DoctorLarry

Very nice! I love colors that are different than the norm.

I'd say that was a lot of talent-a beautiful job!

Very nice!

Very cool!

Ordered some today.

I may try thinning it and see what happens.

That would make sense because Future is an Acrylic product. I may try spraying it and see what happens. Thanks for the tip.

Has anybody used a clear coat over Revell chrome spray? It says acrylic on the can and I have noticed it will rub off if handled. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I feel your pain. I spent more time in both Skylark builds on the hoods than the rest of the builds! And they still don't fit right. In my latest build I thought I had it fixed so I painted the car and it STILL does not fit right. I hope you did not take the comment as a slight on the build because it wasn't. I remember guys having Mavericks in the day ( the Ford version) but they were 302 cars if I remember right. Cool little cars fixed up and your build, as I said, could have been on the street then.

In looking at the car, a cool build that would have been running around the street in the day. In looking at the hood it seems the corners don't fit right. Did you have fitment issues with the hood or is it just the way I'm seeing it? I have built two 3D Buick Skylarks and had the same hood fit issues. There is a Javelin build in the in progress forum-same hood fit issues. Is this something in the printing process? I'm not familiar enough with how it works.

Very nice and would look good in an LA lowrider scene..

I have built two Buick Skylarks from 3D kits. A couple of observations. First, you are correct on the chassis. Mine were also very generic and so I did not use them. The front suspensions were cast in such a manner that the control arms were not even straight! The interiors had decent detail but were the wrong pattern so I cast my own in resin. The hoods on the Buicks were also warped and even with several straightening sessions (hot water bath followed by cooling) they never fit well. That was the most work on both projects. The bodies also had some contours in them that required a lot of sanding and filler primer to smooth out. I cover the detail stuff with pieces of masking tape to prevent them from being lost in the priming process. I also broke off a hood corner trying to get it to lay down. A 1970 Camaro had a 108 inch wheelbase and the Javelin 109 so if you want detail in your chassis maybe rob a 70 Camaro kit. Both were unibody cars so that might work out. I used a 68 Chevelle donor for my Buicks because it has the same wheelbase and architecture as the Skylarks.

For a silver top coat I would use grey primer. You will get better color coverage.

If you got a 3D print of the bodies I have the interior molds. I sold a lot of those to people who bought Robert Burns' bodies.

My molds have deteriorated so the castings are not as sharp but I still have the Pace Car molds. I haven't been casting much because 3D prints are a lot better. I mastered these myself from diagrams.

Looks like what I saw running around in the late 70's and early 80's. Nice job.

The build was amazing. I had a customer who bought basically anything I cast and had them professionally built for his collection.

Ray's Kits did the decals for it. This was professionally built from one of my resins a couple of years ago (not by me).

Slow progress on this one. I cast the interior and fitted it all together. Painted it a matte black with black embossing powder for carpet (still not a fan). Detail painted with Molotow ink. Still need to do seat belts. Detailed the engine and fitted it to the frame then glued the tub to the frame Now finish the wiring, detail the brakes, put valve stems in the wheels then paint the body. Revell chrome on the bumpers and bare metal foil trim.

Another looker!

Florida Highway Patrol had a version of the same thing. One guy standing on an overpass with a radar gun and several pursuit Mustangs lined up on the on ramp. Fly past the radar, he radios down and the pursuit cars shoot down the on ramp. Pretty effective.

Did that one awhile ago.

Interior

Make that decals

M own resin casting, aftermarket decls.