Kenner Ecto-1 restoration, what do you guys think?

Hi guys,

I’ve a small Facebook page and have been posting my work on my Ecto-1 as I went.

It’s a real labour of love and thanks to all you guys on the forums, I’ve been picking up hints and tips as i go…

It’s not finished yet, but I’d love to hear your thoughts…

love it! keep it going, looks very clean! great paint job so far!

I see you’re going for the Movie look. If it’s not too late, I would recommend smoothing out the Doors by filling in the “Logo holes”.

Other than that, it looks great. :nicejobyoudid:

sigh. I so want to do a restoration like this. the 1 or 2 ectos I have are in bad shape though, I’d rather start with one that is in good condition.

Thanks Capt :slight_smile: I’m buying filler tomorrow. Couldn’t decide if I would but you’ve made my mind up for me :slight_smile:

Mine was pretty hammered Joe. If you check out the FB page you might notice the back door pillar is missing on the right. Still no idea how I’ll fix that yet. But my advice? Put a bit of thought into it then get stuck in and enjoy yourself :slight_smile:

Looks great! Very similar to mine that I did last year:

Class. That looks awesome! I’m hoping to get the packs in October. Dud you create the decals yourself?

The paints looks great. I tricked out a friend’s Kenner Ecto-1 last year. I cut the pegs off of the back door, added a small “middle hinge” and made it swing out to the side. It’s a fairly simple mod that makes a big difference. I also cut out the solid window and added a clear window. I didn’t fill in the logo holes, since the stickers were in decent shape and neither of us felt that it was necessary.

Nope - both the packs and the decals I got from our very own Capt. Cyan. Little bit of paint work on the packs and rack and that was it!

I am definetly getting another ecto -1 to do this. I would use my own childhood ecto-1 to many memories attached to this car. Great job.

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Lookin great so far darth

Looks great, nicely done!

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