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It would've been easier to engineer a way to quickly remove and install the pillar and glass as a unit, like the old pop-out sunroofs. It would not roll , but it would look the part in the end. I believe the pillar on my duster was spot-welded in but been a long time.

It should be mentioned that the "acrylic" in a paint is the resin. And not always the same. It can be modified to be water-born, like craft paints or solvent-based like what was used to paint automobiles decades ago. "Enamel" on the other hand, is a NOT a type of resin. Its a descriptive term referring to a durable, glossy finish, witch in our hobby, usually means an oil based product. That being said, it is the stability of the resin that determines how it will react, not the solvent that was originally used to emulisify it.

I like how you sculpted a lip around the opening for the windscreen. I dont see that in most of the 3-D printed cars.

Painted the dashboard today. A mishmash of 59 cadillac and 61. The cadillac logo on the steering wheel is a hubcap decal from the monogram 1959 cadillac. Should be red for 1961 but good enough.

Yeah . I grinded away the driprail, re-shaped it, and made new drip rails.

"Fontana rose"

Thanks. I cut it because it was badly warped and broke when I tried to repair. And the mobius catalina was the closest thing I had. I suppose the belair could've worked too. Either one is incorrect for a cadillac as it had a unique rear glass window.

And got it sprayed with 2k today. Just before that encountered a minor problem. The rear decklid was a thorn in my butt all summer. Lots of bondo back there and it would crack and I would gouge out the crack and patch it, then it would crack again. I thought it finally shrinked as shrunk as it was going to get, but this morning it cracked again. I went ahead anyway. Hopefully the 2k will be robust enough to lock it down. I can blocksand that area down and repaint at a later time.

The rear decklid area was really deformed and it the process of fixing it, had to sacrifice the spear on the decklid. Figured I should then remove the spear on the bonnet as well. Modified the 1959 cadillac interior to be as close to a 1961 as I could.

Been working on this for a few years, a lil at a time in between other projects. Modelhouse resin but will be a " mild custom" as I couldn't call it stock.

Much better than the orange/red

Top on my list would be the 61 Buick bubbletop. Must've been rare even in 61. Hard to even find a photo in google.

My method is too apply two layers of bare metal foil, after primer, and I remove the paint from the foil with 1,000 grit at the same time that I am block sanding the rest. Two layers of foil just in case I rub through the top layer, witch isnt difficult.

Awesome color.

Not much progress but scratch-built a mirror. And decided to recreate a 4-speed car. But buick never built one so this will be a one-of-none. What would've they done? I think they would've used the 4-speed console from the skylark. So I scratch-built a crude skylark console.

Or the previous century for that matter.

Who made this? The modelhouse version did not have the fender badge and trim. It also has the chevrolet/ pontiac rear window. Cadillac an buick electra had a special rear backlight. Or did modelhouse revise the design at some point? However its an amazing job.

Or hopefully, a 1966 or 1967 model.

We should be happy just to have it back. I can fix those problems myself.

New project I am working on. The interior is comprised of a "tub" like many old kits. These tubs end up looking too shallow. So I cut away the bottom. Then cut away the hump for the drive-train and glued that to the top of the floor pan and built that up with plastics and bondo. So now it looks like a more realistic depth once its assembled. Will change the bucket seats to a bench seat. Might do a little "what if"ing and build it as a four speed. I dont believe wildcats could be ordered with one at that point in time.

Looks good!

Appreciate the compliments. I have been buying my paint from " Scale-finishes". I really like them and they are sold as base-coat or single stage. Have not tried the single stage yet.

Day off so finished this MPC 1971 roadrunner. Winchester gray. Fireball wheels. Made the front wheels steer-able. Not a very enjoyable kit to build but I am happy with it.

I have been observing this kit for quite some time and in most images I see, the bottom halve appears flush or even wider than the top. Your looks narrower at the bottom. Most people are not seperating the floorboards from the fenders so maybe that is the cause. Either way, your method looks superior to the way revell intended it to be built.

May I ask why the two halfs dont line up horizontallly? Do you chop the bottom half to make it narrower, or is that how its designed? In most pictures I've seen of this kit, the two halfs look like they seat fairly flush horizontally.