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  1. ... the 1999 Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Monte Carlo owned by Rick Hendrick and driven by Terry Labonte
  2. ... the Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by Marc Reno and driven by Ernie Irvan
  3. ... the 1994 Bayer Select/Harris Teeter Ford Thunderbird owned and driven by Nascar's only racing barrister, Chad Little
  4. Absolutely stunning Mark ............. you have totally "come to speed" using enamels ............. the paint job is out of this world ............. I told you it wouldn't take long to surpass my paint jobs ..... great body work ..... outstanding overall ! ....... isn't it neat that you can alter the shade of the paint by mixing it with another paint ............... opens up a whole new set of possibilities
  5. Gorgeous, simply gorgeous ..... well done!
  6. I haven't a clue.
  7. Yes sir, it is.
  8. Yes, the molding has to go.
  9. ..... While he was very competitive in the modified ranks, Stevie Reeves just never could seem to get a handle on the heavy Nascar stock cars ....... I saw this car in three different color combinations, teal and white, dark blue and white, and the one I chose to model - light blue and white
  10. ..... this model is a replica of a 1969 Chevelle SS396 that I purchased new from Plains Chevrolet in Amarillo, Texas ...... the model was sprayed with GM Touchup Teal lacquer, bench seat and column shifter were fabricated
  11. ..... Jake Johnston drove and maintained the Blue Gene Snow "Snowman" Dodge Charger flopper
  12. Very ingenious and beautifully executed ....... well done.
  13. Very nicely built ...... well done sir.
  14. ... the "Rainbow" dragster ....... owned by Jim Dunn & Joe Reath
  15. ... the 1966 Pontiac GTO match racer of Don Gay ..... sponsored by Gay Pontiac in Dickinson, Texas ..... fuel burning 421 Pontiac built and maintained by James O'Steen
  16. Great looking builds Neil, nice work.
  17. Great saves Bruce ....... beautiful as usual.
  18. Great concept, very nicely executed.
  19. If I remember correctly, the Pro/S rules in the early to mid '80's allowed a wheelbase increase to 105 inches or so to help improve stability.
  20. I forgot to show you that it still has an engine in it
  21. Good morning Ash, hope all is going well down under. I'm not sure I fully understand your questions, but I will try to help. First off, after painting the entire body gloss white, the remaining painted areas are the green "V" on the body and roof and the yellow spoiler. All the rest of the color on this car is off the Slixx decal sheet. The white separation lines between red and yellow decal sections and the boundary to the back edge of the green center "V" are included on the red and yellow stripe sections. The yellow decal you mentioned that could be for the spoiler or the roof actually goes across the back of the roof continuing the yellow stripe all the way across the car. It also has a white strip on it to create a separation between the yellow stripe and the green edge of the paint on the roof. Unfortunately the placement of these decals requires the green painted area in the center of the car and over the roof to be masked and positioned with great care. If not, the decal coloring stripes with their dividing white strips will not line up properly. This is a very difficult paint and decal scheme to accomplish. Take your time and I'm sure you can complete a "Corny" Monte Carlo which will put mine to shame. John
