yellowsportwagon Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Restoring this bomb. The body was beautiful. Someone glued felt all over the seats and floor. Did the best I could to save the seats. Scratchbuilt both manual trans consoles. Coming along pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Looks great !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Very very nice! I love these models. I'm confused though--have you painted it the turquoise, or was it that color and you've stripped it? If you've painted it, great color choice! I like where you're going with it. I have one of these on the bench I need to get back to, and a couple more glue bombers to get around to eventually. Good luck and keep us posted on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 The pictures loaded wierd. When I got the car it had no paint on it. The body was near perfect though. Too bad the interior was all messed up. I painted it Shadow Turquoise. Still have to polish it. I may paint the rockers black. These cars looked cool that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I thought that was probably the case. Kinda sorry to hear it, as I was gonna tell you about an error on the AMT body you could have fixed before painting it. No big deal, though. Apparently I'm the only one who's ever seen it, as every one I've ever seen built over the years (including the one I built in 1969) is uncorrected. (The one I'm working on now has it fixed, though.) Don't worry about polishing the paint off the "trim" on the body sides. That's what you're supposed to do! The real car doesn't have a chrome strip there; AMT molded in a pair of fine white pinstripes that will show through beautifully after polishing or very careful sanding. Looks like yours is going to look great in that detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 I sanded the pinstripes before I cleared it. I know about the Skylark bird that shouldn’t be on a GS. But I like it on there. My dad had a 67 Skylark and I always liked the bird. Got a little further on it. Looks better on redlines . 20 minutes ago, Snake45 said: I thought that was probably the case. Kinda sorry to hear it, as I was gonna tell you about an error on the AMT body you could have fixed before painting it. No big deal, though. Apparently I'm the only one who's ever seen it, as every one I've ever seen built over the years (including the one I built in 1969) is uncorrected. (The one I'm working on now has it fixed, though.) Don't worry about polishing the paint off the "trim" on the body sides. That's what you're supposed to do! The real car doesn't have a chrome strip there; AMT molded in a pair of fine white pinstripes that will show through beautifully after polishing or very careful sanding. Looks like yours is going to look great in that detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I wasn't talking about the Skylark bird. Didn't even know about that. As my Dad used to say, "You learn something new every day if you're not careful." That DOES look good on redlines. They'll really come to life when you paint the black areas on the GS wheels. Gotta say it again: I love this color on this car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Ok what is the error then? The one I knew about was the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 That color really makes the little Buick stand out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 4 hours ago, OldTrucker said: That color really makes the little Buick stand out! Once I get the rims you sent me on it. It will look way better. Have to send the bumpers out too. 4 hours ago, OldTrucker said: That color really makes the little Buick stand out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Very nice Tim....! I have always loved this car/model...we once owned one in my family it was a beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I'm so jealous! Why did AMT have to ruin that beautiful car? I want one so bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 How's this going? Haven't seen an update in a while. I hope you're driving on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c. jackson Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Looks great! I'm still trying to find one reasonably priced.perfect Buick color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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