Old Coyote

Great looking build sir, Very nicely done.

Gorgeous build Wayne. But that is to be expected, as all of your builds are outstanding.

Great build sir, that is outstanding.

This was built using the AMT Flying Wedge kit.

... the 2004 Kelloggs/Delphi Monte Carlo owned by Rick Hendrick and driven by Terry Labonte

I haven't built a model from the box in, well since God was a boy. But I finished one last night. Since getting older (and I'm older than dirt) I don't have the abilities to do extensive detailing. So most of my builds are pretty much "box stock" with minimal detailing. I normally try to build replicas of some 1:1 car, but this latest build is not a replica. It is based on a real individual, but the model is pure imagination. More of a "show" car than what you would really see at the strip. The build combines an AMT "Flying Wedge" kit, Testors Dark Cherry Pearl paint, and decals from SLIXX.

Beautiful Jonathan, simply gorgeous. Those were the days.

Thank you for the nice comments. You're correct in your assumption. I do build the chassis box stock, and spend the majority of the time on the paint and decal application. Right now I'm working on Terry's championship winning '96 Monte Carlo and the standard Kellogg's livery '98 Monte Carlo. Since they are so similar, I painted both at the same time and I'm just finishing up the decals. When finished with the body shells I'll start on both chassis' and running gear.

Like Jonathan, I have this kit but have never seen it built. Outstanding work. Beautiful.

Beautiful build sir. Very nicely done.

I honestly didn't know, so I counted them. I have 187 completed and approximately 100 more to build.

Thanks, but I don't think the wife would let me have another toy

..... the 2005 Pizza Hut Monte Carlo owned by Rick Hendrick and driven by Terry Labonte

Great looking build. Very nicely done.

Hi Mark, the wheels were airbrushed with Testors fluorescent orange out of the little bottle.

..... the third Cartoon Network Monte Carlo ..... driven by Jeff Green

The second Cartoon Network Monte Carlo ..... driven by Robert Pressley

Great looking build, beautiful work.

..... the first Cartoon Network Monte Carlo

My father built "O Gauge" model trains and ran them on a layout that took up an entire 3-car garage and looped out into the back yard. I never got the train "bug", but I was fascinated watching him work with wood, metal, and plastic while building his collection. My father died of a heart attack in 1976, and some of his collection has followed me around for over 40 years. I recently found one of the prizes of his collection, a partially destroyed Santa Fe motor car which he built originally in 1940. After studying the remains to this unique vehicle, I set out to rebuild this 79 year of piece of history. My intention was to just clean it up and fix as much of the damage as I could, leaving as much of his original build as possible. The motorized passenger cars were unique little vehicles called "Doodlebugs". They plied the rural, low volume lines where large trains would be totally unprofitable. The unit I fixed represents a Santa Fe Doodlebug which I remember running the rails in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico when I was a child. Below are three pictures of what I started with, and four of my completed project.

Thanks for the comments Mark. You are too kind.

Great looking build.

That's just Testor's dark blue enamel in the little bottle shot through my Paasche airbrush.

Great looking build sir ..... beautiful work.

Too new for me, but two beautiful builds nonetheless.