Jo-Han 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado

[Joe Lange]

Great paint job and choice of color.  Really nice build!  

[Street Rod]

Great job in spite of the kit’s flaws! Looks like it’s sitting on the showroom floor.

[Bills72sj]

Nice build. The side marker lights up front and the grille are detailed to perfection. Nice and crisp!

[THarrison351]

On 7/24/2022 at 5:15 PM, cobraman said:

Looks great !

Thanks

 

On 7/24/2022 at 5:25 PM, AMT68 said:

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. 

Thank you! I like all the first gen Toros, but the '66-67 are my favorites and this in GT trim comes next.

 

On 7/24/2022 at 5:50 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Turned out nice! I like the color!

Thanks! I like it too, It was not exactly the color I was expecting but to quote Bob Ross “We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.”

 

On 7/24/2022 at 5:50 PM, Can-Con said:

very nice, beautiful paint !

Thank you!

 

On 7/24/2022 at 6:45 PM, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Tim!

Great "resurection", and so rare! Bravo!

Thanks!

 

On 7/24/2022 at 6:46 PM, oldscool said:

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

Thank you! I agree, there are a lot of them.

 

On 7/24/2022 at 7:06 PM, Chuckyg1 said:

Great, I like it a lot. Perfect color.

Thanks!

 

On 7/25/2022 at 8:52 AM, espo said:

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

Thank you! They did have a lot of great colors to choose from back in the day. This wasn't exactly an OEM one, but it represents well. It's not a bad kit to build, the company just suffered from financial issues for years, so they never invested in the tooling other than the absolute minimum.

 

On 7/25/2022 at 9:17 AM, Kah puts said:

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

Thanks! I feel there are a bunch of Jo-Han models in peoples stash just wishing to be built, but because the tooling is gone, they are only seen as investments. I'm building the ones I have. A started AMC SC/Rambler and a Chrysler Turbine.

 

On 7/25/2022 at 9:45 AM, Bainford said:

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

Thank you!

 

On 7/25/2022 at 12:06 PM, happy grumpy said:

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.

Thanks! I agree with what you said. Moebius is the closest we have to this day. We can only hope they take interest in AMC or the odd subjects ignored by the others.

 

On 7/25/2022 at 12:27 PM, ChrisR said:

Looks great! great body colour.

Thank you!

On 7/25/2022 at 12:30 PM, 70 Sting said:

Nicely done! Great paint job, too.

Thanks!

On 7/25/2022 at 12:39 PM, Plowboy said:

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. 

Thank you! You know, turquoise is not on the Testors web site, but I purchased it new from Hobby Lobby. Maybe it's old stock.

 

On 7/25/2022 at 3:23 PM, thebavarian said:

Very nice car. 

Thanks!

 

On 7/25/2022 at 9:18 PM, bisc63 said:

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

Thank you!

 

On 7/25/2022 at 11:08 PM, charger74 said:

It looks very good 

Thanks!

 

On 7/26/2022 at 5:40 AM, Rockford said:

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

Thank you. I did build other models during that time. This one just ended up packed away and forgotten or neglected. I've never been an industrious builder to be truthful. Maybe I've 10 in a year at the maximum.

 

On 7/26/2022 at 6:07 AM, David G. said:

One of my favorite cars of that era.

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

David G.

Thanks, I like them too!

 

On 7/26/2022 at 7:40 AM, galaxyg said:

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

Thank you! I do too!

 

On 7/26/2022 at 7:50 AM, BeakDoc said:

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.

Thanks! I've always liked Toros. There was a kid in our school that drove one and it was so cool to watch him roast the front tires at will. Jo-Han even with all their problems, when it came to the bodies of the kits they made, they were really sharp. I've built several and to this day they have some of the cleanest body details of models kitted from that era. That's pretty good looking build you have there. Like your color choice!

 

On 7/28/2022 at 12:43 AM, slusher said:

Absolutely beautiful!

Thank you!

 

On 7/28/2022 at 1:52 AM, NYLIBUD said:

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??

Thanks! I guess this makes me an

 

On 7/28/2022 at 5:31 AM, Koellefornia Kid said:

Very nice and clean build!

Thank you!

[THarrison351]

17 hours ago, Joe Lange said:

Great paint job and choice of color.  Really nice build!  

Thanks!

16 hours ago, Street Rod said:

Great job in spite of the kit’s flaws! Looks like it’s sitting on the showroom floor.

Thank you!

15 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Nice build. The side marker lights up front and the grille are detailed to perfection. Nice and crisp!

Thanks! I appreciate you noticing. I've been watching others detailing these over the years one way or the other, and thought I'd try different techniques with tinted clear acrylic paint.

[NYLIBUD]

I saw this Toronado at a car show last night.I think it was a 68

[ATHU]

Gorgeous Toronado, very well done!!