1320wayne
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Another recent completed build. Revell Ferrari 612 Scaglietti built pretty much out of the box other than lowering the stance. I went with blacked out wheels and a custom color of Nissan Orange Mist
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Here's my latest Nascar build. Kyle Busch 2007 Lowes Spectracide Monte Carlo. Pretty much out of the box with a lowered ride height and aftermarket decals.
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Thanks guys for all of the compliments. I haven't been on here much lately as my PC gave up and it's taken me this long to finally get a new one.
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I did this one years ago using an AMT kit that was modified along with a Revell/Monogram chassis and engine. Decals were pieced together from different sources including a Nascar Motorcraft Ford kit. I sold it a few years back with the intentions of doing another one with better overall detail.
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Looks great-did you have hood fitment issues with the air cleaner on this kit?
I shaved the top of the carb down to get the air cleaner lower.
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Here is my latest. Neil Bonnett 79 Armor All Olds using a Salvinos Grey Ghost kit and Powerslide decals.
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Out of the ashes rises an old build that never got finished. I pulled it from the box a few months back and the more I looked at it the more I decided that I wasn't happy with the second paint job. So, once again, I started over. Before repaint I made the hood opening smaller and then came up with yet another paint scheme different from the last two. Now it's time to get this one finished so I don't have to change my mind again.
All of the decals are on and clear coat added today.
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Presumably, the 1/16 Revell F/C mold (and various inserts for the different bodies, wheels, and injectors) is all now in Atlantis' possession. The most recent reissue, the '71/2 Hawaiian Charger F/C, was molded stateside in 2014, so I feel confident Atlantis has everything.
It will be interesting to see if they also acquired the new tire molds, too, which debuted in the circa 2014 Hawaiian kit. Presumably either new or modified wheels would be needed for the forthcoming 1/16 Jingle Jim Vega reissue, or all-new tires to match the existing wheels...or they could reissue it with the same American five-spokes and bear claw rear wheels as seen on the Hawaiian reissue and Green Elephant:
Casey, Jeff Faris and Dave Holmes have been working with Atlantis ever since a hint of this reissue was talked about. They are doing an entirely new tooling for the tires along with possibly a few other parts, if I read correctly. Also, Chuck Boerner is doing the decals for the kits.
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Almost 40 years of building and this is my first completed Richard Petty build. I used the Salvinos 83 kit with the vermilion decals. Other than lowering the ride height it is built straight out of the box.
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Currently on the bench. Out of the box build of Salvinos Petty 83 Pontiac. I am also using the vermilion underlayment decals. They are a bit of a challenge to work with and require plenty of patience and setting solution but well worth the effort when completed. So far I have the body painted, decaled and the tires and wheels and suspension are installed and the ride height is set.
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Very nice build.
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Here's some Mooneyes dragster inspiration.
https://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/model_research-1/top-fuel/mooneyes-dragster/
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Interesting, I wonder if they ran the 360 v8 jeep motor that chrysler had aquired when they took over jeep. The engine that came with those cars was a 2.2 liter 4 banger. But i think there was a v6 option for it. I went to wikipedia just to get some background on the real charger daytona car in 1991.
I don't know for sure but without the research my best guess is that they used the same 355ci combination that was being used by Jerry Churchill and Bob Kesolowski in their ARCA Chrysler Lebaron's in the late 80's.
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Excellent work as usual. What engine did they use in those babies? Did Earnhardt compete in one of those?
Chrysler powerplant. Not sure of the displacement.
Earnhardt competed in multiple years that they ran the Daytona body including 93 when he took over the Kulwicki ride after his death. He drove the car but left Kulwicki's name on the side.
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After 7 years off and on this one is finally complete.
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More engine bay details. Radiator installed and added plumbing. And, the grill screen installed. I also discovered that I made a huge mistake that has to be fixed. With limited research when I started the build I never realized that these cars didn't use a fuel break. They filled the tanks by lifting the rear hatch. So now I have to see if I can create a plug for the side of the body where I created the fuel break without ruining the body.
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Engine is installed and the exhaust is done.
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Back to work on this. Rear glass is installed along with riveted decal framework. I also added the taillight blackout along with the window trim using black BMF.
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Then it’s an R&R Resin. Mighty Mouse was Ray’s EBay seller, then he died and his wife continued to sell hence the Ms Mighty Mouse.
Ray Parsons was a character. Every time you saw him at a show he was grumpy and said, “This is the last year I’m doing this!” But he said that every year!
He never got along with computers and e-commerce so he found a friend who sold for him on eBay and did a pretty good volume... more than Ray sold going to shows!
One day at NNL East, Ray was not registered as a vendor and he comes strolling up to the admission tables. He’s smiling ear to ear and declares he’s coming to the show just visiting folks. He has an arm full of R&R kits that he gives us as door prizes.
He told me that life was good! He had the eBay seller so he didn’t have to truck it to shows anymore, and that was the part of the business he hated! He said he loved to work in his shop so he’d pour resin as long as he could.
Unfortunately that was the last time I saw him. He died later that year. Too bad he discovered the secret to happiness too late!
If I remember correctly he used to ship all of his selling stock, in advance, in steamer trunks so he didn't have to carry anything with him.
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Thanks for all of the compliments. It was fun build.
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The Dude!
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I am trying to get around just how many hours went in the journey from the purple model to the red one!
The original build was done almost twelve years ago. I created the photo album of the rebuild over a year and a half ago even though I had started on the cleanup of the body years prior. After starting to document the rebuild the project was put away and taken back out a few times up until three months ago when I decided to continue the build to completion. All in all I'd say that I have about two hundred hours in the build.
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Here is a freshly completed build. A 48 Plymouth Woodie. This one was a long time in the making. This was a builtup from many years ago reimagined. It's based on an old R&R resin body ( I believe ) and a lot of scratchbuilding and detailing. The original body was very thick and needed lots of cleanup. The original builder didn't apply too much time on that so I had to start over by stripping/sanding the body back down and starting fresh.
Here is the original look.
Now, after years of tinkering on and off and then a few months back deciding to take this to completion this is what I came up with.
Thinned the body, pancaked the hood, opened all of the doors, scratchbuilt a new rear upper hatch, opened all of the wood panels and replaced them with cigar casing wood inserts. Kitbashed the chassis with a 41 Plymouth and front clip from a Lindberg 64 Dodge. Tubbed the rear for wider tires. Rear suspension from the Lindberg kit. Modernized the interior with dash and door panels from the parts box. Used the Hemi from the Lindeberg kit along with a custom cooling system. Scratchbuilt roofrack for the refrigerator magnet surfboard. And, finished it off with hand painted wood details along with an HOK Razberry Pearl paint.
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Very nice.
But I'm puzzled, air condition in a Stock category racing car...
I don't think that is required by the rules as it's not standard equipment.Like I said in my original post that it's not completely accurate. I added the A/C because it's one of the best detailed engines in kit form even though I know that this car didn't compete with A/C. It's also a build that I did almost 20 years ago, long before I was concerned with being replica accurate.
1988 Roberto Guerrero STP Lola
in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Finished another out of the box build. Only the second Indy car style build that I've ever done. Chose this one to go with all of the other STP builds that I've been doing lately. This is the Monogram kit built with the kit decals. The only change was switching the head of the driver with a resin cast piece and finding some parts box decals to add to the driver as the kit decals didn't come with any markings.