Mach V

[plastimatic]

Go, Speed Racer, Go!

One of the first cartoons to make its impression on me when cable came to town (actually, cable came to my neighbor's house long before mine, and it was the only reason we went over there ;D).

The powerful Mach V is iconic, so this one is strictly box stock from the Polar Lights glue kit. Heads up on this one, the decals fall apart, so clear coat them first. I did the big M first, and it broke into 8 pieces on the hood, which I then had to maneuver around like a wet puzzle

[Starryeyes]

looking good !!SMOOTH .... baby.... SMOOTH !!!... always liked Speedracer's car.. does this kit hold any hidden surprises as far as part fitment ?? Great save on the decals and a tip worth noting on the clearcoat .. sheeesh .. now I want one ...lol...

*UPDATE!!**
I just snagged one of these off eBay (8-26-12).. It's all your fault plastimatic !! Ha!! .. thanks for the inspiration buddy ...

[4speed]

Very clean!!! Nice one!!! ;D

[hippiedude]

Very nice man & good save on the decal dude, you would never tell Looks like a nice kit man any surprises in building it dude?

Far out now I'm gunna have go and find one man Go Speed Racer!!!!!!!!

[plastimatic]

Thanks, guys.

You can see in the pics that all the pieces are not a seamless fit.
The rear hood had to be trimmed a bit to drop behind the edge of the window, and doesn't quite drop snug to the seat back either.

The windshield doesn't smoothly fit the contours of the cockpit (most likely from using the snap-kit mold), but it's close.

I sealed the little hatch where the homing bird pops out. It probably works fine if you don't paint the Mach V, but I did.

[Starryeyes]

Sept 2, 2012 14:33:46 GMT -5 plastimatic said:

Thanks, guys.

You can see in the pics that all the pieces are not a seamless fit.
The rear hood had to be trimmed a bit to drop behind the edge of the window, and doesn't quite drop snug to the seat back either.

The windshield doesn't smoothly fit the contours of the cockpit (most likely from using the snap-kit mold), but it's close.

I sealed the little hatch where the homing bird pops out. It probably works fine if you don't paint the Mach V, but I did.

enough!!! enough !! .. This looks outstanding !!.. and thanks fo rpointing out the little things that only you see...lol.. ) .. I'm still waiting on my "V" to arrive !!.. it's coming out of the shipping box and on to the table .. meanwhile back at the ranch I'll just sit and drool over yours ..

[Mysterion]

I have a snap kit version, does the glue kit come with the underwater bubble top? I'm using that one mine and it fits pretty good. Of course mines not stock as I suffer from Chopitupitis.

[Starryeyes]

ok .. so the first Mach V I pulled the trigger on is a 1/32nd scale made by Imai .. comes with a cool little "radio control" that you assemble, the shooting bird on the hood (spring loaded) and the retractable METAL saw under the front!! with telescoping camera on the top .. it runs forward and backwards . (oh boy) .. so... I'm in the process of Alclading the little wheels and wiring the controller.. I'm still waiting on my glue version but meanwhile I'm in the process of building this little guy right here ..

[Starryeyes]

Well I'll tell ya want .. this little thing was a pain to build .. oh and the "M" for hood exploded as soon as the decals hit the water so I pieced it together also and will paint the remaining .. kind of depressing when you take all the time to wire the little motor and make all the little accessories work the way they should them get SNAFU'd by a flimsy decal sheet .. oh well .. it was kind of mistake that I ended up with this 32nd scale anywho .. I can hardly wait for the glue kit to arrive !!.. I will post a picture of this little thing once I get the "M" painted ..