AMT68 Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 I picked up this 1/25 scale Johan Cutlass S as a built but unpainted model. It has been painted in Tamiya TS-58 Pearl Light Blue and cleared with TS-13. I've used Testors Glosscote over this color in the past and preferred the way it looked. But the TS-13 works better for me since I'm able to wet sand and polish it more aggressively. A section of the rear taillight divider was missing on one side, so I removed the remaining one and foiled the perimeter. I'm still not entirely satisfied with the detailing of the taillights, but I do have a couple more of these kits to see if and possibly how I can improve. The engraving on the trim that spans the lower trunk area wasn't very well defined so I sanded it smooth. I cut a strip of .020 styrene the same width to represent the trim and four small pieces to represent the lights. I then foiled the entire section with the matte side of some household foil. There was a degree of brittleness to the plastic as the steering wheel had to be replaced with one from the AMT '69 Chevelle and the drivers side A-pillar cracked. The durability of the plastic concerned me since I have a handful of the old Johan kits and they all commanded a bit of a premium. 10
espo Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 Beautiful looking OEM style build. The paint color is sort of what you would see at that time period and the white interior looks correct.
happy grumpy Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 Wow Tom, this could be a brochure cover that GM would have published back in the 70's. Really well put together. Old kits can be just as beautiful when built carefully. Every time I see a jo han kit, I am reminded how well the bodies were rendered. I gig it.
steveracer Posted November 11, 2022 Posted November 11, 2022 Excellent build and colors for what was a really boring car in a really bad time for cars! I love it!
Bainford Posted November 11, 2022 Posted November 11, 2022 Very nice, Tom. A good clean build, and those outdoor shots have an element of realism. Well done.
TooOld Posted November 11, 2022 Posted November 11, 2022 Great save of a great old JoHan model , you can be proud of that one ! Excellent work !
AMT68 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 3:54 PM, PappyD340 said: Very nice! On 11/10/2022 at 5:58 PM, espo said: Beautiful looking OEM style build. The paint color is sort of what you would see at that time period and the white interior looks correct. On 11/10/2022 at 6:12 PM, TransAmMike said: Geez that looks great!! 23 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Excellent work! 22 hours ago, Classicgas said: Well done. Thanks Larry, David, Mike, Craig, and Lee. 21 hours ago, steveracer said: Excellent build and colors for what was a really boring car in a really bad time for cars! I love it! Thank you Steve and I realize the Colonnades were not everyone's cup of tea. Personally I like them and many of the GM offerings from that era even if the performance was down. 21 hours ago, Bainford said: Very nice, Tom. A good clean build, and those outdoor shots have an element of realism. Well done. Thank you Trevor. I continue to work on improving not only my builds but also my photography. 19 hours ago, Kah puts said: Very nize. 19 hours ago, Maindrian Pace said: Super fine build. 9 hours ago, TooOld said: Great save of a great old JoHan model , you can be proud of that one ! Excellent work ! 7 hours ago, crazyjim said: Gorgeous build. Thank you Glen, Mike, Bob and Jim. I think a Cutlass from this era is always worth saving. On 11/10/2022 at 6:07 PM, happy grumpy said: Wow Tom, this could be a brochure cover that GM would have published back in the 70's. Really well put together. Old kits can be just as beautiful when built carefully. Every time I see a jo han kit, I am reminded how well the bodies were rendered. I gig it. Thanks Mario. This one definitely required additional time as all of the panel lines needed to be scribed and the tail lights required extra work. Overall I think it is a good representation of the 1:1 despite some inaccuracies.
AMT68 Posted November 14, 2022 Author Posted November 14, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 9:01 AM, thatz4u said: looks real, well done.. On 11/12/2022 at 3:47 PM, ChrisR said: Awesome! On 11/13/2022 at 7:32 AM, Tom99 said: Very nice! Thank you Al, Chris and Tom.
Albert Moore Posted November 14, 2022 Posted November 14, 2022 This is a really neat build. It has that excellent period look to it (where's my bell bottom corduroys and butterfly collar shirt?). Cheers, Albert
AMT68 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 4:15 PM, Albert Moore said: This is a really neat build. It has that excellent period look to it (where's my bell bottom corduroys and butterfly collar shirt?). Cheers, Albert Thanks Albert, I definitely trying for the period look with the paint color and vinyl top. On 11/15/2022 at 9:59 AM, spencer1984 said: Very clean, that looks great! On 11/15/2022 at 10:07 AM, drodg said: Beautiful build. 23 hours ago, KWT said: Very nicely done 17 hours ago, Bronzekeg said: a nice clean build Tom! Thank you Bill, David, Jeremy and Ken. 1
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