Eagle-1
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Hello again everyone!
I started this conversion awhile back and have had a few other projects come along. Since this model is for me, It has been boxed again till I can finish it.
Here's the one:
![max.jpg max.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102589-f511deb2c43e4f52ffe826c75b7683de.jpg)
It's the Aoshima Road Warrior version of the interceptor. This kit comes as the beat up version with the gas tanks and such that we saw in the Road Warrior and I like the clean version we saw pull out of the garage in Mad Max, so several things needed some attention.
The hood in this kit is not removable and I wanted to show some detail under there, so the hood had to be removed. Using the tip of an X-Acto knife, I scored the seams and eventually removed it. Using the knife tip left the cut small, so I won't need very much added to each side to get the fit line tighter on final installation.
Here's how that came out:
![hood.jpg hood.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102591-a3ac8abf45ee68509ed92a8ec0e2e55f.jpg)
I had to completely scratch a fascia due to there being none after Max smashed it off. Here's a collage of some of that:
![fascia.jpg fascia.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102592-1e8c4f90f82a2d032216775805ee7409.jpg)
I also had to scratch the trunk area and form a rear window, since those are not in the kit either:
![DSCN4056.JPG DSCN4056.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102593-35a01fb0447ec30257d7cd5f85279b40.jpg)
The spoiler on the roof needed a little attention as well. It was much too wide at the base straight out of the box, so I thinned it way down to more closely match the actual car from the movie.
![DSCN4047.JPG DSCN4047.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102594-a413a044cd6a5731806909ae754ee615.jpg)
![DSCN4051.JPG DSCN4051.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102595-cf04c723a16f0c09da5cd11e04265d5f.jpg)
![DSCN4055.JPG DSCN4055.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102596-744db890ffc1ec2b7fabe5760d5c6373.jpg)
Here everything is with just a little primer.
![maxfor.jpg maxfor.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102597-e67b02bf1f55fc6acad696611ec455c2.jpg)
As I said, this has been on hold for a bit, but I hope to finish it soon. I hope y'all enjoy what I've done so far!
As always, any and all comments are VERY welcome.
Rob.
I started this conversion awhile back and have had a few other projects come along. Since this model is for me, It has been boxed again till I can finish it.
Here's the one:
![max.jpg max.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102589-f511deb2c43e4f52ffe826c75b7683de.jpg)
It's the Aoshima Road Warrior version of the interceptor. This kit comes as the beat up version with the gas tanks and such that we saw in the Road Warrior and I like the clean version we saw pull out of the garage in Mad Max, so several things needed some attention.
The hood in this kit is not removable and I wanted to show some detail under there, so the hood had to be removed. Using the tip of an X-Acto knife, I scored the seams and eventually removed it. Using the knife tip left the cut small, so I won't need very much added to each side to get the fit line tighter on final installation.
Here's how that came out:
![hood.jpg hood.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102591-a3ac8abf45ee68509ed92a8ec0e2e55f.jpg)
I had to completely scratch a fascia due to there being none after Max smashed it off. Here's a collage of some of that:
![fascia.jpg fascia.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102592-1e8c4f90f82a2d032216775805ee7409.jpg)
I also had to scratch the trunk area and form a rear window, since those are not in the kit either:
![DSCN4056.JPG DSCN4056.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102593-35a01fb0447ec30257d7cd5f85279b40.jpg)
The spoiler on the roof needed a little attention as well. It was much too wide at the base straight out of the box, so I thinned it way down to more closely match the actual car from the movie.
![DSCN4047.JPG DSCN4047.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102594-a413a044cd6a5731806909ae754ee615.jpg)
![DSCN4051.JPG DSCN4051.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102595-cf04c723a16f0c09da5cd11e04265d5f.jpg)
![DSCN4055.JPG DSCN4055.JPG](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102596-744db890ffc1ec2b7fabe5760d5c6373.jpg)
Here everything is with just a little primer.
![maxfor.jpg maxfor.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/102/102597-e67b02bf1f55fc6acad696611ec455c2.jpg)
As I said, this has been on hold for a bit, but I hope to finish it soon. I hope y'all enjoy what I've done so far!
As always, any and all comments are VERY welcome.
Rob.
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