AMT Lola Cosworth

[kyledehart5]

For my first build in this group build I’ll be doing the venerable AMT Lola. We all have seen this kit and it remains one of my favorites to build. They’re simple kits but plenty detailed and can build up really nice. This is the Arie Luyendyk/ Dic k Simon Racing boxing but I won’t be doing that livery. (Did you guys know that you can't say Dic k on here? I just found out   Apologies to Mr. Simon) I like it but the decals were shot in this one. 





Here’s a look at the parts. 





Decals from Indycals to build the Kraco Lola. Wasn’t a fan of their drivers but I do really like the blue and yellow. 

[deafpanzer]

Cool! You have attention even tho its not a tank... LOL

[kyledehart5]

Jun 29, 2024 20:36:41 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Cool! You have attention even tho its not a tank... LOL

Sorry to disappoint on the tank front Andy. 😂🤣

[project510]

Cant wait to see it!

[keavdog]

That is one bright livery!

[sharp]

Nice choice!

[kyledehart5]

Jun 30, 2024 16:38:41 GMT -5 project510 said:

Cant wait to see it!

I hope you enjoy me muddling through this old kit!

Jun 30, 2024 17:16:55 GMT -5 keavdog said:

That is one bright livery!

It sure is! Should stand out in the display case! Lol. 

Jun 30, 2024 17:22:43 GMT -5 sharp said:

Nice choice!

Thank you!

[kyledehart5]

Well, I got a start on this one after work this morning. Having built this one a few times I mostly know what I'm doing with it...However, just in case, AMT/Ertl has provided us with this conveniently sized set of instructions.



For old Ertl stuff this kit is pretty ok, in my opinion. However, one thing you can always count on is in all these identical kits is that they are far from identical. The engine cover is a usual trouble spot so I like to see how it sits right off the bat. Glue the lower body skirts on to the undertray first and see what we've got. Which in this case is pretty solid. 



Then the transaxle and engine halves are glued together with the halfshafts trapped inside. And cylinder heads and front cover is glued on as well. As you can see, the detail isn't bad. Add some wires and it comes to life. The entirety of the chrome tree is currently in the pond as it is always absurdly thick. I'll keep the chrome wheels in some cases (Penske cars) but normally the whole thing goes for a dip. That is all for now.

[keavdog]

I imagine those instruction sheets were designed to protect the dining room table from sloppy 11 year olds lol.
Great start!

[handiabled]

Following this one Kyle

[Steve Zuleski]

That black color scheme looks awesome. I should have done that with my Amway car and picked up some decals.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 1, 2024 8:38:13 GMT -5 keavdog said:

I imagine those instruction sheets were designed to protect the dining room table from sloppy 11 year olds lol.
Great start!

Ha!! You’re probably right about that. 

Jul 1, 2024 8:41:55 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Following this one Kyle

Welcome!

Jul 1, 2024 9:08:07 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

That black color scheme looks awesome. I should have done that with my Amway car and picked up some decals.

Definitely Steve!! The Provimi car is a looker and a nice simple paint scheme!! And Indycals has the decals. I’ll likely build it one day. 

[arcticwolf]

That's a better fitting engine cover than I ever got.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 1, 2024 16:43:16 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

That's a better fitting engine cover than I ever got.

Yes, I appear to have gotten lucky with this one. Lord knows the engine covers are always a crap shoot in these.

[chrissmith]

Nice subject Kyle, should be a fun one to tackle.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 4, 2024 12:02:05 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Nice subject Kyle, should be a fun one to tackle.

Thanks Chris. I always enjoy these old AMT kits despite how primitive they are.

[chrissmith]

Jul 4, 2024 15:14:25 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jul 4, 2024 12:02:05 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Nice subject Kyle, should be a fun one to tackle.

Thanks Chris. I always enjoy these old AMT kits despite how primitive they are.

You know what buddy, I hope you knock this one out of the park!

[arcticwolf]

Jul 4, 2024 15:14:25 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Jul 4, 2024 12:02:05 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Nice subject Kyle, should be a fun one to tackle.

Thanks Chris. I always enjoy these old AMT kits despite how primitive they are.

I enjoy the old kits too. It's a challenge to make a model out of a toy. And by the time I'm done, it would have been less work and probably cheaper to just get the MFH kit in the first place! 

But that's half the fun (or so I keep telling myself)

[kyledehart5]

Jul 4, 2024 18:16:42 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Jul 4, 2024 15:14:25 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Thanks Chris. I always enjoy these old AMT kits despite how primitive they are.

You know what buddy, I hope you knock this one out of the park!

I really appreciate it Chris!

Jul 4, 2024 18:21:51 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

Jul 4, 2024 15:14:25 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Thanks Chris. I always enjoy these old AMT kits despite how primitive they are.

I enjoy the old kits too. It's a challenge to make a model out of a toy. And by the time I'm done, it would have been less work and probably cheaper to just get the MFH kit in the first place! 

But that's half the fun (or so I keep telling myself)

The work you do on old, and known terrible kits is truly inspiring Paul. I always love seeing what you can do with whatever you've chosen to start out with. It never fails to impress. 

[kyledehart5]

So while waiting for some pieces of the F14 to dry I went ahead and tackled most of the work on the Cosworth. I’ll likely add ignition wires and it still needs the turbo and piping and exhaust obviously but got a good start. Just did a super light dry brush over the Cosworth to show some detail. 

[adrian29341]

I'll be watching this one closely, very excited to see the open wheel builds here, finally!

[kyledehart5]

Jul 11, 2024 15:39:45 GMT -5 adrian29341 said:

I'll be watching this one closely, very excited to see the open wheel builds here, finally!

Thank you!! I have plans to do at least a few different kinds of open wheel builds myself so I’ll likely jump into an F1 build next. 

[arcticwolf]

I'm sure you've already thought this Kyle, but when I wired mine the engine cover didn't fit - not that it fit that well to begin with.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 11, 2024 19:16:15 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

I'm sure you've already thought this Kyle, but when I wired mine the engine cover didn't fit - not that it fit that well to begin with.

I do appreciate the heads up on that…all I can say is that I’ve been there, my friend. A dremel and reducing the engine cover closer to scale thickness is definitely in my future. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Engine covers on AMT Indycar kits are a battle I’m intimately familiar with. The first one I ever built I actually glued the engine cover on because I was tired of messing with it. These are now my feel good, warm and fuzzy kits. Lol. So many great liveries across the board in the late 80s. At least in my humble opinion. 

[handiabled]

Engine is coming along great Kyle!

[kyledehart5]

Thanks Brent!! Tinkering away on things!!

[TJ]

Great start Kyle. Gonna have to keep my eyes on this build

[kyledehart5]

Jul 12, 2024 4:03:01 GMT -5 TJ said:

Great start Kyle. Gonna have to keep my eyes on this build

Thank you!!

[arcticwolf]

That's quite the collection of AMT cars Kyle. I could never get any of them to fit like you did. Nice!!

[kyledehart5]

Jul 12, 2024 8:11:25 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

That's quite the collection of AMT cars Kyle. I could never get any of them to fit like you did. Nice!!

Thanks! The mears car was the very first AMT Indycar I tried to wire and I immediately had problems. Lol. Never did get that one quite right but I’ve gotten a little better at it since.