61 Olds F-85 Wagon

[62SS]

This is an old E-Bay glue bomb that I rescued. It was pretty much complete but poorly built. I took it apart, stripped and repainted it, Added flocking and BMF.

Its not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good. I think its a neat little car.

Hope you like it. Comments welcome.

Ed

Edited August 17, 2008 by 62SS

[george 53]

EXCELLENT save, Ed. Ain't it a good feelin when your done, an you can see how you were able to bring bring a dead model back from the dead? You did a GREAT job on this one, an it looks good to me!

[Raul_Perez]

Nice save, Ed!!

Nice job on the BMF!! With the monochromatic look of the new cars, it's easy to forget just how much chrome, stainless steel and aluminum trim the old cars carried around.

Later,

[Harry P.]

Wagons are the hot up-and-coming collectible, now that all the muscle cars have been snapped up.

If you can, check out the September 2008 issue of Hemming's Classic Car magazine. The monthly feature is wagons...lots of photos and good ideas for model subjects.

[Daniel Lynch]

Very nice restoration! Great job!

Daniel

[3men2s]

DID YOU USE A TIME MACHINE?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DONE

50 YEARS AGO, AND AS

SOON AS IT WAS DONE YOU BROUGHT IT

TO THE 21 CENTURY.....

TIMELESS!!!

[cotto]

I do like all that oddball stuff myself man, great job on this.

[Jello]

Wagons rule! You did the Olds proud! I always loved those Johan kits and yours is very impressive & great job.

~ Jeff

[Eshaver]

Ed, If I can add one small detail you can do this ,even on a finished job too. The compact wagons from G M all had " Small" windows on their lift gates. Uh in scale it would be about a quarter inch from the edge on either side. I never saw this in the A M T Buick Special Wagon kits either. Still, if you want to add this detail it would " Correct " a glaring detail the manufacturers overlooked on the models . I like the build though, very nice! Ed Shaver

[RodBurNeR]

yes wagon's are cool! yours looks great, nice work on that chassis....anyone who has had one of these knows the ambition level of painting all that lol

[62SS]

Thanks for the kind words guys. Glad you liked it.

Eshaver, Not sure what you mean? Do you mean like a divider on each side of the rear window that is stationary when the center window is rolled down?

Ed

[Randy Kern]

Ed, that wagon came out beautiful. I've loved station wagons from when our family had a new '59 Chevy wagon. As far as the little wing windows, this '63 shows them.

http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictur...s_F-85_back.jpg

[Daniel Peterson]

Ed, that wagon came out beautiful. I've loved station wagons from when our family had a new '59 Chevy wagon. As far as the little wing windows, this '63 shows them.

http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictur...s_F-85_back.jpg

I'm guessing that was a concession to allow the rear window to travel up and down. The tail gate is relatively short, and a full size window probably wouldn't have been able to articulate fully if it's shape matched the opening. Am I close?

[62SS]

Thanks for the info guys. I can fix that pretty easily.

Ed

[Harold]

Great job on the Y- body. I saw a couple at the 100th Anniversary GM bash last month, and fell in love with a '62 Tempest sedan. You know, if GM could come up with cars that rationally sized and good looking, Toyota would be trembling. Great resurrection, BTW.

[george 53]

Man am I glad you showed that pic! I was tryin to figure out just what Ed Shaver was talkin about.I was thinkin more like little triangular shaped windows at the back of side glass. NOW I know, thanks! Edited August 14, 2008 by george 53

[Fisher61]

Very nice restoration Ed!

[stevegt738]

Good save and restoration, well done.

[bsoder]

I grew up with S.wagons, and this brings back (good) memorys!..great job

[Guest Gramps-xrds]

Great restoration. There's more satisfaction in restoring an old glue bomb than building a brand new kit. Now you have something to be proud of.

[rollinoldskoo]

Great restoration. There's more satisfaction in restoring an old glue bomb than building a brand new kit. Now you have something to be proud of.

i agree.... great work my friend...

[62SS]

This is an old E-Bay glue bomb that I rescued. It was pretty much complete but poorly built. I took it apart, stripped and repainted it, Added flocking and BMF.

Its not perfect, but I think it turned out pretty good. I think its a neat little car.

Hope you like it. Comments welcome.

Ed

Heres a pic of the corrected rear window. Thanks EShaver for bringing this to my attention..

Ed