Wakefan77 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) I am new here but just wanted to post my Cale Yarborough build that I just finished. It's been a while since I've built a stock car but I enjoyed this build despite the kits shortcomings. Scratch built the front grille pieces, window net, fuel filler. Added aftermarket hood pins and used metal tubing for the exhaust. Didn't do much to the engine/drivers compt (this is a shelf build). Colors used were Tamiya TS-56 Brilliant Orange, TS-49 Bright Red, TS-26 Pure White along with TS-13 Clear. Built the base to look like N. Wilkesboro although you really wont see it once the car is on it and enclosed. Thanks for looking. Edited April 23, 2021 by Wakefan77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randman Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 This looks fantastic. I haven't built one of these yet. What shortcomings or issues did you experience with the build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Great job, nice clean looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Great looking model! Thanks for the paint info as I have to build this one soon. Your extra work adds a lot to this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Very nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 10:42 PM, randman said: This looks fantastic. I haven't built one of these yet. What shortcomings or issues did you experience with the build? Probably the biggest thing was the fact the chassis doesn't extend all the way to the rear bumper of the car so there's a gap between the bumper and the chassis. Also didn't like the fact that you had to glue the chassis halves together. I thought that was weird. Other than that it went pretty well. It's a shelf build so although I added some detailed stuff, the underneath things don't bother me. I wanted "stance" and appearance first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Good looking old Monte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Really nice build! 😃 I have almost all of their kits in my stash but that's one I've missed (I'm also a member of their Builder's Club for a couple months now). I haven't built any of their 1:25 scale kits (the non-Monogram ones) yet, any issues building it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisin27 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Thats a nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Outstanding model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Very nice Randy, great detail work👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSewen Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Very nice and clean ! 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight_Fields Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 What a great job. I have this on my "to do" list. I hope you don't mind but I am going to use these pictures for reference. I want to do the Laguna but your colors are just spot on. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbtr6 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Really sharp. How did you do the window net? Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutzie Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Very sharp. Nice, clean build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/4/2022 at 9:02 AM, Dwight_Fields said: What a great job. I have this on my "to do" list. I hope you don't mind but I am going to use these pictures for reference. I want to do the Laguna but your colors are just spot on. Thank you for sharing. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 7:52 AM, Dutzie said: Very sharp. Nice, clean build. Thank you. It was my first one as far as getting back into building racecars. I usually build planes but have built a few more since this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefan77 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/4/2022 at 12:02 PM, gbtr6 said: Really sharp. How did you do the window net? Perry For my window nets I usually use medical tape for the border and for this one I used a wall repair patch and cut a piece from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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