StevenGuthmiller Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Thought I'd throw a couple shots of my up-coming '58 Buick Roadmaster build at ya. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 That looks really great Steven. Is that the Modelhaus kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 That's gorgeous! Love the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I agree I love the color combo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 No Rich. It's an original AMT annual. I actually picked this one up on e-bay as an intact built kit for a pretty reasonable price. Had a very minor chip on a fin tip & 2 broken chassis mount posts. Both easy fixes. Of course, these '58 Buicks, along with the '58 Bonneville didn't originally come with the stock hubcaps, so this one's getting a set of Modelhaus 2 bar spinner Buick wires. In my opinion, a vast improvement over the stock Buick caps anyway. I sanded off the "wimpy" door handles & will add a set of chrome ones from, most likely, a '55 Chevy kit. I'm also probably adding a continental kit. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 That's very pretty. Great paint, and I have a severe case of foil-envy going on. I really enjoy seeing old annuals rebuilt to today's standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Beautiful body. Great paint and foil.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Love those old bufords with the 40 acres of chrome. The '58 was probably one of the best. Looking forward to seeing your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsc Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Great start! Looking sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Customman Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Nice looking period piece. It's going to be a knockout when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baugher Garage Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Man, that's slick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Very very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy J. Tannehill Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I love the Buick, great find fishing off the bay...and also a great paint job...I would really like to build a 1:25 or 1:24th scale 55 Buick special...I have seen some resin one's but they are spendy and I have limited experience with resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 That color combo's gonna go nice with your '58 Pontiac. Are you going to make clear red taillights for it, or paint the molded-in ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Going to be another STUNNER!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 I'll be painting the molded in tail lights with Testors stop light red Chris. That's what I usually do. I try to avoid doing too many modifications to these old kits. I like to keep them as original as possible & just try to focus on detailing whats there. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Wow!! Didn't realize how much of a pain picking out all of those little "squares" on the grille would be! Making good progress though. Hoping to finish up sometime this week. Sorry, I had to delete the original photos from this post. Over did my up loads a little! Steve Edited July 16, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Great work on that grill, Steve. What technique did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Thanks Froghawk. I use the same technique I've been using for 20 years. I paint over the entire area with acrylic craft paint, (Delta Ceramcoat to be exact) & then rub off the areas that I want the chrome to show through with the point of a tooth pick. You can do the same thing with Testors enamels, but that sticks a little better and some times won't rub off completely or as cleanly. I use both, depending on what I'm doing. The Ceramcoat also works great for painting door gaps & the like. I just flow slightly thinned paint into the gaps & then just rub the excess off of the body with a damp cloth. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Nice job on the grille, Steve. You should consider Photobucket/Fotki/Flickr, Steve. Makes life a lot easier for pictures. All you have to do is select address[\img] and it appears here. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Thanks Froghawk. I use the same technique I've been using for 20 years. I paint over the entire area with acrylic craft paint, (Delta Ceramcoat to be exact) & then rub off the areas that I want the chrome to show through with the point of a tooth pick. You can do the same thing with Testors enamels, but that sticks a little better and some times won't rub off completely or as cleanly. I use both, depending on what I'm doing. The Ceramcoat also works great for painting door gaps & the like. I just flow slightly thinned paint into the gaps & then just rub the excess off of the body with a damp cloth. Steve Thanks, Steve. I'll give that paint a try. I've tried a similar technique with other paints but getting it rub off with a clean edge was a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Great work on the grill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Nice work on the grill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) That's right Froghawk. A clean edge can be a problem. I use the "Ceramcoat" for things like grilles, door lines, etc. where you have a "deep" recess to fill. With other things, for instance, painting the white background on a '55 Chevy hubcap or the side trim, I use Testors Enamel for that. Gives a cleaner edge. Steve Edited July 16, 2014 by StevenGuthmiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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