RC12L3 Resto: '87 Buick GNX Build: Finished

[Coelacanth]

I'm calling this car done! Here are the final pictures.

[PlastiZapCA+]

That body looks so perfect with those decals.

[Coelacanth]

That body looks so perfect with those decals.

Thanks! However there was one detail that bothered me the most, something that I couldn't easily modify, and that's the lack of hood bulge that the GN has, and the 'Carlo doesn't...but there's simply no easy way to do that.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

Looks great! A 12th scale piece is one of the holes on my shelf. It would be cool if you could hunt up some aluminum rims for when you're in the mood for a different look.

[Coelacanth]

And then there were two...

I just finished this build for a GN fan in Ohio who saw my car posted on the http://www.turbobuick.com forums. Thanks to Jeff for helping out so much by providing a 1/12 pan car and all the trimmings, except body.

[jwscab]

You should fab a hood bulge out of styrene or similar, double side tape it to the hood. Not perfect, but better than nothing if done right.

[Coelacanth]

I've given that a lot of thought, trust me...I just couldn't figure out a way to implement it properly. My idea was to find a hood scoop on some other Lexan body and cut it out, then somehow mount it reversed on the hood. I just never found a scoop that looked right, at the right scale.

[Bong024]

Why has that body never been produced?? I'd love to have one.

[Coelacanth]

Why has that body never been produced?? I'd love to have one.

Manufacturers are too busy producing 8 versions of Mustang and 6 flavors of Camaro and a dozen iterations of Corvette bodies to develop a Grand National body, evidently.