AMT68

Thanks for the helpful info Craig and it's great that what is used would be something that's readily available.

Thanks Nigel, there are a few spots on the trim that I now see in the pictures that could be better but overall, l I'm okay with how it turned out. Thank you, Thomas.

Thanks Gareth. It's an older promo style kit that requires some extra effort here and there but overall, it assembles very nicely.

Looks excellent! The color reminds me of the '79 Givenchy Edition.

That color combination is really sharp looking Craig and beautiful foil work. I've been looking at the interiors your last couple builds and thought the realistic woodgrain were decals until I read they were hand painted. Just curious as to what you used for the plug wire boots. I just recently purchased some 30AWG wrapping wire and not sure what to use for the boots.

Oh, that is beautiful Claude. I have used Testors WLC (which is still available at Hobby Lobby) on one build and yes the results were excellent and it did hold up to wet sanding. The only downside (and it probably has to do with me) is that it produced a very heavy orange peel. Perhaps if I wet sand between coats of clear I won't have as much sanding at the end. But it went over Tamiya lacquer well with no smearing of the metallic particles.

Well thanks Claude for the info on using the Rusto clear over Tamiya and Testors lacquers. I've only used this clear over auto lacquers and was going to experiment with it on hobby paints. I may still attempt it on some scrap pieces but it sounds as though I may have to go a different route when clearing hobby paints. I like Testors Glosscote but I've burned through it more times than I can remember. TS-13 is great but a bit pricey considering how many kits I have.

Thank you for your comments, Mike, Ray, Greg, and Bob. Thank you Rusty, Eric, Christopher, and Harry. I took a liking right away to this color and purchased another can. Thanks, Mario, Glen, Doug and Chris. I did find a couple small areas of orange peel after I took the photos and went back and carefully polished them out. Thank you Chaz, Tom, James and Peter. I spent a good deal of time with all of the detailing. There's a few areas that could be better upon close inspection but overall I'm content with this one. Thanks Claude. I find this Rust-Oleum clear is very durable and holds up very well to wet sanding. This is one of several models I painted last fall prior to the winter cold and depending on the amount of clear applied I was able to drop back to 1500 grit wet/dry without burning through the finish. I found that light coats were important in order to not "smear" the metallic particles and not more than 2-3 coats in one day. My technique is a constant work in progress since no matter what clear I use I end up with a good deal of orange peel that requires a couple hours of wet sanding. The one downside to the durability of this clear is it almost impossible to strip it down in the "purple pond" as I've had to replace bodies of other models. Thank you David, Jim, Rastislav, and David. A couple hours of wet sanding and polishing with Meguiars. Thank you Larry, Trevor and Lee. In order to facilitate foiling I used narrow strips of blue painters tape along the lower bodyside moldings since they were engraved rather lightly. I also used the tape on the upper area of the doors below the side windows since there is no engravings on this model unlike the AMT '66 version.

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Another build of the mid '90's "Countdown Series" reissue of the 1/25 scale Buick Riviera. Painted in Dupli-Color Toreador Red (Ford color) and cleared with Rust-Oleum Lacquer (green labeled can). Accent stripes along rocker trim is the vinyl adhesive I've used previously. Though incorrect I detailed the parking and front side marker lights using Tamiya clear orange. However I wasn't able to pick out the ribbed sections of those lights or further detail like I could with Testors turn signal amber. I took pictures in varying sunlight and a few indoor shots. This is my third build of this kit with another three unbuilt in my collection including an original issue that has a molded vinyl top.

Interesting product that is worth trying out. The only site I was able to find that had the product is out of stock.

Great color choice and application. Very nice work on the two toned seats.

Excellent build and a very attractive color. Carpets are also very well done. And yeah, the full size '64 Buicks are great looking cars.

Awesome shade of blue on a very clean build.

Great looking build and I like the interior color combination. When I got back into modeling three years ago (after about a twenty plus year hiatus) this kit was the first one I built. And a very nice kit I might add.

Very clean and well detailed build.

Very nice work and yes, a very nice kit.

Awesome! Paint looks flawless and the vinyl top paint worked quite well. The '67 and '68 fastback Chevys were such beautiful automobiles.

Beautiful build in a popular color from that year. Great work detailing the belt line molding.

Thanks Anders.

Definitely cool and something I've never seen before.

Great looking build and period look.

Great work Craig and that color is perfect. It is rather difficult to find such a blue with the current Dupli-Color offerings. Custom mixing seems to be the only way to go for such a color.

Thank you Carl. The one advantage to running the clear heavier was that I was able to drop back to 1500 grit wet sanding paper and remove almost all of the orange peel.

A boat? That's pretty funny and fortunately the car was saved. It's too bad Olds passed because it was a great look especially with the sloped front end. That GS is something special and a great color combination.