Natter Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I picked this up at my kid's school fete about three years ago for a quid. I have seen it on the web since for 40 Euros, but I'm a model maker not a collector (stash notwithstanding). It has been sitting part started for over two years ao the KUTA II was the best excuse going to make a new start on modelling after a layoff of a few months. So..... The obligatory box and 'sprue' bit: The chassis with the engine fitted: The body tub: Then there were the instructions. And yes, they're that bad: I spent the afternoon on it and this is how far I got. It is just dry assembled for now. I've got a day off tomorrow so I'll see how much further I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Great fun . . ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palacefan Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Great subject! Looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Cool shade of green plastic, that Cadillac V8 should make this puppy fly...I suppose you could s/b some additional details...but if you build it in the spirit that it was moulded, why worry /bout that....nice nostalgia build....! Cheers, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Cool shade of green plastic, that Cadillac V8 should make this puppy fly...I suppose you could s/b some additional details...but if you build it in the spirit that it was moulded, why worry /bout that....nice nostalgia build....!Cheers, ggc Hi, s/b was too tempting, but only very simple stuff. I have made up a set of pedals, three as it will be a 'standard' four-on-the-floor shift. I will try and add some spark plug leads and I have hollowed and drilled the exhaust bell-mouths too as they were simple stub mouldings. I don't think I'll go much further than that though. It could do with a hood frame too, but I may not bother as it wouldn't be seen anyway. Nostalgia? Oh definitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyeomanry Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sure I built one of those back in the sixties. Any ideas who the original maker was Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sure I built one of those back in the sixties. Any ideas who the original maker wasNeil The original makers in the sixties were PYRO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyeomanry Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Cheers, definitely had one. Used to have a local electrical shop that stocked all of the american stuyy - Pyro, Lindberg line etc. Remember building another hot rod that had an electric motor included that you also had to build. Had ten miles of copper wire for windings etc - needless to say it never ran! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Another day over. Back to work tomorrow and I will have to do some work on the Land Rover (like a big kit, but never finished) so I won't touch this for a few days. So much for the blitzbau, I am not a quick modeller. Well, enough. This is how far I got today. I had a 'mare with the white-walls and the gaps don't look as bad in real life as in the photos. I know about the smudged paint here and there too, but I want it to dry thoroughly before I set about touch ups and the like. Back soon......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osher Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red glen Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 There should Be some Beach Boys playing while this is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Ohhh funky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Very little progress over the last week or so. The Land Rover has taken most of my evenings and the weekend has gone in a blur. Any-road-up, just to let you know I am still trying to give myself the KUTA on the modelling front. Oh, and I bought something else for the stash...shame on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hi Folks, I am still on this. Events seem to have stolen most of my time but I am still trying. The body has been stripped back and filled twice now, I am just not happy with the result each time. I am away from home now and consigned to an unheated and poorly lit conservatory to model in for two weeks, but I am doing what I can. I am struggling to get a decent finish with the gloss, airbrushing is still a relatively new art to me. Those model car builders who get a beautiful shiny finish have mucho respect from me. Ah well, I've still got three weeks or so to go yet. Merry Christmas to you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osher Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Merry Christmas to you all....and to you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Oh billhooks! My good lady and I left Manchester in the heavy snow this morning, to return home after the break to the less freezing south. About twenty minutes down the M60 I realised I had left my Roadster on top of the cupboard in the living room. All I had left to finish it off was to have a go at making up a set of ignition leads; I had even got the wire yesterday...and I brought that with me! I didn't take any photos either as the lighting wasn't too good. Many apologies. A first attempt at a GB and I messed it up in the final straight. We won't be back 'up North' for a couple of months so this one will have to be posted in another section when it is finally pictured. Sorry all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Sorry to hear that Dave, at least you have the knowledge of a stalled kit very nearly finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 maybe you'll have to save it for..... KUTA3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 maybe you'll have to save it for.....KUTA3! That'll be KUTA III "The Models Revenge" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 I may need KUTA III to get going on the 1/12 Monogram Corvette: WIP for about twelve years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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