bluestringer

Thanks guys. Guess that's why they give you 2 of each size. I did notice they are really sharp. I'll only use them for drilling holes for plug wire and such, no heavy work, but if I break one I'll check ebay for replacements.

Nice set of mini carbide bits picked up at Harbor Freight. One eighth inch shaft fits my Dremel Mini Mite perfectly.

Picked up these mini carbide drill bits at Harbor Freight for 7.50. One eighth inch shaft fits my Dremel Mini Mite perfectly.

Rolling chassis....

Getting back into NASCAR builds.

Looks good. I just picked up this kit a couple days ago at Hobby Lobby. The black and red looks ok to me and I'll probably just put some clear on it like it is. All that chrome trim is going to give me problems though.

Good start.

Got the floor polish on the body, about 5 coats drying with a hair dryer between coats except the last one I let air dry. Got the interior done. Thanks for looking.

Looks great. Are you using the Createx black sealer as a color coat? I have both the black and white autoborne sealers and have been using them as a base coat under the color.

Looking good. Mine had no decals, but I found a set of Salvinos JR powerslide decals on ebay. They are nice decals. Have you fitted the body on the chassis yet, I had a problem with the hood hitting the crossover breather pipe. Had to work the engine a little lower to make it fit correctly.

Thanks Mike. Thanks Carl.

Thanks. Yea, I'll give it a couple of days and shoot some Revive It floor polish on it. I have some Createx gloss coat but I find I like the floor polish better.

Thanks. Createx Pearl Blue bought at Hobby Lobby. I put it over Createx Autoborne white sealer that I ordered from EmbellishFX.com.

Those look great. Seems like a nice kit so far. Got a little done on it. Blue Pearl on the body, got the engine done and installed in the chassis. I have another one of these, it's the special edition 2n1, I will probably do the drag car with it.

The hot weather will soon be here in Georgia, and since my work shed has no AC, I will try to get a few builds in before the temps hit 105 with 90% humidity. During this time of year I'm working at lot in the yard and garden, so don't have as much time to build either. Starting on this Yenko Nova, I've put on a few coats of Createx Autoborne Sealer and will be using Creates Pearl Blue for the color. I tried to darken in the panel lines with some wash I made, but my past experience doing this never came out very good. It will be OOB except for some wiring under the hood. All comments welcome and thanks for looking.

Looking good Really nice details. This is the first kit I got when I got back into the hobby about 8 months ago, and I totally made a mess of it. I need to get another one and try again.

Thanks. Thank you. Thanks.

Nice kit. Colors are not accurate, but it works. All comments welcome.

Calling it done, warts and all. Photos under glass.

From what I understand the new kits are molded in the correct colors, no paint needed. Hpiguy has a build video of the 9 car and he didn't paint at all. Mine is on order from model roundup, supposed to be available in May.

That 55 is looking fine Bob. I've been working on something a little different for me, a NASCAR ride. Got one of those Salvinos JR generic 71 Dodge Chargers and some decals for the Buddy Baker number 11 when he drove for Petty. I use to do a lot of the old Monogram NASCAR kits back about 30 years ago. This Salvinos kit is really nice.

Got the numbers on...........

That's great. Looking forward to seeing more. I've started the Buddy Baker number 11 using the same kit. It was a Petty car driven by Baker. I don't have the correct colors, but going with something close enough. The kit is great, a lot different from the old monogram NASCAR kits I was doing 30 years ago.

Slow progress, but getting there. This Salvino JR kit is a lot different than the old Monogram kits I was building 30 years ago. I know my colors are not going to be an exact match for the Petty colors. But they will do.

Here it is. As you can see the kit is molded in red, which I do not like.