTO and have the width issue taken care of, so the rear bumper fits like it should. After this, I need to figure out how to fix the headlights, and I'll be golden.

 

[Oldcarfan27]

On 5/2/2020 at 3:31 PM, SSNJim said:

How much did you raise the trunk to resolve the point issue? I didn't realize how bad that was until I saw the green GTO. I'm now working on the orange Ollie's GTO and have the width issue taken care of, so the rear bumper fits like it should. After this, I need to figure out how to fix the headlights, and I'll be golden.

 

I just used eyeball engineering to match the pictures.

At this point, I don't remember how much it was. I think the plastic I used was .040 thick and I used two pieces on the back end. I cut the quarter panels all the way up to just under the rear window area and carefully bent the trunk up. I filled the voids with a wedge of .040 plastic and sanded the area smooth. 

Add salt to taste! ?

[Oldcarfan27]

On 3/21/2020 at 11:22 AM, Rotorbolt73 said:

Well it's finished..proving this kit CAN be built.

Great job, and very inspiring to see a finished kit of this model!

[NOBLNG]

Wow this really looks great. Amazing considering what you Started with! Great job.

[SSNJim]

6 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

I just used eyeball engineering to match the pictures.

At this point, I don't remember how much it was. I think the plastic I used was .040 thick and I used two pieces on the back end. I cut the quarter panels all the way up to just under the rear window area and carefully bent the trunk up. I filled the voids with a wedge of .040 plastic and sanded the area smooth. 

Add salt to taste! ?

Thanks! I ended up measuring the picture and that's what I came up with. I didn't cut all the way to the edge of the rear window, just the forward end of the trunk lid. I appreciate your help.