jeffs396 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Diggin' it Rich! I picked up one of those '59 JF Buick -camino thingies several months ago to customize. Couldn't find an original AMT at a decent price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks guys... Is that a good or bad Hmmmmm!!!!!! Ron..?? Rich, You know I love this one, and would love to do one up myself. Reminded me of the '60 I did a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Looking good Rich cant wait to see more . I think the 59 Buick has the best body styling of all the 59 cars. I would love find one, HT or convertible..........! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Rich...nice car and find...I have the convertible one built factory stock...as you stated its nice enough as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks for all the kind comments fellas. Dave, you'll have to wait for Christmas...LOL . Jeff, I look forward to seeing you again at Castle Shannon in March at the South Hills Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Ha Ha Ha will do Rich Any new progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Nothing new to show yet Dave. I'll be painting the body today with Tamiya Pure White, and then getting the interior parts out of the stripper tub and washed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59 Buick Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Looking forward to seeing this one done. If you need details shots, give me a shout and I will pop out to the shed and grab them, only can do hardtop though, how ever the exterior details and dash and interior should be same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I just picked up a pair of hardtops, a '59 and a '60. I'll be watching this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Thanks guys. Martin, I thank you for the offer, but I think I've gotten all of the reference pictures I'll need from Googled images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMDAVE Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Great work Rich, I hope to get to that level detail one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Thanks Dave. This is a Curbside model so it won't have any engine or chassis detailing. For the past year or so I've been building several curbside models and then throw in a full detail kit now and then just to keep up my detailing skills. The curbside builds obviously go much quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) One of my favorites. I to re-scribed the fins, I glued a piece of styrene to a blade as a spacer then glued another piece over that, longer so it went past the point. This I used as a guide to carefully deepen those areas. Sorry don't have a pic of that tool! Edited February 4, 2015 by James2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revstew Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Do you have any advice that you can give on scribing lines in a body. I am working on a 60 Impala and notice that some if the trim edges don't really have relief on them to follow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Andy, as was pointed out to me by Tom Geiger, there were no trim edges molded on the under side of the fins on this car. I jury-rigged my own tool for scribing the trim lines by using 2 #11 XActo blades with a thin piece of plastic CA glued between them in my XActo handle. One blade has the point facing up, and the other blade faces down, leaving the flat base of the blade next to, and slightly higher than the other blade. I positioned the flat base of the one blade against the edge of the fin and scribed the trim lines with the back side of the pointed blade by dragging it along. I worked slowly and carefully and it worked really well, giving me just enough of a "line" in the underside of the fins to use for a cutting edge when trimming the BMF. Finally a little progress to report on this model. I finished up the interior this afternoon. These "tub" interiors are a pain to paint and detail especially when you use contrasting colors kike the Red and White color scheme that I chose. First I drilled holes for the window cranks and door handles, which are resin pieces from ReplMinCoMD painted chrome silver. The entire tub was sprayed with Tamiya White primer and I brush painted the Red using Polly S, flat, model railroad paint. I tried my best to keep straight lines but I wound up doing a lot of touch-ups. The carpet is flocked in Maroon. The dashboard is painted Tamiya Pure White and detailed with BMF, chrome silver paint and The Detailer. Gauge lenses were made using drops of clear epoxy. The steering wheel is Red with pieces of cut-down shirt pins for the shifter and turn signal stalk. The body has been painted with Tamiya Pure White, clearcoated and polished out. I've only just started on the BMF trim so no pictures of the body yet. Hopefully I can finish it up for pictures tomorrow. Since this is a curbside model, the chassis is just painted Flat Black and the wire wheels and whitewalls left over from the '56 Chrysler kit are mounted on it. Thanks for looking in. Further progress will be shown as it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 That's it. I'm done. I am contracting all my interior work to you Rich! LOL..The interior is superior! Oustanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Looking great Rich I do like how you do your clocks with glue :blink:can you do a better pic of them please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thank you Donald and Dave. Donald, no problem...... I work cheap. Dave, I can't get a clearer more closeup picture of the dashboard since it is glued in place with the steering wheel in the way, but I'll try and if I'm successful I'll send it to you in a PM. What I do is mix up a small amount of 2 part, clear, 5 minute epoxy on a paper plate using a toothpick, being sure not to get any air bubbles in it while mixing. I pick up a small "blob" of the mixed epoxy with the end of the toothpick and place it into or on the gauge face. The epoxy usually sets up or dries to a slightly domed shape. I usually apply it over the various gauges, speedometer, radio and clock face if there is one, for lenses. When dry the clear epoxy sometimes acts as a magnifier making the gauge face easier to see. I have also used Elmer's Clear School Glue to make gauge lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 That's cool Rich I will have to give that a go sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHarrison Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Very cool piece! I too love the Old Buicks and have a few of the 59's in my model collection. I own a 1:1 1962 LeSabre 2 Door Sedan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Another way to cover your gauge faces is with the product on the left in the above photo. It's MicroScale Micro Kristal Klear, if that's not available in your area, it's also known as airplane canopy cement, so there should be a local product for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Nice work Richard, I've used the way you make your gauge lenses as well as Tom's above with the MS Kristal Klear as well. Both work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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