1964 Cutlass convertible

[bh1701]

This is my 1964 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible. Painted with ScaleFinishes Pacific Mist. Chrome trim was done using BMF and Fusion Firm chrome paint. The vent windows, Cutlass and Oldsmobile script, and wheel well trim was painted on with Fusion Firm; the remaining chrome was done with BMF. I used black embossing powder for the carpet, and the dash gauges used an image I printed from the internet.

Thanks for checking this out!

Bart

 

 

[Kanada Kustoms]

Nice clean build, Bart... Very attractive!

[Hi-Po]

Nice looking build, neat and clean.

[Mike 1017]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

[johnyrotten]

Great looking Oldsmobile. 👍👍

[Badge73]

Only 4 comments in 4 hours?!?! What a knock out! Beautiful work, your dash and instrument panel is fire, my friend. I love this one.

[Jim Dodson]

Beautiful job! Did this start as a kit? 

[Sledsel]

Nice job on it, really nice detail.

Mine is in limbo..... that side chrome has me stalled! Good job on it!

[DanL]

Turned out real nice... great color combo

[bh1701]

1 hour ago, Jim Dodson said:

Beautiful job! Did this start as a kit? 

Thanks!

Yes, this is the AMT (Round 2 models) kit that was re-released a little while ago.

Bart

[Jim B]

Great looking Cutlass.  Well done.

[ford fan]

I like the colour very much & it is perfect with that white interior.

A very clean model indeed.

[Geno]

That is absolutely stunning. Great job.💯😎

[espo]

I agree with everyone else as well, like the showroom stock look.  

[Jim Dodson]

1 hour ago, bh1701 said:

Thanks!

Yes, this is the AMT (Round 2 models) kit that was re-released a little while ago.

Bart

Bart, Thanks for the reply

[iwantmodels]

Man, beautiful model.  Great color choice and so nice and clean.  Looks like the real thing.

[charger74]

Looks great 👍🏻👍🏻

[bondo bill]

sweet cv

[XYHARRY]

Very nice Olds there Bart, I like the extra attention to the dash details. Well done. 

[Tom99]

An excellent build!

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Very nice. Can you share your technique for using the chrome paint on the scripts?

[bh1701]

57 minutes ago, Perspect Scale Modelworks said:

Very nice. Can you share your technique for using the chrome paint on the scripts?

For this one, I used the Fusion Firm Chrome Paint that has been discussed lately on the forum.

• Shake the bottle really well!
• I will get a little bit on the end of a sharpened toothpick. If I think there is too much on it, I will tap it lightly on a piece of paper or plastic sheet to remove some of the paint.
• Very carefully and slowly, apply the chrome to the script. Sometimes I will use the pointed tip to apply the chrome, or I may use the edge of the toothpick to go over the script. For the "C" in Cutlass, I probably used the tip; for the remaining letters I probably used the edge of the toothpick and also the tip sometimes (Whatever seems to work best is the way I approach this).
• You may need to do this multiple times to get the right amount of paint on the letters.
• A lot of patience, good vision (or a good magnifier), and steady hands are needed.

One good thing I discovered is that I was able to remove any chrome that strayed off the letters. The body was Scale Finishes paint ( a lacquer) and I figured out that lighter fluid would remove the chrome without affecting the lacquer paint. I'd apply little bit of lighter fluid to a sharpened toothpick or modeling swab and would use that to remove chrome where needed. I used this method to remove some chrome that had gotten inside of the C.

I have done the BMF under paint method on some models. It's a bit of work to remove the paint from the script, and I can often see the edge of the foil that is outside of the script. It looks really nice if done properly, but I think my painting method works well, too.

Here are some other examples done with this technique. All are 1/25 scale models.

Hope this helps!

Bart