69 Baldwin Motion Buick Skylark

[DoctorLarry]

This is probably my most ambitious project yet. Baldwin Motion reportedly only modified two Buicks during their time.  One was a 69 Skylark GS and the other a 70 GS. I started with a resin 69 Skylark. I made my own DeLuxe interior and used a 68 Chevelle as a donor. The rest is scratch made. Jay's Resin Hurst wheels and tires. Testor's blue metallic paint (a little dark) and white. Model railroad pinstripe decals. Photo etch GS emblems. I think it turned out great. Comments welcome.

[exnyman]

Wow! That looks amazing! I’ve always been a fan of the 68-69 Skylarks and you’ve really done this one justice 

[Mike 1017]

Fantastic, Most Excellent, Great, Wow, Magnificent

[Bainford]

Cool Buick. Nice detailing. I never knew of the BM version. 

[Hi-Po]

Beautifully done!  Great job on the detailing.

[Watertown]

A beautiful model presented with a history lesson. Nice work on both!

[mcs1056]

How did you manage the cross-hatch pattern in the vinyl top, which shows up well in the second pic? It looks just as I think I remember them being 1:1.

[espo]

Looks much better than "great". Looking back and forth between the pictures of the real car and your model the finish on the wheels is the only thing that you might notice. The body color and finish along with the vinyl roof and white accent paint look to be done the same. 

[satterwhite78]

Now I realize what happens when things get quiet and nobody seems to know what you are up to or doing in your spare time.  Just saying what everyone is thinking! Lol!

A-1 my man!

[ncbuckeye67]

That's amazing! Now I want to do a 70.....

[DoctorLarry]

2 minutes ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

That's amazing! Now I want to do a 70.....

Next on the list-the Motion 70 GS..

[kelson]

Excellent results!👌

[lordairgtar]

The 68/69 models are my favorite. It had such a lithe design that made it look lighter than it was. Much better than the 70s, I think. My Grandfather had a 69 Skylark Custom hardtop and I had the 69 Special Deluxe coupe (vent windows and frames around the glass.

[Geno]

That is just way cool.💯😎

[iwantmodels]

This is gorgeous.  I hope someone from Revell will see this post and go forward with a 68/69 Buick GS.    

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Very nice.  I just ordered one, but it's been over a week and it hasn't even shipped yet.

[DoctorLarry]

12 minutes ago, iwantmodels said:

This is gorgeous.  I hope someone from Revell will see this post and go forward with a 68/69 Buick GS.    

Perry's Resin did a 68 at one point. I have a 69 that I'm going to convert to a 68 and I'll also do the 68 interior. This is the goal:

[charger74]

It looks really good 👍🏻👍🏻

[bondo bill]

love it cool build I wish they had a kit of the 69

[slusher]

Beautiful Buick!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[redscampi]

You've done a beautiful job with amazing attention to detail! I've never been a fan of the Skylarks when compared to the Chevelle, Cutlass and Tempest, but I'd drive this proudly!

By the way, who's resin body is that?

 

Edited 13 hours ago by redscampi

[Tom99]

An interesting build, I like it, well done.

[Zippi]

That's a Beauty right there Larry.  Lots of Great detail work and blue is my favorite color so I'm really diggin it.  Nicely done.

[Calb56]

I love 68/69 Skylarks. A lot. Used to own a 68 decades ago and a marriage back.

That is a beautiful engine compartment. The entire build is amazing.