A fit of madness.

Posted by ghost of olddude55 (A) on July 4, 2024 at 13:25:47

In Reply to: looks really nice now,... but posted by Story on July 4, 2024 at 13:17:55:

Actually, somebody else did that. I bought it as a build up from eBay. Took it apart, stripped the paint (floor stripper is great for removing paint from plastic models), and started the long, slow rebuild (two years).
AMT updated the original tooling for the '63 Riviera when it released the '65. The '65 kit has been reissued many, many times over the years, but never the '63 or '64. The tooling no longer exists. Buying an unassembled kit version of the '63 is prohibitively expensive, but buying a glue bomb like I did saved a boatload of money.
Did the same thing with the Dodge Lancer I finished last weekend, and again today. Picked up a '63 Mercury S55 convertible kit from eBay. Unassembled, it would have set me back $250, but a nice build up that can be disassembled and rebuilt was about $50.
You might have guessed by now, I really like building mundane, every day car type of models. No Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, or exotics. A hot rod or custom every once in a while is fun as a change of pace.

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Topic - More before and after. - ghost of olddude55 09:10:46 07/4/24 (16)

Slick ! ... - reelsmith. 17:06:25 07/4/24 (0)

Nice! You did the standard big car mods! - JDK 16:11:18 07/4/24 (0)

looks really nice now,... but - Story 13:17:55 07/4/24 (6)

A fit of madness. - ghost of olddude55 07/4/2413:25:47 07/4/24 (5)

looks much more respectable, like the one in "Roadhouse', I like it /nt - Story 13:34:49 07/4/24 (4)

The Riviera was the best thing about "Roadhouse." - ghost of olddude55 13:36:54 07/4/24 (3)

RE: The Riviera was the best thing about "Roadhouse." - JDK 16:24:02 07/4/24 (2)

The GS was kind of rare on the '65. - ghost of olddude55 03:12:49 07/5/24 (1)

RE: The GS was kind of rare on the '65. - JDK 19:37:38 07/5/24 (0)

Very nice detail work, and the color !! - AbeCollins 10:18:51 07/4/24 (1)

I'm a lousy photographer. Any cool effects are purely by accident. - ghost of olddude55 11:06:26 07/4/24 (0)

Dude, very nice. It looks like - Sondek 10:04:45 07/4/24 (2)

The Black Beauty was based on a 1965 Imperial. - ghost of olddude55 11:08:43 07/4/24 (1)

Like the Lincoln based Batmobile - E-Stat 12:48:33 07/4/24 (0)

RE: More before and after. - Inmate51 09:21:43 07/4/24 (1)

There is such a thing... - ghost of olddude55 09:32:43 07/4/24 (0)

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A fit of madness. - ghost of olddude55 07/4/2413:25:47 07/4/24 (5)

looks much more respectable, like the one in "Roadhouse', I like it /nt - Story 13:34:49 07/4/24 (4)

The Riviera was the best thing about "Roadhouse." - ghost of olddude55 13:36:54 07/4/24 (3)

RE: The Riviera was the best thing about "Roadhouse." - JDK 16:24:02 07/4/24 (2)

The GS was kind of rare on the '65. - ghost of olddude55 03:12:49 07/5/24 (1)

RE: The GS was kind of rare on the '65. - JDK 19:37:38 07/5/24 (0)

A fit of madness.

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