1971 Olds 442

[Bronzekeg]

had a nice day so I went ahead and started by painting the body. it was done using testors gold and dark red enamels. it's going to have white stripes and interior. c&c are welcome as usual and thanks for looking. btw I've noticed some great builds of this kit on here!

[espo]

Like the color, sort of a Candy Apple Red look.  

[Bronzekeg]

2 hours ago, espo said:

Like the color, sort of a Candy Apple Red look.  

thank you David.

[Bronzekeg]

I started the body decals this morning. they all seemed to lay down nice. I haven't decided on the wheels yet, for my taste the styled steel wheels are a bit circus wagoned. I might use magnum 500 wheels instead.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Looking mighty fine so far!

[Noah H.]

Looks very good. Nice decal application!

[Steve H]

Welcome to the 442 build club! Looks great so far Ken, love that colour. I’ll be watching sir.

[Nacho Z]

Beautiful color, Ken!  This one is going to be nice!

[Bronzekeg]

thank you guys for the kind words!

[Bronzekeg]

I made up a set of magnum wheels from the 68 charger kit for comparison purposes. for my taste I think they look better with this particular color. I also have the engine coming along pics of it later. thank you all for your input.

[Volzfan59]

Beautiful paint and the decals look great! 

[deuces wild]

Yep! The 5 spoke Magnums look great on it.....??

Edited March 23, 2024 by deuces wild

[Bronzekeg]

 

12 hours ago, Volzfan59 said:

Beautiful paint and the decals look great! 

thank you Steve!

[Bronzekeg]

11 hours ago, deuces wild said:

Yep! The 5 spoke Magnums look great on it.....??

thanks Guido, it's probably the route I'm taking.

[Bronzekeg]

I snapped a picture of the engine so far. It's almost done. working on an alternator bracket and the air cleaner.

[slusher]

Beautiful shade of red over gold !

[Bronzekeg]

On 3/24/2024 at 12:27 AM, slusher said:

Beautiful shade of red over gold !

thanx Carl!

[Bronzekeg]

pretty much done with the air cleaner and engine. test fit for photos and started painting the interior.

[cifenet]

Great work on red/gold over coat, that isn’t an easy task.

The engine is also looking very good, fantastic progress so far. 

[Der Bugmeister]

The colour looks great, nice work so far!

In the Oldsmobile world, those Magnum wheels would be SS1 (Super Sport 1) wheels.  Correct for the car and definitely a sportier look ?

[Bronzekeg]

15 hours ago, cifenet said:

Great work on red/gold over coat, that isn’t an easy task.

The engine is also looking very good, fantastic progress so far. 

thanks Steve, painting can be tricky at times!

[Bronzekeg]

1 hour ago, Der Bugmeister said:

The colour looks great, nice work so far!

In the Oldsmobile world, those Magnum wheels would be SS1 (Super Sport 1) wheels.  Correct for the car and definitely a sportier look ?

thank you Clay for the kind words and information. the wheels fit my taste better than the styled wheels.

[Bronzekeg]

interior work almost completed. it sure is a great kit, well thought out and nice fitting parts.

[slusher]

Super nice and clean interior!

[Noah H.]

Sharp looking interior. And that engine is very nicely detailed as well.