Monty

Nice work! I don't know much about these cars but I saw something that made me curious. Would you care to speculate on why it has upturned exhaust tips?

Kudos for some nice work with this kit. I've never heard of Color Extra paint, but it's obviously good stuff. I'll echo Snake45's comment about the wheels: just a touch of argent paint on the wheel surface, some flat black in the slots and a light wash of black in the cap fluting and you'll take a great build up another notch. Based on what you've shown here, I'd love to see more of your work.

Wow, somehow I managed to completely overlook that. Apparently I got to focusing on the picture I posted instead of the kit's engine. I blame it on my self-quarantine situation.

Gotta love it when a paint is relatively inexpensive, available, and gives you an option that might not be available in the regular hobby racks. What kind of primer is best for Rustoleum? Never used it before and don't want to have any styrene crazing.

I think it's part of the McCulloch blower system that Ford offered on the 1956-1957 (+/-) Y-block V8s. See if you can spot a 2-carb manifold among your parts. I'm sure I've seen this engine built that way in one of these kits.

That's gonna be fantastic! Could you elaborate on the paint? (P/N etc) I assume it's auto touch-up, but would like any info you care to share.

We have a forum member who has his own site where he posts information about several airbrushes as well as his personal opinions based on testing. He prefers the Badger 155 Anthem, which I also like because it only requires one needle to shoot all types of paint. https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/

Happily! I'm secretly hoping he'll eventually do a tutorial on how to do that kind of bodywork. Think of all the kits that could be improved with those abilities.

This response might come off as snarky, but I assure you that is not my intent. It's just a building issue I can't get past. After seeing what you've accomplished body-wise with some meticulous craftsmanship, I'm just curious why you would settle for those mediocre chromed headlights? IMHO using them would only serve to detract from the realism you've created with all that amazing styrene surgery. IIRC Steve Millbury (?) and others have posted ways to drill out the housings and install kit lenses for a much more authentic appearance. Just a thought... OTOH, it's always nice to see someone take up a challenge, as you did, and knock it out of the park. Can't wait to see how this comes out.

I know what you mean about some of the higher priced ones. I've paid around $8.00 for what was purported to be a sable 20/0 brush and nearly the same for a sable 10/0. To a certain extent, I'd rather overpay for quality than use something like this I'm still hoping someone with some real knowledge about these things will chime in on the differences (if any) between sables and synthetics.

I have an assortment of brushes obtained from various sources over the years, many of which are getting to the point where they should probably be replaced. My go-to detail paints are Testors/Model Master and Humbrol enamels, but I have some acrylics that I like to use for certain things as well. I mention that only because one article I read indicated that sable brushes are best for enamels and synthetic brushes work better with acrylics. (The author said it had something to do with pH). I found a set I'm kinda interested in because of the variety of brushes as well as the ergonomic factor https://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-Detail-Paint-Brush-Set-15-Tiny-Professional-Miniature-Fine-Detail-Brushes/223394888221?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225074%26meid%3D893f894c258e433682c1db6ee316fa82%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D153534538738%26itm%3D223394888221%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A5c1e0634-7138-11ea-89f9-74dbd180c4de|parentrq%3A22fa13561710ac3cf90de32ffff9cae4|iid%3A1 but I'd like some feedback on them from those who really know this stuff. Also, if you have a set that you'd recommend, pics and links would be appreciated. I'd be interested to know why you like them so well.

Sorry I'm late to the party. I meant to compliment you on this when you first posted it, but somehow never got around to it. IMNSHO, your color choice paid off in spades because it's not only attractive, it's vastly different from what we usually see used on these builds, making it stand out in a crowd. Anyone not fully familiar with Oldsmobile's paint colors for that year might also assume it's a period-correct hue. In addition, your detailing around the grille area, the (Fireball?) door handles and whatever means you used to accent the depth of the door and trunk lines help lend to the overall realism. Pose a build like this in front of a garage diorama background like yours and...voila'.

I really like how this turned out. These cars look awesome in a number of colors, but I think they flat out rock in medium to darker reds. Question: would you mind sharing the P/N for the engine paint? I would've thought VHT paint might be too hot for styrene. Did you do anything special to prevent any damage, or did it just go on without any issues?

Another fantastic build, Mark! Did you actually build it straight OOB? I ask, having seen some of the amazing parts you've created for other builds.

There's not a LHS within 100 miles of me, so I have to rely on pics from the internet to get an idea of what to expect from a given color. These two colors look great to me, but I'd like to see builds with them side by side so I can see the difference. If possible, outside shots might even be better. TIA for all helpful replies.

They seem to have a decent line of RR colors, and if you scroll down further there are some car colors I might be interested in. Haven't done enough reading to determine what they're made of (acrylic, lacquer etc) so any experiences, pics etc would be appreciated. https://trucolorpaint.com/products/paint/

Don't mind me, I'm just going to camp here and stare in envy at that gorgeous paint. Fantastic work.

I've never had a problem checking out his site before, but haven't been able to get on there over the last few days.

My first thought would be to mask and shoot the paint over the wheel arches, then do the straight body line. I'm guessing Tamiya's new-ish thin masking tape will be needed to get great looking results. I do have an airbrush so that should help some. An even bigger hurdle is trying to replicate that contrasting pinstripe. Any ideas there?

I'm relying on decades-old memories here but I believe the MPC '75ish Dodge Dart had those extractors as well as a set of Pontiac Firebird Honeycomb wheels as the "street machine" option. I remember seeing those as a teen and wondering what on earth would cause MPC to add GM stuff to a Mopar kit. I'd love it if one of our kit historians could explain that for us. Here's some box art I found with the Pontiac wheels. Doesn't look like they used the extractors on the box art builds, but I'd bet they're still on the sprues. Maybe you could try and get the earliest version of this kit to increase your chances of getting them.

This may be the best build of that kit I've seen. Your grille detailing looks great and the Tamiya tape was obviously worth every penny. Given how the body and interior turned out, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd like to see some engine and chassis pics too. Just out of curiosity, would you mind telling us what paint you used on the body (ex: Testors #1265).

I've noticed that most model pics hosted by Photobucket are blurry and the Photobucket logo is fairly prominent, often covering a good portion of the subject matter. Since most people seem to be able to take acceptable pictures with phones or actual cameras, I have to assume it's the host causing the problem. If memory serves, p/b caused a furor a number of years ago when they jacked up their price, which I think backfired. Are these bleary pictures their way of trying to get people off their free hosting and pay for better pictures? Kinda sad to see so many nice reference pictures ruined...

I think this kit is often overlooked, which is probably why we don't see a lot of them built. Between this and your other post, it looks like you did a nice job on it. A few questions: 1) Did yours come with clear headlight lenses or did you add those. Mine kit is buried somewhere in storage, waiting to be built, but I'd swear it has headlights cast as part of the grille assembly (chromed, not clear). 2) Would you mind telling what red paint you used? (ex: Testors #1203) 3) It looks like you did some detail work on the engine (wiring). Any shots of it in the engine bay? Thanks!