randman Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 This is the Salvinos JR Tim Richmond Lemans kit. I used MCW 2056 Red for the color. The headers and wheels are from Jim Rogers. I painted the wheels with Green Stuff World Chrome Metal (over a black base). I modified the window openings by essentially shifting them down about 1 mm. There are in progress photos in the link that show what I did. I also trimmed about 1mm off the rear bumper. I added the fuel overflow tube and used heat shrink for the roll bar padding. More pictures available here: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AEICFNbTo9TjLbo&id=151834E7F1DA907C!2214&cid=151834E7F1DA907C 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Very nice! First one of these I've seen built. Looks like a typical Monogram stock car with a different body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randman Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, bbowser said: Very nice! First one of these I've seen built. Looks like a typical Monogram stock car with a different body? Correct. Salvinos JR has the old Monogram molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Looks great Randy The zip ties on the cage padding look impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randman Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Belugawrx said: Looks great Randy The zip ties on the cage padding look impressive Thanks. It's just black thread with a small drop of superglue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Nice work. Lots of griping about his kits, but you made it stand out. Question on the headers, are they available thru someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randman Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Shark said: Nice work. Lots of griping about his kits, but you made it stand out. Question on the headers, are they available thru someone? Yes, I bought them from Jim Rogers (the JR of Salvinos JR). You can email him and see if he has any still available. With all the work associated with the new kit releases he may not have time to do any 3D printing for a while though. His email is jim@salvino.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Looks terrific! Man he was a good driver.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Well done !! I met him at Daytona one year walking thru the garage area , great guy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys4Don2 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 It looks awesome! Curious about the Green Stuff World Chrome. Were did you get it, and did you seal it with anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randman Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Toys4Don2 said: It looks awesome! Curious about the Green Stuff World Chrome. Were did you get it, and did you seal it with anything? I bought it online from Michigan Toy Soldier Co. It was the only place I could find that sells it in the U.S. I did not seal it. It is supposed to be more resilient than some of the others. It is just misted on through an airbrush over a gloss black coat. There are some YouTube videos that go into more detail about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 A really nice looking build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Very nice! I remember watching this car race. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffy's Garage Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Fantastic I have just started mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Great looking build! Your paint, decal and details work is awesome! Ever since these Pontiac Lemans kits were issued, I have wondered if they are somewhat inaccurate when it comes to the overall size of the body... I thought the 1:1 Nascar Lemans of this era were an overall-smaller/mid-sized car with a shorter wheelbase and not as large as these kit bodies are, (as they were made to fit the pre-existing Monogram chassis). Anyone else have any thoughts regarding the overall size of these Leman's Nascar kit's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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