1971 Oldsmobile 442

[Andy Oldenburg]

The 442 was one of the last classic muscle cars. Enough power to rip up the 1/4 mile, but in contrary to other models a fine cruiser too. My aim was to build my 442 as a reminder of the ´70s in a mildly revved up version. The stance is jacked up a bit. Used, but in a well looked after condition. The mustard yellow paint is Aero Color acrylic airbrush that I mixed myself. The color fits well to the era and this is my first attempt at a vinyl roof. The Tamiya pearl clear coat adds a bit of sparkle to the finish. The kit wheels I replaced from my scrap box and I also wanted to avoid the loud tire branding.

 

The bumper grill is cut open to accommodate a mesh metal grill. The headlights are custom by scale production. The bonnet has the mesh chicken wire to keep the leaves from entering the air filter.

 

The interior has a flocked floor and added seat belts. The dash I enhanced with trimming made of 0.4mm silver wire. The seat buttons are added and the window cranks are hand made. Knobs and levers on the dash are 1,5mm glass beads. and 1x1mm styrene.

The engine is basically kit, but I added lots of detail and goodies. The pulley part was deconstructed, meaning that the pulleys are attached with 1mm brass rods to the block and the belt is 1mm thin rubber. The distributor is my own custom build and all the wiring was as close as possible to original. Plus the correct amount of weathering.

 

For the undercarriage I added the brake and e-brake and the fuel lines. The kit "springs" were replaced by wire springs. Here too a bit of weathering.

Thanks for looking! You can watch the video with this link:

https://youtu.be/NQuqoi_zy8c

[ewetwo]

Beautiful detail. And I like your diorama.

[slusher]

Very sharp 442!!

[Jim B]

Beautiful 442.  Really well done.

[atomicholiday]

Awesome looking Olds!   Nice job. 

[nyguy]

Nice !!!!!

[FLHCAHZ]

Amazing!!!

[cheyenne93]

Nice! ??

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[SpikeSchumacher]

Very nicely done Andy!

[XYHARRY]

Nice 442 Andy. The vinyl roof looks good on this and your detail work is exceptional. Well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[crazyjim]

Awesome build with fantastic details.

[happy grumpy]

Great tribute to a bygone era. Great subject mater and finely detailed interior and engine. Your showroom is great too.

[Bronzekeg]

great engine and interior detail!!

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint finish and like the sparkle from the Pearl Clear. The extra efforts detailing the interior really look good. Like the light weathering on the engine and chassis. Even the cast iron exhaust manifolds look to have the correct finish along with the chipping paint on the engine oil pan. You got the stance. 

[Andy Oldenburg]

Thanks everyone for the kind response!? Makes me happy to know you like my build. Next project to start soon. Let´s see, how long it will take.?

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very nicely painted and detailed cruiser. Good modelling Andy. Thanks for sharing.

[Dragonhawk1066]

That's a nice representation of a Day 2 Olds, and your engine details are excellent!