1957 Oldsmobile '98 Convertible

[carbuilder1950]

This was a great resin body to build.

No conversions or customizing. Hardly any cleanup or fitting.

Forgot pics of the chassis, but not much to see. Came with the hood closed. No engine.

Painted the car with urethane paints and after it was foiled, I covered it with several coats of urethane clear, even over the foil, and then rubbed it out.

Always amazes me at how urethane paints have such a depth of color.

Edited September 24, 2021 by carbuilder1950

[Bucky]

I like the way you incorporated the checkerboard into the side panels. NO, WAIT!! That's a reflection in that brilliant red! 

Seriously, this is a fantastic build!

[Classicgas]

Beautiful! 

[Zippi]

WOW.....that's a good looking Oldsmobile Dave.  That color just pops.  Fantastic build.

[misterNNL]

Was this a Modelhaus resin kit? Beautifully done !!

[cobraman]

Fantastic looking model.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice!

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi David!

Great build, and the color combo is perfectly representative of the era. One of our neighbour had one when I was a kid, it it was very similar...

CT

[Kromolly]

Beautiful car and so nicely represented by your quality build and stunning paint and foil work.  Nicely done... thanks for sharing!  P.S.  The wires & spinners are cool!

[Bills72sj]

Sweet ride! I have a resin 56 Olds to build someday. What chassis did you use?

[bisc63]

Good to see a tri-five cousin getting some love. The Olds is such a nice looking automobile, and along with the '56 Bel Air, is just made for two-toning. Nice job!

[carbuilder1950]

11 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Good to see a tri-five cousin getting some love. The Olds is such a nice looking automobile, and along with the '56 Bel Air, is just made for two-toning. Nice job!

Thanks Rusty.

I like the 2 and 3 tone cars just like you do.

[Hi-Po]

Simply beautiful!!  Outstanding work on paint and foil.  I like it.

[1959scudetto]

Very nice, Olds, David - the two-tone paint schemes are what sparked my interest in 50's cars.

[Venom]

What a gorgeous looking build!

[Kah puts]

Wow, she's gorgeous. 

[Dominik]

On 9/25/2021 at 5:18 AM, Kromolly said:

Beautiful car and so nicely represented by your quality build and stunning paint and foil work.  Nicely done... thanks for sharing!  P.S.  The wires & spinners are cool!

x2. beautiful!

[PappyD340]

OUTSTANDING build!

[Tom99]

Awesome, wow!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[hedotwo]

Congrats on a beautiful build!

[espo]

This looks just like some of the 1:1 Olds of that time. Beautiful finish. Who is the supplier for this resin body ? 

[Koellefornia Kid]

Beautiful! And so shiny!

[doorsovdoon]

Looks perfect. I love the colours, very rich. That paint really shouts!

[slusher]

Impressive and fantastic looking Olds!!