yellowsportwagon

Ok Larry here is my expertise as an automotive painter. What causes decals to wrinkle? Answer is the paint that is under the decal. When you decal over a enamel or lacquer paint you are putting a solid item(decal) over a product that will move when new solvent hits it. When you clear over the decal the solvents from the clear get into the color coats. They creep under the decal causing the decal to wrinkle. The only foolproof method to clearing over decal I’ve found is this. Prime and paint your model. Allow to dry and put one thin smooth coat of 2k clear over the color. Allow to dry a day or so. Decal and allow to sit overnight. Put one to two more thin smooth coats of 2k clear over you decals. A 2k hardened clear will not allow the solvent creep to occur.As with anything I’m sure if you hose it on like a maniac it could cause trouble. I’ve done this method over decal from Cartograf all the way down to homemade with no failures yet. Over 100 race car builds.

I agree the oil pan looks pretty good. The intake bolts are to big and should not sit on an angle they should look as if they when straight down into their holes

Dave did you slam yours? Looks low.

IIRC one of the Facebook NASCAR pages. I think.?

They are kinda ricer looking aren’t they!

On wheels and mostly stripped. Flared the qtrs a bit. Need to do the frt wheelwells yet.

I have nice pictures

You are a Winner .

Frt clip spliced in

This will be a hodgepodge of old and new parts. Starting with a broken MPC NASCAR Monte Carlo rebuilder Body. It will ride on a AMT Allison Monte Carlo Chassis. That will have a AMT NASCAR TBIrd frt clip grafted on and truck arm rear suspension put on it. Beauty of it is all of this is coming from my spares box except the bodies which I got very cheap. I used the Modified stocker body to repair the Nascar body.

Was the resin not allowing the paint to dry in spots? I’ve had that weird thing happen a couple times

20” is about my limit.and please don’t sit the car like a 4x4 truck. That and the cambered wheel BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH are the dumbest looking car trends ever.

Maybe that’s what is is. Not trying to be critical but something just looked off to me. I’m a nut for proportions on models.

That roof looks way wrong. It’s too tall.

This may help

Take a really good look at this 44 Impala. Who else sees what is strange about it.

I wonder if all those “different “ impalas are really the same car in different paint and or owners over time

AMT LTD lowered on Zimmerman Salt Flats. Vinyl top moldings and seams added. Along with the fender top moldings AMT forgot. Painted 1970 Ford medium Lime.

Thanks everyone. I have to admit the idea was not mine. I saw a photoshop online and said Hey I can do this.

Nice!!

You are correct sir. Never noticed it.

This is a Johan 68 Caddy convertible with a 67 Impala roof grafted on to it. The side windows are reworked to have a more formal shape to them. The color is 68 Caddy Silverpine Green. I switched the metallic in it to make it a Firemist. Added a few drops of green Zirillac pearl too. Lowered it 1/4 inch on kit wheels and tires.

Real nice clean build. Good going man!

Nice I like this!!

Hey I’ve done that one before too!! Makes a huge improvement in the way this thing looks