1320wayne

I browsed through some of this sellers other auctions and found the "Ultra Rare" ( we missed this one ) auction for a decal sheet that this person feels is worth $100, just for the decal. You know what, if he can find some sucker to come along and pay that kind of money then more power to him. Those of us with common sense will look at these types of auctions, and sellers, and simply have to laugh at their ignorance. Just like the guy selling a complete Warlock MPC kit, one set of pieces at a time, so that when you are done it will cost you (like someone already mentioned) about $250. Crazy stuff but there are folks out there that will feed off of sellers like these.

Another very cool racer/hauler setup. Very nicely done Steve.

Patience and lots of setting solution. I did each side panel on seperate days so they had plenty of time to set up. As well, I did the hood first and then a day or two later followed up with the hood scoop decal. I wanted it done sooner but knew if I raced to get it done something was going to go wrong.

Thanks Steve. The front tires and wheels are unmarked Goodyear Frontrunners from one of the later Top Sportsman kits that came with no sidewall markings and the wheels are machined alumninum pieces from Pro Track, makers of slot car wheels. The rear tires and wheels came from an EBAY purchase and I believe came from a Racing Champions pro stock kit. The tires come with the Goodyear Tampo printed.

Superbly stunning effort John. It was a pleasure watching this one come to be. I can't wait to see what type of project you decide to tackle next.

Lots of great classics listed here. Ronin would have to be near the top of my list. Those chase scenes through extremely tight European streets was intense. How about two more recent movies with interesting chase scenes. The Marine with John Cena has an early movie chase scene with a souped up Camaro police pursuit vehicle and The Expendables with the chase scene where they virtually destroy Stallones customized F-100.

Excellent job Steve. Your builds always look great.

Impressive shop. It's great that all of you are working together to make your endeavor more succsesful. And, as a result of this post, I just placed an order. Great products to choose from.

Next came some work on the interior. The roll cage needed to be updated so I started with the basic hoop available in the kit and then added styrene tubing for new sections, including running the cage into the trunk area. The chassis is also being updated to modern standards as the rear leaf springs won't work. These cars all primarily use four link rear suspensions. I added some additional chassis bracing and the start of the four link brackets. This is where I am currently at but with everything else out of the way I can now get some major progress done on this one.

Here is one that I started a short time ago. It has been spread all over the workbench as I have been finishing other projects that were also taking up space but I now have the time to devote solely to this one. I'm using the new Revell 68 Hemi Dart kit with a few changes to update the car to modern day Super Stock standards. This is the car I'm doing, using the decals available from Slixx. I started by mocking up the body on the chassis and splicing together a resin tubbed rear chassis section for the larger rear slicks. The front wheels are Pro Track aluminum slot car wheels. I cut away the resin tubs and made new arches with styrene. I also cut the trunk open as it will be hinged to access the trunk detail that will be added. Next came the decal work. Slixx always makes superb decals and these were no exception. They take a little bit of time to add but the final outcome is well worth it.

Here are some detailed shots of the Graham Ellis car in progress that might help you out.

Here is one that I just recently completed. Only my second attempt at doing a Rat Rod. This was the first one that I did a few years back.

Everything is lookin good so far. Keep it going.

There is definately one of Kulwicki, I don't remember one with Mark Martin but there was also another with Kyle Petty from his Mello Yello days.

Well, with your ability to build and create awesome builds this one is sure to be nothing less than spectacular.

