Dragonhawk1066

Nice work! Great detailing on the light and with the wire. The decal was a bit of a bugger for me, but like you said, it held together nicely while being moved around.

Looks pretty good!

Looks good, I like it! I'm partial to any Olds Cutlass though, owning a '72 and a '74 in my younger days.

Very nice!

Very nice!

Very cool, well done!!

Very nice looking Corvair's! Well done!

I spent the day today wet-sanding, polishing, and waxing the body and hood. I started with 2000 grit and then to 3000, and 5000 wet/dry sandpaper. After that I switched to micro-mesh polishing pads for 6000, 8000, and finally 12,000 before polishing with Novus #2, and a coat of Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. I couldn't resist a quick mock with the interior tub installed, I'm really liking how this is looking so far. If everything goes well, I may just get this one finished tomorrow.

Looks nice, and yes that is a nice molded-in color.

Nicely done! Those do look good in white and blue!

Nice work on all, and some great color choices!

Looks great! I have that kit as well and will build it if I ever come up with a color idea, LOL.

Nicely done! Those wheels and tires look great on it!

Looking incredible so far!

Thanks for the comments guys! I managed to get the interior done today. I also put the valve cover and air cleaner decals on, they're very subtle, but I like the look. Seeing the top of the steering wheel in these pics makes me want to try to repair it or find a different one, it was difficult removing it from the sprue without some kind of flaw. The attachment point was not very well located and was a little thick and the flaw is much more noticeable in the pic than in person.

I was able to spray the Krylon Short Cuts Clear on yesterday, and I'll probably wet-sand and polish it on Friday. I worked on the engine and chassis today, and managed to pretty much finish those. I'm debating whether to leave the wheels chrome, or spray some Tamiya Smoke on them. I'll finish the interior tomorrow and probably spray some primer on my next project, the Foose FD-100 Pickup after that.

Nice work on the grille/headlights, and on the chassis. Excellent looking interior, and the paint is gorgeous.

Great looking color and the white is a great contrast for it!

Just seeing this for the first time, what an excellent build you have so far. The final hood scoop looks fantastic, I think the stance is perfect as-is, and that color looks awesome. The Tamiya Metallics are great to experiment with concerning base colors.

I got the body painted in the Anita's Metallic Galvanized Tin craft paint today. I mixed in some Duraclear Gloss Varnish and a few drops of Createx Retarder for flow improvement. I sprayed it through my cheap dual-action airbrush at 22 psi, three coats total. I also mixed a Dark Gray for the top using Delta Ceramcoat Black and Apple Barrel Elephant Gray with some Duraclear Matte Varnish added for durability at the same psi. I hand painted the carpet area with a less-thinned cap-full of that same dark gray mixture. I also taped off and sprayed the top of the console with the Galvanized Tin. Since I changed my mind and painted the engine a darker color, I painted over the Dark Tin valve covers and air cleaner with the Galvanized Tin body color for contrast. Included are a pic of the un-assembled engine and undercarriage for an idea of my color contrast scheme. I'll get some clear on the body in a couple of days, and will be painting, detailing, and assembling the other parts until then.

Thanks! I mostly airbrush them, but for some smaller parts I do hand paint them. Thanks Mike, It is a nice kit and I don't think I've seen one built badly yet. It was a Father's Day gift a couple of years ago and I'm glad I finally got the inspiration for a color to get it built. Thanks for the well wishes. Funny thing is I still forgot to paint a major piece, LOL

Outstanding work so far! Very nice and realistic engine, well done interior, and a beautiful paint job and color!

Those are actually pretty decent kits fitment-wise, at least the ones I built were. A lot of flash on the parts and potential molding issues in the headlight areas, and maybe at the lower-back portion of the passenger front fenderwell, but otherwise pretty nice kits. I'm sure you'll knock-em out of the park, and I'll enjoy watching the progress.

Great pics of some great looking cars, thanks for posting these. I would love to experience a couple of days at a Mecum Auction, if I had a bucket list that would definitely be on it.

Thankfully we were able to bring our girl home this morning, and she seems to be doing very well considering. Feeling more relaxed, I was able to get the body wet-sanded this afternoon with some 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper. I'm hoping I can get the body color on tomorrow. I also have to mix a non-glossy "Dark Tin" for the interior carpet area and convertible top, since I wasn't thinking and used the gloss black instead of flat black, LOL. On top of everything else, my brother drove our mom down to Ann Arbor Hospital this afternoon to prep for a heart procedure on Monday that she's been waiting 6 months for. Hopefully this great hobby can help keep my mind off of things like it thankfully has so far.