karbuildr Posted June 5 Posted June 5 This kit has been around a good while and it's a very nice rendition of this vehicle. It doesn't have a lot of detail out of the box, but some wiring, hoses, paint detail, etc., really makes it come alive. There were no fit issues, everything went together nicely. In 1970, the GSX was available in only two colors, Glacier White and Saturn Yellow. However, I couldn't resist a 1971 color called Lime Mist Poly. I used Testors Lacquer Lime Ice as a stand-in and it's pretty darn close. I also used Tamiya white primer and Light Sand for the nonstandard interior color. The most difficult part was masking and painting the semi gloss black on the hood. As an aside, this kit was originally a Monogram kit and is 1/24 scale. 15
johnyrotten Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Awesome looking buick. The stripe looks great with that color. Great work under the hood.
AMT68 Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Paint, decal and engine compartment work all look great as does the Light Sand interior with the contrasting arm rests. I also like to paint the mufflers gold from time to time.
ncbuckeye67 Posted June 6 Posted June 6 One of my favorite muscle cars (that I have yet to build, Lol). I love it in that color!
espo Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Beautiful plaint finish and color. Like the OEM style stripes and engine detailing.
karbuildr Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 Michael, Michelle, Bob, John, Larry, Dan, Donato, Tom, Keith, Mike, Jeff, Michael, Steve and David, many thanks for all the kind words.
karbuildr Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 20 hours ago, AMT68 said: Paint, decal and engine compartment work all look great as does the Light Sand interior with the contrasting arm rests. I also like to paint the mufflers gold from time to time. First time I tried that Tom. I like how it looks.
Zippi Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Nice looking 70 Buick GSX. Love the body color. The business end looks pretty snazzy too.
karbuildr Posted June 7 Author Posted June 7 23 hours ago, Zippi said: Nice looking 70 Buick GSX. Love the body color. The business end looks pretty snazzy too. Thank you Bob, appreciate it.
Keef Posted June 9 Posted June 9 That color just suits that car!! I saw one in a Hemmings muscle or muscle car review magazine a while back and planned to do it. Yours looks beautiful!!!
karbuildr Posted Wednesday at 10:22 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 10:22 PM On 6/9/2025 at 2:05 PM, Keef said: That color just suits that car!! I saw one in a Hemmings muscle or muscle car review magazine a while back and planned to do it. Yours looks beautiful!!! That very article you're referring to is what inspired this paint color on the build. Here's a link for reference. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/gsx2-1971-buick-gsx/ 1
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