Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) Started this when I got the JoHan '68 "Boss Man" Cadillac after reading some online stuff...only to find that not everything online is true! Who'd have thought it? Totally wrong front end and back end. So I managed to score a somewhat damaged '70 JoHan Caddy that was already built. Found many essentials were identical between the two kits, including the chassis and engine. Got everything except the tail lights, which I can make. The white is from the '68, the tan is the '70. The 68 was complete and totally unstarted, which was a big help to this project...although this first post only shows progress on repairing and altering the '70 body. Edited June 3, 2019 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 The interior needed a lot of work; the 68 was a little different from the 70, so I couldn't use the unstarted/mint 68. Also, the seats of the 70 are under par. First to remove the massively thick seatbelts which had already been glued on, and repair the sites. Then a total rebuild of the headrest, which is like a hood on the real thing, plus some details under that on the back and on the sides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 The 70 dashboard had a damaged steering wheel. Couldn't replace the entire wheel from the 68, the styles were different; so I cut the 68's intact wheel itself from the center and mounted it on the center of the 70. Dab of paint, and good to go. Interior now complete except for the CB radio....still trying to figure out where it should go, was it mounted on the seat between the two seats? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faust Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Holy crud! I thought I put a lot of work into things! Man, that' is awesome! You're rocking this thing, and it looks great so far! Looking foward to seeing this one! Just don't put "Boss Hogg" on the fender, like the old Ertl 1/64 car. God I hated that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Looking forward to the rest of this journey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Finally got around to finishing. The classic/iconic steer horns on the roof was the last item to scratchbuild. Here's how I did it: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 (edited) That last picture made me smile. Edited October 26, 2019 by Slartibartfast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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