DoctorLarry

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.

This sounds exactly like my experience. Buyer did not ship, repeated emails, Paypal claim, notify EBAY, sounds like your experience. Finally got it-don't know if it was the same seller but it was when they first came out and I wanted to build one. The kit had a lot of your issues as well. The interior was wrong for a GS, so I made my own. The chassis has no detail so I used a 68 Chevelle donor. No radiator. The front suspension would not work because the control arms were printed wrong. I had the same rear bumper issues. A little grinding on the underside of the deck lid and I got the rear bumper where it needed to be. Front bumper went into a hot water bath a couple of times to bend it to fit. If you look at the hood, the body lines should flare out to the corners but go straight back. Another sharp builder on the board pointed that out to me so sheet plastic and putty to the rescue. I had the same hood fitment issues. I had to grind a channel across the back of the hood to get it to sit down in the rear. Basically, I ended up using the body and nothing else. I have done a lot of resin builds so I expect some fitting but this was a lot considering it is a 3D print. As a total glutton for punishment I bought another from a different seller to convert to a 68. Same issues, same result-ditching all but the body. Now, enough amplifying the kit issues. Yours turned out great! I have pictures of them in red and it really makes the body pop. Great build!

I modified a 76 NASCAR Laguna and "streetified" it to look like a car I had. I also created resin Pontiacs and Buicks before the 3D prints came out but now they are widespread, which is great!

Very nice. I had a 76 Laguna. It's nice to see the Collonade cars being 3D printed. There were never any kits except the Jo-Han Cutlass.

Very nice, Gerald. I remember when they came out new!

You appear to be running out of room! Another great build.

Was that non-US? Great build but I could never understand the mirror posts mounted on the fenders that a lot of JDM cars have. But you captured the look well!

Decals on the gauges?

Great job, Gerald. You nailed the look.

Velocity had a JDM show on for awhile. It was cool watching them build up cars with mostly imported JDM parts. I love the look but could never get the fender mirrors-they seem out of place. Your build is very nice and captures the look perfectly.

What did you use for the red stripe? I used nail tape on mine. Decals turned out great. Do you clear coat your decals?

Did you give up on the red carpeting?