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| Maserati Quattroporte III | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 15 2018, 01:29 PM (339 Views) | |
| Siniweb | Apr 15 2018, 01:29 PM Post #1 |
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A beater Ertl Maserati Quattroporte has been sleeping in my loose Ertl diecast box for years. A recent sortout made it catch my attention, so i thought about giving it a new chance in a new color. It turned out to be more difficult than i expected: The windows were heavily etched, so i needed to sand them and polish them out. The original baseplate is pretty much off, compared to the real car it felt completely wrong, so I decided to remodel it completely. Bumpers were too wide, some crucial details were missing, exhaust pipes added. The wheels were used from a Greenlight 1991 Ford Mustang State Police, which i previously turned into a stock version. These wheels seem to replicate the original Maserati Quattroporte III wheels quite ok. Final result: Not perfect, but mine. I haven't yet tried my luck in replicating the Maserati trident. ![]() ![]() Together with its great-grandson (byKyosho): ![]() ![]() Plinth for the display cabinet: ![]() ![]() And last but not least - comparison pics with the original. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks! Edited by Siniweb, Apr 15 2018, 01:36 PM.
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 15 2018, 03:32 PM Post #2 |
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Great looking model, all around |
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| daytime dave | Apr 15 2018, 03:34 PM Post #3 |
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Wow! Great job on that. Incredible comparison photographs. |
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| 64impala | Apr 17 2018, 08:43 PM Post #4 |
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Very nicely done! I love to see vehicles like that which are sometimes not the highest quality and see people make something awesome out of them instead of starting with a HW or MBX.
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| carsdownunder | Apr 17 2018, 10:42 PM Post #5 |
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Another masterpiece Really nice work , Great Job ( Kyosho will probably make one now ) |
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| Siniweb | Apr 18 2018, 03:39 AM Post #6 |
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Greg, do you have any info on Kyosho realy making one in the future? Or did you mean: It's murphy's law that Kyosho will make one, now that i took the effort of making one myself?.
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| carsdownunder | Apr 18 2018, 03:59 AM Post #7 |
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Yes on the second one , It's murphy's law that Kyosho will make one, now that you took the effort of making one . I Do hope Kyosho makes one plus a few other Maserati,s in the future |
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| Siniweb | Apr 18 2018, 07:52 AM Post #8 |
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I agree, a Maserati Minicar II is long overdue. Just imagine the possibilities. I don't even dare starting a list.... |
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| tksjohn | Apr 18 2018, 09:16 AM Post #9 |
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Agreed with everyone else, what an incredible job you did
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| pjedsel | Apr 18 2018, 10:58 PM Post #10 |
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Wow! What an awesome transformation - really can't tell it started as an ERTL issue at all. |
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| Vintage20 | Apr 19 2018, 06:27 PM Post #11 |
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Nice job!! That looks awesome
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| Nahuel | Jun 15 2018, 12:24 PM Post #12 |
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incredible job, you converted a crappy looking car in a kyosho level one! |
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| Spennyman | Jun 15 2018, 08:38 PM Post #13 |
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Wow, what a masterpiece! |
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| avalanche man | Jun 16 2018, 04:50 PM Post #14 |
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avalanches rule
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was. this supposed to have 2 door mirrors, or just the one? |
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| Siniweb | Jun 18 2018, 06:03 AM Post #15 |
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Not necessarily. Some had two, some had just one mirror.
Edited by Siniweb, Jun 18 2018, 06:05 AM.
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| carcollector | Jun 18 2018, 08:35 AM Post #16 |
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Simply awesome and stunning! Great job.
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