AMT 1969 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

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I completed this kit about a month ago,

but I lost a headlight somewhere. It was even glued into the grill & the grill was in the box. No idea where it went. Round2 was no help with replacing the part as the kit is OOP, but a modeler on another forum came through!

I found the fit of the kit to be typical AMT quality. The hood (kind of) fits, the front wheels (sort of) steer, and all four tires (almost) touch the ground. Eh, whatever. It looks fine on the shelf. Color is Testors Gloss Metallic Gold (1244) with the black stripes from the kit. New York plate is from the MPC 1978 Dodge D100.




Engine (glad there were two decals). Color is Testors Extreme Lacquer Bronze (1847).

Interior (includes Best Model Car Parts dash gauges):

Not the best “woodgrain effect”, I know, but it’s passable. Hope y’all like it.

Jim

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Nice.

Throw some 8 tracks in there, you won’t see it.

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Thanks.

Jim

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Great looking Olds. That year body style (Chevelle, Skylark etc) are timeless.
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Thanks, Jack.

Jim

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Hello Jim!
That’s a nice lookin’ Olds! I thought I’d chime in because I have also built something loosely related to this topic… Also from '69 is this one:

And maybe another one:

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

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Thanks, Pawel. Nice helicopter.

Jim