Grzegorz Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Present scratchbuilt Oldsmobile i started with this...unknown resin chevy caprice
Perspect Scale Modelworks Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Nice scratching! Always love to see a kit resuced.
drodg Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Proof once again where there is a will there is a way! good job
SCI-FI Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Nice. Any details on: 1) how you saved the roof? 2) how hard was it to rescribe the door lines? 3) how hard was it to scratchbuild the new grille?
mredjr Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Great job! you are a better man than I am because I would have thrown it in the trash. Elvin
Ramfins59 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Nice save and conversion Gregorz. I had one of these cars about 15 years ago. If you don't mind, the top section of the taillight lenses should be amber.
tonye66 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Fantastic save. Another beautiful addition to your fleet i believe the delta 88 had Amber and red tail lights while the 88 royale had the solid red light. I had a friend who's parents had one of each model. I think they were both 83 models.
Chuck Most Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 I love it! I'm a Ford guy, but I've owned a couple of these, and for my money, they're about the best car GM managed to squeeze out in the '80's. Assuming you avoided the diesel... Fantastic save. Another beautiful addition to your fleet i believe the delta 88 had Amber and red tail lights while the 88 royale had the solid red light. I had a friend who's parents had one of each model. I think they were both 83 models. Well... you're belief is on the right track. The amber turn signal lens came for '84. That year, there was no "base" Delta 88- they were all Royales, or Royale Broughams. As far as I'm aware, all Deltas came with amber taillight lenses from '84 on- they even carried the theme over to the front-drive version.
Grzegorz Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 Nice. Any details on: 1) how you saved the roof? 2) how hard was it to rescribe the door lines? 3) how hard was it to scratchbuild the new grille? 1 ..used hot water 2. it was not that difficult 3.used the head lights from the original(resin ) grill Thanks
Grzegorz Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 I love it! I'm a Ford guy, but I've owned a couple of these, and for my money, they're about the best car GM managed to squeeze out in the '80's. Assuming you avoided the diesel... Well... you're belief is on the right track. The amber turn signal lens came for '84. That year, there was no "base" Delta 88- they were all Royales, or Royale Broughams. As far as I'm aware, all Deltas came with amber taillight lenses from '84 on- they even carried the theme over to the front-drive version. ,,,,if it comes to turn signal they are orange, picture you should have done better at them you can see, based on the original 85 Oldsmobile brochure ... here the pics Thanks
charlie8575 Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 The 1985 Royale Brougham LS had taillights like those. And yes, you could order them without a vinyl top. Not perfect, but a decent representation. Charlie Larkin
Grzegorz Posted June 23, 2015 Author Posted June 23, 2015 The 1985 Royale Brougham LS had taillights like those. And yes, you could order them without a vinyl top. Not perfect, but a decent representation. Charlie Larkin ...next time I'll try to do it better, thanks
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