Kit: ERTL Ecto-1a 1959 Miller-Meteor Ambulance 1/24 Scale
I got this catalog in the mail one time that had like a bazillion models from movies in it. This was at the dawn of the Internet really getting popular so mailings were still pretty common. And I didn’t have a car yet. I ordered this kit among others and couldn’t wait to get it.
This thing is a beast of a model. For years I didn’t have a proper place to put it so it’s a miracle it has survived.
As I recall everything went together pretty well aside from it not sitting level.
Lots of mysterious goodies and ghost-busting equipment.
I was pretty happy with the detail level and the quality of the kit overall. I actually still have the battered box, as it’s helping to keep my first BTTF2 kit box together where I store my extra model supplies and spare parts. I was hoping for just a regular Ecto-1 kit but this satisfied my craving just fine.
There are a lot of interesting details inside as well, which is likely why I didn’t do a lot of the tinting.
I love the wrapped steering wheel. I don’t know if that’s accurate to the movie but that’s the first wrapped steering wheel I’ve ever seen on a model.
By some miracle this has survived over 25 years and is still on display in 2022!