ABNSPR Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Yay finally got one done. Special thanks to kmidd65 for the info on using craft paint. Monogram kit that I lowered, added one of the + kit drivers that I had to do some surgery on to get it to fit, added ignition boxes, hoses and various wiring, widow net (only the second I have ever made and I need work on it, but thanks to Clay Kemp’s new YouTube channel for simplifying the process for me), filled the nose (more on that later), and finally added the air channels to the deck lid. Built this for my dad as Ricky is his favorite driver. Built as close to the car at Phoenix in 1993 (a race we were at) which accounts for the filled nose since they were experimenting with the 94 nose already. As alluded to earlier I used craft paint and mixed 2-1 fluorescent orange and basic red to get the tide look. First time using an airbrush as well and am never going back. Decals were original kit issue and a pain in the..well you know. Thanks for looking and any advice or critique is welcome. I’ll shut up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Great job, looks really good and Rudd in the seat is a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmidd65 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Really nice job, so happy you stuck with it. Especially like the paint! Acrylic craft paints and an airbrush open up great possibilities due to the mixing of colors and easy clean up! You are brave using those kit decals. They really went down nice. Certain your dad will be thrilled. Thanks for sharing with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Great job! I always liked that paint scheme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietnam Vet67 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I always liked Rudd and the Lumina front end. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Great looking Tide ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys4Don2 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Came out real nice. Window net looks fine. Next time weave the strands of the netting and it will look perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 5:24 PM, Captain Spaulding said: Great job, looks really good and Rudd in the seat is a nice touch. Thank you Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 5:38 PM, Kmidd65 said: Really nice job, so happy you stuck with it. Especially like the paint! Acrylic craft paints and an airbrush open up great possibilities due to the mixing of colors and easy clean up! You are brave using those kit decals. They really went down nice. Certain your dad will be thrilled. Thanks for sharing with us! Thanks Kirk and again thanks for the help with the craft paint. It was fun and I’m looking forward to more of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 5:58 PM, larman said: Great job! I always liked that paint scheme! Thank you Larry. One always could pick out the Tide ride anywhere on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/11/2021 at 7:37 PM, Vietnam Vet67 said: I always liked Rudd and the Lumina front end. Very cool. Thanks Ed. Ricky was never my favorite, but he was top 5. Wish we had more old school guys like him that drove hard, spoke the truth and if a tussle was needed well that could be accomplished too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 3:41 PM, PappyD340 said: Great looking Tide ride! Thank you Larry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/13/2021 at 6:07 AM, slusher said: Looks great! Thank you Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Toys4Don2 said: Came out real nice. Window net looks fine. Next time weave the strands of the netting and it will look perfect. Thank you Don. I will keep that in mind and give it the time and effort next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRANMAN1 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 3 hours ago, CRANMAN1 said: Nice!! Thank you Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSewen Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Looks awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 It looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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