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Peter G (grabius)
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Build Photos: 1977 Ford Pinto

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8 4 August 2021, 11:34
Robert Podkoński
Am I right that it is one of these "legendary" cars that stories are told about?
5 August 2021, 15:10
Peter G
I'm not sure! I'm not much of a car guy. I just liked its shape and back story.
5 August 2021, 20:42
matt
yeah that was the one that exploded when rear ended
5 August 2021, 20:51
Ben M
Boom
6 August 2021, 03:00
Robert Podkoński
Thanks Matt, I was not sure if I read something about that... and it is mentioned in the song "Pretty fly (for a White Guy)" by The Offspring, as far as I remember 🙂
6 August 2021, 04:14
Bob Hall
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6 August 2021, 05:43
Christian W
*lol* I know this scene.

Looking forward to your build. I like rar and unusual model kits seeing build.
6 August 2021, 06:32
Peter G
Done! 29.5 hours. Overall I'm happy with the build although it was an old mold and pieces didn't quite fit together as they should. The hood and trunk, for example, aren't nice and tight. Instructions were a little unclear in places. There are no decals of any relevance so I had to use chrome and black pen to fill in the pre-molded details which ended up looking great so no biggie. Elements like windshield washers are cast into the mold instead of separate parts. Turned out looking fine but such corner-cutting surprised me. The model is fully brush painted with several coats of Pledge for the gloss and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
19 August 2021, 17:18

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Hello and welcome to the build. I'll be taking on what should be a nice and easy construction of a 1977 Ford Pinto. Why the Pinto? I like its old school angular look despite its infamous reputation as a rolling explosive: motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness Thanks for watching!

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1:25 '77 Ford Pinto (AMT 1129)

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