Impalow Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) So I was getting a little burnt out on my showrod truck project... I decided to build a quick curbside kit. I wanted to keep the construction and materials similar to what i was planing for the truck... This way i could give myself some experiance and testing on parts that I havent labored on for many hours. I really wanted it to be so quick and easy I wasnt going to do a WIP thread... Well honestly, I am just too excited not to share! Started with a glue bomb 5.00 built kit, and another non built kit im planning on building in full detail at a later date. Shaved the handles, wipers, emblems and pancake-ed the hood. Wheels are the pegasus supremes. Then I cut the front bumper apart and made them seperate units using the custom parts from the kit... While I was at it I shaved the bumper gaurds. For the paint I went with Wet-n-Wild "Disurbia" nail polish Last night I started on the bare metal foil.... hoping to clear this weekend. Edited April 25, 2015 by Impalow
Impalow Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 The interior needed to be crazy... so I added lots of pleats... and a rotary phone on the console. Then painted everything white... and then added some pearl powder to my dullcoat.... then added detail wire purple piping. I only have one seat done so far.... 3 more to go... and the door panels... so much for that quick easy curbside.
om617 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 This is so nice it should been a convertible so you see the work done.
Impalow Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 This is so nice it should been a convertible so you see the work done. well my truck is..... so I figured this is good practice... I have learned a lot from this little adventure.
Lowlife ! ! Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Im lovin this ! ! Wow what a gorgeous colour, and there's some skill in that interior ....... ..... Looking forward to more, Lowlife ! !
1930fordpickup Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 That seat looks great. When you put the pictures of all that tuck n roll on them I was wondering what is he doing to my favorite Buick? Now I see your vision , well done.
johnbuzzed Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 That's really cool. I always liked that generation Riv. I'm following this build.
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Great start. Nice work on the interior and the paint is cool.
slusher Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Beautiful shade of purple. Very cool interior work...
Impalow Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Thank you guys!! Had a productive weekend, got some clear sprayed.. And the piping all complete, just need to do the rest of the BMF work on the interior now..
W-409 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Fantastic work on an interesting project. This Riviera can be turned into a super cool Custom and it might not even need body mods for that! Excellent color on the body and very good looking paint job as well. That interior makes me tempted to just jump in for a ride! Here's a little inspiration for you - a Finnish Buick Riviera Custom: 1
Xploited Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Is that the Riviera Danny did ? Or just freakishly similar ? lol
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