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  1. Charlie, I used Testors bottle paints, Arctic Blue Metallic (1109-RM11091_0611), and Blue Met. Flake (1539-RM15391_0811). The arctic blue is darker, a nd I mixed in a little purple for the belt line stripe. I mixed some of the arctic blue into the blue metal flake to darken it up a bit, and used that for the body and chassis. I watched a few races from 1991 on youtube to get an idea, then just mixed the colors to get what I thought looked close. I have no idea what the actual colors are.
  2. Got some of this going, finally. The paint hasn't been going great. Had to paint the white on top twice, and it wrinkled up. had to redo the red in some spots because the tape pulled some off. I am going to clear it and wet sand before decals.
  3. Tires are looking good, just need to add a bit of weathering to dull down the white.
  4. Paint is on the main cage and the chassis. I forgot to add the vertical bars at the front, so I added them afterwards. I will have to hand paint them later.
  5. I started with a glue bomb. Had to replace a few of the bars for the roll cage. It takes twice as long to try and fix this. I should have just bought an unbuilt kit.
  6. This truck is turning out awesome! I love that you used the AMT NASCAR engine, I think its got good detail and a cool choice for hot rod builds.
  7. the first pic is of the kit decals. the next one is a set I found on eBay. They are 1/25 scale though, so they are just a bit small. the numbers are the same size, but the Valvoline for the sides is a bit short. The decal looks a lot better though. hmm, not sure what to do with these.
  8. I put the strips on the b pillar, then trimmed them back a bit. I think they are good where they are.
  9. Shark, I have been looking at your steps, and watching some video of that season on youtube. I think I'm going to use the early chassis for the pan and the newer Lumina for parts of the front to get the suspension right. I don't want to use the newer one because I don't see any with oil tanks behind the seats yet in '88.
  10. Shark, thanks for the input, that's what I was wondering about the chassis stuff. I have one of those I can use. Here are a couple of examples of what I was talking about. I already added a strip to the b pillar, but I may be second guessing that.
  11. I was watching several of the 1988 races on youtube while building the Bobby Allison Buick, and decided I liked the Valvoline Pontiac driven by Neil Bonnett. Cool car, and now I picked up one to make. I have several questions about cars from this time period. The monogram Grand Prix body has a pretty thin B pillar. I have seen guys add a strip of styrene to make it thicker, and shorten the window to make it fit. Problem is, half the photos I find of this car, the B pillar looks thin and the other half it looks wider. Not sure if I should make that mod or not. Second question I have, when did the change happen where the oil tank moved behind the seat? Looks like Monogram started in 1990 with the Lumina kits, but they didn't do the Fords, Olds and Pontiacs that way for a few more years? Was there an official change in Nascar where that was required, or was it team by team preference? I am planning a few builds from this era, 1988-1993, and would like to get them close if possible. I'll add pics of the Pontiac tomorrow.
  12. I haven't tried to cut them either. I got the idea from this book I just picked up. If I do another kit that has them, I'm going to give it a try. they look like BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH as they are, so nothing to lose, right?
  13. Yeah, it seems from the few underside pics I could find, that neither of these cars ran those headers. If i build another with those, i may try to cut the middles out, or use some of the headers from the later style GM kits.
  14. Mike, that's cool that you got to meet him, sounds like he was a pretty cool guy! thanks for the tips, guys, I'm going to try a few things and see if I can get a better result on these tires. this never happened when i used the Testors dull coat, it just started happening with the Tamiya, so i think that's the fault point. might be able to clean them up with a blade, might just sand them clean and try a different dull clear over a new decal, we will see.
  15. I ran out of the Testers flat clear, so I bought Tamaya. When I spray the tires over the decals, it seems to be too hot or something. It looks like the decal is peeling off, and ruins the effect. Does anyone have that same problem? Any ideas or suggestions?
  16. Monogram kit, 30 year old kit decals looked pretty good, but they are thin and I think every decal tore while trying to set it. Testors bottle paint airbrushed for the blue and the dark blue. Had some extra 9 hole wheels, which is what this car used in most of the pictures i could find of it.
  17. I had started the '83 car a couple years ago, and had it mostly done, but it needed a hood. this build started as a pile of parts from a garage sale several years ago, and had everything but the hood. After watching Ebay for a while with no luck, I finally just broke down and bought a new Salvinos JR kit just to get a Buick hood for it. Painted and decaled the hood and completed the build. Finished the '88 car a month ago. I love the way it turned out. The seat belts took forever, and were pretty frustrating to make. This was the first time I plumbed the oil pump and oil cooler. Powerslide decals for both.
  18. I ordered a few pairs of those decals, thanks for the link, Mike! We will see how they work.
  19. I found a few races from 1972 on youtube, and I was able to find the back of the car during some pitstop footage. That will get the back shored up. I only have a few more decals to add. Does anyone have any good tips for replicating a spoiler? I think I will probably use sheet styrene, but I've seen some people use aluminum? A soda can or something? I wonder if I can get a smooth enough cut on a pop can or not...
  20. Does anyone have any suggestions for better whitewall tires? These Revell tires are nice, but the whitewall decal just crumbles off. Would Micro-sol work on the rubber? I've also tried painting a set with white paint, but it doesn't ever dry and smears. Is there an aftermarket set that is the right size?
  21. Ended up wearing through the paint in a few spots, and decided to put it back in the box. It sat for a while, but now its back. Repainted it, and cleared it, polished it smooth. looks good again, and I want to wrap it up soon. Its a bit lighter in person than it looks in these photos, maybe I'll take some outside when it warms up.
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