AMT Lola Cosworth

[kyledehart5]

Pink primer for this one since it contains yellow. Turns out the issue with this kit is the nose section rather than the engine cover. It wants to pop up. I had it lightly glued but as you can see it has escaped again. This won’t be a big deal once I permanently attach things. The standard procedure on these kits is to cut the suspension arms off, drill holes and pin them back in after paint. I’ve done it both ways and have since decided the suspension arms don’t really affect me that much one way or the other so now they stay.  

[joelw]

Kyle,
Now that's some collection of the old AMT 1/25 scale Cart cars. I've still got two in the stash and indy Cal decals for them, but never started either kit as the front suspension always was a worry issue for me.  Don't laugh but it never entered my thought process not to try and remove the seam line on both sides.  Really looking forward to seeing how you handle it.

joel

[kyledehart5]

Jul 19, 2024 14:56:54 GMT -5 joelw said:

Kyle,
Now that's some collection of the old AMT 1/25 scale Cart cars. I've still got two in the stash and indy Cal decals for them, but never started either kit as the front suspension always was a worry issue for me.  Don't laugh but it never entered my thought process not to try and remove the seam line on both sides.  Really looking forward to seeing how you handle it.

joel

Joel, Thanks for checking them out! I did the traditional way of removing the suspension and cleaning up the seam one time. And then I quickly decided that was more trouble than it was worth for these kits. At least for me. They’re nice little kits if you take them for what they are. So now I wire the plugs, maybe add some harnesses and stick them together. The seam line is just a part of the kit and isn’t worth the trouble to remove. The tires hide some of it, the liveries draw your eyes and I’m happy with how they look on the display shelf!! 

[sharp]

Coming along very nice, Kyle.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 19, 2024 20:02:52 GMT -5 sharp said:

Coming along very nice, Kyle.

Thanks!! Got some paint down now. We’ll see if it turned out or if it needs to go for a bath like 1/2 of my Indy car builds seem to. 😂😂

[kyledehart5]

Well sometimes (most times who am I kidding) I get in my own way. Tried to use an old partial can of paint for the blue. Apart from me feeling it’s a bit too dark it also crazed a little on the engine cover. I think I may strip this and start again. Make sure I get the crazed section cleaned up ok. I’m not upset. My two tone liveries spend a lot of time in the purple pond. 
Here’s a photo. I haven’t seen this car in person but in some photos the blue looks quite dark like this. However I think I want it to be brighter. Not sure if that’s correct just sort of where I want it to be. More soon. May hop into the Lotus if I decide to dunk this

[joelw]

KLyle,
I seen this car a million times on tv which doesn't mean much when Michael Andretti raced it, but I also have the AMT kit and the pictures on the box ( which has been stored in a dark closet for years) looks just a tad lighter. Then again each computer monitor and graphics card shows the same image slightly differently no matter if they're color adjusted or not. Personally, I'd go with that color Blue.

One last thought about the seam Under the front suspension. It occurred to me that Vallejo's plastic Acrylic putty just may solve this issue for me.

joel

[kyledehart5]

Jul 20, 2024 7:55:10 GMT -5 joelw said:

KLyle,
I seen this car a million times on tv which doesn't mean much when Michael Andretti raced it, but I also have the AMT kit and the pictures on the box ( which has been stored in a dark closet for years) looks just a tad lighter. Then again each computer monitor and graphics card shows the same image slightly differently no matter if they're color adjusted or not. Personally, I'd go with that color Blue.

One last thought about the seam Under the front suspension. It occurred to me that Vallejo's plastic Acrylic putty just may solve this issue for me.

joel

Thanks Joel! I’m sitting on the blue for a minute while I ponder what direction I want to go. This isn’t horrible just at the very least will need some sanding and touching up. Appreciate your input on the real car.

[chrissmith]

Personally I like the blue, but if you’re not happy, dunk away. I do have to give you credit. You’re brave enough to show and share when things don’t go the way you wanted. I honestly don’t show my mistakes, I feel embarrassed, but I know I’m human just like the rest of us. Remember the Ford GT. I had to repaint the main body 3 times, talk about frustration. But the final result is what it’s all about.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 20, 2024 21:26:08 GMT -5 chrissmith said:

Personally I like the blue, but if you’re not happy, dunk away. I do have to give you credit. You’re brave enough to show and share when things don’t go the way you wanted. I honestly don’t show my mistakes, I feel embarrassed, but I know I’m human just like the rest of us. Remember the Ford GT. I had to repaint the main body 3 times, talk about frustration. But the final result is what it’s all about.

Thanks Chris!! I went ahead and sanded the rough area and did a reshoot with the blue. It looks…better. Possibly good enough once decals are down. As for the mistakes. You do work on a different plane, my friend. Never anything to be embarrassed about even if you have to redo something. The work on the GT paid off for you. Also, If I didn’t show my goofs I wouldn’t have much to show at all. LOL. I really appreciate you coming along for the ride with this one.

