XY Falcon GTHO Massive 1:8 scale

[aussie muscle]

This is my ICON models 1/8 scale Ford Falcon model. it's diecast pre-painted and pre-tampo-decaled. worth a mighty thousand bucks, this kit only required a couple nights to assemble. There's a lot of detail in it, but given it's size its not that surprising.

box


351 v8


part assembeled the chassis/interior


one wheel to give idea of size


building the wire loom (hardest part)


engine in place

[aussie muscle]

more interior


the doors were already added at the factory so they could be correctly aligned.


dash in place. see, it really is a HO.


body to chassis

[aussie muscle]

added the seat belts. the shoulder strap had to be added after the body was on because it joins both roof and floor


how it progresses. note box for my 1/12 mustang.


old modellers trick. sand the tread of the tire to improve visual realism. here it's half done


front grille added. basically done


how the engine looks at home


how the chassis looks finished.

[09WNS/14BRK]

wow mate that looks hugh

good job on it man

[aussie muscle]

finished model fills the desk. it's certainly impressive if you want a model with wow factor. it's a pity that so much of the assembly was done at the factory (if i'd know i would've asked for one completely unassembled).








here's the included a replica glove box manual.

[slowlylearning]

jeebus haich kryst!that is freakin' awesome, I'll PM you my addy so you can send it straight over

looks like it belongs at ford HQ, stellar work mate

[zenrat]

Massive is right.
Looks like you could park a 1/25 build on the bonnet.
Is it all plastic? Resin? Metal? Mixture?
Looks great.

[bodgybro]

I do believe that you could take pics of that and pass it off as a 1:1 no problem!!

[SPACE COWBOY]

Man your right it's more than massive it's freekin GIGANTIC!! That looks like a lot of time and skill.. Awesome job..

[allan]

WOW that's looks so real

[spiritman]

I'm so jealous. I saw one of the first ones of these at the IPMS show in Melbourne a few years ago when they were still only taking pre orders and it is freaking HUGE.
you would swear that you could reach in, turn the keys and fire it up it's that realistic. It's a fantastic looking unit and I really tried to justify it to myself but sanity prevailed.
enjoy it and if you ever run out of space to keep it.....

[84GSR]

Thats pretty awesome.

[aussie muscle]

Here's a scale difference to show how big it is. on top is my 1/25 scale xy falcon gtho (moffat).

[haz]

Now you need a 1:1 scale GTHO to sit those two on top of!

[Ray64]

OMFG That kit is huge, good job Aussie