Nacho Z

I agree with you about the rear tires. I just used what was in the kit as this was going to be a quick build. You would need much wider tires to accurately replicate the real car.

This was meant to be a quick build. It turned out that it took a little longer than I had planned. The frame was badly twisted. There is a lot of flash on the chrome pieces. The biggest problem was the fit of the roof piece to the cab. It just doesn't fit. Look at other built examples of this kit and you will see what I mean. I spent a lot of time getting the roof to look right. Lots of filling and filing. Here is the kit that I used. Here is the final result.

Hobby Express and Auto Models LLC are both great. Hobby Express has tons of goodies. I can spend hours in there. I have spent a gazillion dollars with John at Auto Models. There is nowhere, that I have found, with better prices than John. One word of caution. Check with John at Auto Models before going to his store. He goes to a lot of contests as a vendor and his store hours are hit and miss sometimes.

Nice NASCAR, Bruce. This was a popular livery. You've done a great job on this one/

Yes, yes, yes!! Back when I knew who was driving what. Great looking model!

I remember Steve but I don't remember this car. Great looking model!

Niiiccceee!

I've said this many time on several forums, I love your work, John. I don't comment near enough because I'm running out of superlatives for your models!

Beautiful!

Great looking model! Originally, I did not like theses cars but over the years I have warmed up to them. Your model just bumped that up a notch.

I'm not a truck builder but I enjoy checking out the builds in this section. Models like this are the reason why! Nicely done!

Great looking model!! The color is gorgeous.

Very cool, indeed! You gotta love these old show rods, and when they're as nice as this one, what's not to love!?! Nice job! It put a smile on my face.

Those are some beautiful Jags! What a great looking display they make. Nice job!

I just read your post. I have to say you nailed it. I posted my 24 hour build earlier today, before I read your post, and I have echoed several of your thoughts. Great minds think alike!....lol. Your truck looks good! Nice job on it, especially considering it was a 24 hour build.

Thanks! Yes, we all shoot Tamiya primer and paint. We let it gas out a bit and then stick the parts in dehydrators. As for doing a 24 hour build, I always pick a kit that I don't plan on entering in contests and don't really have strong feelings about. This way if it does not come out perfect, I don't mind.

I haven't been active on the board for some time. Work is going to be the death of me. With so many hours being put in at work, it leaves little time to work on models. I always have an unofficial New Year's resolution of spending more time at the bench, (don't we all?) Every year I have a good start due to the Annual 24 Hour Build. Being one of the original 5 builders in the current iteration, I have participated in all 12 years. This years model is Revell's Jimmie Vasser Target Reynard Honda. I always have the goal of finishing the model in the given 24 hour period. I did not finish this one in 24 hours. I took a little longer. I had a bad paint reaction on the driver figure which more than doubled the time I spent on him. There are a bazillion decals that took a lot of work to get to settle down. All in all, I like these kits. I think they look good when finished. This is not a contest model, it is a 3-footer. The paint is a little rough. The paint masking on the under tray is not perfect. When looking over the pictures, please remember that she was a 24 hour build.

She looks very good! You are doing a nice job on this. I may have missed it, but why didn't you use all of the decals? I only ask because I did this model for one of the annual 24 hour builds. I didn't completely finish only because of all of those decals....lol. No matter, you have a very nice build going on!

I couldn't agree more. I have all three saved on my cell phone. They are great to deal with. I would compare prices on all three sites before you pull the trigger.

Nice, nice, nice!

Thanks for the review! I'm not a big rig builder but this one does catch my eye. I just may have to pick this one up.

It just goes to show that you were a great model builder even back then. They are both good looking models. My very first NASCAR model was the #4 Kodak using Tru-Match (?) spray paint. I have always liked that livery.

I like everything about this model! I missed the build thread and I will go back and check it out. Very nice finished product, you did a great job on this!

Great looking model, for sure! The red lines look good on her. The photography makes it even that much better. Thanks for sharing!

Your friend should be happier than a pig in mud! I can only guess how many hours you have in this rig. That is a great looking model. Brings back a lot of memories from seeing that movie as a kid.