[joelw]

Kyle,
My signature should be King of the Goofs & redoes. I just tend to kind of forget to mention most of them.

joel

[ogrejohn]

Looks good to me Kyle.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 21, 2024 14:48:34 GMT -5 joelw said:

Kyle,
My signature should be King of the Goofs & redoes. I just tend to kind of forget to mention most of them.

joel

Joel, I make so many mistakes I can’t even keep track. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

Jul 21, 2024 15:34:51 GMT -5 ogrejohn said:

Looks good to me Kyle.

Thank you!! I did sand on the little crazing bits and reshot it but I’m mostly sticking with it for now. 

[joelw]

Kyle,
Now that's really outstanding in it's Sunday best. With the paint demarcation line right on the parts line, the front suspension worked out perfectly

joel

[handiabled]

Looks great from here Kyle!

[kyledehart5]

Jul 22, 2024 7:22:08 GMT -5 joelw said:

Kyle,
Now that's really outstanding in its Sunday best. With the paint demarcation line right on the parts line, the front suspension worked out perfectly

joel

Thanks Joel

Jul 22, 2024 9:08:30 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Looks great from here Kyle!

Thank you!

[adrian29341]

Coming along nicely Kyle!

I really love that blue as it pops off the yellow - such a tricky color for good coverage yellow - but you nailed it
nicely my friend I look forward to seeing this bad boy come together - I love this era of indy cars man - so sweet!

[project510]

Never knew pink primer was needed for yellow. Learn something new every day!

[adrian29341]

Thanks for the tip on the pink primer man - never knew that! Gotta use it on my Jordan J197 when the time comes

[kyledehart5]

Jul 22, 2024 15:31:18 GMT -5 adrian29341 said:

Coming along nicely Kyle!

I really love that blue as it pops off the yellow - such a tricky color for good coverage yellow - but you nailed it
nicely my friend I look forward to seeing this bad boy come together - I love this era of indy cars man - so sweet!

Thank you. Yellow is tricky for sure. And so many open wheel cars with yellow. Lol. 

Jul 22, 2024 15:53:24 GMT -5 project510 said:

Never knew pink primer was needed for yellow. Learn something new every day!

Ah…it changes the tone and helps with coverage. But it all depends on what color yellow you want. Like a Pennzoil car I’d probably use white primer. I’ve played with a lot of builds and spoons. Lol. 

Jul 22, 2024 15:56:36 GMT -5 adrian29341 said:

Thanks for the tip on the pink primer man - never knew that! Gotta use it on my Jordan J197 when the time comes

Check it out on a spoon or some scrap plastic. The yellow covers it great but it does change the tone of the yellow a bit so it’s about what you want. 

[arcticwolf]

I never thought of pink primer under yellow. That I have to try, I hate painting yellow.

Kyle, that blue looks right to me.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 22, 2024 18:21:42 GMT -5 arcticwolf said:

I never thought of pink primer under yellow. That I have to try, I hate painting yellow.

Kyle, that blue looks right to me.

I also hate yellow. Give the pink a try and see what you think!

[joelw]

yellow is the hardest color for me to air brush as well. I end up air brushing nearly twice as many coats as any other color. Even white is easier to lay down. But it's the end results that counts, and usually it looks just fine after decals and gloss.

joel

[406 Silverado]

Never knew that about using pink for primer on yellow either but it makes sense. Great tip Kyle.

[kyledehart5]

Jul 23, 2024 11:40:27 GMT -5 joelw said:

yellow is the hardest color for me to air brush as well. I end up air brushing nearly twice as many coats as any other color. Even white is easier to lay down. But it's the end results that counts, and usually it looks just fine after decals and gloss.

joel

It’s definitely tough Joel!! Decals are one of my favorite parts of race car builds. They help cover my mistakes!! 😂

Jul 23, 2024 11:52:41 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Never knew that about using pink for primer on yellow either but it makes sense. Great tip Kyle.

Yeah, Give it a shot some time!! 

[joelw]

Kyle,
Yep, decals can cover up some minor issues, but some times it's the decal that I've screwed up. Thank goodness for Indu Cals Oops policy. It's saved me more then a few times over the years.

joel

[joelw]

Kyle,
Since the GB goes on for a full year, maybe I'll just do one of my AMT kits with a few dozen choices of Indy Cal decals later on and go for 3 entries.

Joel

[kyledehart5]

Jul 24, 2024 7:39:10 GMT -5 joelw said:

Kyle,
Since the GB goes on for a full year, maybe I'll just do one of my AMT kits with a few dozen choices of Indy Cal decals later on and go for 3 entries.

Joel

I hope you do Joel!! They are fun little kits if you just take them for what they are. And if your engine cover doesn’t fit check one from a different kit. Some of them are better than others  Lol.  

[kyledehart5]

I have had a productive couple days at the bench. Cockpit is done other than installing the steering wheel and IP and body halves are now permanent. I’m relatively pleased with how that looks. 

[joelw]

Kyle,
Just an impressive update. Love how the Indy Lola Cosworth paint is turning out.

As a side note, looking at your build really brings back some fond memories of those racing years, and just how beautiful those cars were to the way the current generation of 2012 Dallaras look.

To bad that we've yet to see if ever another run of these kits. I'd buy a good 1/2 dozen of each car type as Michael at Indy Cals has plenty of decal options.

joel