sportandmiah Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I picked this up at a show last weekend for $8.00 sealed. Man I love these shows. I can find oddball kits at crazy low prices, and I like the cars that are different from the day to day stuff. The kit details are pretty sharp, hardly any flash, a very well tooled kit. Here's the chassis in plastic white, 1 coat of metalizer, and a coat of Duplicolor silver. More to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 That is a nice find, I wish the shows here had kits like this one, sadly for the most part its all dime a dozen kits , I remember these kits as a kid and always wanted to build one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I built most of that kit as a teen, I got most of it a bunch of junk I bought from a friend. It fits pretty good, they are actually awesome kits, even by todays standards. Mine had a meeting with some fire crackers when I didn't have enough parts to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roncla Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 That was a steal at $8. I've got one in my stash and for a 80s kit it was all but equal to any of Tamiyas' kits of the time. Even looking at it by todays standards its an impressive effort by Monogram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I've been looking for one of these for some time now but none of the ones I've seen were that good of a deal. I look forward to watching this build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Detail on that chassis looks nice. And a good subject too. Back when beer and smokes could be on model kits... But I digress, I dont' wanna hijack his thread lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizio Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Pretty nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Was your body straight ? I had one and the body was warped pretty badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roncla Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Was your body straight ? I had one and the body was warped pretty badly. The body in my example is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportandmiah Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Anyone know the true color of the engine block? The directions say green, as do the pictures. But green can be a million different shades. The body does appear to be straight as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3men2s Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 hope this helps, this are the way zakspeed were painting their ford engines wich eventually end up in the gtx mustangs here in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I ran across a stack of these in the white and blue colors at a KB Toy liquidators years back for $4. a pop and loaded up on them. I got a set of the Miller aftermarket decals for one of them. They were very cool kits for the time !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3men2s Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Was your body straight ? I had one and the body was warped pretty badly. I Have made a few of this kits and what I do to make sure the platform is flat and strait. with a bow dryer , i heat it up while it seats in a flat surface and it tents to align with the surface.....after that you can built it up just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3men2s Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I loved this car when it came out, so much that I have built them many times here are a few of mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Two very nice builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportandmiah Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Great looking cars...can u post some pics of the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 These are great looking kits and I've always thought about getting one. Now I really want one. Looking good so far. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assa9 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 What a cool car to start with i will be watching for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportandmiah Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Thanks for the engine color help 3men...do you have a few close ups of your engines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3men2s Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I hope this helps...I scratch built the intercooler using the plastic from a CD case. I also mod the turbo, sanded out the filter and added the piece of metal tubing for a more realistic look, also using juicy juice straus, I made the air ducts for the brakes. plus plug wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportandmiah Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Nicely done. I will post some updates tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportandmiah Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 The directions call for flat black in about every interior piece, which would create a boring car. I took this opportunity to practice my interior painting skills which are slowly improving, and add detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuderia Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Thats wild dude. Are all of those parts in with the kit? If so i really want to build one lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Wow, I think your skills are pretty darn good, I agree it looks so much better not being all black. I felt the same way about the lemans Vettes, all dark interior and chassis, very boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Danny, Those are really sweet lookin builds !!! Doug, that is coming along very nicely !! I just may have to dig mine out and build one again !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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