1320wayne

I started this project about six months ago and I was only able to get so far before the project went back into the box. Now it's time to get back to it in hopes of being able to have it finished for the Atlanta NNL in November. It is an extreme build Nascar, Lowe's Spongebob Monte Carlo. This was a one race paint scheme for Jimmie Johnson at Daytona in July, 2003. The decals are provided by JWTBM and they are definately worth the price. This build was inspired by those done by David Thibadeau and Clay Kemp. Utilizing some of their techniques and photo etch from Model Car Garage I started by shaving all of the excess body detail from the Revell kit body that would be replaced by photo etch pieces. The roof rails were removed and replaced with PE pieces along with the hood holddown plates. The trunk was cut out and PE hinge brackets were added as well as the hood. The roof flaps were cut out and also replaced with PE pieces. Then the body was set aside and I started working on detailing the tires and wheels. All decals were added and then a light coat of dullcote for realism. Those were all of the details done before the project was put aside. Now that I am back to it I was able to get the body prepped for paint and paint added. And then the decaling process began. At this point I have the majority of the decals in place. They go on very good with some decal setting solution needed. This is where I am at right now. Once the decals are all done the body will be set aside and work on the chassis will begin. I will add more updates within the next few days.

Excellent build. Nice detail throughout. I especially like the tire detail.

Yeah again! Can't wait.

Dave, you are the man. All of these reissue drag kits are definately a welcome addition (or will be) to my model room.

Christmas needs to get here quickly.

I stopped by a Target here in Daytona Beach today after seeing this post. They had two front engine dragsters. One Garlits Wynnscharger, red and black car and the other was the Wheeler Dealer car. Very nice and as stated above they have some nice parts that could be used on other builds. A very nice price too.

Detail looks good to me, especially for a first time trying it. I have been doing detailed fuel engines for years and the more you attempt it, the more you will figure out better ways to do it.

Greg, shoot me an email at waynes4880@aol.com I have what you need.

See if these help. Don't pay any mind to the small nitrous lines along the intake plenums. This is actually a nitrous engine from a pro mod but the rest of the lines are accurate for a pro stock engine.

I just posted in the Drag section and got the Debug error message but my post went through anyway.

Some of the wedge dragsters used the typical Top Fuel headers that did come up through the bodywork. Prudhomme, however, opted to use the funny car style headers to keep them away from the bodywork.

Here you go. I have a complete album of Prudhomme racing but only one shot of the wedge dragster. The link is below. http://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/model_re...udhomme_racing/ I have a few more from the Garlits museum but they are not posted online anywhere to get them to you yet.

Michael, the decals were available from Top End Miniatures but they are no longer available. They went by the way side with the ALPS printers.

I believe that either the first or second issue of Model Cars has a very nice pictorial of the 68-69 Hemi Under Glass Cuda. The restored version of the 66 Cuda had a Hemi Orange block

Michael, below is the link to my photo album for Pro Mod Research photos. You will find everything you need in the way of research there. Even though the pictures are not specific for a Mustang bodied car the basic layout is the same from one car to the next. My album has detailed engine, interior, body and chassis shots. View to your hearts content and use whatever you see feesible. http://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/model_re...o_mod_research/

Unbelievable work. To take one of the worst kits ever produced and do this to it is simply amazing. You are head and shoulders above the rest, Bill.

David, that paint job is awesome. Excellent work! I'm sure the entire build will be great.

The Acme site is great. Two others that I use are listed below. One is for all plates of the world including all government and special interest plates. The second one provides examples of sports related and other special interest plates to use for the front of your models or diorama walls. http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/ http://www.licenseplateshop.com/

I still have three of the old Autoworld sponsor logo sheets from back in the day. These have some really rare markings on them and remarkably they are still good to use.

Hey folks, I am looking for anybody in the Central Florida area that would be interested in creating a new club. There is nothing solely for the car people around here and I think that there are enough automotive builders around Central Florida to form a pretty good club If anybody out there is interested or has friends and family that are not on the forum that would be interested please contact me through my email link and I will compile a list of contacts and then set up a time and date for everyone to meet and discuss the possiblities. Thank you.

I just went in to a Wal Mart here in Florida a couple of days ago and picked up a reissued AMT 58 Plymouth Fury. When I went out to my car I was still waiting for my wife to come out of another store so I opened the kit. What I found inside was an AMT Firefighter Mustang II pro stock kit. Apparently someone had returned the kit like that and the store went ahead and re-wrapped it and put it back on the shelf. Now the kicker is that when I went back inside to return it, the customer service person basically accused me of going outside and switching the kits myself. She wasn't so cocky after I called for her store manager. But this is what happens when your store employees care nothing about customer service. So, buyer beware. When you buy a kit at WalMart open it up before you drive away.

Based on my experience trying to use any of the stock car tires as slicks only works on maybe a front wheel drive tuner/sport compact racer. Otherwise they are a little short. Slicks for a "Stock" classified car for todays generation is tough to find. You can try some of the aftermarket companies such as Perry's resin or Compresins for something different but you may have to settle for some narrow slicks from kits from the past such as the Lindberg 64 Dodges or something like that. One other solution that would work (and I have tried this before with success) is to take a treaded tire that fits the size you are looking for and sand off all of the tread. For example, if you can find two of the left rear racing tires from any Revell-Monogram sprint car kits and sand down the tread they will work well or if you even need to go smaller then the two front tires from any of the same kits would work as well. The front tires from a sprint car kit actually already make for good cheater slicks because they only have two or three straight tread lines in them. Hopefully this helps you with your search.

I used a set of the 19" Aoshima wheels. They fill the wheelwells pretty good. I believe these wheels are even on the list shown above.

Wow!!!!!! That is perfect all around. That color is amazing. Excellent job!

Yes indeed, good finds. I picked up a few of the 04 GTO's, 69 Couger and a couple of Deoras.