AMT 1977 Ford Pinto

[doorsovdoon]

This is probably my most modified build to date. Too many to list here without writing a book so I'll include a link to my WIP. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/166157-1977-ford-pinto-by-amt/

This is a very basic promo style kit that looks to be very badly facelifted from the original annual. I can't recommend this kit unless you like scratch building and fixing issues. Don't expect this kit to look like this out of the box, it took a lot of work to get it looking like this, but if you like this type of model building, the AMT Pinto is well worth a go. It was loads of fun, especially getting the hatch to work! I was torn between the stock and custom look. I'm more of a factory stock guy, but the custom parts made the Pinto look so darn cool! so the last couple of pictures are for the weekend warriors, Lol.

 

[doorsovdoon]

[Zippi]

Nice looking Pinto.  Wheels & tires really make a car look good.  The color and hood scoop looks great.  Great job.  

[Spottedlaurel]

Excellent work Gareth! Great to see it finished and looking this good.

The subject appeals to me, but I don't think I'd have the patience or skills to achieve such a good result.

[ewetwo]

You did great with this kit. Wish I saw your WIP before I did mine. And I like the color.

[Mike F.]

Nicely done. Brings back some high school memories. 

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[espo]

Turned out great. The color and the vinyl roof trim and body side moldings really capture the era. 

[Bainford]

Nice work on the Pinto. The colour works well for the car, and I love the white roof treatment. Very well done.

[Hmann68]

Super job on that Pinto! ??

[doorsovdoon]

Thanks guys. When I was choosing a colour I went looking for the most garish 70's colours there were, it came close to orange with a brown Starsky & Hutch stripe! but then I remembered a car my neighbour had in the 80's, a Morris Marina Coupé in Applejack Green, a car that kind of looks very much like the Pinto actually.

[charger74]

Very well done 

[happy grumpy]

Let's just say that this kit is not AMT's finest hour. I wish they would have left the original alone I d the 72 front end better. But that's just me. You did a far better job that I did. I built it and put it right back in the box where it will stay. The colors fit it so perfectly. In a nutshell, a beautiful ugly car.?

[slusher]

Fantastic well built Pinto. Enjoyed the build and how you handled all the problems..

[doorsovdoon]

On 11/24/2021 at 2:49 AM, charger74 said:

Very well done 

Cheers, Eric.

On 11/24/2021 at 3:33 AM, happy grumpy said:

Let's just say that this kit is not AMT's finest hour. I wish they would have left the original alone I d the 72 front end better. But that's just me. You did a far better job that I did. I built it and put it right back in the box where it will stay. The colors fit it so perfectly. In a nutshell, a beautiful ugly car.?

Cheers Mario. I too prefer the 72-76, the moulding looked good from the builds I've seen. AMT looked to have rushed the redesign of the kit which really shows on the front end.

On 11/25/2021 at 8:16 AM, slusher said:

Fantastic well built Pinto. Enjoyed the build and how you handled all the problems..

Thanks mate. Like the MPC Charger, I enjoy these problematic kits and fixing their issues. I've read the '73 Mustang is a bit of a pain to build, I'll have to give that one a go next.

[webestang]

Nice build. I'll have to make notes from your build if I ever kit one of these kits. 

[Olskoolrodder]

Looks great!  

[slusher]

15 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Thanks mate. Like the MPC Charger, I enjoy these problematic kits and fixing their issues. I've read the '73 Mustang is a bit of a pain to build, I'll have to give that one a go next.

I really believe you can handle it..