AMT Ghost Busters Ecto 1a final reveal

[warpedcrisis]

So who you gonna call
Ghost busters

Hi all new to this forum and to group builds.
So here we go
ok we have here a ecto 1 from ghost busters.
the car can be build as both the ecto 1 or the 1a from the second film.
There is a photo etched parts available for this kit but i will not be getting it going for a oob build


ecto 1a as it stood on display
The Ectomobile, or Ecto–1 is a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteo limo- style endloader combination car (ambulance conversion) used in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and other Ghostbusters fiction. The original vehicle design was the creation of Steven Dane, credited as a Hardware Consultant in the credits.
In the original movie, Stantz pays $4800 (over $9900 in 2012 dollars) for it and claims it needs a plethora of repairs. In Stantz's own words, it needs "suspension work and shocks, brakes, brake pads, lining, steering box, transmission, rear end... new rings, mufflers, a little wiring...."
After the necessary reconstruction, it is used to carry the Ghostbusters and their ghost-capturing equipment through New York City. Its features include a special pull-out rack in the rear containing the staff's proton packs. There are also various gadgets mounted on the top, whose function is never revealed in the movies

Ecto-1a is an upgraded version of the Ecto-1, seen only in Ghostbusters II, which includes more technical equipment on the vehicle's roof and digital announcement boards on each side of it. The logo is updated and added to the hood. The vehicle also sports strips of yellow and black along either side.

The repaired Ectomobile is named on-screen with the license plate shown reading "Ecto-1". The word Ectomobile was only used in the song "Cleaning Up The Town" from the film's soundtrack. The filmmakers planned to have the Ecto-1 painted black, but the color of the vehicle was changed to white when it was decided a black car would be too difficult to see during night scenes. Three cars have played the vehicle in the movies; the third 1959 Miller-Meteor was purchased after the second died during shooting of Ghostbusters II. The black Miller-Meteor seen at the beginning of the first movie was leased and used only for that scene and never converted for filming, though it was later purchased by the studio and completely converted to a full Ecto-1 for touring. Both of the other Ectomobiles are currently sitting in a Sony pictures backlot, having undergone a full restoration after years of deterioration.


ecto1 during its refit


both ectos before there refits
ecto 1a



this is the current state of ecto 1a as of october 2013



box art

body and tape for size

clear bits

Decals


wheels chrome and some parts
yes the car has metal axles

more parts

car body / chassis and tub
more to come when i start on it ether sunday or monday

ok the above was the start of my thread now here comes the finished verson









ok my verdict on this kit is great will be buying another one plus adding the photo-etched set for it plus lighting.
The major problems with this kit are as follows the aerials are a bit flimys. The red tail lights do not want to stick to the plastic (except with ca) and the chrome parts have a bit of flash on them.
The white body use tamiya x-2 thinned and airbrushed worked well and is suggested.
I enjoyed building this model as it is outside of my normal building range
link to the photobucket folder containing all of the photos
http://s444.photobucket.com/user/warped ... t=3&page=1
and final reveal video link

[eoinfinnegan]

Very cool build, I originally wanted to do that kit but it was sold out when I went to buy it. You did a cracking job on it, well done

[UKguyInUSA]

Turned out fabulous mate!

[warpedcrisis]

Turned out fabulous mate!

Very cool build, I originally wanted to do that kit but it was sold out when I went to buy it. You did a cracking job on it, well done

thank you both
it was a bit of pain n the rear to finish with the issues of the white paint and humbrol clear but i got there in the end
and i am happy with it

[AchtungPanzer]

Wow ! Very interesting subject here . Piece of Good work but Your nail Man ugly

[HistoryRider]

Looks sharp! Great job!

[warpedcrisis]

Looks sharp! Great job!

Wow ! Very interesting subject here . Piece of Good work but Your nail Man ugly

thank you both

[Rob]

Well that turned out pretty darned fine. Great fun

[Rodney]

That turned out real nice m8