DoctorLarry

Got it. GTO is in the works now.

Don't know if this is totally "scratch': Body heavily modified, scratch built seats, door panels and console, grille panel, bumpers and tail light panel

They did not show it in stock. I saw the two Curb numbers but only the yellow showed in the search.

The Collonade Cutlass cars had a 112 inch wheelbase, same as the 68-72 Cutlass. If you want similar (but not exact) frame and suspension, use a 72 Cutlass. It will work with trimming and the suspension details are mostly correct. The sway bars mounted differently on the earlier cars but at first glance the suspension looked the same Floor pans are different but mot folks would not know that unless they owned the real thing.

Looked at the web site. No listing for the blue, just the yellow. Thanks for the info!

Based on some other posts about using the Krylon paints I may go back to Tamiya or Testor's lacquers. Fast dry, easy to fix mistakes and polish out nicely. As Tim points out, they do shrink and dry out over time versus catalyzed paints but they are much less hassle than urethanes. On my 1-1 cars, different story though. Any ideas on a yellow lacquer? Other boards suggest Testor's Big Bad Blue or Tamiya TS-23 for the "Petty blue" color.

In the interest of having multiple projects that will take forever to get done, I am starting on an actual build instead of another resin. I just finished the formal roof Buick Century that was used by a few teams (Dale Earnhardt, Buddy Baker and A. J. Foyt, I think). I have decals for all three but I am starting with the Earnhardt car. YellowSportwagon has don the Baker car by cutting up Salvinos cars and doing the body that way. This body is my own version done in resin. I will use a modified T Bird chassis and engine from one of the Monogram NASCAR kits (got a few cheap and their engines have good detail). I will plumb it and detail it out. From pictures I have (there are very few) it looks like the interior is black. Anybody know? His 77 Cutlass was blue inside.

Resin body ready for this one:

I finally have my 75 Buick Pace Car 98% done. It is ready for clay and mold making. Continuing in the forgotten GM vein, I am starting on a 74 GTO. I saw a picture of a 74 in a dark green, Pinemist Green. I ordered some decals from Rays Kits so well on the way. Nova body, Ventura nose, Cut the hole in the hood. Grilles from a Firebird as place holders to do the real ones. I ordered some MCW honeycomb plastic for the grilles. Tail light panel will be modified from a 68 Revell Firebird. Interior from a junker Ventura bought off EBAY. Nova console and dash. This one is easy compared to the Buicks!

Beautiful job. Love the license tags. Had a few of those in the day.

They do stick up a little. I will try to smooth them down. The moldings also are not squared off but beveled. I had a T Top car so I remember what they were like. Building a body from scratch, like I do, is like sculpture combined with trial and error. It takes awhile to get right.

Paper copy of decals taped on. These are Fred Cady and I believe 1/24 scale. They are a little too big. Note on T Tops. They are kind of hard to model correctly.

Almost done with the body. Shot some white paint on it. I need to tweak a couple of body lines and it will be ready for clay. The grill panel dropped down a tad in the picture. It fits flush up against the body.

I owe you one, I believe.

Poppin' Fresh from the mold. Came out pretty clean with a couple of bubbles but I'm happy overall.

Very nicely done. Very clean.

When I did my Baker Olds I used a smaller air cleaner from another NASCAR kit and hollowed and thinned the inside. That was the only way to get the hood to sit flat.

Gerald made them.

This is the person who is also doing Collonade GM cars (LeMans, Century, Cutlass, Grand Am). As far as I can tell, all are done from a Revell 1977 Monte Carlo body. This had a longer wheelbase than the others, so the bodies are all out of proportion relative to the correct wheelbase and shape. It had the same wheelbase as the Grand Prix and the sedans but the others were 4 inches shorter. You can look at the bodies and see the front ends are way too long. He also copied the Revell Monte Carlo or JoHan Cutlass chassis directly and copied the Monte Carlo or Cutlass interiors directly. So for the cars he is listing the interiors are all wrong for them. I'm not knocking the guy for trying to make a living as it's a free market out there but caveat emptor-check the details of what you are bidding on before you bid. If you want accuracy, check the details. Paul is known for meticulous attention to detail.

Looks great-did you have hood fitment issues with the air cleaner on this kit?

So you built it from evergreen, made a mold, and cast it? I have the same problem with small bubbles on dash boards, door locks, and grilles. I need to build a pressure chamber to do these things. I thinl on my 75 Century project the grille had something like 39 pieces. How do you glue them down? I find it hard to be neat and keep the small parts straight.

Nice ride! Looks like a new roof for the neighbors, too!

Did you cast the grille pattern in resin?

Tom, did you use pre molded stock on the grille or do the bars individually?

75 Pace Car: