Quiet Eric

Man, what a killer set of projects. Awesome work.

I saw this car a number of years ago at the Mecum Dallas auction and have been captivated by the color combo ever since. For the Stage 1 prototype, a one-off color, Fireglow Pearl with a pearl white interior and (originally) shag carpet. This is my attempt to replicate it. For the color, I went with Petty/STP Red with a pink pearl on top. It's a little too orange and the pearl is really hard to photograph but hey, I know what it's supposed to be. I wish I had replaced the door handles with some from Fireball and wet sanded/polished it but it looks ok in the case. Built from the GSX kit mostly box stock except for shaving the hood tach, getting rid of the chin spoiler, using Goodyear F60-15 tires from Mean Machine Models, and raising the stance out back slightly. This is the first in a series of '68-'72 GM A-bodies I have lined up to build.

Been chipping away at the '70 Buick GS Stage 1 prototype. The "shag" carpet is a bit extreme scale wise but I didn't want to not do it.

Thanks for all of the positive feedback guys!

Been getting the chassis on the GS knocked out and painted and detailed the wheels/tires. Need to re-chrome the lug nuts.

Looks like it's getting a coat of Testor's Flaming Orange, because that's what I came home with! And the bumpers will get a coat of Revell Chrome or Fusion Firm.

Very very nice!

I ran it under hot water while flexing it the opposite direction, then ran it under cold water to help it hold the "new" shape. It kinda worked.

I teased this one in the Mock Up thread a while ago. '68-'70 Javelins are one of my favorite cars. And the one in this ad from the Corporation itself is the bee's knees! So thats what I'm going to build. It'll be suspension, wheels/tires, giant blower sticking through the hood, and of course the zoomie headers. I'll probably do something similar with the interior too, but just by painting the floor grey, adding the one racing seat and a roll bar. I'm not sure about the center instrument panel. This is my first venture into a 3d printed kit and parts. Modeled by Andrey Bezrodney and printed by Brian Dutz. My observations so far...the detail, while amazing, is going to be really hard to bring out through layers of paint. Mostly the door handles and side marker lights. And similar to a resin cast part, anything flat or near flat has warpage. The chassis has an upward bow through the middle which I was able to correct mostly, and once it's assembled some glue will easily keep it in place. The hood however was pretty bad and in my attempts to fix that I snapped it in two. Brian has been helpful in sending me another one. In my attempt to get the front suspension parts off of the support structure, one of the strut rods immediately snapped, and then later I broke a rear leaf spring trying to tweak it just a little. So now I've learned exactly how fragile these things are compared to a plastic kit! So, moving forward. I've sanded the body down, it wasn't too bad except for a lot of waves in the roof, but its smooth now. These wheels and tires are from Mean Machine Models. The centers slip into the wheels and the wheels slip into the tires...but not tightly, so it's difficult to mock anything up. I'm going to go ahead and paint/detail these and glue everything together, then I'll be able to make the suspension modifications I want. I might end up gluing the hood shut if I can't get the warp out and cutting a hole for the supercharger...more "curbside". I think the color is 1969 "Big Bad Orange" but I don't need anything else from Scale Finishes so I'll just grab something close from the LHS.

Since YOU asked.....😁 Can the cowl lights and fog light, swap the headlights for King Bees, put a proper set of Firestone 7.50 and 4.75 (maybe 5.00) tires on it, then give it a 3.5" haircut...that'd be pretty close.

Thank you for the mentions Tim, and I'm glad you dug it! I always liked this one of yours. Creative work using that chassis too.

Bummer on the door lines but the rest is looking really good. I often use thick CA glue to fill things like that...dries nice and hard, and quick too with the spray of some activator. Block sand it down then a little primer is all it needs to smooth out.

Gorgeous, and don't see a lot of those built. I agree, one of my favorite of the late '50's/early '60's GM land barges.

Thank you! Aoshima "American SS" wheels and tires.

I had tons of fun with this one! Started with the AMT '67 GTO kit then used the chassis/suspension from Revell's '66 Malibu SS. I converted the GTO front clip to a tilt nose and added the Malibu snorkel scoop. Some wheelbase modifications were needed and I didn't exactly nail that but it works. Aoshima "American SS" wheels and tires. Box stock interior. Some slight modifications to use the GTO engine in place of the big block Chevy in the frame, then topped it with the GTO kit blower with carbs/stacks from the Malibu. Added a single pot master cylinder...forgot to paint the radiator cap. Added some glass packs to the end of the GTO kit headers and some "tailpipes" to dump in front of the rear axle. I made it a vinyl top car with some styrene strips for the trim and seams. Paint is '67 Pontiac Regimental Red from Scale Finishes, cleared with 2k and no sanding or polishing. The vinyl top finish was done using the stand-back-and-mist-paint method. Foil on the lower trim panels, everything else done with Molotow. Photo etched hood pins, and door handles from Fireball Modelworks. It could use a door mirror, but I couldn't find one that was suitable in my stash. Not my best but far from my worst! I present....The GOAT!

Man, that truck is the kinds look I'm shooting for on this one...I even have brown paint for it! Cool.

Based on your first post in this thread I reached out to STS about some decals for a project I've been planning for a while and was surprised at how affordable that is. And I'm glad to see how good the ones they did for you look. This car is going to be awesome!

In the home stretch, likely under glass tomorrow!

Thanks Donny! It's '67 Pontiac Regimental Red.

Clear coated, vinyl top sprayed (it isn't the greatest, but it'll do). About ready for foiling and assembly.

This one was inspired by a picture. I have another picture of this car somewhere but can't find it. The chassis started as an AMT '65 Chevelle funny car. Revell '32 front suspension, while the rear is out-of-box. Lots of fab work on the cage and chassis tubing. The body is a "defect" resin I found on ebay. The color is a mix of a couple Tamiya shades and the decals are from a few different Slixx sheets covered with a 2K clear straight out of the can. Bumpers and lights are Fusion Firm while the door handles and emblems are Molotow (I forgot to do the rear script and nose emblem before these shots, but I'm not taking new pictures!). I tried to mask the interior cover before I cleared and accidentally pulled off part of the Doug's Headers decal on the passenger side, so the u and the g got hand painted and then I just cleared everything. A lot of pictures here but I'm pretty excited with how it turned out! Doh...I forgot gauge decals too. And the starter and oil filter. And the tie rod! I guess it's back in the shop, but you get the idea.

I saw it on the 'gram earlier but love seeing big pictures on the computer. Really cool build Dennis!

Went ahead and cleared these two.

I've also been doing some paint work. Got my '70 GS in basecoat. There is a '70 Stage 1 prototype painted a one-off color they called "fireglow pearl." I tried to replicate that using Petty Day-Glo Red with some pink pearl over that. It just looks orange here, but once it's cleared and in the sun I think it will really pop. That was the last one that needed basecoat before I tried out some 2K clearcoat for the first time. I got my GTO and the Corvair cleared. I'll clear the Buick and my pro street Camaro tomorrow.