MarkJ Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Finally finished this one. Junior drove this car right after he got out of prison for moonshining. He drove it in 1958 and most of 1959. He won 6 races in 1958 and 5 races in 1959. I built it to look the way it did for the 1958 Southern 500 because those were the only good reference pictures I had of it. Revell kit, Model Master acryl paint, and my own ink jet decals. It took 76 hours to complete. 12.5 of those hours were to create and print the decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MarkJ Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Here are the ref pictures I used. All were from the 58 Southern 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Sweet! Always look forward to seeing your work Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 That is a really great looking replica of that car. Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntrucker Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Awesome work, you nailed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Thanks, Bill, Don and Todd. I really appreciate the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Really amazing work Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Thanks, Jim. I really appreciate the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Really nice, your decals look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Thanks, Michael. I appreciate the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 That is sweet! I love your dark side builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguar man 21 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Absolutely beautiful!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks Bruce, Chris, and Jeremy. I really appreciate your interest in the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Gorgeous Mark ............. simply gorgeous ................... your workmanship is beyond measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks, John. I really appreciate the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 If you want to see how the model came together, click on the link below. http://www.shorttrackmodels.com/index.php?topic=580.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Stellar work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Beautiful and impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorLarry Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Stunning work. How did you create the decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/21/2017 at 10:32 AM, DoctorLarry said: Stunning work. How did you create the decals? Larry, I created them using some reference pictures I found. I then used the adobe photodeluxe program I have on my old computer to make them into sheets. I then printed them on white ink jet paper except for the decals that went on the roof. They were printed on clear sheets. Thanks for your interest in the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 Thanks, Jonathan and Carl. I really appreciate the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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