Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 One of the first car kits I ever got was a 1969 Olds 442. I used the wrong glue and it came out OK, but a few parts fell off in the engine area. I also used the wrong paint by accident for the interior and it screwed things up too. I knew I'd like to get another at some point and when I got my gift card as a bonus at work; I went ahead and pulled the trigger on purchasing a new kit. The old kit was red, and I wanted to find another color to show off the W30 package under the hood. I remembered that when my dad and I first moved into my step-mom's house they had a few junk cars around the yard. Her ex was a mechanic and her family are pretty much hoarders; so there was a lot of cool stuff in the woods. Around my dad's shed was a green car hood that I'm pretty sure was an Olds hood. I thought that color would make a good color for the model, so i custom mixed the paint to match what i remembered of the hood's paint. I like the new version of the kit. It's been improved a lot since 2005-2006. SAM_0115 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0116 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0117 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Nice and clean. Love the green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Looks great it the green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I agree, great colour combo, the under hood shot is neat with the red fenders. A good clean build of a terrific kit. Using the chassis under my old Johan 68. Cheers Misha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Add me to the list that likes that green too. These are nice kits and your build does it justice, congtrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Very nicely done. The colour is great. The '69 Olds 442 was the first kit I built too when I was a teen, I think it was a Jo-Han release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Looks great, nice color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Very Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazz Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Nice 442 Eric. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Nice Olds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Nice job, looks good in green! This has been a pretty popular kit lately, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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