I finally finished my Buick.
It is the worst kit I have ever build. The fiting was awefull.
The body is AB with Humbrol enamels, then polished with a microfiber cloth, I use for my glasses, then I gave it an acrylics black washaround the doors, the window frames and the trunk lid and finally a Humbrol gloss coat.
Not the best of pictures, but it's dark and snowy outside, so the livingroom- and kitchen table was my best option.
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Finished1966 Buick Wildcat.
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 10:09 AM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 10:19 AM UTC
wonderfull I love the way the coating looks
Too bad Tamiya doesn't make these kind of cars...
Too bad Tamiya doesn't make these kind of cars...
Hoovie
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 10:48 AM UTC
looks good to me!!
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Ron
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 03:37 PM UTC
some sexy steel on wheels you've got there
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 11:18 PM UTC
Thank you for the kind words gentlemen.
Sensei
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Posted: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 11:25 PM UTC
Put the pedal to the metal...
very nice buick!
very nice buick!
rv1963
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Posted: Friday, March 04, 2005 - 07:24 AM UTC
Jesper your Wildcat looks good paint looks nice and smooth i love those big old muscle cars.
Red4
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Posted: Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 03:20 AM UTC
Worst fitting kit of all huh? you could have fooled me. Looks great. I normally build the stuff that fly and the others that have long cannons, dabbling in a car or two every blue moon. Nice build. Got a 53' Stude on the bench presently. Maybe it'll show up here someday. "Q"
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 01:00 AM UTC
looks great and pictures too. the thing with muscle cars is that they're all (not all) in 1/25 scale. how come? would be nice if you set them all side by side with 1/24 cars.
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 01:14 AM UTC
Hi Liberator
I agree with you. It would be nice if they all were 1/25 or 1/24, not both. As far as I know AMT makes all their muscle cars in 1/25. Monogram/Revell makes muscle cars in 1/24 and 1/25.
I agree with you. It would be nice if they all were 1/25 or 1/24, not both. As far as I know AMT makes all their muscle cars in 1/25. Monogram/Revell makes muscle cars in 1/24 and 1/25.
Beans
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 09:51 PM UTC
Looks fine to me as well, too bad you dont like it that much- but anyway, great job on that
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 11:04 PM UTC
Hi Beans
Thanks for the kind words
I love the car(Big fan of US musclecars), it's just that the quality of the kit could have been a lot better.
Thanks for the kind words
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Looks fine to me as well, too bad you dont like it that much- but anyway, great job on that
I love the car(Big fan of US musclecars), it's just that the quality of the kit could have been a lot better.
Beans
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 07:53 PM UTC
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I love the car(Big fan of US musclecars), it's just that the quality of the kit could have been a lot better.
Yeah, it really is annoying to have problems -especially fitting problems!
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 08:05 PM UTC
If you had taken that photo outside, I would've swore it was a real car. Great job.
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2005 - 08:13 PM UTC
Thanks you for your kind words Tony.
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Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 11:14 PM UTC
Hi Jesper.Definitely perfect.I very like it.Congrats.
Photos,no problem.Very nice.
Photos,no problem.Very nice.
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2005 - 02:47 AM UTC
wow its burning.I like it seems good and hot.Nice work congrulations.
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2005 - 03:20 AM UTC
That's exactly the type of car "red-hot-babe-catcher" I wished I had 15 years ago!!! (and you may say if the hot refers to the red or the babe!).
A day and this car was all yoy needed!
But seriously: real awesome job you did there and great work if known it didn't fit right. Good thing you did not put the kit aside!
A day and this car was all yoy needed!
But seriously: real awesome job you did there and great work if known it didn't fit right. Good thing you did not put the kit aside!