I know what's going to happen first off. I'm going to get yelled at by all the collectors out there for cutting open the card and removing the Ecto-1. Then they'll get over that and really become irate when they see that *spoiler* I'd taken the whole car apart!
Well, breathe. It will be ok. I understand the feeling of panic though. These cars are getting harder and harder to find. They were made in 2009 and I think that's the last time HW made an Ecto. I'm probably wrong. I think they are coming out with one this year, but I have yet to see it. Hopefully they'll make more because I want to customize more. For now, this is my first attempt. Here she is still on the card:
And here is the car, set free from it's confines! It's a pretty detailed car. Just very one color when it comes to the roof rack and interior.
You'll see here that the ladder on the side is also molded with plastic between each rung. Upon further inspection I think it will be easier to paint the negative space white than to try to carve it out. We shall see.
Notice the missing "No Ghost" logo on the back door. I'm going to have to find a way to fix that. I'm confident in my painting skills, but not on something this small. Why would HW leave off the rear logo!
Here we go. The good stuff. After separating the chassis from the body some more interesting things about this car start to make themselves known. It's far more detailed than I anticipated. Good for you HWs. However why would you go through all this trouble and just paint everything black?
The first thing that really jumps out at me is that the chassis is silver. completely silver. I supposed this is because the bumpers, which were big chrome monstrosities in the 50's, are a part of it. Easier to make it all silver/chrome I suppose than to try to paint it 2 different colors. I'll definitely be repainting the chassis a flat black after taping out the chrome bumpers.
Looking closer at the inside of the care, you'd never guess what was there. Four tiny Proton packs. All lined up on the rack ready to go. Seriously, so much detail wasted. This project is going to take a little longer than the Delorean because of all the detail that's molded into these pieces. But it's a good thing. There is SO much to play with in this little car.
That's where we I am for now. This week if I can manage I'll try to start work on this. Probably with the chassis and body first. Those will be the easiest. Headed into the holidays it feels like free time vanishes.
...more to come!
