`66 Buick Riviera Showcar

[Andy Oldenburg]

This AMT kit has a medium skill level, which was OK for me because it left much room to customize. The missing parts I was able to craft myself and in the end the parts fit quite well and had only little flack. This build has taken longer then any of my former models. After trying out one opening door on my last Hudson Hornet I went all in and decided to build a model with both doors, trunk and front hood on hinges. Cutting came quite easy because most cuts were straight. The paint job was inspired by YouTubes I saw from car shows. I mixed two different greens out of Schmincke Aero Color with 25% metallic fluid. The silver stripes were masked with 1mm tape after laying a base coat of silver. I started with the light green on top over most of the body and then gently moved from bottom to the middle line with the dark green. Then covered with three coats of clear, in between Bare Metal, and a polish in the end. I eliminated all logos and emblems and even sanded the bonnet flat.

The Wheels are custom, aluminum rims with epoxy spokes, from my favorite supplier. The design is Foose Nitrous II and I love the looks! Maybe you can see the steel brake discs and the green calipers.

Getting the hinges in the correct place was tricky, but it all fit in the end. Time consuming was filling the hollow places in the doors, rockers and the trunk. I gave the trunk a sound system after flocking the floor and walls.

The interior has a flocked floor and custom seats. These are Viper buckets with added seat belts. This model was originally an automatic but I added a shift and the clutch. Steering wheel is from my scrap box. The kit contains hardly any decals so I had to do my best with the dashboard.

The engine is mostly stock, but of course I had to add lots of detail. Instead of the stock air system I opted for more "power" and a custom intake.

The undercarriage received a special treatment as well. Brake lines and a mild weathering.

Thanks for taking a look!

 

[70 Sting]

Holy Detail Batman!  Love that 2-tone paint. Nicely done sir.

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Andreas!

Very, very nice, and the paint scheme is spot-on. So many mods in such a small space... Bravo!

CT 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Wunderbar! ??

[crazyjim]

Fantastic details on a beautiful build.

[cobraman]

Nice work, cool car .

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very cool custom, nice work!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[happy grumpy]

Awesome build. great details and a perfect color to match.

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint and body work. Extensive chassis and engine detailing. With the interior this really looks like what you would see at a custom car show. 

[AMT68]

That's a very bold looking '66 Riviera. Great looking build and just awesome detailing throughout. I really admire the door jambs and the trunk lining. Someday I'd like to add those types of details to a build but will need to progress with my skills. 

[Andy Oldenburg]

Thanks everyone for your kind response!

[tim boyd]

Very, very nice!   Congrats on a great model....TIm 

[catpack68]

Very nice work!?

[Koellefornia Kid]

Beautiful build,Andy! Very nice work on all the details and opened parts! The paint job is super smooth and I really dig the Scale Production wheels!

[Gustavo Reis]

Nice model. Beautiful color.

[XYHARRY]

Outstanding Buick Andreas. Your detail work is impressive. 

Cheers, David ??

[TransAmMike]

Wow Andreas, your detailing is just amazing.  Beautiful Riv and build??

[Dominik]

awesome!

[slusher]

Absolutely stunning!