Monogram Days of Thunder City Chevrolet

[modelcarcrazy]

Tom Cruise’s ride in the movie Days of Thunder. It was built in 1993, box stock. It is wearing Testors and Model Master paint and the decals supplied in the kit. 

[larman]

Great job! The DOT cars were cooler than a lot of the real cars at the time!

[TonyK]

Very nice! I have this kit in my stash but haven't wanted to attempt the "fog" paint job it requires.

[spencer1984]

Very nicely done!

On 9/27/2021 at 3:34 PM, TonyK said:

Very nice! I have this kit in my stash but haven't wanted to attempt the "fog" paint job it requires.

Same here...now that I think I'm fianlly ready to give it a shot, I have a dozen other builds ahead of it!

[slusher]

Great looking City Chevrolet..

[Thedragsterdude]

How did you do the fade?

[Rattlecan Dan]

Good build. Nice job!

[modelcarcrazy]

On 10/20/2024 at 2:23 PM, Thedragsterdude said:

How did you do the fade?

I did the yellow with a rattle can and then the green with a cheep Badger external mix air brush. It wasn’t anything too complicated, but it turned out good enough to suit me. 

[Thedragsterdude]

On 10/21/2024 at 9:46 PM, modelcarcrazy said:

I did the yellow with a rattle can and then the green with a cheep Badger external mix air brush. It wasn’t anything too complicated, but it turned out good enough to suit me. 

How hard was it

[Gustavo Reis]

Nice movie replica. 

[modelcarcrazy]

On 12/28/2024 at 8:37 PM, Thedragsterdude said:

How hard was it

It’s going on 32 years since I built this one ( Wow, time has flown by. ) I don’t remember all the details of it, but I can recall some of the things I used. At the time in 1993, I only used hobby enamels. The yellow was sprayed on with the rattle can, and after I let it cure out some, I decanted the green from the rattle can, thinning it slightly with mineral spirits. I shot it with a cheap Badger external mix air brush at around 20 psi. I began the green at the fade point and worked away from the fade. Attention to the angle of the spray pattern is key, as to keep the blend clean. 
         After the same process on both ends, I let it cure out before decanting the clear enamel. I again thinned it with mineral spirits and shot it at around 20 psi. I didn’t seem too difficult to me, but if you want to try it, practice on something first to get you a game plan going. If you start with the mindset of “ I can do it “ the road to success is always shorter than the one of “ I can’t do it “. I have faith that you, or anyone else for that matter, can do it, if you want to bad enough. 
         

[PatW]

Superb!

[Thedragsterdude]

Have a WIP?

[modelcarcrazy]

9 hours ago, Thedragsterdude said:

Have a WIP?

 No, back in 1993 I had never heard of a WIP. Back in those days digital cameras hadn’t become part of my world yet and the internet was just making its way out of Al Gore’s imagination.  I was focused mostly on hot chicks, which have now become gray headed grandmothers. Dang it, man. 

[Volzfan59]

Al Gore’s imagination………good one!