I decided to make a version of my car. I used the Greenlight Up in Flames 69 GS Convertible, for the top and the Greenlight 69 GS 350 (The blue one) for the wheels. And here is mine
Looks great. That is what I am working on in 1/24 scale doing a replica of what my 70 stage 1 looked like off the show room floor. Tim
That's awesome Tim. I'd love to make a 1/24th scale, but I was happy enough to be able to finally get the 68-69's in any scale :TU:
I drilled out the rivets with a 9/64 bit, and then I drilled the rivet posts with a 3/64 bit and used some very small self tapping screws I had laying around to hold it back together. To paint, I primed the body and interior with regular Rustoleum automotive primer. Since the interior already had paint on it, I didn't need to use a plastic specific paint on it. I taped off the bumpers with some 3M 1/4 masking tape (the good stuff from autobody shops) I had because I didn't want to mess up the detail already on the bumpers. I sprayed everything with a Rustoleum enamel silver paint I found that matched closest to mine. For the hood, I acutally sprayed it in black first, and then masked off the black stripe and then sprayed the silver on. I found that way worked a lot better then spraying the silver first. Once the hood was dry I used model enamel paint to dry brush the hood grilles, and after everything was nice and dry I sprayed two coats of clear over it. Once the clear was pretty dry, I then removed the tape from the bumpers. For the interior details, I just used model paints as well.
That turned out beautiful....nice attention to detail!:TU: I'm into model car building/collecting and picked up that same Greenlight as its the only '69 available in any scale.
Nice! I'm currently working (3 months into it) on a 1910 Buick. I'm replacing all the areas that are supposed to be wood with veneer. I'm still sanding down parts right now. Will also replace the plastic straps that hold down the top with real leather. Only problem will be finding buckles that small. I've searched the net for as many pictures that I can find of it so that I can come as close to reality as possible. This project is going to take quite awhile to do.
That sounds awesome, I can't wait to see some pictures of it. I was big into models when I was younger, and I tried to make them as detailed as I could, adding plug and battery wires, and using bare metal foil instead of paint. I wish I still had some of those around.
