Reeves Racing

Thanks guys. Its a very interesting kit and extremely accurate too.

It's the repop of the Richard Petty kit. Round 2 I think.

Yeah the decals are for one of Dave Markis' cars. I decided to mix it up.

Monogram kit. 99% out of the box

Monogram kit. 99% OOB with PE wheels, PE mesh in hood opening. Oil lines from tank to filter to engine. Model Master lacquer and clear. Fit is not that great but I was able to adjust parts on the engine so that everything fit.

AMT kit, Slixx decals, Gofer tire decals, Detail Master mesh for driver net. Model Master lacquer and clear. Molotow chrome on wheels. BMF window trim and PE hood pin plates.

Kit: Revell Wheels: front AMT 56 Ford, Rear AMT Malco Willys Tires: AMT separate slicks set and parts box Engine: JoHan prostock 427 OHC Ford with parts box blower and Revell top fuel dragster blower scoop. Wire fuel lines, wrapping wire plug wires, Revell Ferrari 250 GTO exhaust tips Chassis: Scratch brake calipers with lines, parts box master cylinder, scratch made steering gear and idler arm and drag link linkage. scratch made drive shaft loop. MPC 73 Mustang wheelie bars. Except for the wheels ALL CHROME was stripped off and airbrushed Molotow was used, ie the blower, scoop, front and rear axles, steering linkage, master cylinder and valve covers. Interior: Flocked seats with ribbon seat belts and PE buckles and hardware, scratch made extra roll cage bars. Body: Tamiya paint, Duplicolor clear, Slixx, kit and custom decals, AMT 50 Ford headlights and taillights. PE hood pins and Dezus fasteners, ribbon shoot harness with BMF fire protection sleeve.

Here is the link for my post on here for my build of the Galaxy trailer. I think its a great kit. Lots of options;

Ah, I missed the modern street car comment.

That looks like a SI alternator Mark, wouldn't a car of that era have an external regulator?

Nice work on the engine Mark. Why are you using magnets to hold the heads on? Is it to test fit items? Will they be glued together upon final assembly?

I really like this project. What is in the yellow painted tin you are using to hold your parts on sticks?

Mark, I have always appreciated and admired your work and the tutorialesque flavor of your posts. Your pictures and descriptions have helped me improve my building skills over the years. This kit is a grail kit for me and I will be saving all these pictures in a special file for future use.

AMT kit with racing parts from Air Fix US kit. Air Fix kit decals. Aoshima Long Champ wheels (fronts modified to be narrower) DupliColor white and red and Rustoleum blue. The hood was painted and stripped and painted 3 times. The blue was reshot on the body after most of the assembly had already occurred... Parts box roll cage, scratch built interior bracing and under hood strut bracing. Aluminum tubing for exhaust eliminating the converter and muffler. Ride height adjusted Not my best work but it looks good on the shelf. A little roughed up like a race car should be.

Thanks, this one stalled for a bit. The aftermarket decals I got were a bust. The were printed with the ink on the lightest setting I think. They were so see through and they rubbed off very easily even with a light coat of sealant. Very disappointing. But I found another kit on eBay and paid too much for it and now I have a very good set of kit decals again and even better the blue is the correct darker color so I masked it off and repainted the blue to the darker shade. I assembled the interior and the engine and have the body and chassis mated so I can fine tune the ride height. So it's coming along. It isn't my best work but I am happy with it.

A little polishing and some touch up. Trim painted and a small amount of BMF. Still not perfect but good enough for me. This one is fighting me a little.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I have the basic paint job down. It's not my best work as far as quality right from the unmasking. Some bleed through, some tape lift but I have had worse and made them look good. This one doesn't have any metallic colors so touch up and blending will be much easier. The basic scheme is down and and I am going to keep moving forward. I was able to get some reproduction decals from Dave Van. So I am pretty happy and will be able finish this one instead of just putting it back in the box. I wish the blue on the decals matched the box art more. I like the darker blue better but I want the 33 on the hood to match the color of the blue on the car.

Great work. The denting process is terrific. I have to say that I'm disappointed that you where striving for such accuracy and the decided to paint it the wrong color.

Nice work. I always thought that the pacer looked like a Porsche 928 with a glandular problem.

Nice job switching out the transmissions. I've done several builds of my real cars. They are some my best builds. I'm sure you'll do an awesome job on yours.

I found some wheels and tires in the ole parts box that will work. I have the body work done, the base white paint on and I am starting on the interior. I used a parts box cage as a start then scratched up some of the bracing and reengineered the back of the cage. BTW... Does anyone have a set of the AirFix decals from the Paul Newman Kit? I just tried one of mine and it disintegrated...

I started back up with this one. I had started with the AirFix kit but it is so bad and I wanted more detail. So I got an AMT 280zx. I got it a few years ago so I paid a good price for it. Of course Round 2 recently re-popped it and its much cheaper now. Oh well. The AirFix is 1/24 and the AMT is 1/25 so some of the parts will need to be slimmed down. I am still looking for the right wheels for this build. The AirFix wheels and tires are the worst and the AMT kit is a street car so, I am perusing eBay for something more suitable.

Thanks, I took some 1/4" Tamiya masking tape and stuck it to some release paper (some BMF backing paper) and used a straight edge and cut it length wise about 3mm thick. Then I brush painted it with Testors "steel". After it dried I stuck it on just like you would use "200 mph tape" on a real race car. Thanks for noticing and asking.

Terrific build Wayne, the detail and cleanliness are out standing.

I've been looking forward to color JC. Looks perfect.