RickRollerLT1 Posted December 18, 2019 Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Normally i'm not in to these (and supposedly they're rare for being kinda curbsides), but a few years ago I saw the '97 HHO reissue and the 1980 Street Freak issues cheap as some shows and figured what the hey. White/Red/Blue is the 1997 issue of the Hurst Harry Olds (in the vintage Monogram boxart), Green one was the 1980 Street Freak reissue (which is really the same Hurst Harry Olds with new decals). Green 442 was finished weeks ago but was in progress on/off for about 4 years waiting for paint, which was applied on one of the worst and windiest thanksgivings ever that tossed the body around. Luckily, most of the severe chips were covered up with decals and all worked out. Mods (that were started in 2017) were some lowering, and has spares bins wheelie bars, different seats and steering wheel. Wheels and rear tires are from a parts Polar Lights Tom McEwen Barracuda Funny Car (that had an unusable short shotted body), while front tires are spare slicks from one of the Revell '57 Fords. Paint is Tamiya TS-20 Metallic Green rattle can cleared with Pledge. Decals were unsurprisingly shot, so the spare bins came to the rescue with extra decals from other kits, White/Red/Blue 442 was started shortly after completion of the Green one. This one is almost OOB with the exception of Cragar mags and smaller drag slicks up front from the Revell '67 Charger (which caused the front to be unxepecently lowered, as the kits tires were the same size as the fronts and made the front too high). Paint is an experimental white/red/blue fade job consisting of Colorplace Gloss White, Fire, Red, and Dark Blue. Decals were heavily water damaged, so the spare bins came to the rescue yet again with leftover decals. Bon Appetite! Edited December 18, 2019 by RickRollerLT1
57olds88 Posted December 18, 2019 Posted December 18, 2019 Awesome job on both. Gives new ideas for them. Plus partial to oldmobiles myself.
TonyW Posted December 20, 2019 Posted December 20, 2019 Very creative modelling there. Both look outstanding. Tony.
Vincent631 Posted December 20, 2019 Posted December 20, 2019 Hey, those really look cool. The fade paint job came out good, and the green Old's is sitting nice and low.
bisc63 Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 Great treatments of this kit, just top notch!
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