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Hi Paul, your car looks really awesome. And I really apprecciate your help. I think some pics would help me alot to get this done right. The following pics are showing some of the key points for me. Maybe you can take such photos for me from your beauty. The closer the better it would be. A complete side view and a close up of a door handle and the rear view mirror would be great too. Again thank you very much in advance, Rico

Today I did the bumper without the big bumper guards which can also be used for a ´71... Grille will follow... Hope you´ll like it.

All of you have great ideas. Thank you Peter for the link. Maybe I will give it a try...

I will do so when I think it´s the right time for it... Thank you too.

Thanks Paul. Think I know what you mean. As I wrote it´s not ready yet and passengers side isn´t started. Will post update pics soon.

Thank you all. @ Ron: I can try to model the flat hood too. Scripts would be to small for 3d printing. I have already drawn the Sport Satellite scripts for decals. Maybe if anyone has good connections to a PE parts manufacturer I can offer the drawing for making the scripts as PE.

@ Paul: Thank you. I think you mean the rear fenders?

Yeah Kris, that´s the plan. Took a look at your site. Maybe we can finish this project together...

Hi Bill, thanks for your reply and for your "small critism"... But the pic you posted shows a 3d surface model someone did sometimes. If you look at the pic below the roof isn´t that much too flat. But you´re right the center should become a little attention especially the beading. I think correcting the upper window line helps already a lot (see my pic 3 at the first posting). source: https://www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/1432-tpa/1972-buick-riviera I definitely think of recasting the "new master" if it´s done so updates will come. I have to do the whole interior and chassis too because this wasn´t part of the auction. Best, Rico

Hello buddies, first of all I want to thank everyone for the praise and patience you brought to me. Because of the less of spare time there are so many requests left to process. Please let me tell you that I will draw every requested part and hope that I get some of these done the next weeks. But now let´s go over to the originally topic, the... 1972 Buick Riviera Boattail About three weeks ago I found a 1971 Riviera on ebay. I think it´s an All American Resin body. I only got the body, front and rear bumper, sepaerate hood, two sets of outer wheels and a custom steering wheel. After receiving the package and checking the parts I decided for a complete restauration. But because the deck lid louvers and the bumpers aren´t really nice and very difficult to restore I decided to make it a 1972... The grille has to be made too because I doesn´t have one. First of all I started to reshape the whole body lines and seems at first on the drivers side which is mostly done. Next will be passengers side. Passengers side before reshaping... Drivers side mostly done... You all know that I draw parts for 3d printing. That´s why the next thing I started was to model an all new front bumper, seperate headlights, seperate turn signal lenses and the grille. Completed this today and ordered the parts at shapeways. I will show them if they arrived. Here are some pics of the 3d model and one mock up pic with the drawing taped to the body. I hope you like my progress. Every suggestions and comments are welcome. Best, Rico P.S.: This project drives beside all the other parts I have left to model for 3d printing. So don´t be afraid. I´m at it to get all the things done but it will take some time yet...

Thanks for your fast reply. All questions answered. So I´m in with this one.

Have some questions to the rules of the Cannonball CBP. I would like to challenge this CBP too but my entry (Revell 55 Ford Panel Truck) would be already started. It´s a long time project and the CBP would give me the energy to finish it earlier than in five years or so. Did some bodywork already but the rest are still seperate parts. Next question is can I do it as a Custom including engine and wheels swap and other things (cage, fuel cell, suspension, etc.)? Thank you in advance. Rico

Hey folks, thank you all for your replies. @Luc Janssens and @espo : I really appreciate your suggestions with the preparation the body for the decals. Will take attention on this when repainting the body. And yes, the Fury should slide around the corner on the diorama. Hope to get some things done during the next weeks. @Dann Tier: I don´t have any figures at my shop thats why I can´t help you with this. At another forum I was following years ago and what meanwhile is offline we had a guy who does figures. Most of them were casted in resin by scaleproductions. But he never did a John Wayne figure. Last year I asked him for doing the figures for my diorama but after his first answer I never heard from him again. He told me that he´s no longer working with figures. Maybe someday we´ll find someone who does figures.

