Jo-Han '70 Oldsmobile Toronado

[slusher]

Beautiful and very clean build!

[Steve H]

 Beautiful build! Love the colour combo and the wide whites.  Very crisp foil work and finishing. Love the magazine on the dash save, great idea!

Cheers, Steve

[Matt87]

Beutiful Toronado! I have this kit i got it for 40$ at motor city nnl 2 years ago. I love the 70 Toronados. You did an amazing job! Did the kit go together nice? The detail seems very good. I looked thru mine. Its molded in a light blue.

[ewetwo]

A stunning build. Love the 2 tone treatment you did.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Nicely creative build. Has a unique look to it. Good work.

[Csaba aka felhasznaaloo]

On 12/16/2023 at 5:15 PM, atomicholiday said:

That looks great!  Excellent workmanship.

Can I ask if you painted the headlights?  What did you use?  They look really good.?

Thank you!

A blackwashed them, then glued over them 'lenses' that I punched out of thin soft clear acrylic sheet. They give them an illusion of some depth. (I did not want to go thru my usual 'drilling out, making buckets, lightbulbs and lenses' affair this time.)

[Csaba aka felhasznaaloo]

3 hours ago, Matt87 said:

Beutiful Toronado! I have this kit i got it for 40$ at motor city nnl 2 years ago. I love the 70 Toronados. You did an amazing job! Did the kit go together nice? The detail seems very good. I looked thru mine. Its molded in a light blue.

Thanks! Yes, same kit, molded in light blue. Most of it goes together nicely, although the pedals are a bit high up if attached to the dash, and the seats needed some shaving to fit in the interior tub. The 'Toronado front wheel drive' emblems on the front fenders are extremely finely cast, and are definitely worth preserving and foiling before any paint touches them.

[Matt87]

Im looking forward to building it.

[spencer1984]

Beautiful Olds!

[drodg]

That is a beautiful job and honestly great photos!!!

[Csaba aka felhasznaaloo]

15 hours ago, drodg said:

That is a beautiful job and honestly great photos!!!

Thank you! I just use my phone to take photos, do it outside in natural light, and add/increase contrast afterwards.

[ncbuckeye67]

That looks amazing! Your paint is absolutely flawless!

[Csaba aka felhasznaaloo]

8 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

That looks amazing! Your paint is absolutely flawless!

Thank you, but it's just the low resolution photos.

[doorsovdoon]

Beautiful. Smooth paint and lovely colour. Nice save on the dash with the magazine!

[Slotto]

Super cool. I like the magazine trick

[Chinacar]

What a great looking cruiser. The stance is perfect.

[ATHU]

What a beauty, excellent job!!