MPC LOTUS TURBINE...Finished

[Davewilly]

Well I finished my second kit for the year...Now I just of to finish a couple more!

I just built it right out of the box...just to get one done. I still need to add a few more decals to it but its pretty much done.

The top of the body doesnt sit well...I could make it fit by gluing it in place but not sure if I will. The upper body interferes with the front suspension a little bit. And the half shafts between the spindle's and the drive axles didnt line up right. I tried to fix them but the would stay where they should have they kept shifting back to the same mis alined location.

But it was still fun to build besides I mostly bought the kit for the tractor anyway.

[John Teresi]

Dave.......that`s pretty cool........nice job.

[Danno]

Nice, Dave!

[bbowser]

Always liked this car. Nice job.

[Davewilly]

Thanks for the comments guys!

[Harry P.]

Considering you only bought the model for the tractor, it looks great! Heck, it looks great regardless of why you bought the model!

[bondo bill]

looks good

[1930fordpickup]

Nice !

[Dominik]

I also thought, yot bought it only to have a tractor (like i).

Yu built it very nice! Never see one Lotus Turbinebuilt before. Like it! And it tells me, to built mine also...

[CrazyGirl]

^{Very cool build , I never should have looked at it , you know what happened next !}

[Dyno Davo]

Great build, wondered how that kit would turn out and your's is a fantastic example

[Davewilly]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I think I will do another one and this time fix the front bulkhead/suspension area ...needs a little trimming down in height....so the upper body will set down all the way.......besides then I will have two tractors!

[Ira]

Nice Build!!!

[gtx6970]

Pretty cool build.

I have always thought about building on of these, But I thought there were 1/20th scale ????

I remember watching the race when the car debued and from memory it didn't do very well

[Brudda]

Really nice build!

[Art Laski]

Cool, Dave! I've got one of those on my build list, but it might be a while. Yours looks great.

[bbowser]

Pretty cool build.

I have always thought about building on of these, But I thought there were 1/20th scale ????

I remember watching the race when the car debued and from memory it didn't do very well

The 1/20th scale turbine car was from the previous year, my holy grail kit. Parnelli sat side-by-side with the turbine engine, lost the race because of a $6 bearing with 2 or 3 laps to go in 1968 I think? Colin Chapman came back the next year with this car after the sanctioning body choked down the engine and they still outran the field. I was at the time trials most years back then with my dad and uncle, still remember the silent "whoosh" when they went by. It was a bit unnerving!

Edited May 18, 2013 by bbowser

[unclescott58]

I’ve heard mixed things about this kit. Yours sure looks like it turned out okay. 

Edited July 3, 2022 by unclescott58