Jeffcad Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Hi guys ! Sharing with you my newest build. Made from a damaged JoHan's 1971 Coupe Eldorado promo, this convertible is starting a new life. New metallic paint and clear coats, new wheels and white walls, detailed interior and dash, soft boot, etc... After a long sleep rusting in a barn, the caddy now enjoys the quite roads of Route 66 . A special thanks for the beautiful diorama made from a talented friend of mine. Times are hard now, so keep safe everybody. Cheers ! 1
shoopdog Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 Fantastic Caddy build! Your friend also built the perfect diorama for it, great work from the both of you.
gman Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 That came out slicker than slick- great job. Beautiful paint.
dave branson Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) looks great Edited April 1, 2020 by dave branson
Claude Thibodeau Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 Hi! Great built, as usual! The setting is also world-class, bravo! Just curious: what is the paint used? It looks like the "sandalwood" shade that was popular back then... CT
avidinha Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 That came out awesome! We need more Cadillacs around here.
Jeffcad Posted April 3, 2020 Author Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) On 4/1/2020 at 5:11 PM, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi! Great built, as usual! The setting is also world-class, bravo! Just curious: what is the paint used? It looks like the "sandalwood" shade that was popular back then... CT Hi Claude, merci beaucoup ! As I don't have nor know how to paint with an airbrush yet I am still using spray ones. You know it's tough to get real metallic auto paint now here so Dupli-colors are almost the only ones I use. Once the world will come back to normal, you'll be able to find these paints in Canadian Tire shops. This Eldo wears "Mocha Frost Metallic". It's a gold with a light tone of copper in it. Then sprayed with clear coats that I sand by hand to a mirror finish. First I wanted to find something close to the real 1971 Cadillac "Almond Firemist" color, but nothing was available...Thanks again, and stay safe !. Edited April 3, 2020 by Jeffcad
Claude Thibodeau Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 9 hours ago, Jeffcad said: Hi Claude, merci beaucoup ! As I don't have nor know how to paint with an airbrush yet I am still using spray ones. You know it's tough to get real metallic auto paint now here so Dupli-colors are almost the only ones I use. Once the world will come back to normal, you'll be able to find these paints in Canadian Tire shops. This Eldo wears "Mocha Frost Metallic". It's a gold with a light tone of copper in it. Then sprayed with clear coats that I sand by hand to a mirror finish. First I wanted to find something close to the real 1971 Cadillac "Almond Firemist" color, but nothing was available...Thanks again, and stay safe !. Salut! Thanks for the infos. You made the best of your circumstances, bravo! I could have bet it was the "real" color... CT
carrucha Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 Very sharp. The gold body and white interior really work well together.
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