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Post by mrmike on Nov 7, 2019 19:59:50 GMT -7
Thanks Mark!
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Post by mrmike on Nov 8, 2019 9:21:52 GMT -7
I did a mockup of the Riviera to set and check the stance. I like it!    More Buick to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 8, 2019 13:29:10 GMT -7
I got the Riviera interior finished. Have a look...    More Buick to... |
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Post by leon on Nov 8, 2019 13:57:46 GMT -7
Paint and interior look really good Mike!
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Post by DeeCee on Nov 8, 2019 14:44:42 GMT -7
Sweet interior, and i like the color on the body too.
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Post by mmthrax on Nov 8, 2019 15:45:14 GMT -7
Such a cool car.
Progress looks good.
Carry on sir....
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Post by mrmike on Nov 9, 2019 5:51:28 GMT -7
thanks leon, DeeCee and Mark!
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Post by poet on Nov 9, 2019 6:09:12 GMT -7
Nice looking build! I love the interior.
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Post by mrmike on Nov 9, 2019 11:27:21 GMT -7
Thanks poet! These old kits are somewhat easy to build!
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Post by Deano on Nov 9, 2019 13:10:16 GMT -7
Been a while since I've dropped in on this build but it is coming together very nicely Mike. Great colours and spot on interior!
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Post by mrmike on Nov 11, 2019 6:19:16 GMT -7
Thanks Deano! The Riviera is coming along faster than I had expected.Or, I'm doing more before I take a picture of it...
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Post by mrmike on Nov 13, 2019 9:50:34 GMT -7
I painted the grille with Tamiya X-1 Flat Black paint, waited a few minutes and then I wiped off the grille bars.  The headlight covers were painted with Model Master Metalizer Aluminium.  The taillights were painted with Tamiya X-27 Clear Red and the backup lights were painted with Tamiya XF-2 Flat White.  More Buick to come... |
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Post by leon on Nov 13, 2019 15:11:35 GMT -7
Nice work Mike!
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Post by mmthrax on Nov 13, 2019 15:34:50 GMT -7
Nice progress.
Grille looks great!
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Post by mrmike on Nov 14, 2019 6:29:20 GMT -7
Thanks leon and Mark! I got the Riviera foiled. This took me hours to do and I like the results!    More Buick to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 15, 2019 7:58:54 GMT -7
The Riviera got its coat of Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. This is two mist coats and a medium coat of clear. A wetter coat of clear is coming soon.    More Buick to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 16, 2019 10:48:32 GMT -7
After polishing the body and installing the chassis, I went looking for the radiator hoses only to find that there are none! None in the box nor are any called out for in the instructions! There no holes in the radiator, either! So, with ingenuity being the mother of invention, I got out a hose from the parts box and a piece of styrene rod and inserted the rod into the hose and glued it to the intake manifold. When that has dried solid, I'll do the same to the other end and glue it to the radiator.    More Buick to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Nov 16, 2019 21:32:22 GMT -7
Nice tip there Mike.
Duly noted. icon_writing_zps7tebrblw
Carry on sir....
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Post by stitchdup on Nov 17, 2019 1:35:30 GMT -7
Great fix Mike, the colour looks good too
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Post by mrmike on Nov 17, 2019 9:14:09 GMT -7
Thanks stitchdup! I wonder how something like the radiator hoses could have been overlooked.
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Post by mrmike on Nov 21, 2019 13:22:41 GMT -7
Well, it was bound to happen soon or later. I reach over the Riviera to reach a tube of superglue and when I had lifted the tube by the cap, the cap came off and the tube spilled onto the Riviera's left front fender. My heart just sank! I sanded the fender and got it as smooth as I could, reprimered, repainted and reglossed the fender. The fender is now slightly darker than the rest of the body. I'll have to refoil the trim that I had to remove and polish the paint. Lesson learned...tightly recap a bottle or tube of whatever I had used!    More Buick to come... |
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Post by Deano on Nov 23, 2019 12:25:55 GMT -7
All in all Mike the repair has come up pretty well I'd say! Good job.
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Post by mrmike on Nov 24, 2019 13:42:56 GMT -7
Thanks Deano! You have no idea just how disappointed I was when this happened. The repair came out rather well.
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Post by Deano on Nov 26, 2019 0:25:27 GMT -7
Thanks Deano! You have no idea just how disappointed I was when this happened. The repair came out rather well. I've dropped the ball at the last hurdle enough to know how gut wrenching this is! There have been a few times when I've felt like packing the lot into boxes and stacking it all in the garage!! You've pulled off a nice save here mate! |
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Post by mrmike on Nov 26, 2019 5:46:33 GMT -7
Deano, if it's one thing I have learned over the years, it's to finish what I have started. Yeah, I know, I have a few unfinished projects lying around. There are some things that have to be finished and this Riviera is one of them. My fears were realized when the paint on the fender did come out a little darker than the rest of the body. It is what it is and now to finish this Riviera and place it on the shelf and to move on. It never fails...sometimes we do the dumbest things like not scrrewing that cap on a tube of super glue!
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