  22. After seeing Vincent's beautiful '69 Nova, I thought I would post my rendition of of this kit ......
  23. Great build sir ............. very nicely done!
  24. This kit was a nightmare build. It took me nearly a month to finally get it to a point where I could call it finished. Below are the texts from three different posts on another forum detailing the problems I ran into with this kit ............. "I have been attempting to finish the assembly of this kit for over a week now, and it has just been one problem after another. I wanted to use this third generation Firebird kit as a basis to build Butch Leal's Castrol GTX Pro Stocker. I realize the wheelbase on the kit is not proper to build an accurate Pro/S, but it is the only full kit available.I remember building this kit 20-25 years ago as the Pro Street version (white Firebird, Gold Chrome tree, blue decals) and it went together fine. However, this kit which I got off ebay about 2-1/2 years ago has been nothing but problem after problem. It's not the fault of the ebay seller, as this was a sealed kit and the box didn't seemed to be damaged at all. But, nothing fits properly. I remember reading somewhere that Revell/Monogram's re-issue of the Reher-Morrison Camaro had some fit issues and I was just wondering if any of you know about problems with the later pops of this kit.Here are some of the things I have encountered:1. The roll cage will not fit properly into the attachment holes and also fit through the dash at the same time. I had to narrow the dash and clip the front of the side cage units to be able to build the cage so it would attach to the chassis unit.2. The rack and pinion steering unit was almost 1/16th" too wide to fit the attachment points on the front of the chassis. I had to shorten the unit by cutting a section out of the center.3. The engine compartment "fender wells" which also contain the mounts for the front springs and spindles would not fit the attachment points on the chassis.4. The rear suspension/rear end/wheelie bar assembly did not match up to the mounting slots in the rear of the chassis unit. Finally was able to get it mounted with a generous amount of super glue.5. When the chassis was finally completed, dried, and the tires and wheels mounted, the right front tire was way off the ground. I had to cut the spindle off the suspension unit and re-attach it almost 3/32" lower. We now have all four tires firmly on the ground.6. According the the instructions, the rear window is supposed have two small holes which will attach over two small pins molded to the underside of the roof. However, this kit has pins on both the roof unit and on the back glass. "Male" and "Male" attachment won't work, so I will carefully have to shave off the pins on the glass and drill corresponding holes to get it attached properly.7. The aluminum shroud which attaches to the body and lines up in front of the radiator was almost 1/8" too wide. It had to be narrowed and shortened to fit into the body unit and allow the hood to be installed properly.8. The tail light unit was slightly too wide to fit into the recess in the rear of the body. It had to be trimmed on both ends to keep the center section which holds the drag chute to line up properly in the center of the car.I still have to install all the glass, install the drag chute, and secure the body over the chassis. I have no clue as to what other issues I may run into just accomplishing those few items.If any of you have built this kit recently, or know of any of these problems, I would surely appreciate you letting me know. I don't know whether or not I'll be able to complete this monster, But I'm going to try anyway. I really don't want to throw away the ten days I've spent on this build." "I hate to admit defeat, but I give up on this kit. In addition to the issues I have already mentioned, when I went to finish the build this morning I ran into these further issues:1. The arc (or lack thereof) on the bottom of the rear wing did not come close to matching the curvature of the trunk lid.2. The drag chute (which came with the kit) did not come close to fitting in the recess between the taillights, it had to rest on the rear bumper. It probably was included for the Camaro version of the kit.3. The only piece of glass that fit the body was the rear window, the windshield was too long and also too wide, and the side windows did not fit the contour of the body.4. And finally, the hood would not fit correctly when the body was attached over the chassis. However it fit fine before the body was installed over the chassis.Had the body finished out properly, I was contemplating trying to fit the body over the chassis of one of the '99-'00 Firebird Pro Stock kits. But this body isn't worth making that type of attempt. The whole thing will just be relegated to spare parts.The only thing I can come up with as a reason for all these strange problems is that somewhere along this kit's life it was subjected to some excessively high temperatures and many of the pieces wound up getting slightly warped. The failure of the glass pieces to fit and the rear wing having no arc while the trunk was slightly arched leads me to believe that may have been the case.On to the next project." "Many of you saw my frustrations and failure with this build in the "in-progress" section.I refused to give up .............. sitting here this morning watching the rain from Hurricane Florence come down I decided to see what I could do to fix the problems with this kit that caused me to give up on it .......... I reworked the chassis to correct the stance and the body fit, trimmed and shaved the windshield to get it to conform to the body, trimmed and reshaped the scoop/hood opening to allow the hood to fit down over the carbs, reworked the radiator shield to fit the body contour, adjusted the position of the engine, etc. etc. Just a bunch of adjustments to allow it to become a decent shelf model even though it's not one of my better efforts. I was not able to get the side windows to conform to the body but I'll continue to work on that." I have included some pictures of this beast to show what I was finally able to come up with. As I said, it's not one of my best, but it looks OK on the shelf. John
  25. Maybe these will help
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