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  1. Does anyone have, or know of anyone that could print these “Revell” decals on a printer? Thanks
  2. Working on the Leal car yesterday and this morning. I have the roll cage built and the glue is drying now. I received my Cragar Super Tricks from Futurattraction. Except for finding the “Revell” side decals, it seems to be coming together. Question: Does anyone make custom decals on their printer if I can give the size?
  3. Those decals came out nice. For their age, I think they look pretty darn good.
  4. Not the actual car, but it was just like this 73 Ford. Big 2 door, blue on blue. I’ll bet money that the old Ford rode smoother than cars of today.
  5. This will most likely be a difficult build, especially when trying to duplicate the modified car. The “Revell” decal on the rear side panels will be hard to locate. I plan on painting the car white, and masking off the sides and top, when applying the orange. I’m thinking that the kits decals, might bleed the orange thru them. The only kit supplied decals that can be used is the “California Flash” on the doors. The white stripe stops at the front of the hood scoop, as compared to the kits decals, go all the way to the grill.
  6. That’s a pretty cool story, and you made the build look just like the real Corvette.
  7. That’s one beautiful Plymouth build. Paint is amazing, as the engine detail. I like the tach drive on the distributor housing. Definitely a nice touch.
  8. Thanks for the info on the bolt heads. I will definitely look into it. As for the wheels and tires, I ordered the Cragars from Scott today. Those tires you mentioned, I have a bunch of those. This front tire I have for this build, is actually larger and smoother than those. I’m sure I’ll just use those ones I have.
  9. After the first car I built for my brother in law, I decided to build him the other one I had too. I cut the passenger side window down to fit in the groove, and painted around all the windows edges after the decals were applied. It gave the car a more cleaner appearance than the first one. Taking a break from the NASCAR stuff until I build my new 72 Petty car that just arrived today. I gotta get some other builds finished up that are lying around.
  10. https://www.google.com/search?q=65+plymouth+california+flash+modified+super+stock&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8eb3a2d7,vid:Aviy6GTJhg8,st:0 Found this video that sheds some light on the interior, and under hood. Shifter has a separate reverse shifter, that I’m glad I found so I can replicate it.
  11. I also have to put the front spindles back to the stock height. Sits way too high in the front with them reversed. Maybe that’s my problem? The spindles are in the lower position. Gotta find larger front tires.
  12. I’ve been playing around with the Plymouth today. Wanted to get a mock up, but I’m definitely going to order some Cragars from Scott, and add some RBM lugs. I don’t like the front tires, as they are a bit small. I wish I could find a larger 1/25 scale tire, that would fill out the front wheel wells better. Kind of like the old Moroso drag tires. I was thinking of a 1/24 scale, but then I’d run into a problem fitting the rims. Unless I order a set if each scale, and stagger them,but I’m afraid it wont look right.
  13. Thank you. I’d appreciate it. My hobby store is actually a hardware store, but he carries everything from model trains, to RC planes, and the full Tamiya paint line. So I’m sure he’ll have them.
  14. They look right on to my eyes. I built a Pontiac Super Duty and used some Pro Tech aluminum hex fittings, and some Evergreen rod, and they came out ok I suppose. I think it was the Pontiac steel rims that made them look a little weird. But I was lucky enough to get some RBM lugs before he closed up, and took a break.
  15. I can’t wait to see the final results. Paint work is impressive.
  16. Thanks Kevin. You know, I was considering the Cragars as I have a nice fat rear set, but no fronts to accompany them. I did have a complete set of the Centerlines, so I was just gonna use them. I appreciate your input, as I have bought quite a few of Scott’s aluminum drag rims, but never even thought about checking out his resin sets. Reason being is, I have a whole storage case full of resins, but not this style. So I’m gonna buy a set or two of his resin rims for this build. Your wheels look great. Did you use RB Motion lugs and studs on yours?
  17. Very nice paint work. Yes, those Tamiya tapes are the bomb. That engine looks great too, Bill.
  18. I finally finished this build for my brother in law. I ran into a few problems with the decals. First off, there was crease in the kits decal sheet, and Salvinos JR promptly sent me a new sheet. This worked out great, as I had the drivers side “Hendrick” back too far, and it would have been covered by the fuel filler decal, as the sail panels were incorrectly applied also. You must insert the decaled rear windows to make sure the sail panels line up with them as well as the rear roof decal. The front fascia decals were very challenging to say the least. And they still aren’t right to my eye. I definitely learned a thing or two for my next nascar build. The only thing I didn’t like is the passenger side window is too big to fit in the frame. I didn’t think to check it before adding the decals, so it’s gonna have to stay this way. Two coats of Mr Hobby clear after a mild wash with soap and water.
  19. Nice to see this car under glass. All the tedious work you put into this really paid off. It took a while, but was totally worth it.
  20. Fantastic job on the rear seats, and the entire interior! Very realistic looking engine detailing. I agree with the others, that the Thunderbolt is one of my favorites also. I’ve built 14 of them, pretty much because I had enough decals to build that many.
  21. Also the rear differential carrier should be painted red oxide, or similar, on a Thunderbolt, or other 60s Fords.
  22. Not yet Tim. I got involved with a Kenworth and a NASCAR build, and set that one aside for now. I plan on getting back to it real soon though. Now it’s time for the build, as the cutting, and patch work is completed on it.
  23. I was wondering if anyone has treated the clear windows that have decals, with Future? Would this be a good idea? I’m worried they might try to come off down the road.
  24. Been working on a Kenworth, but I took a break, and turned to this one to get finished up. The decals are SO time consuming. Pretty much put a decal on, drench it with Mark Fit Strong, and let it dry overnight. Then do another decal or two, and repeat the process all over again. All that’s left, is a cleaning, and a clear coat or two, and put the glass in, and this one is done.
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