Jay

Looks great Clay! Flawless as usual!!

Depends on on the car. This does not have clear over the decals, but my Axalta 88 throwback, i cleared over the decals because that's how the real car was painted. I will also clear over Alps to protect them.

The tire decals are also from Powerslide.

This was a quickie build that took about a week and a half. Danica Patrick's Bristol car from last year. Tamiya light green and white for the finish and Powerslide decals.

I used a Motorworks pit tool set for the tire... basically, I cut it up with sprue cutters and an X-Acto blade and then glued black thread around it to make it look like the cords.

I built this to represent Earnhardt's Daytona upset car... blown tire on the last lap. I made a lot of body mods and such to get this to look like a speedway car. Paint is is Tamiya black polished out with no clear and the decals are from Powerslide. I also made the blown tire!

Built using the new Revell Chevy SS glue kit. Paint is Tamiya and the decals are from Powerslide.

The end to the Earnhardt era... Jr's final ride from Homestead last year. This was done using Powerslide decals and Tamiya paint topped with pearl clear and then 2 part clear over it all.

Another recently completed build up of AMT's newest Camaro kit. I added the Plamoz Z-28 brake kit and adjusted the stance. The finish is Tamiya bright red over a black base. There is no clear on this. I just polished the paint smooth.

They are insanely thick and do not react at all with decal solvents. They are designed for slot cars so they are tough. High heat makes them more pliable, but they still have trouble over seams and curves... especially the roof. I assume this is due to multiple layers of ink.

I recently completed this build up of Tamiya's new AMG Mercedes kit. Tamiya finish with Slotfabrik decals.

This is one of my Holy Grail builds and has foiled me repeatedly over the years. DW's 1990 Tide Lumina. The paint is Tamiya neon orange, PS-24, and white. The orange is for Lexan, but works for this too. I used Gravity 2 part clear over the main graphics and then applied the rest after wet sanding/polishing. The decals are from Powerslide with some Fred Cady mixed in.

I used Tamiya neon orange(PS-24) on my current Tide project... it's for lexan, but works great with two part clear cover it.

My build is of Jr's 2015 Dega winner. I used Powerslide decals and yes, I did add a few things like the front splitter and I extended the rear bumper down like the super speedway cars. My box art build up was the 2017 Chase Elliott Napa car. I can assure you, the production tires are no different than the ones seen on the Revell display cars at the NNL's and on the box art for the Harvick Jimmy John's car. If you build the model out of the box, the stance and position of the wheels is what everyone is seeing. The wheels only need slight adjustments to get what you see in my 88 mock up.

What everyone needs to realize is that the tires are the correct size. The reason they look like "blobs" is because there is no lettering on them. It makes the sidewall look huge. The tires from my 88 above are the ones in the Fusion kit. The other thing everyone needs to realize, is how they are positioned on the suspension. IMHO, the fronts sit out a tick too far. This is an extremely easy fix.

I used a Tamiya weathering kit and some flat black dry brushed for the rubber bits.

Thanks! I had Patto's remove all the color from the sheet.

I can finally call this one done! It's basically box stock with tweaks to the ride height and I made new lower fog lamps and lenses. The paint is Gravity Colors Velocity Yellow with 2 part clear and the decals are from Patto's. Stay tuned for a super detailer once the new SMS kit arrives sometime in January!

I've been working on this for the past 5-6 months and finished a few weeks ago. This a Takara Tomy kit only sold in Japan. I scored one off eBay around a year ago. The kit depicts Optimus from The Dark of the Moon movie. This thing is insanely engineered!! everything moves, turns, twists... it's 100% posable in almost every way. The fit/finish is incredible too! I built him out of the box, but painted everything I could. The decals were really the only thing that sucked about this kit. it's 1/35th scale, so, it's a little on the tall side. I hope you enjoy looking at the pics!

No, I believe it will be molded in white for the body, black for the chassis, and clear and colored parts.

I got the OK from Ed from Revell to show this at the NNL East. So, I went to work and got it done just in time! I corrected the body and brought it up to 2016 aero specs and added 24 hours worth of track wear. There were two of these at the NNL East, mine and Dave Thibodeau's. His was at the Revell table and the one that Revell used for the box art. I believe Ed said these would be out around the end of the summer or early Fall, On to the build. I was going to detail the chassis more, but it's so simplified, I just added a few little things that can be seen peeking into the windows. **If anyone can get the pics to show up in the thread, be my guest... they will not upload from the URL.** The chassis before I glued the body down: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1544/25754749914_4e25b590bf_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1502/25754763904_4c4a3843b7_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1558/26293408141_298fd78f1e_z.jpg The completed model: https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1698/26325408282_ef9833bdf0_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1606/25812885244_7df7971fb0_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1568/25812901824_f994348878_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1468/26325404682_8ee7e4ab79_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1548/26325391562_14f11662f8_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1567/26144940610_3ddca87fb5_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1695/25815083193_565caacdbd_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1450/26144872880_8047800b0f_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1444/25812890124_6a43021973_z.jpg

My Atlanta build is finally complete. This is a moderately detailed shelfer of Kurt's Nationwide Camaro run at Daytona. This is Powerslide's Camaro resin body and various decals to make the current City Chevrolet scheme. A friend provided some extras like the numbers and contingencies. The paint is that Aztek pre-thinned stuff topped with 2 part urethane. I had an issue with the resin gassing out under the clear making little bubbles, but I finished it anyway, it will look nice on my shelf and no one else will have one!. A little race damage and weathering hid a bit of the issues too. I still need to make a base, but this baby is ready to run! Here's some of the detail that went into the build... Completed model...

Built from the AMT Impala kit with the updated resin nose… I turned the Chevy into a Dodge. The paint is a custom mix of Tamiya Mica blue over a silver base. I then applied a candy blue layer and then cleared it. The decals are from Powerslide. I did a slightly raced look on this build. I like how the yellow wheels look with brake dust build up… especially on the front wheels.

Thanks guys!! The movie was terrible, but as a kid, the cars made it for me. He's a few more of the movie cars I've built.

With this finished, I have a few days rest before we head down to Atlanta. This is a POS AMT kit… reworked into a respectable model. Major roll cage bashing went into this to get the body down nice. I also cut the fuel cell off an old Monogram chassis and added it. AMT molded theirs flush under the car. The paint is Rustoleum neon pink topped with U Pol clear and the decals are Powerslide. Up next, the City Chevrolet Lumina on the Revell kit!