Jared Roach Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) So guys, yesterday this was a b-day present I picked out, for today lol. But anyways I got a good start on it because we had a huge wind and rain storm, so power was off everywhere around me, but we still had power so I got building. It's revells 72 olds cutlass. I choose this one over the 442 because of the up top, and it has the flat hood too. So I opened the doors and trunk, and have them hinged. I'm going to start the jambs next. I don't know if I will build it stock, or a mild custom, but will see as the build comes along. Thats it for now, when I get more done I'll let you people know. Thanks for looking. Edited March 9, 2011 by Jared Roach
montelsc Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 So guys, yesterday this was a b-day present I picked out, for today lol. But anyways I got a good start on it because we had a huge wind and rain storm, so power was off everywhere around me, but we still had power so I got building. It's revells 72 olds cutlass. I choose this one over the 442 because of the up top, and it has the flat hood too. So I opened the doors and trunk, and have them hinged. I'm going to start the jambs next. I don't know if I will build it stock, or a mild custom, but will see as the build comes along. looks great nick nice work on the doors and trunk hope to see it when its done Thats it for now, when I get more done I'll let you people know. Thanks for looking.
charlie8575 Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 Belated happy birthday, Jared. I hope you enjoyed it. And nice work with the hinges on that. Charlie Larkin
Jared Roach Posted December 15, 2010 Author Posted December 15, 2010 Thanks guys! I plan on getting more done here shortly, so hopefully I'll have a update soon. Trying to figure out what I'm exectly doing with it.
Jared Roach Posted January 16, 2011 Author Posted January 16, 2011 Here's an update on the olds, got the jambs all finished and they need some finish filling and sanding, but it's still coming along good. You can see where there is still more work to get it looking good: Thanks for looking.
charlie8575 Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Very good work on the door-jambs, Jared. This is coming along nicely. Charlie Larkin
Jared Roach Posted January 16, 2011 Author Posted January 16, 2011 Thanks Charlie. I'm stuck on what the bottom of the car looks like. Is it primer with overspray, or black? I really Don't know, so if anybody has an idea let me know. Thanks.
Tumbler75 Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Those jambs look killer! Great job! I love the custom trunk area too. As far as the underside goes most were either red oxide primer or grey (can't remember which) with some body coloured overspray on the sides as when the rockers were sprayed with colour. HTH. Lookin' great and keep up the great work! I love it.
GTMust Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Love what you're doing with this, especially the realistic door swings inside the front fenders. Great start!
charlie8575 Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Generally, by the early 1970s, in response to demand for better corrosion-resistance, most GM cars were coming through with a type of undercoat applied. All of my late '70s GM cars I've had (four,) had some type of mastic applied. This is best simulated by applying flat black to the floors and painting the frame rails semi-gloss black. Even if this wasn't a standard feature, it was a very common option up to that point, and almost guaranteed to be present on any car sold in the northern U.S. or Canada. Charlie Larkin
Jared Roach Posted January 17, 2011 Author Posted January 17, 2011 ok Thanks guys, I think I will just go with the black to look like undercoating, even though I don't like black floors/chassis's on my models.
mikemodeler Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Jared, Nice job on the jamb building, some real skill there! The model is coming along nicely and I can't wait to see it done. As far as the chassis goes, if you are building a mild custom, do what you want for colors. Most undersides were primer with body color overspray near the edges. Undercoating or rustproofing was usually added at the dealer or an aftermarket company (anybody remember Ziebart?) In 1980 I started working at dealership while in high school and we undercoated and rustproofed most every car we sold (extra dealer profit)unless the customer requested us not to. You could paint the wheelwells with some semi gloss or flat black to simulate undercoating if you want. Mike
Jared Roach Posted January 19, 2011 Author Posted January 19, 2011 Ok thanks mike. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to build it stock or a mild custom with wheels and other small things. we'll see.
Kut2Tuk Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Jared, Door jambs look great. That camaro looks like its going to be pretty cool to!
Wolf75 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Do you have an account on youtube called bowtiebadboy33?
Jared Roach Posted January 20, 2011 Author Posted January 20, 2011 Yes that is me lol. I've been showing my models there for quite awhile.
Wolf75 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I thought so You got some awesome cars, and this cutlass is coming along pretty good too. You've inspired me to give the door jams a try when it warms up around here. Keep up the great work.
Jared Roach Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 So I got a BIG update on the olds. Lately I haven't worked on anything, because I didn't feel like it. But today I desided to pull the olds out again, finish the body work/jambs, and spray it off in some silver! I desided to go for a different plan then orginally, so the interior is now black. I flocked the interior and trunk floors, and will start detailing the interior once I get the paint finished on the body. This is only after a 2 coats of silver, so it needs a couple more and some clear after that. I also painted the wheels in the kit to make them stand out a bit more. I still have a long ways to go, but thought I would mock it up and show you guys where I'm at with it. Thanks for looking.
DRG Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 It's coming along really good, Jared. Lots of good memories in a 72 Cutlass.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 So far it's looking great. I love the paint, and the fact that everything goes together so well. Great job.
Jared Roach Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks guys! Lots of trial and error in those jambs, but the came out looking great. I'm thinking about adding a black stripe decal that runs along the side of the body, but I'm not sure yet. Also need to figure out what color to do the engine, might just do it in silver, don't know for sure though.
Plasticfanatic Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Looking very,very nice!! looking forward to more updates on this project.
Jared Roach Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Thanks! I got it cleared last night, so now I can move on to some other parts of the car.
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