Albert Moore

Hi Mark, Thanks for the kudos. Salvinos JR released a boxing of the SVG/Trackhouse Camaro during the Autumn of 2023, which comes with a lovely set of Powerslide decals (which are sold separately at Mike's Decal- https://www.mikesdecals.com/shane-van-gisbergen-2023-chicago-winner-powerslide-p-7201.html ). From what I understand, the Cup teams ran mufflers on the street course cars, which required the exhaust openings be relocated further back on the rocker panels. Cheers, Albert

Working on the Shane van Gisbergen Camaro that won the inaugural NASCAR Chicago street course race. The process starts with converting the body to replicate the modifications unique to that race. Modifications made to the body include relocating the fuel filler from the driver's side to the passenger side. I removed the kit fuel filler by dragging a #11 Exacto knife blade around the circumference of the filler collar. A section of aluminum tubing was used to make a replacement collar. The spot for the filler was drilled out on the right rear fender and the fuel filler glued in place. The exhaust openings were relocated further back on the rocker panels to just below the B-pillars. The sections removed to make space for the exhaust openings were used to fill the space where the openings were originally molded to the rocker panels. Styrene strip was used to fill the gaps. I'll use sheet styrene to replicate the blanking plates used to cap off the spot where the exhaust openings were originally molded. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Albert

Thank you all for the kind comments on my model. I've got back into NASCAR this past season after a 15 year absence of not following it. Suffice it to say, a lot of changes have taken place in that time period. Some of the changes are good, some not so much, but overall, it's not the poo show it was by the end of the 2007 season, IMHO. @Mattilacken The Beast Unleashed is Monster's alcoholic beverage. Quite good I might add. Lord knows I indulged in plenty of them, especially while building this model. 😁 Cheers, Albert

Hi All, Completed my Reddick NASCAR Toyota, which is posted in the NASCAR Under Glass subforum. Thanks for following along. Cheers, Albert

Hi All, Just completed my Salvinos JR 1/24th scale NASCAR Toyota Camry TRD stock car, with decals for Tyler Reddick's 'The Beast Unleashed' Hard Monster 6.0% scheme that was run at select events this past NASCAR Cup Series season. This is my first completed NASCAR model since 2001, and the first Salvinos JR model kit I've built. I learned a lot of things that will be applied to the next Salvinos JR NASCAR kit I build, which will be another Beast Unleashed car- specifically Riley Herbst's White Haze-schemed Mustang he drove in the fall Talladega race. The paint is Tamiya TS-14 gloss black, which was decanted and airbrush, wet-sanded smooth, and then clearcoated with Testors Lacquer Glosscote (after the decals were applied). For the graphics, I used a 3 Amigos Decal set, which comprised of two sheets- one that had the neon green graphics which needed to be applied over white underlays, and the second sheet had the main graphics, including the impressive eye graphic for the hood. Decals from a Powerslide Modern Stock Cars Goodies set were used for items like the windshield film tear-off tabs, inspection sticker, weight jack location markers, etc. Work in progress thread here- Thanks for looking. Cheers, Albert

Thanks, Anton! Cheers, Albert

And we're back from the dead. This is actually Beast Unleashed Version 2.0. I had a disaster with the first clearcoat in that when I tried buffing the debris out of the clear, it started to lift the clear in chunks. Totally ruined it, suffice it to say. It was my fault though for shoddy prep work and not *actually* learning how to use that particular clearcoat before using it on a model (you know the old axiom- practice on a mule first. I missed that memo). In the process of removing the clearcoat, the decals came off as well. This completely let the air out of my balloon, and almost caused me to shelve this model. The only silver lining in all of this is that the paint was largely unaffected and I didn't have to strip the body back to bare plastic and start ALL over again. So, new decals were ordered, the body wet-sanded to remove any remnants of the previous clearcoat and decals, and we tried again. Success this time! The new decals went on hassle free (much better actually than the first go around), and the clearcoat application went much, much better this time as well. Instead of taking a chance with the Createx 4050 UVLS Gloss (I really need to learn how to apply it before I use it again), I used good old fashion Testors Lacquer Glosscote, thinned 50/50 with Gunze Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. After six coats of clear, this is the result; This is probably one of the smoothest finishing jobs I have had straight from the airbrush. I'm going to give this a week to fully cure, then I'll buff the bits of debris from the clearcoat. All that will be left to do after buffing the body is add the windows, spoilers, and bumper camera fairings. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Albert

That got it much closer. Nicely done! Cheers, Albert

The Beast Unleashed is clearcoated. I used Createx UVLS 4050 Gloss, with their own reducer. While this wasn't the disaster that I thought applying the clearcoat was going to be, it also wasn't exactly what I wanted either. Still, it's done. Now to let it cure over the next few days, then I can buff and polish out the clear and wrap up this model. On a related note, the clearcoat really brought out the eye graphic on the hood nicely. Cheers, Albert

Thank you, Mark! The 3 Amigos Decals were a pleasure to use, though I had to be careful when removing the decals from the backing sheet. Due to the thin carrier film, the decals had a tendency to roll up on themselves if they were too far from the model's surface. Also, the graphics are printed on one continuous carrier film, so the excess film had to trimmed right up to the graphics. Luckily the carrier film is thin enough it blends in well and is hardly noticeable. Cheers, Albert

