Jo-Han 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado

[THarrison351]

Jo-Han 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado. Another one that I bought in the eighties, prepped to build, and life got in the way. Testors extreme lacquer turquoise is the color. An easy build, but it's promo origins and minimal updates really burden it's details

Not a bad model which origins come from the 1966 release. Wheels are not offset correctly. If you look at the box art in the last photo, you can see how the wheels should look. Mirrors were from parts box.

The area above the left rear fender beltline, top? Not sure what the correct terminology is, was nonexistent from the mold. I added Bondo spot putty and built it up to match the other side. I had to be careful of the window trim and the tiny emblem.

I will add a license plate at some point.

The lower valence is molded incorrectly. I never really noticed it until I added the chrome foil. 

Everything under the hood is from the 1966 release, so it's mostly incorrect. If you build the Eldorado versions, they're exactly the same. Including the Oldsmobile engine. 

Fairly detailed front suspension, the rest is molded promo. 

I used Tamiya Racing green for the interior. A little foil, and paint. It's ok for me. 

Ready for final assembly. I like to take a photo of all the sub-assemblies right before I put it all together. 

How it came out of the box after sitting dormant for over thirty years.

[cobraman]

Looks great !

[AMT68]

Wow! That looks awesome. I bought one of these kits a couple years ago since it's my favorite year of the first generation Toronado. 

[Dragonhawk1066]

Turned out nice! I like the color!

[Can-Con]

very nice, beautiful paint !

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Tim!

Great "resurection", and so rare! Bravo!

CT

[oldscool]

Looks great! So many beautiful paint jobs being posted on this site lately.

[Chuckyg1]

Great, I like it a lot. Perfect color.

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint finish and the color fits the subject. Your clean assembly and detailing offset any draw backs of the basic kit. 

[Kah puts]

Marvelous work on this seldom seen model, " ok for me" well it's darn great for us.

[Bainford]

Good looking Toronado. Love the colour. It turned out great.

[happy grumpy]

Despite their flaws, Jo han kits are sorely missed, at least by me. They had a lot of really interesting subjects that no other model company offered. And their bodies were close to perfect. When I see a Jo-han kit built so nicely, it brings a smile to my face. Thank you for sharing this.

[ChrisR]

Looks great! great body colour.

[70 Sting]

Nicely done! Great paint job, too.

[Plowboy]

Very nicely done Tim! I always have an appreciation for a model where the builder takes what just comes in the box and makes the most from it. You've certainly done that!

Is the turquoise a new color from Testors? Their Extreme Lacquers usually have horribly out of scale flakes in the paint. That color doesn't have that issue. 

[thebavarian]

Very nice car. 

[bisc63]

Love these bodies, and your build looks like it ought to! Cool color, too.

[charger74]

It looks very good 

[Rockford]

Great looking rendition of a great car. Thirty years? You've made me feel positively industrious! 

[David G.]

One of my favorite cars of that era.

Beautiful paint color, good assembly and detail, you've certainly done it justice.

David G.

[galaxyg]

Great result from a very old kit. I wish someone would do a new kit of this car.

[BeakDoc]

Great looking Olds!! Beautiful paint and polish.

My dad used to say that Toronadoes were so ugly that they almost looked good, but I alway liked them. My last build before my current relocation/renovation hiatus was this very same kit. Even for all their promo-esque simplicity, I too enjoy the heck out of JoHan kits. 

Edited July 26, 2022 by BeakDoc

[slusher]

Absolutely beautiful!

[NYLIBUD]

It’s weird,I don’t normally like the Toronado,but after really looking at yours,i actually think that i do in fact like them.You did a great job??

Edited July 28, 2022 by NYLIBUD

[Koellefornia Kid]

Very nice and clean build!