Revell 1971 Olds 442 W-30, 1/25 Scale. In Tamiya Black.

[Dragonhawk1066]

        Here's my version of the Revell 1971 Olds 442 W-30. This one was done as a tribute to our Basset Hound Willow, who passed away on August 16th a few months shy of her 12th birthday.

       It's painted in Tamiya TS-29 Semi-Gloss Black with Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. It was then wet-sanded, polished and waxed. I used Bare Metal Foil for the trim and side marker lights, with Tamiya Clear Orange and Clear Red.

        The interior was painted with a semi-gloss black craft paint, with black embossing powder added for the carpet area. The wood-grain is all kit decals, with Molotow Chrome brush painted on for the interior chrome. The engine is a custom mix of craft paints, and I added breather tubes, heater hoses, and spark plug wires for extra detail.

        This is an excellent kit with nice details and everything fit together very well, with the only exception being the rear end assembly needs some work to get the wheels/tires to fit correctly in the rear fenderwells. Due to the circumstances, this one became much more special to me than I ever could have imagined. Thanks for looking!!

Edited September 2, 2023 by Dragonhawk1066

[satterwhite78]

Great looking build!

[Jim B]

Gorgeous 442!  Very well done. 

[carrucha]

Cool build.  Slick black paint. Good job detailing the interior. Nice tribute to your dog.

[Nacho Z]

Very nice, Craig!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Wow! What a gorgeous build. Great engine and interior detailing. Paint job is just plain over the top! Beautiful job. Nice tribute to Willow I might add.

[michelle]

looks awesome great work 
sorry to hear you lost your  fuzzy buddy i know how it is to loose a pet 

Edited September 3, 2023 by michelle

[ea0863]

It's a stunner for sure. RIP Willow

[charger74]

That is beautiful 

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Beautiful 442. Love the details and that engine bay 

[Mittagskind]

Very clean and detailed built. Looks really great.

[Yeah Nah]

I can relate to losing your dog Craig. Last year we lost our 18 year old terrier Spike. We'd got him for my son's 10th birthday- my son was 28 when Spike passed.

LOVE the Olds mate! That paint.......

[Darbo]

Outstanding build!

[Tom99]

An excellent build!

[XYHARRY]

Stunning Olds there Craig. Beautiful paint and detail. 

Sorry for your loss.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[espo]

First, sorry to hear of your beloved Willow's passing. As for the Olds, that black paint looks very deep and smooth. The body trim and engine detailing look great. I like the stance. 

[rickcaps55]

WOW ! that is awesome.!!

[DON2000]

WOW! SUPER!!!!

[Classicgas]

Beautiful!

[atomicholiday]

That looks fantastic.  Especially the paint.  Looks miles deep.

Is there an advantage to using semi gloss under the clear vs gloss?

[TransAmMike]

WOW Craig.  That is just beautiful.   Brings back memories of my '71  W-31 Cutlass S.

Great job? 

[karbuildr]

Awesome build. Black is very difficult to get right and yours is gorgeous, super shiny, all the details look fab. Dr. Oldsmobile would be proud of your car. ??

[Dragonhawk1066]

23 hours ago, satterwhite78 said:

Great looking build!

 

23 hours ago, Jim B said:

Gorgeous 442!  Very well done. 

 

23 hours ago, carrucha said:

Cool build.  Slick black paint. Good job detailing the interior. Nice tribute to your dog.

 

23 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

Very nice, Craig!

 

22 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Wow! What a gorgeous build. Great engine and interior detailing. Paint job is just plain over the top! Beautiful job. Nice tribute to Willow I might add.

 

21 hours ago, michelle said:

looks awesome great work 
sorry to hear you lost your  fuzzy buddy i know how it is to loose a pet 

 

21 hours ago, ea0863 said:

It's a stunner for sure. RIP Willow

 

19 hours ago, charger74 said:

That is beautiful 

 

18 hours ago, Perspective Customs said:

Beautiful 442. Love the details and that engine bay 

Thanks all, much appreciated!

[Dragonhawk1066]

17 hours ago, Mittagskind said:

Very clean and detailed built. Looks really great.

 

14 hours ago, Yeah Nah said:

I can relate to losing your dog Craig. Last year we lost our 18 year old terrier Spike. We'd got him for my son's 10th birthday- my son was 28 when Spike passed.

LOVE the Olds mate! That paint.......

 

13 hours ago, Darbo said:

Outstanding build!

 

11 hours ago, Tom99 said:

An excellent build!

 

10 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Stunning Olds there Craig. Beautiful paint and detail. 

Sorry for your loss.

Cheers, 

David. ??

 

5 hours ago, espo said:

First, sorry to hear of your beloved Willow's passing. As for the Olds, that black paint looks very deep and smooth. The body trim and engine detailing look great. I like the stance. 

 

5 hours ago, rickcaps55 said:

WOW ! that is awesome.!!

 

5 hours ago, DON2000 said:

WOW! SUPER!!!!

 

3 hours ago, Classicgas said:

Beautiful!

 

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

WOW Craig.  That is just beautiful.   Brings back memories of my '71  W-31 Cutlass S.

Great job? 

 

1 hour ago, karbuildr said:

Awesome build. Black is very difficult to get right and yours is gorgeous, super shiny, all the details look fab. Dr. Oldsmobile would be proud of your car. ??

Thanks everyone, much appreciated!

 

[Dragonhawk1066]

1 hour ago, atomicholiday said:

That looks fantastic.  Especially the paint.  Looks miles deep.

Is there an advantage to using semi gloss under the clear vs gloss?

Thanks Jeremy! I have heard from a few builders that for them the flat or matte colors spray on smoother while still giving that nice gloss look after clear. I used the semi-gloss black only because my local hobby shop didn't have any gloss black when I needed it. It did lay down pretty smooth though, so there may be some truth to flats and semi-gloss' drying smoother.