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I never really cared for Bourdain. To me, he came across as pompous and too cranky. Having written this, I was sad hearing of his passing. It seems to be part of the human condition that we have our demons and our minds can wander off to some really dark places, but when it leads to someone taking his or her own life, it is really heartbreaking.

Looks really nice. The black hood pops really well with the orange body.

Wow, that looks nice. The interior and wheel detail is exquisite!

My apologies, I misunderstood your comment. Mike's Decals has a decal sheet of NACA ducts. They look pretty convincing as well and most every NASCAR kit that I have seen built uses the decals instead of the modeler trying to make one.

Some guys use a spring from a ball point pen or something of a similar size and shape it. Then they wrap the spring in electrical tape. It looks pretty convincing.

Very nice job!

Mark, I followed this in the wip section and your work is truly outstanding!

What you have is a good start. NASCAR over the past 7 - 10 years has made it so that the cars are fairly uniform across all of the tracks. Unlike the 90's and early 2000's when it seemed the high end teams had a car for almost every track. The one thing you may want to research is the NACA duct work. The teams usually run one or two more in the back quarter window. I think I may have seen a picture where Harvick's team ran duct work in the passenger side front window.

You're welcome Jonathon. I'm glad I could help.

I suggest going with the lightest gray you can find. I have seen a few of these cars in person, and the color is gray, but it can be mistaken for white.

Well done! I like it.

Looks really nice. The application of the decals is superb!

Great job! The weathering is great and I can't get over how realistic the tools look.

Great save on each. They both look real nice!

Looks very nice Pat. One would never miss that car on a track.

Looks very nice!

Very impressive!

Looks superb!

I agree.

One of my wife's uncles was informed he has a aggressive form of cancer and does not have much time left. His kids are already fighting over the inheritance, and there is a will. I should be surprised, but for some reason I am not. However, it does sadden me greatly.

Race car drivers have a different mind set about them. I don't know if it an issue with their egos, or they get such a rush from racing that they cannot walk away. I remember Dale Earnhardt being quoted as saying something to the effect that if he died driving a race car that would not be a tragedy. If he died driving a passenger car, that would be a tragedy. Then there's Neil Bonnett. He had a very serious accident at Darlington and was forced to retire. He did not like retirement and badgered his doctors to release him to race. His next race was at Talledega; his car became airborne and he crashed into the catch fence. Some suggest that he suffered a concussion in that accident, but it was never really confirmed. His next race attempt was at Daytona. He died during a practice when a shock mount broke on his car and he had a head on crash into the wall.

I agree with Tim, you should test it first. I do this even when the paint and the clear are from the same company. A few years ago, I painted a car using Rustoleum 2X paint and a Rustoleum 2X clear. The clear turned the paint to resemble alligator skin.

Another nice one Steve!

Very nice! The decals look like they would have been a challenge.

Great job! Looks very nice.