ronr Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) Sign painters came today so I let them back on the track for some Hot Laps. Ole Buddy`s giving Rocky a shot in the rear while Herman slips by on the inside!!!!!! NOW ........Where did I put that MUD!!!!!!!! Edited August 24, 2008 by ronr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Ron those cars are great hopefully they'll be dirty by the third lap.I bet that herman wins cause rocky is not the type of driver to let a guy like buddy get away with that. like the build keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Whatshisname Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Great to see progress being made on this Ron. keep 'er coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted August 17, 2008 Author Share Posted August 17, 2008 Little more progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62SS Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Lookin' good Ron. You need some drivers in them cars!!! Nice Job, Keep up the good work. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 Little more action: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62SS Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Awesome job Ron. The mud on the cars looks perfect. Very realistic. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUKE'57 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Now that is absolutely KILLER!!!!. Reminds me of the old Starlite Speedway. They had the pit access road running paralell with the homestretch between the home stretch and the grandstand just like that. If you've got the storage room it's real easy to cut some strips of styrofoam to make concrete grandstands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Here is finished pics(are they ever finished?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) Thanks for the idea Luke. Grandstands are my next Dio project. I made the track modular so I could add them later. Well......Call this one finished.........Now to see if ican get in a couple more builds completed before the Southern NNL`s in Atlanta. Edited August 24, 2008 by ronr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Survive Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Wow great job Ron ! It looks very realistic. I have a question though, how did you make the mud look "wet" like it does. I'm thinkin gloss brown paints slopped on there, but I wouldn't think you'd get that nice of a result. Thanks for showin us the progress on this one. It turned out great. Good luck at NNL. -Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Will, The surface area of the track was coated with a Red Clay , white glue mix. Once it was dry i just laid down several LIGHT coats of testors Gloss Coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Survive Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Cool, thanks for the tip Ron. And once again it looks fantastic. -Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Wow! that is sooooo cool, Ron. whatta ya wanta 'finish' it for? Looks like yer havin way too much fun with it to 'finish' it! . 1 question--I thought I membered that you did this as a replica of a real track? and was just wonderin ifn the real track has that 'hole in the wall' there--man that looks dangerous! Ifn it am for real, did anyone ever nail it? thanks for the little tips on the mud and the shine, btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronr Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) Thanks for the compliments guys. That hole in the wall was the access from the grandstands to the pits. Dangerous but still there Edited August 25, 2008 by ronr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 It'z amazin' tha idears Ronnie comes up wid whilst he's a sittin' on his Throne in hiz Library.... Yu Rock Oldere Fart... phew....stand back ...some o' thet stuff iz well aged....... 60 yr old gawja mountain likker..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadRidesByDan Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Nice work on all the cars and Diorama. very nice detail work on the weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Whatshisname Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Thanks for the idea Luke. Grandstands are my next Dio project. I made the track modular so I could add them later. Well......Call this one finished.........Now to see if ican get in a couple more builds completed before the Southern NNL`s in Atlanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Nice work! Just missing the soundtrack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilsquirt Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Thanks for the memories Coming from a guy who drove one of those thing a ma jigs back in the early NASCAR years it brings back a load of memories GREAT JOB!!!!! You have giving me an Idea for the diorama that the Fairgroundsstaff has asked me to do! The American Legion Post 24 has always owned the racetrack and the fairgrounds! the guys at AMP24 found out that I loved to build cars that ran on the track through the years and has nicely asked me to do a memories thing for a display I asked them if I could use the entire center of half of the display building and they told me oSo in Sept of 09 I will have an entire half mile dirt track oval built with around 25 skeeter cars running the track (simulated) the Idea u gave me was to have the flagman waving a red flag as ont of the skeeters takes a wild flipping ride down the front sretch with wheels flying and parts strewn everywhere ! I have a combo flag stand scoring booth built along with a concession stand restrooms tow truck water truck and a lot of Late model sportsmen slab sides already built these will be on the line up grid in the pit area as though waiting to go on the track for their Main event Iwil also build trailors and haulers for all the cars, and if the good Lord willing have a few civilian cars parked in the infield JUst thought of something else I need I need an ambuilance and a police car where can I get a 1-24., 1-25 scale ambulane? this was my first race car lilsquirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 This diorama really takes me back to my youth. Newton Iowa used to have an old 1/4 mile dirt track that resembled this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte's Motors Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 That is TOTALLY AWESOME !!!!! GREAT racing action !!! Just like being there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughn Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 That is really some good work. what is the wall made with ? Tiny Rail Road Ties ? Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadshot Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Howdy Where is that track on the black-white pic (City and Name of the Track)? Thanks Deadshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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