I've been playing with this for a few months now myself. I am by no means an expert but merely an amatuer playing around to make custom decals that suit my own needs for projects. I use a simple, inexpensive inkjet printer to accomplish the task. DIYMIRAGE uses Excel to create. I use Word. You simply find images from whatever source you like, internet, scanned images, etc., and save them to folders in your computer. Then, you open a Word document, adjust the margins to your liking and start inserting images by using the insert link in your toolbar at the top of your computer page. Once you select insert then you simply select "picture" then "from file" and this will pull up a box that lets you select the folder to pull from. Double click the image and that inserts it into your document. It will apply it in the same size that you have it saved under. Once the image is inserted simply click on the image and it becomes highlighted with black boxes at each corner and at each midpoint. Left click and hold any of the corner boxes and this will allow you to resize the image, up or down. Once you get the hang of it then you can insert as many images as a single page will hold. You can do sponsor logos, contingencies, graphics, license plates, etc.. Create whatever you want. Just remember, since you can't print white any image with white in it will only show after applied if your paint job is white and you've printed your decals on clear decal film or if you print onto white decal film and can trim the image right to the edge to eliminate any white around the outside of your image. I hope what I've described here makes sense. Like I said, I'm no expert and I don't know any special computer lingo for what I've described I figured this out simply by playing around with the program and seeing that it will work. I am including a couple of examples of what I was able to accomplish with this technique. This is a page of 4x4 logos that I created so that I could have different images for any possible 4x4 builds that I had planned. This is a sheet of digital camo that I printed onto white decal film and then was able to create camo rally stripes and rocker panel graphics for a project. Here's how they came out applied to the build. And the hood graphics was done the same way. As you can see this one involved some time consuming trimming as it was also done on white film and needed to be trimmed right to the edge. It's so much fun that it's almost addictive. To date I've created almost 30 different decal sheets ranging from graphics to full pages of license plates to sponsor logos.. I hope I was able to shed even a little light on this.

Wow, this post went all over the place. Since the original theme of the post is lost and I'm chiming in four pages in I simply wanted to respond to one issue. I don't know a lot about home grown decals as I can merely create simplified decals on an inexpensive ink jet printer that suit my needs but I did come across a gentleman on another forum that was posting pictures of his drag builds utilizing vinyl cut decals. They looked great so I inquired about getting some made for my own use. What you see below is primarily vinyl decal. The flames and the side panels (which are multi color one piece decal) are vinyl and the contingencies are all waterslide. I don't remember what the exact thickness was listed at but I can tell you that they are super thin and don't look like stickers at all. You do have to get it right the first time to avoid any issues with screwing up the decal if it has to be moved but other than that went on with little effort. They are even thin enough to burnish down into any contours and they hold that shape. Yeah, a little bit more money than conventional decals but if the decal doesn't exist one may be willing to pay to get what you want, especially if it works. These ran me $35 for the set and I had another set done for a future pro mod build that cost $50 to have done. This is probably not for everyone but I at least wanted to show that vinyl decals do work. I don't know what type of machinery is used to create these so your guess is as good as mine.

Superb work throughout. The stance is perfect and the added detail is awesome. Keep it up.

Looks good. You got a nice bright white paint job that really makes it stand out.

Here is a picture from a show from a few years back. I don'tknow which show this was taken at or exactly when. I guess as long as the activity of lighting the torch is closely monitored then there shouldn't be any harm but I could see where issues could exist by lighting it in the wrong area. I think it's a cool effect.

A lot of good points and feedback here. Just remember, in model building, where there's a will, there's a way. I have aspired to build as many Prudhomme cars as possible so when it came to the white Hot Wheels car I had to improvise. I met a person online that does custom decals in vinyl so I had him do a set for me. The body I used is an older Good Stuff resin body, which is really good, although the ones listed at Compresins will do just fine as well. Since these pictures I have adjusted the height of the front wheelwell as it was much higher on the real car. As far as these decals go, the flames and side panels were done in vinyl and all of the rest of the sponsor decals were created as waterslide. Vinyl decals go on great and look superb. The only drawback is that you really need to get them right the first time. Actually two drawbacks. This set cost me $50. Vinyl costs more than waterslide. But to me it was worth it.

That looks good so far. I've seen many different ideas used on the A-100 and have even done some of them myself, but this would have been the last thing that I would have thought of.

Great looking builds so far Brett.

I've got your hookup on the Fireball Shores decals. Send me a PM.

Here is the link to my album. http://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/model_shows/2011-shows/scma-simpsonville-sc/