Work in Progress- Hasegawa 1966 Buick Wildcat

[Layla's Keeper]

Well, this one is going to be finished pretty soon (and sold to a happy home on eBay to finance her brethren) She's a 1966 Buick Wildcat by Hasegawa with a iridescent nail polish paint job and wheels swiped out of an AMT/Ertl 1961 Ford Ranchero Street Machine. Hope you like it at this point. :angel:









So, what do you think? She still needs wet sanding, bare metal foil, and probably a gloss coat, not to mention her chrome bits and glass... but what's here is pretty much what's here.

[D[X]P]

looks very good!!

[.porkchop.]

nice paint job!

How did u mix the nail polish to spray it? i assume u are using an airbrush? What kind of thinner did u use, and how much of it?

thanks!

[juki86]

Looking good! Does it have any engine details? Can't wait to see it finished!

[Layla's Keeper]

Thinner question: I used Klean-Strip brand lacquer thinner from the local Lowe's Home Improvement. It's about a 50/50 mix of polish and thinner and it took about half a Model Master jar's worth. And yes, I use an old Paasche double-action airbrush.

Engine detail: Nope, though I considered cutting open the hood and transplanting the Nailhead out of an AMT 1966 Buick Riviera, but that would've meant also transplanting a chassis that didn't have every detail molded into it under the body (in this case probably a Revell 1965 Impala) and that would've meant that the interior bucket would have to have been changed.... Long story short, for what I wanted to do it works better curbside.

And thanks for all the positives so far. ^_^

[tonioseven]

Looks awesome so far!! I had the '66 bonneville from Hasegawa. I wish I could find the "66 Caddy from them also. How much do you usually sell them for?

[Layla's Keeper]

The car is going up on an eBay auction. It's really buildup specific, but we've gotten as high as $30 for recent kits.

[Jay!]

Looking forward to seeing it polished out for some nice concours pics.

[Blowncivic1320]

Thats awesome I love that paint

[integra818]

Originally posted by Blowncivic1320
Thats awesome I love that paint

Agreed.

[Layla's Keeper]

Hey again. Thought you might like to see the Wildcat wearing a mile of clearcoat and half a sheet of bare metal foil. (NOT KIDDING!!!)







As you can see, the clear really kicks up the nail polish's effect. It's almost a shame that this one is going on sale when she's finished on Sunday? Right?