Thanks, Mark, much appreciated! Thank you, Ken! I'm sure it's a cost-saving thing. To be fair, most of the engine is hardly visible with the cold air induction system and intake snorkels sitting over the top of the engine in these Next Gen kits, and the real engines share a similar layout on the real car these days anyways, so with that in mind, Salvinos just put the same engine in all three makes of their Next Gen kits. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished applying the decals to the Beast Unleashed Toyota Camry. I had a few issues pop up (of my own doing) but I was extremely impressed with how these 3 Amigos Decals performed. I'll let the decals dry over the next couple of days, wash the body to remove any excessive decal adhesive, then I'll apply a clearcoat over the body to protect the decals and give it a uniform shine. Cheers, Albert

Wrapped up the chassis and rollcage assembly on my Tyler Reddick Beast Unleashed Toyota Camry stock car (minus the wheels). Happy with how it turned for the most part being my first go at this kit, though there were areas that gave me trouble, like the air intake/snorkel fitment as it wasn't very clear in the instructions as to exact placement (vague instructions are one the few problems with these kits). The radiator shroud and hoses also were also fiddly and required cursing and persuasion to stay in place. The folks who have built these models weren't kidding when they said the tolerances are a bit tight in certain spots. The upper half of the rollcage was warped as all get out and required a bit of persuasion when attaching it to its mounting points. I learned a lot of things that will be very useful for the next Next Gen stock car I build. Being that is just to familiarize myself with these kits, I didn't add any detail. That will be for the next car as well. Cheers, Albert

Fairly happy with how the chassis/drive train for my Salvinos JR Toyota NASCAR Cup car kit is turning out. There is room for improvement on my end however. I wasn't expecting an IPMS-level of build being my first attempt at these Next Gen stock car kits as 1) this is my first NASCAR modeling project that has made it this far since 2001, and 2) these Next Gen kits are a bit of a different animal from what I am familiar with (as are the 1:1 cars). I've missed defects in either manufacturing of the kit, or my own ham-fistedness that didn't rear their ugly heads until after paint and assembly. Now that I aware of my own, or the kit's shortcomings, the next Next Gen kit I build will be a significant improvement over this one. Also did some test-fitting of the clear parts and body-to-chassis fit. The upper part of the rollcage is sitting loose on the lower chassis as I still have to add the driver's seat and other cockpit bits before permanently setting it in place. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Albert

Thank you, Jason! Cheers, Albert

Sharp looking models, especially the #99. Cheers, Albert

Small update for today. These Salvinos JR NASCAR Toyota kits only come with a GM engine (as do the Fords), so through some paint mimicry and TRD logo decals from a Powerslide Engine Goodies decal set for the valve covers, we have a Toyota engine. In spirit anyways. Most of this will be hidden under induction boxes, shrouds, and intakes, so I'm not going to sweat over this bit of inaccuracy. It looks close enough for my purposes. Also got the decals for this car in the mail today, and they look fantastic. I am looking forward to using these. More to come. As always, thanks for looking Cheers, Albert

That'll do. I wet-sanded the paint for the Tyler Reddick 'Beast Unleashed' NASCAR Toyota Camry, using my trusty LMG micro-mesh polishing set to remove the dust embedded in the paint and level out the surface, then used The Treatment model buffing cream to make her shine again. I was pleased that the paint job was good enough straight from the airbrush to allow me to start with a 4000 grit pad instead of the lower grit pads in the set. I am very happy with how this looks, and am looking forward to seeing it really come to life when I start applying the decals (which will be here Thursday). Cheers, Albert

Hi All, this is my in-progress model of Tyler Reddick's 'The Beast Unleashed' Hard Monster 2023 Toyota Camry TRD NASCAR stock car, using the Salvinos JR Martin Truex Jr Toyota Camry for the base kit, and 3 Amigos Decals for the graphics. The 1:1 scale car; First order of business was to drill out and remove the mold-on hood and deck lid pins in preparation for Detail Master's photoetched hood pin set. Next on the list was straightening the body. The front clip was askew and needed to be straightened by heating some tap water on the stove, submerging the front of body into the heated water, twisting the warpage the opposite way, then immediately dunking the body in a bowl with ice cold water. There is still a bit of a tweak, but it will straighten out once the body is attached to the chassis/rollcage assembly. In the last photos, you can see that the body is painted, just need to wet-sand the dust and debris from the paint, and polish the paint for a glass smooth finish. The paint is Tamiya Gloss Black TS-14, which was decanted and airbrushed onto the body. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Albert

Thank you, Dan!

Thanks, Pete! Thank you, Chris!

Very cool. Love the patina on this. Cheers, Albert

Thank you, Jim! Thank you, Curtis! Thanks, Mario! Thank you, David! This was originally going to be a box art build (hence the red body, black interior), but the Golden Hawk hood decal was absolutely horrid and wouldn't lay down for nothing. I heard that decal laugh at me when I applied setting solution to it as it didn't help in the least (it made the situation worse, actually). In the end I gave up on the GH decals and went with the Renegade theme instead. The kit decals reminded me of those old-school Monogram decals from the 80's and early 90's in regards to thickness and rigidity. At least the Renegade decals behaved. Thanks again, y'all! Cheers, Albert

Hi all, this is my just-completed Round2 reissue of the MPC 1/25th scale Golden Hawk Jeep CJ-5, in Renegade livery. The was built 100% out of box, and painted with Upol Gloss Red acrylic enamel spray paint for the body, which was decanted and airbrushed, and then polished. The rest of parts were painted with Vallejo, Tamiya, AK Interactive, Citadel Game Colors, and craft acrylic paints. Thanks for looking. Cheer, Albert

Nice work, Steve. Those Monogram T-birds sure build up into some nice models. Cheers, Albert

Thank you, Carl and Randy! Cheers, Albert