MarkJ

Great job on this, and I like the wear and tear damage you added that is not over the top, but adds realism.

Ok, I'm decaling the model and I get to the right roof rail panel Grey scale camo decal. I had already put on the left side, and it fit perfectly. The right side had no chance of fitting. They really messed up on it. Somehow by cutting it in 2 places I was able to fit it together and make it work. Maybe Salvino's knows about this or maybe I'm the first to do one of these or maybe everybody has realized they have to cut the decal in 2 places to get it to work, but its definitely not right. I built the sister car to this one already which has the same grey scale camo decals and the right roof rail camo decal fit perfectly on that model. I don't know if I should tell Salvino's about this or wait for somebody else to tell them. Hopefully this is the only one that doesn't fit.

Thanks for those tips. I need to focus on getting it on smoother because like you said it's not really a good filler primer. I don't think I have used water at those percentages so maybe that will be the solution to my problems.

Post away, Jim. We all love reference pictures around here. They are getting harder and harder to find. Especially from the 50's and 60's

Man, you're right. That primer looks perfect. Is that Vallejo or did you find something better? I'm not real impressed with the Vallejo primers. Need to find something else to brush on.

Thanks, Jim. Again, it's great to have some input from a guy who really lived this sport back in the day. Looking forward to you posting some builds here at the forum.

Here is a model I did of that car.

Thanks, Jim, for that inside story. No wonder he dominated so much in that 55. I heard he won over 20 some races in 1965 in that car. But he probably didn't have that setup he had in 1967 yet.

Thanks for weighing in Jim. I feel honored that a real person from the sport we are so interested in, Nascar racing, shared some real-life info about one of my builds. Thank you very much for your comment. It is so much appreciated.

I'm really liking the extra goodies. Especially the cool looking mudflaps. Can't wait to see some color coats on this baby.

Got the glass installed except for the left front side glass. I wanted to keep the body set down over the chassis till I'm sure the windshield glue is cured completely. If you try to install the windshield on the body with it not in place, it will not fit correctly. At least that is what I have discovered. The body has to be bowed out a bit to get the windshield to fit flush.

Anothe oob looking part. Actually better than what would have come in the kit.

Yes. The model is 75% decals covering the body so it just needs to be black between the many decals. So, I think it should work out okay. It just seemed like a lot of work to prime it gray and then paint it black and then polish out the black paint that would not look as good as the future over the polished body. I would then future over the decals which is what I will do after I put on all the decals. We shall see how the finished product looks. I hear that some people are just putting the decals on the raw body and that's all their doing. Thanks for checking in on the build.

Weird. The best black paint job I ever did and the only black paint on this body is where I added a rib to the roof that Salvinos left off. And I did it with a brush. Go figure.

Well, I tried Future as a finish for my body and really like it. I just did the hood as a test, and it came out better than I thought it would. I went ahead and polished out the whole body and will future it today.

John, thanks for opening my eyes to the use of clay. I did not know that was a possibility. I might have to try it someday. Looks great for your seat.

Excellent job making a precise pattern to get a precise looking grille. No one will think that grille is not oob. What color were you thinking to make it?

Awesome build, Jason. Super clean build, paint and attention to detail. Sits perfectly too. That gold is really impressive.

All the attention to detail is really working out nicely. I like all your doing to make the build more authentic. Are the hood hinges something you came up with or is that oob?

Thanks, Bob. Like I said, I think the switch plate is a little too big but that's about as small as I can work. I finish the chassis and am feeling good about it and then I realize I put the rear brake rotors on backwards. I can either leave it that way or cut off the calipers and try to make new ones to install in the correct position. Don't know if it's worth the effort. Bummer.

Pierre, I'm glad I'm getting in fairly early on this wip. This is really going to be great. That blue is very deep and stunning. Curious it's not Green? I wonder what the story is behind that. Looking forward to more progress on this one.

Another Wow, Pierre, That yellow looks spectacular. If you had a wip on this one, I totally missed it. Looks perfect as usual. If you can build one of these, A NextGen nascar would be nothing for you. I might need your help on the recipe for a yellow I'm going to have to do on a Nextgen Penske Mustang in the future. Again, some fabulous work on this one.

Wow, Pierre, I had no idea you had finished this one. Really excellent build and driver too. Looks just like the ref photos and the paint looks perfect as usual. Now I need to find the 911. I guess I'm getting too old to keep up.

I was following along on the 64 Sebring deal, but it hasn't updated lately, and I did not know you had finished it. Didn't know anything about the 911.

Thanks, Pierre. The switches are .020 rod. When you use enamel chrome paint touch it on with a tooth pick a couple times on the tip which makes the tip a little bigger like a toggle switch. Jag project? where will it be?