stevej60 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Hi folk's I was at my local annual show yesterday happy with my two aircraft purchase's when I spied the familiar red and white Torino on a traders shelve's as a fan way back when it first aired I had to have it,Our parent's had the Rockford files Canon and Colombo now us teenager's Had Starsky and Hutch running around and bonnet sliding long before Body and Doyle( it would be a few year's before I got myself a curly perm and brown leather jacket) So here's a quick build of the Ford muscle car.Just released by Revell I believe it's a Monogram original nicely molded and flies together I didn't want the bonnet up so first job was to cement it in place,I still built the engine and fitted it along with the suspension exhaust as per the instructions. Wheels and engine in place. And popped the body on for a dry run to check wheel alignment.Next job is to paint the interior. Edited June 6, 2017 by stevej60 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieBoy73 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Love that car, loking forward to seeing it completed. Is there a 'Bandits' Trans Am kit available? That's my favourite movie/TV car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, BeastieBoy73 said: Love that car, loking forward to seeing it completed. Is there a 'Bandits' Trans Am kit available? That's my favourite movie/TV car. Thank's there is a Bandit's trans am available I'm scratching my head to think who did it I know my LMS occasionally had it in, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 Yea here it is Revell kit https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Kit-77-Smokey-Bandit-Firebird/dp/B00TOVKZMY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieBoy73 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, stevej60 said: Yea here it is Revell kit https://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Kit-77-Smokey-Bandit-Firebird/dp/B00TOVKZMY "Honey-hush!" Sadly, they don't ship to the UK. At least I know they're available. Thanks a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 41 minutes ago, BeastieBoy73 said: "Honey-hush!" Sadly, they don't ship to the UK. At least I know they're available. Thanks a lot... My go to people have this http://www.kingkit.co.uk/plastic-model-kit-revell-1-24-4927-78-pontiac-firebird-3-n-1-36456.html the current Revell catalogue has the bandit listed so may be available at car specialist retailer's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieBoy73 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) A little done today(must do some house work tomorrow the missus has that look again) I used matt black on the interior then satin varnish for the seat's door cards etc. Then decalled the dash and steering wheel. Edited June 6, 2017 by stevej60 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Ah, starsky and, hutch great tv, nice car to build steve look forward to this,, you cant get huggy bears Lincoln continental to go with it, can you ,,that would be cool Glynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Johan did the Lincoln. Sometimes you can find it as kit but usually its made as they were dealers sales models. It was also issued under the AMT label as a kit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Hi folk's,sprayed a couple of coat's of white primer on the bodyshell and rubbed down for a nice smooth surface. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeKay Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Looking good, Steve, I also got the kit at the show. Glad to hear it went together OK. I've just finished a couple of old Revell kits that fought me all the way but turned out OK in the end. I'll try and get some pics up soon, 53 Corvette Roadster and Mercedes Type 540K Cabrio. Thanks for posting the Torino Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 9 hours ago, BeeKay said: Looking good, Steve, I also got the kit at the show. Glad to hear it went together OK. I've just finished a couple of old Revell kits that fought me all the way but turned out OK in the end. I'll try and get some pics up soon, 53 Corvette Roadster and Mercedes Type 540K Cabrio. Thanks for posting the Torino Brian Thank's Brian,look forward to seeing them! I'd like to do some more car's in the future especially of the Hot Rod type and give some metalic paints a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Trying Tamiya gloss red with the airbrush,thin coat,rub down,repeat. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hi folk's seven coats and It's as good as I can get,nice even sheen time to get the chrome on! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Another Stasky and Hutch fan here Steve. Mrs. T bought the full DVD set for me in Christmas 2015. 2016 was The New Avengers, that also has cool cars; a custom Jag, nice TR7, XJS, more. Hoping for Columbo box set this Christmas; I love his old Peugeot and all the rich criminal's Ford Mercury cars in the early episodes. Thats a great red . I used to have a radio control Starsky and Hutch Torino. Long lost in the annals of time. Looking forward to the chrome. Best regards TonyT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) 21 hours ago, TonyTiger66 said: Another Stasky and Hutch fan here Steve. Nice one Tony,I think it must have been about 1975/76 when it hit our screens I remember a guy I worked with coming into work with one of those Starsky Cardigans up till then we watched what our parent's watched I did like Frank Canon played by William Conrad,Kojak,The street's of San Francisco,Harry O,and let's not forget Charlies Angels!Chip's got me into motor bikes and the Proffesional's into getting a curly perm and a brown leather Jacket! Edited June 16, 2017 by stevej60 spelled it rong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I can't think about Starsky and Hutch without laughing at that bit from Stan Against Evil. Stan: I haven't been in here since that gay cop show was on. Evie: What gay cop show? Stan: Starsky and Hutch. Evie: Starsky and Hutch weren't gay! Stan: He was a grown man wearing a belt around his sweaters in the seventies, he was gay. Come on your a cop, you need to notice these things! All kidding aside that's a fantastic finish using Tamiya paints! You've really put some effort into that final coat. That's some great modeling! Just an FYI, the orginal car had polished aluminum rims. They are long OOP. The modern replacement is a chrome wheel. So if you want a tv correct car your gonna need to strip and paint those rims. I've got mixed feelings about that car, years ago a customer brought in a cherry (I mean unbelievably mint) Torino. It was identical to the tv's car except it was dark blue. The owner had us repaint that wonderful car red. It broke my heart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Thank's Thud,I can honestly say if someone came along and offered me any car I wanted you can forget your Italian supercars and German engineering masterpieces I'll have Starsky's torino all day long,seventeen foot of Americam muscle doesn't go unoticed on UK roads,second choice a 66 Buick Riviera loved them since I was a kid! Anyway said wheel's will have to remain the same but the rest of the chrome going on I ran a wash into the grille to add a bit of depth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Rear assembled without any issue. And no putting it off had to see how the big decal worked........Phew beautiful! beware started at the side you can see by the time it's smoothed out over to the other side it overhang's the wheel arch,thankfully there's a distinct sharp line on the roof/rear pillar so I cut it got it in line with the side decal and trimmed along said line the decals are niceand thin but don't show any red through 10/10. Edited June 16, 2017 by stevej60 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 Hi folk's,got all the interior fitted and the glass,only the rear quarterlights to fit the biggest pain was painting the chrome details around the windows and wheel arches etc popped the body on for the photo should be able tofit it permanently soon. Oh and I seem to have mastered Flikr so PB can't hold me to ransom. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 On 16/06/2017 at 0:02 AM, stevej60 said: getting a curly perm and a brown leather Jacket! I'd pay to see that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 My brother had this exact car! Well, it was a 1978, with Keystone mags and a 351 Windsor engine. We rode around in that thing everywhere! He had an 8-track player, fuzzy dice, and rabbit fur in the back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Dr. Fiat said: My brother had this exact car! Well, it was a 1978, with Keystone mags and a 351 Windsor engine. We rode around in that thing everywhere! He had an 8-track player, fuzzy dice, and rabbit fur in the back! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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