68 Buick Skylark GS 400 with a nod to Yellowsportwagon

[DoctorLarry]

After repeated tries to find a 68 Skylark GS from Perry's Resins, I had to change strategy. There are several 3D prints of 69 Skylarks now so I bought two.  One I used for my Motion-prepped 69 Skylark. The other I decided to convert to a 68. The biggest problem with the 69 kits is the interior. They are all wrong for 69 Custom and definitely all wrong for 68. So I created my own for both cars from a Revell 68 Chevelle. I used the frame and pan from the car as well because the chassis on the resin kits has little detail. Engine from a Monogram GS, resin turbo 400, Fireball tires, resin poverty caps and wheels from Missing Link and scratchbuilt hood and console. Model Car Garage photo etch emblems from Monogram the GS. Tim Stevens is my go-to NASCAR build guru and builds killer cars. He also has a couple of neat real cars, including a 68 GS. I decided to do a loose replica of his real car. Cameo Cream PPG acrylic enamel. I created molds of the interior and can reproduce it all in resin.

[lordairgtar]

Perry's was not as accurate as it could have been. 3D is the way to go. Your hood looks very close to correct as far as I can see. Some prints had a slight mis interpretation of the character lines from front to back. Yours look right. Have fun.

[DoctorLarry]

This one had those body line flaws on the hood. Someone (might have been you) pointed that out in my 69 Skylark thread and I fixed them on that one. I did the same here so the body line swept back to the hood corner. The fender gills on the Perry car also stuck out way too far. On the real car the fenders had a hole in them so the gill actually mounted flat but protruded into the fender. I think mine look closer to real but will see when the car is done.