Revell '72 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442

[echoxrayniner]

Man I enjoyed this kit so, so much. I wish I had bought the photo etched parts for this kit so the emblems would look less like stickers and more like, well yeah emblems. The only thing I didn't really like about the kit is that the interior decals kind of look like those old LEGO ones with comical knobs and such. And also kinda wish I had an airbrush to clear-coat the body after doing the silver, hand painting a metallic coat is... savagely difficult already and figured it would look even less good if I hand painted a clear coat on it. But hey, stubbornness perseveres. Also messed up the 442 with an chrome/silver acrylic pen which now literally tears my OCD-ridden-soul asunder everytime I see it.

 

 

 

 

 

[Jmaracing]

Very nice build.

[Flynlo]

Sweet! Super nice build

[bbowser]

Looks pretty sharp to me.  I really like the way the convertible top looks.  Am I to understand this is brush painted?  If so, outstanding job!

[echoxrayniner]

Looks pretty sharp to me.  I really like the way the convertible top looks.  Am I to understand this is brush painted?  If so, outstanding job!

Yup, never airbrushed a single model in my life, attempted once but the compressor my old man got me gave up living so quickly abandoned the idea. The only exclusion is I used a Testors spraycan to make a model metallic blue cause a painting attempt at it failed miserably, but of the +/- 70 models I got, only one's sprayed. And thanks! <3

[slusher]

Very nice Olds..

[echoxrayniner]

Thanks! ^-^

Also, coming to think of it as someone might know around here, those Jo-Han kits of various Oldsmobiles, were they any good?

[geetee66]

Nice job, especially as it's brush-painted.

If you can't get along with an airbrush, try automotive spray paint. It's all I use and the results are much better than brush paint. 

[donb]

I see what you mean with the dash decals. But the rest of the car is really nice!

[towman1271]

  super job on the 442..