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bighoo
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 228
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:25 pm Post subject: 1990 Buick update (Snickers) Update 3-17-24 |
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Gotta love working with 30 year old kit decals. Had 2 sets and needed them both to finish. Got the decals on and cleared. I just had to put it on my mock up chassis for a sneak peak. Not perfect, but will do. I really wish Mike (powerslide) would give some love to these Buicks but given the kits shortcomings, I understand why. Now on to finishing the chassis
IMG_0614 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
IMG_0615 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
IMG_0617 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
Got the body work finished and in primer. Here it is on my mock up chassis. pretty happy so far. I wish there was a good set of Snickers decals or a set of Stanley Smith’s Interstate Batteries decals available. Thinking of trying the kit Snickers decals with the blue numbers. Guess I’ll see how that goes😬
IMG_0595 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
IMG_0596 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
IMG_0597 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
So while I was waiting on some chassis I painted to dry I thought I would cast another 91 Buick nose. I also thought about adding the lower angled sections to the rear quarter panels. Here it is mocked up on my test fit chassis. I think I’m happy with how it looks and sets.
IMG_0586 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
IMG_0587 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
IMG_0588 by Randy Purvis, on Flickr
Thoughts?
Last edited by bighoo on Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:08 pm; edited 5 times in total |
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TN Vols fan
Joined: 18 Jan 2022 Posts: 289 Location: Crossett, AR
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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That looks fantastic Bighoo. _________________ "Many men fish all their lives without knowing it is not the fish they are after." Henry David Thoreau
"I am, Sir, a brother of the angle" quote from The Compleat Angler, lzzak Walton 1654 |
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1312
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Good to see you posting again, Randy . Excellent looking mods on the Buick. |
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RacerRon13
Joined: 12 May 2021 Posts: 29
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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That looks great!!! |
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Crime Dog
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 340
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work. Not sure they're much better than the kit decals, but didn't JNJ do the Snickers decals....great, now I want a candy bar! |
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bighoo
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 228
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Crime Dog wrote: | Nice work. Not sure they're much better than the kit decals, but didn't JNJ do the Snickers decals....great, now I want a candy bar! |
- yes the JnJ set had white numbers - probably better than kit decals however. |
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Rattlecan Dan
Joined: 13 Sep 2023 Posts: 235
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Doing a fine job there bighoo. I was thinking the Allison Miller High Life maybe? |
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jh63fan
Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 365 Location: Tarheel State
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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The Allison Miller Buick had the older nose on it, like what was in the kit to begin with. After his injury he fielded a team with the modified style nose sponsored by Raybestos. |
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Vdc
Joined: 04 Sep 2022 Posts: 132
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:52 am Post subject: |
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What if to use this nose on a fantasy build? That grille remained up until 1996, so a slabside Cup car too.
I have seen online a slab Regal, was a re-body for road racing. |
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bighoo
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 228
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Updated |
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