‘66 Olds El Camino, Olds El Cutlassino , hmmmmm

[butter]

Hope it all fits under the hood.  It will look awesome!

[Steve H]

22 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Excellent progress. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Bill !
 

 

12 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

That engine is a beauty!?

Hi Greg, I have wanted to drop one of these engines in a kit for years. Finally bought a kit with the engine last year. It’s a great fit for the Ol Comino.

Thanks for checking in.

[Steve H]

10 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

WOW, that's some seriously good work Steve!   The chassis is superb and the engine is certainly one of your brest effort so far although I have not seen all that you have accomplished to date.  We can not say that it promises because you have already delivered a lot and it is only getting better!!! ?

 

 

 

Thank you Francis, I think it may be my “cleanest” engine, but my favourite is the one in my 67 Chevelle. You sir are too kind, hoping for a drama free paint job!

[Steve H]

5 hours ago, butter said:

Hope it all fits under the hood.  It will look awesome!

Thank you Ron! Wish me luck would you please. It will be really snug under there, but I really want to keep the cowl hood I have. The carbs are huge!  Hoping to do a mock up tonight....

Cheers, Steve

[Spottedlaurel]

Faultless work Steve, the overall look of it is so 'right'.

[Steve H]

5 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Faultless work Steve, the overall look of it is so 'right'.

Oh believe me, there are some faults... Doing my best to disguise them. Thanks for having a look, nice to hear from you Nigel.

Cheers, Steve

[Steve H]

This is long overdue!  Finally did my search to find one of my inspirations for this project. Big thanks to Jeff Bulmer for his WIP thread which helped me plan how to tackle this build. Not sure mine will measure up to his beautiful build, but I will put my twist on it.

A big thanks to Jeff!! I think he did an amazing job on this build.

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Steve!

I knew that kit engine had a very good reputation, but I can see up-close what a modeler of your caliber can do with it. Bravo!

CT 

[MeatMan]

Fantastic project, and truly awesome work!

[Bullybeef]

That engine is glorious?

the whole build is awesome! What kit or supplier did that engine come from? 

[Steve H]

8 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

That engine is glorious?

the whole build is awesome! What kit or supplier did that engine come from? 

Hi Bil, thanks for the compliment sir! The engine comes in the Accurate Miniatures gran sport Corvettes. Not sure what I will do with the rest of the kit yet, time will tell. 

[Steve H]

9 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Steve!

I knew that kit engine had a very good reputation, but I can see up-close what a modeler of your caliber can do with it. Bravo!

CT 

Hello Claude, the good news is, that I believe after A LOT of fiddling, the motor is JUST.... going to fit under the hood. It’s been difficult to do an exact accurate mock up, but I think it will fit. Fingers are still crossed. The motor definitely fills the engine compartment, I love it. Thanks for checking in sir. Oh, keep that cold weather to yourself... sheesh, we had snow today!! Stay warm and safe my friend.

Cheers, Steve
 

 

9 hours ago, MeatMan said:

Fantastic project, and truly awesome work!

Hi Dennis, thank you very much for the kind words. Hoping to get the base black on the body tomorrow.

[Steve H]

Hi guys,  time for an update.

Managed  a fair bit of desk time this week. I got the body base coated in black.

 

I now have a rolling chassis. Most of the interior is complete, there is still a gauge to install in front of the shifter. The photo etch Hurst shifter is pretty cool, first time using one of those. 

I mixed two colours of embossing powder to get the carpet colour. It looks a bit “disco” in bright light, but it is more subdued looking in dimmer light. Also put a couple of coats of smoke on the wheels.

Door panels are now finished, I added photo etch window cranks, flocked the bottom, and added door locks. I knew I was going to have to make a rear window,  but I also had to make a windshield. For some reason it just wouldn’t sit right, so I modified an old windshield from the parts box and polished it. The vent windows were cut from the kit windshield to be used. 

This afternoon managed to get some colour on it. Very pleased with how things look. I will give it a light sanding then do final colour coat, foil, clear and polish. Almost all the parts are in colour, a few little detail pieces to paint still. 

Thanks for looking, all comments welcome.

Cheers, Steve

[Sam I Am]

That is one beautiful color.

[NOBLNG]

That is looking awesome! Love the colour too.

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Steve|

Great results, I like the mixed flocking effect, very convincing!

About the smoke tint on the wheels: did-you use the airbrush? I tried it once, but with the spray can... and got less than stellar results. Hence my question...

CT 

[Steve H]

11 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

That is one beautiful color.

Thanks Sam, I think it will show the lines of the car well. Should look even better when smooth and shiny!

 

11 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

That is looking awesome! Love the colour too.

Thanks Greg! I feel like I’m getting close to the finish line, although still a bunch of fiddly stuff to do.

Cheers, Steve

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Nice work inside and outside Steve, your hard work pays off and the color is awesome!

Maybe you already mentioned it somewhere but what type of paint did you use for this project, acrylic, enamel or lacquer?

[Steve H]

1 hour ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Steve|

Great results, I like the mixed flocking effect, very convincing!

About the smoke tint on the wheels: did-you use the airbrush? I tried it once, but with the spray can... and got less than stellar results. Hence my question...

CT 

Hello Claude,  as the photos shows, I had a less than stellar result this time too. I shot it from the can. I believe the problem was not getting the paint warm enough this time. Usually it lays down nice in thin coats, but it can be a bit hit and miss. Thanks for checking in sir!

Cheers, Steve

[Steve H]

1 minute ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Nice work inside and outside Steve, your hard work pays off and the color is awesome!

Maybe you already mentioned it somewhere but what type of paint did you use for this project, acrylic, enamel or lacquer?

Hi Francis, all paint is lacquer sir. Tamiya primer, Tamiya gloss black, Dupli Colour auto touch up lacquer for colour coats. The interior is two different greys from Tamiya as well.  Oldsmobile had a similar(ish) factory  colour on the Cutlass, for me it was the obvious colour choice, as I said above, I think it will really show the lines of the body.

Always nice to hear from you sir!

[espo]

Beautiful looking body color. The carpet effect looks good as well. The engine induction system really stands out and detailed so nicely.  

[Belugawrx]

Nice work on the engine detail Steve .. this is going to look cool.

[Steve H]

20 hours ago, espo said:

Beautiful looking body color. The carpet effect looks good as well. The engine induction system really stands out and detailed so nicely.  

 

 

17 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

Nice work on the engine detail Steve .. this is going to look cool.

Thanks for the encouraging words guys, I will try not to disappoint !! 
 

Steve

[FLHCAHZ]

Really nice work all around!!  Would you please let us know what wheels those are??

[Steve H]

Hi Chaz, thanks for having a look. The wheels are Pegasus “Holli’s” , 19” up front, 23” in the rear. There are knock off centre caps that will go on in final assembly. 
 

Cheers, Steve