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Post by webby Wed 15 Jan 2014, 9:20 am

My take on Revell's excellent '50 Oldsmobile. Its another one thats been on the fringes of completion- I just hate painting the bodies,so they get delayed. Really got stuck into the modelling over the holidays and the muse is still upon me.

A day off work (what little I do) tomorrow so more modelling beckons me thinks.

Chassis & interior is done. The paint is Mr Hobby "Russet". I reckon its perfect for a '30s-'40s & early '50s cars.

A little dull- hopefully polish will bring it up. Gassing out for a month so you won't see much bodywork progress until late Feb.
I'm sure you can wait!

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Post by Skid Wed 15 Jan 2014, 11:01 am

I too have a 1950 Old's to do Chris so I'll be watching your progress.

Colour suits the period well methinks.

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Post by Guest Wed 15 Jan 2014, 11:39 am

..could this be a three way build off ?
It's a nice kit with crisp new mouldings - I'm going for a mild custom look.

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Post by webby Wed 15 Jan 2014, 11:54 am

Great green Ron. What is it? What other mods have you in mind?
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Post by Guest Wed 15 Jan 2014, 12:02 pm

I think it's Tamiya Lime Metallic - the tin's in the bin now, so can't check.
Proposed mods (if it ever gets finished) is to drastically lower the suspension,
and keep the stock wheels and whitewalls, chrome, etc.

It was interesting to find the Oldsmobile had coil rear suspension and not leaf springs.
...you see, buildng kits is also educational !

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Post by webby Wed 15 Jan 2014, 12:12 pm

And a rear sway/stabiliser bar too. But the lever shocks/dampers would have been a worry.
http://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/oldsmobile-rocket-88/

The link above gives a good overview of the cars- and some reference material too.

Lime Green, I've seen it but not used it- I mostly stick to "showroom floor" builds.
That said, if its in 1/24-25 scale & a General Motors product, I'll build it!

Cheers,

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Post by Guest Wed 15 Jan 2014, 12:16 pm

Thanks Chris, I'll check the link out.

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Post by Guest Wed 15 Jan 2014, 5:45 pm

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Post by webby Sun 19 Jan 2014, 5:36 am

Interior. Once again, cheap auto store paint, Dulcote & BMF. Don't be thinking I'm building at a furious pace, this has been sitting around since
July last year! ( hence the date on the boot floor) All I've done to this build recently was paint the body.

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Since Revell give us a seperate chassis, I thought I'd try for an 'overspray on bare steel effect' I need more practice!

Silver, then a very light mist of gold, then the Russet overspray. In theory anyhow.

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Post by Guest Sun 19 Jan 2014, 5:40 am

Nice.

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Post by Skid Sun 19 Jan 2014, 10:14 am

Don't under sell yourself Chris, it looks good.

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Post by Brizio Mon 20 Jan 2014, 5:10 pm

Very nice!!!

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Post by john2308 Tue 21 Jan 2014, 4:19 am

Looks good  1950 Olds by Revell 3887228019 
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Post by webby Wed 07 May 2014, 11:09 am

No pics, but a BIG thanks to Buck for his tip on using white paint pens to do the wide whitewalls.

Worked a treat & really came up well. Watch for pics in the next few days.

Cheers,

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Post by Brizio Wed 07 May 2014, 4:48 pm

Looking forward to see some progress.

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Post by webby Thu 08 May 2014, 1:37 am

Body on the chassis for a photo. You can't see it from the pic, but the back wheels are too far aft. I'll
tend to that later.

Should be finished in the next week or so. Then to squeeze it into the Olds & Buick display cabinet.


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Post by Guest Thu 08 May 2014, 3:41 am

Looking good. Those white walls turned out sweet.

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Post by webby Thu 08 May 2014, 5:47 am

Zbuckster wrote:Looking good. Those white walls turned out sweet.

Whitewall credit goes to you! It's a great tip- flows on well, & Dulcote to kill the gloss. I did them with the tyres demounted, and hoped 1950 Olds by Revell 1578238153 

it wouldn't crack. It didn't.  1950 Olds by Revell 1705482731 
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Post by Guest Thu 08 May 2014, 2:01 pm

The Rocket 88 is looking well - and the whitewall tip sounds great.

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Post by Guest Thu 08 May 2014, 5:51 pm

I did the same thing Chris and had the same thoughts. I was happy that the paint was flexible enough to allow mounting onto the rims.

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Post by RetiredMike Fri 09 May 2014, 3:24 am

Just caught up on this one - great work, Chris. I love the whitewalls.
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Post by Brizio Fri 09 May 2014, 4:36 pm

Beautiful! Love the color!

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Post by webby Sat 10 May 2014, 2:24 am

Brizio wrote:Beautiful! Love the color!

Mr Hobby "Russet". Perfect for an early '50s car I reckon. The body is now on the chassis, with a bit of massaging to get it to fit.

Rear wheels moved forward too. The glue is curing there, so I"ll fit the bumpers tonight & BMF it tomorrow.

Should be in NMA by the end of the week.

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Post by Brizio Sat 10 May 2014, 6:07 pm

Thank you for the info, I think a dark red color is great choice on cars, above all old. :)


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Post by webby Fri 16 May 2014, 6:59 am

Paused. I BMF'd the chrome on the left mudguard (fender) last night & the foil lifted some paint. 1950 Olds by Revell 1757741307 1950 Olds by Revell 1757741307 

Throughly (insert naughty word here) off about it. So it went on the back burner where:
1) I didn't have to look at it.
2) So I could resist the temptation to put it under my boot.

I might do some more over the weekend. About an hour with BMF will complete it.
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