{"id":8669,"date":"2019-09-29T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T23:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/?p=8669"},"modified":"2021-08-30T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:52:04","slug":"king-kongs-thronester-model-build-aurora-polar-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/29\/king-kongs-thronester-model-build-aurora-polar-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"King Kong&#8217;s Thronester Model Build &#8211; Aurora \/ Polar Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6e3JpvpmJ-U?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Polar Lights reissue of the classic, Aurora Models&#8217; King Kong&#8217;s Thronester model.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I received this kit, along with two others, as a gift. Of the three kits I received, two were of a type I&#8217;d never have chosen for myself. This is one of those kits and, of the two, the one I was least excited about. Consequently, I decided to do this kit before <a href=\"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/23\/godzillas-go-kart-the-go-kart-model-build-aurora-polar-lights\/\">the other<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then I started working on it and, to my shock and surprise, it became one of my favorite kits, ever.<\/p>\n<h2>Modifications to the Kit<\/h2>\n<p>One of the first things I decided to do was enclose the steering column housing. I dunno why they left it open but I wasn&#8217;t about to. I used some tabs of polystyrene left over from the model sprues to make the back. Some Fun-Tak held everything together as it dried. I pulled this out and puttied the seams when it had cured.<\/p>\n<p>The backside of the Thronester&#8217;s high seat was similarly hollow and scalloped out. I also filled this in with modeling putty and flattened it out. I should have used a better putty but this worked.<\/p>\n<p>I really wanted the model to roll when completed, so I added graphite in rear axle hub and washers on the axles between the wheels and chassis.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up with skull gear shift knobs and felt Kong should have one as well. Luckily I have plethora of skulls in the house to choose from &#8230; A plastic bead filled in and painted worked well.<\/p>\n<p>For \u201cflame and smoke\u201d exhaust I took some polyester fiberfill, shaped it into cones, then experimented with spraying mists of paint outside and jamming blobs of paint inside. Eventually I got a look that I wanted &#8211; and some extra made great &#8220;tear-out&#8221; plumes.<\/p>\n<p>A final touch was a &#8220;temporary&#8221; (it&#8217;s still in place) stand made of a medium gauge wire sprayed with tool-dip for stay-puttedness.<\/p>\n<h2>King Kong&#8217;s Thronester<\/h2>\n<p>This was a great model to work. Killer sculpt, fun to finish, and a real challenge with minimal pins to guide assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Wait &#8211; I liked that last part? 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