Joe Weatherly NASCAR '61 Pontiac

[Shambles]

I started this Mobius kit a couple months ago, then got started remodeling my house. I'll have a much better model room when I'm done but, meanwhile, I've put several builds on hold.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Another one I'll be very interested to see finished. Looking great so far.

[r60man]

I love the looks of this kit. Your work is inspiring.

[Shambles]

Thanks yall. I've been building model cars since the mid 50s.

[Wm David Green]

This is looking really great.

I recently got the Moebius stock '61 Catalina, it's a nice model, and am currently attempting to mix some Pontiac colors using Vallejo Metallic Polyurethane Acrylics.

Looking forward to getting the same Joe Weatherly version of the kit which I ordered two weeks ago from your side of the pond.

I don't know very much about NASCAR,  but am learning about the drivers and their cars.

Edited May 21, 2019 by Wm David Green

[Shambles]

NASCAR has gotten pretty boring lately. I loved it back in the 50s, 60, and 70s when they were still "stock" cars. I'm enjoying researching the old stock car drivers and my goal is to make models of some of them that the model kit makers didn't.  This a Buc Baker project. On hold until i get my new model room set up.

[MarkJ]

  Looks like  a great start. You've got 2  58 Chevy's working there. Who is the other driver?  If I tried to build more then one model at a time my head would explode. 

[Shambles]

This is just one Nascar project, but got a couple of kits to experiment. Back then, some left the chrome trim on, some removed it. I tried grinding off all of the trim then using putty to smooth it over. I'm still working on that.

Edited May 28, 2019 by Shambles
clarification

[MarkJ]

13 hours ago, Shambles said:

This is just one Nascar project, but got a couple of kits to experiment. Back then, some left the chrome trim on, some removed it. I tried grinding off all of the trim then using putty to smooth it over. I'm still working on that.

I find cutting and then side scraping with a #11 exacto blade to get the chrome trim of the body is good. It does less damage and you don have to use putty to fix any damage. It takes longer then a grinder but the time you save not puttying and  sanding the putty smooth makes up for it.

[Shambles]

Thanks, Mark. I've. used that method before but on these '58 kits the side trim is really thick so I thought I'd try grinding it off. It's one of several projects I have on hold until my house projects are don.

[MarkJ]

There is a ton of chrome on that 58. It took me forever to get it off. But I think I had to salvage some of it to turn it into a Delray.

[MarkJ]

Check your personal messages. I didn't want to hijack your thread with pictures. I sent you a picture of the 58 I did a couple of years ago.

[Shambles]

Hey, Mark. Naw, that's OK, go ahead and post your photos on this thread. I looked as your photobuck pics and looks like some great work. Seems like we have common NASCAR interests.

[MarkJ]

Naah, that's ok.  If its not my thread, I shouldn't be posting pictures  here.