papajohn97 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) This one is built using the Moebius '65 Plymouth Belvedere A990 Butch Leal "California Flash" kit and a set of Slixx decals. I replaced the 426 engine with stick shift that came with the kit with a Moebius 426 Hemi with a TorqueFlite automatic that came out of the Moebius '65 Belvedere Hemi hardtop kit. I added a Detail Master distributor + plug wires, solder wire fuel lines, seat belts, Fireball Holley 3116 resin carbs and a detail Master tach. I have used the nice machined aluminum Detail Master velocity stacks on previous Hemi S/S builds but they were never period correct so I decided to try making my own scratch-built velocity stacks for this build using styrene sheet and tubing that I think came out a little closer to the original factory stacks (although larger/ taller like the resin carbs!). Exterior paint is Scale Finishes "Tru-Blue" and white base with TS-13 clear coat, everything else Tamiya and a little Alclad metalizer. I was a little apprehensive in attempting to align the Slixx pinstripe decals adjacent to my masking borders but it came out pretty good I think. Shirley Shahan was an amazing super stock driver back in the sixties, shutting all the boys down in the '66 National's and taking home top stock eliminator, all while working at the Gas Company full time and raising three kids. I believe she is still with us (83?), retired and living in the Central Valley of Cal. What a cool woman! Cheers, John Edited April 25, 2022 by papajohn97 deleted some photos 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Elky Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Cool build looks great. I have the decals left over from the hemi dart that I built some time ago. I plan to build the injected version of this car. I’ve been to figure out what shade of blue to use. It seems like every 60’s color photo is a different shade. I really like the color blue that you used. I wonder if it was repainted in a darker shade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Well John, great and realistic looking build👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 sharp build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Very nice build of the iconic racer's ride. Fantastic details in that engine bay; highly realistic. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Outstanding! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Nice work John!🙌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Great engine work! Great model! As a side note, I wish Slixx would have done the side decal as a solid white "band" which would make application easier. There might be some bleed through of the blue, but careful masking could make that go away. Anyway, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Beautiful build! Clean work and nice detailing. 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safire6 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 11 hours ago, Hmann68 said: Beautiful build! Clean work and nice detailing. 👍👍 I agree 100% ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) Thanks guys for the “at-a-boy’s”! Compliments here are very flattering (and encouraging!). 17 hours ago, Nitrobarry said: Great engine work! Great model! As a side note, I wish Slixx would have done the side decal as a solid white "band" which would make application easier. There might be some bleed through of the blue, but careful masking could make that go away. Anyway, well done! I thought the same thing when I first saw the pinstripe decals on the Slixx sheet so I photocopied the decals and used it as a guide when cutting my tape masks. Slixxx prints a thin white boarder on both sides of each pinstripe which really helps maintain an even gap between each stripe and the masked blue edge on the final two-tone painted body. If Slixx had just made the pinstripes a single blue line, I think the final mounted decals on the masked painted body would have looked much sloppier and uneven. Edited April 26, 2022 by papajohn97 Removed extra word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Brilliant idea about the photo copying! I have a kit and the decals and I`ll use your tip! Thanks for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Very nice, awesome look !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Great looking build, John, done in your typical clean style. Engine detailing looks spot on. It always a pleasure to check out your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Really nice job (complete with period correct Class and Eliminator Finalists stickers). In the 1:1 pics the muffler has been replaced or removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Very nice build. Great detail in engine comp. What paint for interior' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Forgot to mention the cool decals and number on windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papajohn97 Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 R. Thorne - I left the stock exhaust system (muffler) in place per NHRA rules for S/S in ‘65. I’m not sure when the 1:1 photos were taken (’66?) but in that time a lot of these cars were morphing into match racers/ pre- funnies so it’s likely they removed the stock exhaust. I believe Shirley replaced the dual cards with Hilborne FI sometime in ‘66. MADmodelDOCTER - I used Tamiya acrylic tan (FX-55 deck tan I think), airbrushed on the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_65 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Nice Work, turned out great 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Thanks for responding, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinger 340 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Very nice build John. Very clean and all the details add up to an excellent model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 9:33 AM, papajohn97 said: R. Thorne - I left the stock exhaust system (muffler) in place per NHRA rules for S/S in ‘65. I’m not sure when the 1:1 photos were taken (’66?) but in that time a lot of these cars were morphing into match racers/ pre- funnies so it’s likely they removed the stock exhaust. I believe Shirley replaced the dual cards with Hilborne FI sometime in ‘66. MADmodelDOCTER - I used Tamiya acrylic tan (FX-55 deck tan I think), airbrushed on the interior. Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Beautifully done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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