Russell C Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Wait...... wagon? Yet another blast from the past, finished in October 1992 just in time to take to the Dallas Southwest Challenge contest a month later. If I remember right, entrants to the contest the prior year received not one but two 1/32 scale Kyle Petty stock car kits, and since I was already working on my Porsche 911 woody wagon at the time, that wacko idea fell onto these kits as well. I just used a chunk of the roof out of one kit and added it to the other with some styrene scrap for the B and C pillars. A slave to temptation on messing with people's minds, I always have been. One of the handy simple tricks I did to achieve the red-striped Bassett wheel rims was to lathe-turn a groove into the rim and then heat-stretch some red plastic sprue into a long thin hair, gluing it in place with just a couple of capillary action Tenax glue drops. I never could have painted such a consistent line like that. Just cheap clear acetate material for the rear side windows and rear window (which have yellowed slightly with age). It's an entertaining silhouette, but I doubt if the rear spoiler would have anywhere near the same aerodynamic effect as on a coupe. I did well at the SWC that year, this wagon placed 3rd in the Miscellaneous category, while my http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/uploads/post-12144-0-51293100-1373871875.jpg got 3rd in curbside and my Bonneville Checker cab got 2nd in 1/43 & smaller - Street. Plus, it was a hoot to get pictured in Scale Auto's April '93 magazine coverage of the contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Buckaroo Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) Russel, you never stop amazing me with your unusual builds. This is one of the coolest models I have ever seen ! Edited September 6, 2014 by Old Buckaroo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 That is stone cold cool. Great looking model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Great concept, excellent execution. Now he's got room for the pit crew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) Your builds never ceased to amaze me Russell ............. and this is no exception ............... moving from Albuquerque to Phoenix didn't slow down your modeling habits at all ............. I think I liked your 3-wheeler the best Edited September 7, 2014 by Old Coyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Wildly impressive, Russell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozono Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 looks nice....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks great , something different , real neat . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Russel, you never stop amazing me with your unusual builds. This is one of the coolest models I have ever seen ! x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Whats not to like its a wagon... I just picked up 2 Kyle Petty flags at a sale if anyone is interested send me a PM they have never been hung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatisdeletrazdoing Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 This is incredible! Creative, hilarious, and well-executed. Awesome build. I may just have to steal this idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 9 hours ago, whatisdeletrazdoing said: ... I may just have to steal this idea. By all means, share and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Very cool concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Very neat concept. If they built a model of a Tahoe , I always wanted to make one into a cup car. Well I guess thats like doing a nascar truck without the bed, but with back doors and a 3rd seat covered area by an extended roof all the way to the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I was thinking along the same lines using a Dodge Magnum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 love the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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