TonyK

No idea what that orange sphere is. Don't think I've seen it on any other car so that caused my thought of a rookie symbol to be wrong. Being on the top of the trunk lid is another oddity.

I remember enjoying this kit when it first came out. I really like your close up shots. Nice build!

Or John Rutherford as it says on the car. This is the AMT kit painted Testors black and Tamiya gold to make the Smokey Yunick car that Johnny Rutherford won a qualifying race with and then finished 9th in the 1963 Daytona 500. I removed all the chrome and wipers, used PPP wheels and tires and Ace decals.

Wow! I really really like your finished model. All your pictures show your talent. I'm surprised at the problems you had with a Fujimi kit. I rate them just below Tamiya but I suppose they can sometimes be a pain.

Wow. Quite a variety and a few interesting subjects. And very nice work you've done!

A nice kit from Revell built right out of the box. Everything went together well and the decals were good which was nice since there was a lot to do. The pre-painted Linda Vaughn figure was a nice touch. A side note; met her at the races in Portland once and she was the nicest friendliest person you could meet and seemed very genuine about it. Even told my wife she had really nice hair. She's got a lot of thick blond going on.

Hmmmm I don't see anything wrong with your finished model. Looks great!

To answer the question above.....The box said nothing about the model being a Tom Daniels design but did say it was from the tv show Dark Shadows. Never watched the show which again doesn't explain why I bought this kit.

I don't know about Fisher kits but guessing these are the type where you have to use all your skills to make a nice presentable model and you did that. Nice work and thanks for pointing out the details you added. I may not have noticed the extra effort you went through.

Something different but thought a few of you might be into this type of thing. I rarely build these types of models and not sure why I bought it in the first place but spent a lot of time here and there to force myself to finish it. Very tough kit to put together as there are many parts and not much in the way of locating points. An MPC kit if I remember right and I never get along with this brand even when I was a kid.

Nice to see one of these finished and you did a great job on it. Thank you for the details pointed out about the kit. I have this kit and opened the box but looking at the paint scheme has kept me from starting it. Don't think I can do it without botching all of it.

Same thought here. Looks great! Nice details and nice job on all those decals.

These sites have a nice assortment of dirt track parts - http://www.bigdonkeyresin.com http://www.polecatdecals.com www.shapeways.com Shapeways is a 3d printer website that has everything so you have to do a little hunting to find some parts for vehicles. Great source for figures if you're into that.

Thank you for the nice comments. Kurt, so cool that you showed a picture of the original kit. I don't remember the texture of the body being that bad but the extra resin on the chassis, body and tires was a huge chore to sand down. Used a very coarse sandpaper and probably a coarse file too while sanding it out on the driveway because of the dust and nasty smell of that old resin mixture they used back then. I recall the instructions are a bit vague too. I've built quite a few resin kits from different companies and have some more to do and it's always a challenging experience dealing with these.

This took me years to finish as I worked on it from time to time because it was so difficult. I believe it was a Mini Exotics kit made of resin that required a lot of cleanup, sanding, and test fitting to get it somewhat right. Some white metal pieces were included and the clear plastic had to be cut to size for the windshield, spoiler, and bottom skirts. The real car had 2 snowmobile engines to power the "sucker" ground effects. I'm a big Chaparral fan so that helped me continue to finish this model.

Nice work!

I still use some Testors spray but never use the white as it has a slight blue tint to it. Have tried a few cans and they're all the same. I don't get it. Tamiya is the best. More expensive but the paint and the nozzle they use is top quality. My paint jobs make me look like a better painter than I am.

The usual Monogram Sprint Car with body panels from Big Donkey Resin. Modified the chassis to accept the new bodywork but can't really be seen. Added a Shapeways 3d seat with padding and some other minor upgrades and a personal touch with my name on the wing as all World of Outlaws cars do these days.

Thanks guys. Figured this was the case but wanted to make sure as there are only a few specific sections and wasn't sure I'd missed something.

Thanks for your comment. I don't remember the windows problem but I probably just forgot. Yes, the grill took a lot of work to fit right and I think I used epoxy to keep it held in. Seems I remember the interior pieces needed some trimming to fit right. I built a Junior Johnson version and going to do a Jim Paschal one just because I like the dog racing decals so much.

Would the "Under Glass" section be the proper place to post model pictures of sprint cars, midgets, USA and European racing series sports cars and open wheel cars? Thanks for your input.

Built out of the box since these Moebius kits are so good as is.

I don't blame you for not wanting to tackle the paint scheme. I have this model but waiting to be in the right mood for all the masking and such. I look forward to seeing your chassis finished. Btw, you picked a good driver. ; )

This is my first attempt to attach pictures so hopefully it works. Built out of the box except I changed the drivers head because pictures I found were not a full face helmet that was supplied in the kit. Special thanks to "dragcarz" who sent me a windshield. Realized there wasn't one in the box and he saved me with his generosity.

Then light grey it will be. Thank you.