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Hi all, as the title suggests, this is a replica of my BIL’s 71 Olds 442. I wanted to build this for him as a thank you for some very generous things he has done for my wife and I. One of those things was a trip to Barrett Jackson in 2018. As you will see, his 1:1 car is absolutely stunning. This was a build that I tried to push myself a bit for trying new things, and adding a bit more detail than usual. In particular, the interior received more attention. The build thread has more info and photos of the real car, and some of the ridiculous little things I added that no one will ever see. Well…unless you have a look😁. I will be handing this off to Wayne tomorrow night (Dec. 16) Interior: seat belts with retractors, 8 track with cassette, parking brake release, vent knobs in kick panel, high beam dimmer switch, flocked, seat adjust levers (forward/back), keys in ignition, BMF trim, 4 different colours of black Engine: wired and plumbed as close to 1:1 as I could get, heat stained heads at exhaust ports (I was quite pleased with how that turned out), moved washer fluid jug to driver side, rubber seal on top of air cleaner, removed AC and scratch built a heater box, brake fluid reservoir clip, hollowed air cleaner snorkel, alternator bracket, dip stick, I added a hood prop, which obviously the real car does not have. Exterior: paint is mica silver/pearl white(2 coats)/clear pearl(1 coat)/ then clear, all Tamiya, BMF trim, exhaust tips, back up lenses, tires were flat spotted to give the car “weight”, valve stems, custom decals for license plates and rear window decal. I will let the photos tell the rest of the story. A bit pic heavy, first 4 are the 1:1 link to build thread This is a really nice kit and builds up nicely. The only shortcomings (other than me…) the hood decals were not quite “black” a bit faded looking, which would likely just be my kit?, and the intake manifold has a considerably oversized hole to drop the upper rad hose into. I modified that to match the 1:1 car anyway. Thanks for taking the time to look. All comments and criticisms are welcome. Oh… and Happy Holidays to all of you and your families!_
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Hardtop fans, rejoice: AMT 1066 -- 1/25 1964 Olds Cutlass 442 Hardtop
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I got a red Gelly pen and a circle template to make the plain tires in the AMT 1967 Oldsmobile 442 kit into redline tires. The red lines came out great, but - THEY AREN'T DRYING. Even after a week the red lines are wet. I've tried sitting them in front of a space heater, blowing warm dry air over them for hours, but they're still wet. Has anyone else had this problem? How did you deal with it? does Gelly EVER dry?!
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