Thank you Dann. All the 3d printed parts are available at my shapeways shop... And as a german guy I was at the Bundeswehr but that´s meanwhile 18 years ago.

Thank you guys. But please be patient because the rear parts are not available yet. I want to do another testprint of the reshaped fender parts. When they turned out like I want, I will offer the complete rear assembly for sale too. Otherwise here is the link to my shop again: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/ra-sti-acute-s-scale-accessories

Hey guys, this is a long time project started about over a year ago. I thought it would be cool to do a car chasing scene from the TV-series "The A-Team". That´s why it leans to the passengers side. The car should came out of a corner in a little diorama I want to build for both cars too. So let´s get started... The only things of the original AMT Joker Goon Car I use are the body parts and the dashboard. Chassis and Interior pan come from the 71 AMT Dodge Charger. Tires are from the 72 Chevy Fleetside. The grill and headlight bezels are 3d printed parts as well as the taillights, the door panels and the wheels. Decals are selfmade and the interior became a little washing already. The engine bay I cutted out of the charger and glued it to the Monacos body. After posting this at another forum a guy told me that I´ve choosen the incorrect color. So next to come is to strip the paint from the body and repaint it. BTW the wheels color is the one the body will become later too. Also the turning of the front wheels isn´t correct so I have to this again too. But I don´t want to cry because it´s learning by doing... The bumpers chrome I stripped off and redone it with a rattle can. The bumper guards are made out of the inner part of a bicycle tire. Now I let speek the pics... Overview Front wheel Rear wheel 3d printed grill Door panels Monaco dashbord with Charger steering wheel Front again Overview from the other side Bumpers

Dwayne you´re doing very impressive work again. So much scratchbuilding. Would be glad to have time and skills to do something like this. Maybe I can can ask you for help when time has come...

Hi Dann, great work you´re doing on this one. Would be glad to have your modeling skills.

Thank you Keith, but I wasn´t really happy with it. Reshaped the center area in hope the next test will fit better.

Update... Today the next testprint of the rear parts arrived. The trunk lid is now mor accurate and with detail underneath. My only problem are the taillight frames for the fenders they don´t fit like they should so I had to reshape them. Now some pics... At the end the whole assembly consists out of eight sepaerate parts. Hope you like the progress although it took a lot of time. Thank you all for your patience.

Hi everyone, I´m involved in this project in making the accurate grille inserts and taillights. Today the testprint of the grille arrived. There are some little touchups left to do, especially the upper center parts of the inserts which I have to reshape. Otherwise I would call the grille done. Turn signal lenses are already drawn but not printed yet. Here some pics... Hope you like it. Rico

Another update... Meanwhile it becomes off topic but I´ve got news for you. I ordered the 68 GTX rear end yesterday and will get it by the end of next week. Today I finished the 68 GTX door panels too so theat only the seats are left to do. The door panels are already available... Here some renderings. Hope you´ll like it. Any critism and suggestions are welcome. Rico

Hi Scott, looking really good. You did a great job on the hood. Thank you very much for your positive feedback for my parts.

@ Scott: Thank you very much for these informations. Maybe you could tell us which headlight lenses you used. In case of the hood your prototype was without the underhood structure. That´s why I really appreciate your positive feedback. After your first message I added the underhood structure so it should be better now. BTW your grille looks fantastic. I really like how it turned out. Is it already glued in? If yes which glue did you use? @Dan: Thank you too. I´m really happy if you are satisfied with my parts. Best regards, Rico

Update... After a long time of waiting for you guys I finally finished the bracing on the 68 GTX trunk lid. It´s not 100% accurate but it´s very close. Studied a lot of photos for doing this. Hope you guys like it. The bracing will prevent the lid from warping to much during the cleaning process at shapeways and makes the part stronger for itself. The next thing to do is a testprint before offering this at my shop. Will show pics when parts arrived. Any comments and suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks all of you for your patience and your support.