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Nice! This was before the guys in suits with heavy suitcases of parts, right?

Very nice! Love the Grand Sport, on all its versions.

Haven't built a race car with gray roll cage in a while. What are you guys using for gull gray now that there is no model master paint?

I just bought 3 of these, plus the monogram version. Looking for decals. I'll probably order some indycals Lyn St James Secret. But looking for other options or good originals if anyone has any they want to pay with. The ones in the eBay specials aren't looking too good. I would really like to find a good set of the Whistler decals. Or just some good ones in general. Not the JPS. Did that one years ago. Nice build on the original post. Inspiring me further on this deal

7 years later ... I sold it long ago

Wow! Almost a year later and still getting replies. Thanks a bunch.

On these, I have not painted one yet. I have found that a coat of Pledge Floor Gloss or whatever it's called ( used to be Future) gives a slicker surface for the decals. But the PFG will get sticky if it gets too wet. I use Micro Sol (? The red bottle). I have used a hair dryer in the past as well as hot water on a rag pressed onto the decals. On this one, I didn't have to use any heat. Just micro Sol several times and press the decals down a few times till they stay down. I use the micro Sol because I have it on hand and it's always worked if a solvent is going to. And my bottle is pretty old.

Got this one for Christmas. Needed a Toyota so I have all makes. I don't see a lot of these SJR new cars, especially in the oob decals. I love decals, so this one was a fun challenge to wrap the car first in the green lightning.

I'm getting to a point like I used to be with the monogram stockers from the 80s and 90s. I know about how they go together and just slap em together while I'm detailing the bodies. If there were more specific details, I might take a little more time. These gen 7 cars are the first I've built since 2002 or so. I'm not the NASCAR fan I used to be when I had 200+ builtups. I just needed a Toyota to have all 3 makes

Got this parts tree. Of course with SJR instructions, there is no indication of where these parts go. Obviously R100 is a bumper. Any help appreciated with the other parts

Right. I never go for too much gloss on anything I build, so that works.

I'm getting older but still love a good set of decals. I did real car graphics for several years, so this is still fun to me. My eyes are the weak part

Hey, sorry to be so late in replying. I did not paint the body. I think I put some Gloss floor stuff on it just to make it a little easier. My new project is the Interstate battery car, so another extensive set of decals. Full wrap.

Decals have always been my favorite part. And I actually did real race cars and graphics for a time in my life. The Salvinos cars are challenging for sure.