parkflyrer 50 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Okay..well here it is..I've had this kit stored away in my garage for probably more than 20 years and I guess time, heat, and cold took its toll here because nothing went together smoothly on this one. I had fiment issues off the bat with the front and rear bumpers as you can see in the pics the front end went together horribly no matter what I tried..talk about frustration...the rear not so much the clear parts were all warped..The paint I used wicked colors pearl red which sprayed on quite nicely I've used it before no problems.. but then I used testors one coat wet look clear lacquer."big mistake" I tried using a couple light easy coats then finished with a heavy coat and it orange peeled and had a very rough finish that was the first time and last time I'm using that..I usually use Tamiya clear coat with beautiful results so lesson learned..I guess I got so frustrated and lost patience on this one I just sloppily threw it together...anyway I thought throw a pic of my latest builds to make myself feel a little better..sorry for venting..and I hope there are some redeeming qualities in this one...thanks Edited August 12, 2015 by parkflyrer 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I think you did fine with this build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkflyrer 50 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Very sharp model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I'm not seeing much wrong with it myself Tony. looks very nice to me! Sometimes we tend to dwell on the problems we had with a particular build. Come back & look at it again in a week & you may find it's not as bad as you originally thought. Nice job! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Big car, looks good. Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 The 60s Pontiacs were all beautiful and, yes, it's a problematic kit but your finished model looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Looks nice to me...love the late 60s Bonnevilles with a passion grew up with them in the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkflyrer 50 Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks for the comments guys..much appreciated.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 looks great! love the red! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 turned out great, nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle potts Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 When you experience all the problems of the build, you tend to look at the imperfections, and miss the beauty of the build, cause it looks good to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ6 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I agree with everyone here on your Build looks Very Nice Has a Good Appeal ?Don aka XJ6 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 It turned out fine. These are the kinds of models that make us better builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGL Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I'm digging it, and the color looks great on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 RED! Looks fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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