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Oval track-non-NASCAR?
Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Classic stuff ... love it. -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Really like the #4 LM! -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Kind of a mix Rooster, hard to say. Mostly the bumpers and roll cages were scratch built. The reat are kit-bashing mixes. -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Looks good. I like the cut down door ... classic stuff. -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Thanks for the compliment. Yes, that was a great magazine, the best at the time. -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Love the #33! Wish I'd have built that one. The body has a real thin sheetmetal feel to it! -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Here's something from the old Rod & Custom Models magazine from the early 1960's. I built two sprint cars following this. Unfortunately the models are long gone. -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Thanks Tony! Much appreciated. You can see how simple it is. Just a folded piece of heavy stock watercolor paper. -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Not sure if I posted this before ... my apologies if I have. This is a semi-scratch built model of my dad's 1938 Nutley Velodrome, NJ board track HD powered midget. I built this back in the 1963-5 era. The body is vac-formed via an old frind's dad's dental business or something. AMT wheels and Revell HD motor. The photo of my dad in '38 with temporay number on the car. -
Oval track-non-NASCAR?
Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
It's been quite some time since I've been here and I'm sorry to say that I haven't checked in sooner. Great models by everyone ... love the stuff! Here's a neat thing done by my good friend Todd Lewis ... it's a little diecast midget that he lettered with my name (and dirtied up, which I love to see on models!) as a gift a year or two ago. I loved it and decided to make a small cardboard and marker-colored display diorama. Thanks Todd! -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Here's another 1/32 scale model that I built back in the late 1980's. At the time I didn't have enough reference to build a replica so I did a fictional car based on what information and pictures I did have. The model started out as a Revell 1/32 scale snapkit. There's no engine in it ... I actually just wanted to build it for a diorama that I built and to photgraph it. A few years later I also used the model photos after I'd come across some better reference material to paint a picture of Curtis Turner and Joe Weatherly in their 1957 Ford NASCAR Convertible Division cars. The model was hand lettered (the logo decals are Fred Cady); model railroad boltheads, screen, Evergreen tubing and sheet plastic used, wheels and tires are from a Palmer 1940 Ford kid. Paint is airpbrush. It was photographed using a homemade pinhole lens on a 35mm camera. Joel -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Some interesting and great models here, variety too. Thanks to all for sharing. Here's another shot of some of my 1/32 scale efforts. The #24 is a never completed replica of the Stan Ploski-Ken Brenn coupe, made from a '36 Ford coupe kit. The other is another angle on the Stan Wetmore #73. Both were done back around '74-5. Joel -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
I know this isn't the art thread but here's two art assignments that I did for an upcoming event that should be of interest to all here. The oval image will be a give away poster to all attending the autograph session on the 4th. There will also be a large 3ft banner of the poster given away to one lucky number found in the night's program. The second piece is the event promo/advertising card that I did for the event. Many vintage oval track cars on display and the track, many former drivers and crew in attendance also. I hope to see some of you there! Joel www.JFNStudios.net -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Nice work as always James! I really dig the Maynard Troyer '60 Ford LM. Are the supers scratchbuilt? I do have a few of the 1/32 scale kits stashed away ... lol! Joel -
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Joel Naprstek replied to Joel Naprstek's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Sounds like a lot of us Ed. Why not research and build one of your favorites from those early days at the track? Here's one of my favorites from 1963 ... the #1 Harold Cope owned/built that Bob Malzahn drove here in the NY-NJ-PA region. The super mod is a fictional car. My apologies for the poor quality photo ... I was a young teenager with a cheap camera back then. I made a passable version of a '37 Ford coupe using a '40 Ford roof, a '36 body and fenders with molded in '40 Ford headlights. Joel