RomanII

That's a bunch of work! It will look great when installed in the car. What color do you plan to use on the interior?

Can you please describe what you mean by "3D cast?" 3D printing is one method, resin casting is another. Thank you.

The Cadillac owner must be overjoyed with a replica that looks so much like his real car! Really nice job. As proud as he is to have it, PLEASE let him know it isn't safe to be inside the car at a car show in hot weather. I've seen toys and models tragically deform in the heat and sun.

You did a really nice job on this Grand Prix! I'm impressed with the careful detailing around the halo top. The kits shown on ebay all have separate fender skirts. I can't figure that out. Skirts were standard on the Grand Prix, and printing them in place would be better for those of us who prefer stock replicas. Removal is easy with a grinder if an open rear wheel is wanted by the builder. It reminds me of the AMT kits of earlier GPs where skirts were separate. They were always aggravating. Thanks for sharing pics of your fine replica.

May I please ask what having the lights molded in has to do with the question of availability?

Can you please post a picture of the test shot? Thank you.

GM factory paint was so bad at that time. You captured the look well. The real Coupe DeVille sitting at the mechanic's lot looks too good to let go. Can you convince them to sell it to you? 😃

Wow, those look great! Excellent color choices as well. You corrected many flaws that were in the All American Resin kits. I made the master for the Cadillac which started as a single cut stretch limousine. Lee Baker then used one of the castings to create the standard wheelbase model like you show here. Thanks for sharing pics of your Cadillacs.

Did you notice that the interior door panels are for a four door? GM must have changed their order to a Coupe Deville too late in the process for JoHan to revise the interior.

I am anxious to see what you can do with the much better GreenLight Caprice sedan in a reasonably accurate 1/24 scale. The A-Team car is completely stock and even has accurate appearing wire wheel covers and whitewalls. It resembles the Maisto in that many chrome trim pieces are not actually molded into the body. They're just printed on. So any recolor loses all window and side trim. It doesn't have emblems printed on to lose ?.

If you enjoy the work, that's fine. But the full size two door 1975 Ford is already available as a 3D print. Robert Burns of Too Many Projects on Facebook offers it. Another seller offers a 1978 two door on ebay. It would be discouraging to go through all of the work you are doing and not know of others available.

Chrysler, DeSoto, and Dodge 4 door sedans were made when the cars were new. They were slush cast metal promos offered in many factory colors. They were made by National Products. Scale is close to 1/25, maybe 1/26 or 1/27.

Is the resin replacement windshield unit currently available?

These may be from a kit or promo. The ones I need are specific to the 1970 Toronado. Thank you.

While MPC never did the 1978 kit as advertised, they did make an assembled promo. Those are easy to find on ebay. Prices are usually under $40. That's cheaper and much easier than trying to convert a 1980.