87 Buick Regal "Grocery getter"

[mangodart]

This project was in my head for years and I finally decide to build it. Starting with a Turbo Buick Regal kit from Revell/Mono, I plan to modify it into a simple "every day" model as you could see on the road during the 80ies.

Lots off job on the body, I add some chrome molding on the middle of the doors and on the bottom off the sides, rechrome the bumpers with BMF, create a half vinyl top, wire wheels hubcaps from an old Johan kit, and I have to flatened the hood, which was a hard task, I've redonne it more than one time..... On the engine bay is sitting a carburated V6, with home made air filter and parts box element for the exhaust, the inside also has been detailed with some flocking, the seat belts are from MCG, and I've put some weathering to bring it to life.

The color is from BMW and it was my first airbrush paint ( usually I paint with spray can )

Well here are the pics, it's a model I'm kind of proud of ( sometimes it's good....), and I hope you'll like this build :

How many pics are we allowed to post in one topic ???

[mangodart]

Here is one view of the engine :

[Scuderia]

I don't think there's a picture limit and with a great conversion like that there's no need to limit the action. this looks great, love the seatbelts too!

[Foxer]

That sure looks like it belongs in the mall lot way back then! very nicely done.

[Deathgoblin]

I think I've seen that car running around Ohio. Very nice work!

[Olskoolrodder]

VERY nice!!!

Back in the mod 90's,a late cousin of mine had one ALMOST identical to this (1:1),it was a beautiful blue (same hibcaps/etc as your build) with the (non-turbo) V6/automatic,was an '85. I had a '84 Grand Prix with a 383 stroker/700R4 at the same time-mine looked horrible but ran good,his was just a sweetheart of a car (but dawg slow,LOL ),I wouldn't mind owning that (or one like it) today. Thank you,for a fond memory of a missed cousin,excellent build

Edited December 14, 2012 by Olskoolrodder

[crazyjim]

Sweet, clean, and SHINY :)

[Helix]

Like it

[TooOld]

Incredible details ! From what I can see the interior is as beautiful as the exterior . Great work !

[Scale-Master]

Really Nice Job! Coincidentally even the color is the same as the real car that license plate goes to. (A '78 Trans Am.)

[Ron Hamilton]

I would be proud of it too. Nice work.

[Harry P.]

Nicely done!

[Erik Smith]

Very nice. I love seeing a transition back to a basic driver! Great work.

[crazyjim]

Not to change the subject, but it's Friday and that means pizza, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown - and another Beam & RC Cola. Hope you all have a fantastic evening.

Tomorrow is "Wreaths Across America" at all the national cemeteries in the USA. We'll be out there early to honor our fallen heroes.

[Chief Joseph]

I really like your work on this Regal! The seat belts add a lot of realism, and the stock hood looks very good.

[Harry P.]

Not to change the subject, but it's Friday and that means pizza, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown - and another Beam & RC Cola. Hope you all have a fantastic evening.

Tomorrow is "Wreaths Across America" at all the national cemeteries in the USA. We'll be out there early to honor our fallen heroes.

"Not to change the subject?"

Why did you post this here? It has nothing to do with the subject!

[Lunajammer]

Wonderful conversion. Absolutely first class. I like it very much. Thanks for sharing it. Hope to see more from you.

[bbowser]

Great model! I love seeing these 'daily drivers' in scale. Please keep them coming Emmanuel.

[Johnny1973]

Awesome job on the Regal.great detail work.

[realgone58]

Wow, that came out great! I've been thinking of doing this too, and now looking at yours, I'm inspired to do it. Not sure if I can get it as nice as yours is though.

[slusher]

Beautiful model, good to see one stock. Awsume color choice and really nice detail...

[jeffs396]

GREAT conversion!!!

[charlie8575]

Very nicely done.

That is very much something you would've seen on the road in the U.S. during the 1980s/90s, and still today from time to time.

Those G-bodies were very good-looking, and very good cars. The engine bay reminds me very much of the one in my mother first Cutlass.

Excellent.

Charlie Larkin

[Nxr]

I like when people do more personal interest based builds, shows you planned this all along even when it was just a big pile of plastic, good job.

[mangodart]

Thank you for all these kind words, really appriciate them, next project on my mind with the same feeling will be a 80ies Grand Prix mixing a Petty Nascar and a Monte-Carlo from Monogram, next year project who knows.....