Anyone Ever Built The Cannonball Countach Kit?

[oldcarfan]

I bought this kit at a model show a while back for $5 bucks. Someone had painted the body with cheap spray paint that came off after a half hour soak in Purple stuff. The rest of the parts are on the sprues. The proportions don't quite look right, but it has the front and rear wings. I am trying to decide whether to build it box stock or use the Monogram Countach with the MPC wing to have the Cannonball car. Anyone built this kit? It looks pretty simplified.

[JollySipper]

I've built the Monogram one, and wasn't happy with it....... None of the sub assemblies wanted to cooperate come final fitment time.

I think the next Countach kit I try will be an Aoshima one........

[Dentz]

I built the Cannonball kit many moons ago. I remember it not being too good and becoming firecracker fodder. IIRC it's the same as the Walter Wolfe kit. Totally incorrect as the Cball car

The Monogram kit can turn out great with some serious surgery (check mine out in under glass) but ya, it's full of heavy mold seams and ill-fitting parts if it's built OOB

Edited July 22, 2018 by Dentz

[Daddyfink]

I remember it was a fun build when I was a kid, but not very accurate. 

[RockinRoller]

The Cannonball Countach is hard to match with all the details!!!

 

Have a look: http://www.thepetrolstop.com/2012/02/cannonball-run-lamborghini-countach.html

[afx]

Hard to top the Fujimi for detail.

[RockinRoller]

18 hours ago, afx said:

Hard to top the Fujimi for detail.

 

Same kit waits here... by the way I have another project with it:

Made the decals for it with Corel Draw. Hood came from Reliable Resin!

For those "side actors" are the more interesting projects for me...

 

Greetings

Oliver

[DukeE]

LOL, never noticed, but that's not a TA, Flat hood. Other cosmetics, but that. Blue and silver would be Nevada, but that's CHP logo it seems. Cool idea. 

[Mark]

Looks like the Turbo hood on the cop car...

[DukeE]

Forgot about that powerhouse. You're right. Thought it was reflection. Need Adrienne Barbeau and Susan Anton action figures for the Countach, IIRC. 

[1972coronet]

10 hours ago, DukeE said:

LOL, never noticed, but that's not a TA, Flat hood. Other cosmetics, but that. Blue and silver would be Nevada, but that's CHP logo it seems. Cool idea. 

Not to mention that those pursuit cars were Slicktop .

 

[Deuces]

Was Linda Vaughn in the same movie?????...... ??

[FredRPG]

Yup the firebird is Nevada highway patrol.

 

[DukeE]

Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Bucknam

Funny stuff. 

 

[RockinRoller]

On 10/30/2019 at 2:32 AM, FredRPG said:

Yup the firebird is Nevada highway patrol.

I struggled with that star door logo a long time... you can´t see it clear any time.

I guess it should get it´s own Topic ->

 

[jmleuk]

On 10/26/2019 at 4:27 PM, DukeE said:

Forgot about that powerhouse. You're right. Thought it was reflection. Need Adrienne Barbeau and Susan Anton action figures for the Countach, IIRC. 

You can buy them on eBay, from a seller called Simon Walker creations, he is in the UK   https://www.ebay.com/str/simonwalkercreations

[stavanzer]

On 7/21/2018 at 7:15 PM, oldcarfan said:

I bought this kit at a model show a while back for $5 bucks. Someone had painted the body with cheap spray paint that came off after a half hour soak in Purple stuff. The rest of the parts are on the sprues. The proportions don't quite look right, but it has the front and rear wings. I am trying to decide whether to build it box stock or use the Monogram Countach with the MPC wing to have the Cannonball car. Anyone built this kit? It looks pretty simplified.

Had it, never built it. Wish I still had it.

[LDO]

Built it when it was new. I was too young to notice any errors. 

[NOBLNG]

Here’s a shot of some interior details if it helps??

[Bainford]

That helps very much, Greg. Thanks.

[slusher]

21 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Had it, never built it. Wish I still had it.

So many of us can look back and say that about several kits…

[stavanzer]

22 hours ago, slusher said:

So many of us can look back and say that about several kits…

So True Carl, so very, very True!

[rattle can man]

has anyone tried the Testor's version? I have the two Countach set, minus the ball cap that came with it. I've thought of using it for a Cannonball build-a-thon. I've got the ambulance, stockcar and Countach kits from the movie series. were there any others?

[Force]

On 4/22/2024 at 2:34 AM, rattle can man said:

has anyone tried the Testor's version? I have the two Countach set, minus the ball cap that came with it. I've thought of using it for a Cannonball build-a-thon. I've got the ambulance, stockcar and Countach kits from the movie series. were there any others?

For the Cannon Ball Run Countach there are only two alternatives as I see it, Fujimi Enthusiast Model EM series wich are full detail but they have curbside versions also and I believe they are RS series, or the Aoshima kit.
The Fujimi kits are demanding to build as the body with flares and everything are separate pieces but with patience it will be a nice model.
The Aoshima kit is a bit simpler than the Fujimi EM series kits but easier to build, and it looks good (I have one of each).
So if you going to build an accurate model of the Cannonball Run Countach wich was a 5000 Quattrovalvole (QV) you need to go with either of these two and add the front wing.

Edited April 24, 2024 by Force