Sixth Completion of 2012

[Steve_L]

These are pictures of my recently completed "Badillac" project.

I have always really liked the styling of the 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.

When I saw Jimmy Flintstone's new "Badillac" resin kit, I knew I wanted to build one.

The kit is barebones, with only the body and headlights. That made it an easy decision to build it as a slammer. I carefully removed all of the resin flash and then filled some small gouges around the window areas. I enlarged both side windows because of what I perceived to be an "overchopped" appearance. I prepared the body by sanding it with 600, 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper. Since no grille was provided, I found one in my parts box that perfectly filled the opening. I also used taillights from my parts box. I slammed the car to the ground and Pegasus Chrome 23's gave me the look I wanted.

I primed it with Duplicolor white primer, followed by color coats of Tamiya Pearl White paint. I topped that off with Kilz Clear Coat. I used 3200, 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000 polishing pads to smooth and shine the paint. I finished the polishing process with Novus 3, 2 and 1.

It wasn't a detailed build, but it was a fun project.

Enjoy!

[hotrod59f100]

Vary cool. Love how she sits.

[Hippie]

cool and the new windows make the world of diffrence.

[rmvw guy]

It looks nice! It looks similar to the Boyd 57 Chevy, just wondering if that was the donor kit. It does look like a fun build and 6 is an agressive number to have completed already this year. Congratulations!

[Steve_L]

It looks nice! It looks similar to the Boyd 57 Chevy, just wondering if that was the donor kit. It does look like a fun build and 6 is an agressive number to have completed already this year. Congratulations!

Instead of using a donor kit, I fabricated brackets and glued them to the underside of the body to attach the wheels and axles.

Thanks for the feedback.