curt raitz Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Curtis Turner being my favorite "Old Timer" NASCAR driver, I had to build a model of the 1950 Olds he raced at Daytona Beach in 1950. I started with the very nice 1/25th Revell '50 Oldsmobile kit and decals from "Gopher Racing". The only part of the build I'm not sure of was the color across the the nose of the car. There are only a couple of pictures of the car, could not tell if it was a light yellow or off white. Tamiya Racing White TS-7 has a slight yellow cast to it, so that's what I painted it. The body was painted Chariot Red from ScaleFinishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Very nice. She really looks the part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Great looking Olds, nicely done. I do believe the nose of the actual car was not painted a light color, it was all taped up with wide masking tape to protect the finish. The cars were really stock back then and often they'd sell the car after racing it, or trade it in on a new one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) Great looking Olds, nicely done. I do believe the nose of the actual car was not painted a light color, it was all taped up with wide masking tape to protect the finish. The cars were really stock back then and often they'd sell the car after racing it, or trade it in on a new one that does make sense, well at least the TS-7 is dang close in color to masking tape. I'll just have to knock down the gloss finish to replicate a masking tape finish. Edited October 31, 2016 by curt raitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Outstanding model Curt. I really like you subjects and execution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I agree, one of the nicest 50 Olds builds I have seen. I'd be proud to have done such a nice model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Fantastic model. One thing wrong, it's not on my shelf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Awesome. Love these old Nascars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Well done!David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroguy Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 very cool,nice job...it's nice to see some old school nascars instead of the cookie cutter cars that race today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carman1 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Very nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Super nice work, this looks great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Nice build, Curt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Definitely "looks the business" Curt, Captures the vibe just right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Very nice build. It inspires me to do the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droogie Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Very nice! I recently read a bio of Curtis Turner. Nascar is the lesser for not having colorful characters like him anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nice CurtLooks very period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Very nice model, Curt! I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm a big fan of your work. So much so that today, at a not-so-local hobby shop, I picked up the 50 Olds kit and gave it some considerable thought. In the end I didn't buy it but I wouldn't have even considered buying a 50 Olds had it not been for seeing your great model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Very nice model, Curt! I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm a big fan of your work. So much so that today, at a not-so-local hobby shop, I picked up the 50 Olds kit and gave it some considerable thought. In the end I didn't buy it but I wouldn't have even considered buying a 50 Olds had it not been for seeing your great model.Thank YouIf you ever do pick up this kit, you will be glad you did. This is a very well engineered kit, no flash to speak of and it builds up quite effortlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Beautiful build sir ............. outstanding work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Great looking Olds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Very nice...! Great craftsmanship..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmodelmaker Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 This is a really great build. It is on my "list" of builds to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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