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It is wonderful that Wood Brothers has maintained this look to this day.

Indeed, the current "Next GEN" car is a pure racing car, completely different in body style and content from the production car.

Thanks, Bills72sj, Nacho Z, ChrisR. I am very happy to receive everyone's compliments and it motivates me for the next build !

Thanks, everyone ! Stock cars of this generation are stock cars in the true sense of the word, modified from production cars and made into race cars, so I can sense this in the building process of the kits.

This car is a Ford Fairlane that competed in the 1967 DAYTONA 500. The driver is Cale Yarbrough and the team is Wood Brothers Racing, one of NASCAR's oldest teams, which has used the number 21 for many years. The base kit is AMT's FORD FAIRLANE 427 re-released by round2 in 2021. Since this kit is a production car version, I combined it with the FORD TORINO TALLDEGA chassis from POLAR LIGHTS. There were more adjustment and modification points than initially expected, and it took quite a bit of time, but I think I was able to reproduce the atmosphere of the stock car of the time. For the body, basic modifications included removal of various production-spec moldings, emblems, wipers, etc., and raising the height of the front and rear windows. Next, front and rear wheel openings were enlarged, race-spec fueling ports and fuel overflow pipes were added, catch pins were installed in the engine hood and trunk lid, and the engine hood was made into a flat hood. The chassis has a shortened front sub-frame and front hoop front end, partial roll cage side bars cut, roll cage upper bar replaced, backboard and fuel tank added, etc. Minimal additional work was done on the cockpit, including the creation of a race-spec instrument panel, the addition of seat belts, and the detailing of the fire extinguisher. The only other crafts are the addition of plug cords to the engine and the installation of stone guards on the radiator grille. Tires and wheels are PPP Firestone tires and HM type 9-inch wide wheels. The body was sprayed with Tamiya's Super Surfacer (Gray), Fine Surfacer (White), and TS-26 Pure White in the usual fashion. The roof is TS-18 Metallic Red. Decals are Powerslide, but the sponsor decals on the fenders are converted from stock decals.

Thanks, everybody!! I have received so many comments from everyone, which has been very encouraging for me to build nascar kits far away in Japan.

Thanks, MarkJ. One of the fascinating things about Nascar is that the drivers, teams, car numbers, etc. are passed down from generation to generation. For me, it is a very enjoyable hobby to be able to put all that history on my desktop through the making of model kits.

Thanks, slusher.

Very nice build ! It's Great looking model.

Very nice looking ! It's Great jobs.

It is amazing that you made your own decals with elaborate designs and sponsor colors! I would not have thought of building this car had I not been able to obtain the Powerslide decals.

Thanks, Hi-Po, Presnell, Rattlecan. The body color turned out to be a slightly darker metallic blue than the actual car, but the chrome yellow wheels accentuated the color and turned out okay.

The car I built this time is Brad Keselowski's Dodge Charger, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion of the Year. Base kit is again the AMT "Snapit" kit "NASCAR 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA". Front nose and rear side windows are modified based on the real photo images, and the larger shark fins are made from plastic sheets. Front air dam is a resin conversion parts. Cockpit is detailed with a roll cage, instrument panel, rear suspension adjustment tubes, and bucket seats, similar to the Impala and Fusion I have built in the past, but again, I did not install an engine. Wheels and tires were converted to those from Revell's "SnapTite" kit, and Powerslide decals were used for the tire and wheel logos. Decals are made by Powerslide and are in 1/25 scale, so they fit just right. Body paint was sprayed in the order of Gray Color Surfacer - Aluminum Silver - Metallic Blue. All paints are Tamiya sprays. Body style of CoT NASCAR stock cars is almost the same for each company, but Dodge Charger is unique in the shape of the rear side windows and front nose. Last photo was taken by combining a background printed from an actual image of Miami with the kit I built this time.

Thanks, Bainford. I too have loved the Wood Brothers team #21 since I was a kid.

Thanks, slusher. This kit is an excellent reproduction of the body style and was fun to build.

Thanks, ChrisR. The simple color scheme and good quality decals helped.

Thanks, Rattlecan Dan.

Thanks, PappyD340.

Thanks, bobss396. Please post in this forum when Earnhardt Jr's kit is complete. I do like the realistic shape of the tires. My kit has the tires turned inside out with the Powerslide logo on them. The GOODYEAR EAGLE logo design has changed many times over the years, so it is part of the fun to look closely at images of the actual car to find the correct logo.

Thanks, Sledsel. I enjoy adding my own interpretations and upgrades to snap kits.

Thanks, MarkJ. At this point, it is quite difficult for me, as a Japanese, to realize the opportunity to visit NASCAR-related stores and museums in the United States. Eventually, I would like to visit the "NASCAR Hall of Fame".

Thanks, randman. Both AMT's CoT Impala snap kit and Revell's GEN6 Fusion snap kit that I built this time were fun to modify because the body shape reproduces the image of the real car very well.

Thanks, Dave. Recently, I have been having a lot of fun modifying snap kits to make them more realistic. I live in Japan and would eventually like to visit the Wood Brothers Racing Museum.

The car I built for this project is a Ford Fusion that competed in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup. The driver is Trevor Bayne and the team is Wood Brothers Racing, one of the oldest teams in NASCAR, which has maintained a good relationship with Ford since its formation and is famous for using the number 21 for many years. Base kit is Revell's "SnapTite Max" kit "FORD FUSION", and the body is painted with the basic paint of Brad Keselowski, number 2. This is a snap kit for youngsters, similar to AMT's base kit, of which I have posted three examples so far. As such, the interior has been simplified and the engine has been omitted. The chassis is also used from the snap kits of the GEN4 cars of the 90s, so the roll cage, dashboard, racing seats, window nets, etc. have been modified to meet the GEN6 Cup Car regulations, either by self-made from plastic or by using parts from other nascar kits. The modifications have been made to the minimum extent possible. Speaking of Wood Brothers, as shown in the last picture (1968 Mercury Cyclone), two-tone red and white body paint and number 21 are the standard, so I ordered decals from "Mike's Decals" as usual. I didn't spend much time on this build, so the finished product is not that great, but the simple but flashy red-white two-tone color scheme seems to have covered it.

I have built a Chevrolet Impala of Dale Earnhardt Jr. that competed in the 2008 "THROWBACK WEEKEND OF NASCAR AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY", the same as the Ford Fusion I posted in my last issue. The paint scheme is the THROWBACK of DW's "Mountain Dew Rigal", the 1981 champion. The base kit is again AMT's "Snapit" kit "NASCAR 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA", and roll cage, instrument panel, rear suspension adjustment tubes, bucket seats, etc. have been detailed, but this time The engine was not installed. Bucket seats are "Full Containment Racing Seat Type B" from JaysStockCars, which is listed on Etsy.com. Wheels and tires are also from the kit, but the tire logos are Powerslide decals. The decals are made by Powerslide, but because of the 1/24 scale, some of the decals have been trimmed and repositioned. Painting the body white and green was done fairly well by using a copy of the decal and cutting it out as a template. Buick Regal in the last photo is one of the four cars that Monogram released 40 years ago in 1983 as the first 1/24th scale stock car, which I purchased and built shortly after its release in Japan 40 years ago. Of all the Monogram kits I have built, this is the oldest one still in existence. Since 40 years have passed since I made it, the body and plating are quite faded and some parts are missing, but I will continue to take good care of it.