Jim N

Very cool concept and great execution.

Thanks for posting the pictures Jonathan. I have this one on my radar screen.

I just did a search on Google Images for 1980 NASCAR Engines and Chassis and these popped up. Hopefully they help. There were many more pictures to look at.

Great start Ed. What I have done to grip small pieces to paint is to get some alligator clips and a dowel rod that will fit in the open end of the alligator clip. Cut the dowel rod about a foot in length and glue the rod into the alligator clip. I use Gorilla Glue or a 5 minute epoxy. I recently saw alligator clips in Wal Mart in their automotive section. Below is an example of what I have done. A good pair of locking tweezers will work as well.

Great job! The green looks spot on to the actual race car. Outstanding work.

I completed this one about a month ago. It's built box stock and painted Dupli-Color Linen White. The decals are from Wet Works. I lowered the ride height a little and tucked the tires in the fenders a little as well. I tried using a white gel pen on the raised tire lettering instead of using decals as usual and the results were less than inspiring. I think I will be taking the tires off and using decals in the near future. The wheels are Tamiya Park Green with their gloss black added until I got the color I liked. It may still be a bit too light. I really like these decals as they look the closest to the actual race car that I have been able to find. The actual car looked to be a metallic green and Monogram's and the other aftermarket decals had the color to be more of a lime green. I think I will be re-doing my 82 Buick soon. As always, thanks for looking. Here are a couple of the 81 and 82 cars together.

Great job! The paint work is excellent.

Great looking build. The details are outstanding!

Another great looking model Bruce!

Looks very nice! Great job on the paint and decal work.

Great job!

Both look very nice. Paint and decal work are excellent.

Great job! One of my favorite cars from that era.

Very nicely done.

Great job! Really nice work. Wow that's bright.

Great job Jonathan. Really outstanding work! When I was watching the race, I saw the 19 limping around when Busch really needed the caution. I thought that was highly convenient. Then I saw the replay, but in any case, the guys who really needed the caution (18 and 22) had teammates involved, so the conspiracy theories can run wild if one wants to go there. Logano had a short run car, and he got what he needed at the end. His team planned for the fact that there could be a short run at the end. Congrats to the 22.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the kind words.

Looks great T.J.! Really nice work.

My kids are 27 and 21 and fortunately neither went down this path. The eye opener for me and my wife was when they were in middle school and they informed us that drug use was moving down to this age group of kids. This is not a popular opinion in this time, but there is no punishment too strong for the people who push this poison.

There comes a time where it's just best to waive the white flag and call one done. The car body is a JNJ resin with an early 90's Monogram Pontiac as the donor for the rest. The paint is Dupli - Color Linen White. The blue is Wal Mart's brand of Royal Blue enamel. The red on the nose of the car is I believe Rustoleum Apple Red. The car took a dip is Castrol Super Clean four times for various paint problems with the last three due to problems matching the red on the nose with the decals. I thought I had the red figured out with the spoon tests, but when the paint on the nose met with the decal on the hood, it was a no go. The decals are Powerslide. They went on fine, but it perplexes me as to why they did not make a decal for the nose of the car. If I remember correctly, the proprietor said it was too difficult to make a decal to fit the nose, except that's what I did. I lowered the ride height and used Bare Metal Foil for the spoiler. So anyway, without further adieu, here are a few pictures. Thanks for looking.

Great job! The decal and paint work are excellent.

Great job! The paint and decal work are excellent.

Another real nice one! Looks great.

Another great looking build!

Looks very nice. Great job!