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Thanks. Rattlecan Dan.

The black and gold are very nicely finished with careful masking. Excellent.

Thanks, Rattlecan, IJ001. I also have an airbrush, but it is a pain to maintain, so I always end up painting with Tamiya colour sprayers. Sometimes I make mistakes, but this time I was able to paint it so-so well.

Thanks, slusher, ewetwo. I'm glad you appreciate my matador.

Thank you all for your replies. I'm glad you all like the matador I built.

This car is a Penske Racing AMC Matador, which finished second in the 1975 Daytona 500, with driver Bobby Allison. Penske Racing made its NASCAR debut in 1972 with Mark Donahue driving the AMC Matador. Bobby Allison then joined the team in 1974 and won four races in three years up to 1976. The kit built for this project was released in 1975, when the AMT PENSKE/ALLISON MATADOR. As it was a very old kit, there were several parts that had to be refurbished, but I managed to complete it. The body has enlarged front wheel arches and the rear spoiler is made from parts of JO-HAN's Ford Torino. The cockpit has a roll cage with additional side bars and a reworked instrument panel. The racing seats are modified from the AMT GEN4 kit and the fire extinguishers are from the MONOGRAM kit. Window nets and tyres are from PPP. Decals are from CHERRYRUNMODEL and as usual were purchased from Mike's Decals. The last image shows it side-by-side with the Roger Penske 50-winning Dodge Intrepid R/T driven by Ryan Newman.

Thanks, rv1963, shoopdog, ChrisR.

Thanks, Jim N. I don't use an airbrush, I spray paint, and this time it worked out alright.

Thanks, bbowser. Painting the NASCAR kit with the Throuback paint scheme and applying the decals is a great way to experience the history of NASCAR, in addition to the fun of the production itself.

Thanks, Dave. It's great that you own an AMC 74 Matador. I actually started building my AMT Penske Matador yesterday. It is an old kit and needs a lot of refurbishment, but I will take my time in building it.

Thanks, PappyD340. This time the kit was almost box stock, but it was easy to make.

Thanks, Johnny. When I bought this kit from a Canadian hobby shop, the exchange rate was also 30% cheaper, I believe.

#12 Alltel Team rolled out this throwback Penske scheme for the 2003 Pop Secret 400 at Rockingham. This was celebrate Roger Penske's 50 wins in NASCAR. This scheme is the same as Roger used in the early 70's with Allison driven AMC Matador's. This kit is similar in component construction to the ‘Snaptite Pro Finish’ kit and requires gluing and painting. The Intrepid R/T kit with the four-part radiator grille was not widely distributed in Japan, and I purchased mine from a Canadian hobby shop website. Decals is JWTBM's "#12 Alltell Penske 50 Wins Ryan Newman 2003" . Decal ordered from "Mike's Decals" as usual. The body was sprayed with Tamiya Spray's TS-44 Brilliant Blue, TS-26 Pure White and TS-49 Bright Red, but the blue was a darker colour than the actual car blue.

Thanks for Reply , Bruce, slusher, sflam123. Recently, after the decals on the body have dried, GSI Creos "PREMIUM TOPCOAT" (Water-Based Clear Finising Spray) has been sprayed on. Because it is water-based, the decals are not damaged and can be finished to a hoddy with a hard feel.

Thanks for Reply , all.

This car was a Ford Fusion entered in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in September 2015, teamed with Rausch Fenway Racing and driven by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. This paint scheme is the same one used by David Pearson when he entered the Holman Moody Racing car in 1968 and 1969 and won the Grand National Series in successive years. Base kit is the "BRAD KESELOWSKI #2 BLUE DEUCE FORD FUSION" from Revell's SnapTite Max series of snap kits for the younger generation, which was previously built by the Wood Brothers Ford Fusion and Kyle Larson's Chevy SS. Similar modifications were made. Decals were ordered from "Mike's Decals" as usual and a #17 Retro 2015 Darlington Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fusion from MPR was purchased. The body was sprayed with Tamiya Super Surfacer (grey) and sprayed with TS-19 Metallic Blue and TS-21 Gold before the decals were applied. The last photo shows the car side-by-side with the Ford Torino Cobra previously published.

Thanks, Coyote_6. I also like the blue body and gold wheels combination of this Torino Cobra. Incidentally, my car is a '2002 Subaru Impreza sports wagon with a blue body and gold wheels.

Thanks, MarkJ, johnny Canuck. Every time I do build-up, I notice areas where I think "I should have done this", and I think this motivates me for the next build.

Thank you all!! I'm a little unhappy with the way the roof has been lifted and shaped, which has increased the angle of the A-pillar. But I think it was good practice for when I build another POLAR LIGHTS kit in the future.

This car is a 1968 Ford Torino Cobra. The driver was David Pearson and the team was Holman & Moody, who were NASCAR Grand National Champions two years in a row in 1968 and 1969. This car was built once before, about five years ago, but it was not very well done, so I built it again this time. The last time I built this car I combined POLAR LIGHTS Ford Torino Talladega chassis with AMT Torino Cobra body, but this time I modified POLAR LIGHTS Ford Torino Talladega to recreate a normal-nose Torino Cobra. The Talladega body has had the top of the front body panel reshaped, the front nose cut, the position and shape of the fuel inlet changed and the height of the rear spoiler reduced. The rear window has been machined to match the window frame of the body and fitted to the body. The plain roof shape and low window were also a concern, so the shape and height were modified with reference to the body of AMT's Torino Cobra, but the result was somewhat unsatisfactory. The front grille was adapted from AMT's Torino Cobra parts, and headlamp covers and grille guards were fitted. The chassis has been shortened in the front section to fit the severed nose, the front suspension adjustment rod mountings have been modified and an oil pan guard added. The dashboard and fire extinguisher were diverted from junk parts from the Monogram kit. Decals were used from the POLAR LIGHTS kit, but due to the deterioration of the decals, some have cracked, and the roughness has become quite noticeable, but the overall atmosphere could be reproduced, so I have compromised in the appropriate places. The body colour was sprayed with Tamiya's TS-19 metallic blue and TS-21 gold.

It's a great build that I don't think I've seen in 30 years.

Thanks to Rattlecan Dan for the reply !

Thanks, Rattlecan Dan !

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I looked "Days of Thunder" in the cinema at the time and was very impressed with this paint scheme. Therefore, I had a great time making this Chevy for Throwback schemes.

Thanks, ChrisR !