curt raitz Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 SalvinosJR model of the Toyota Christopher Bell drove at Daytona in 2023. A very complicated kit not for the faint of heart. I did have issues with the instructions, parts misslabeled and not clear on how to fit/placement of some parts. Decals are excellent, but had to refer to actual photos of the real car to get proper placement...instruction sheet is sketchy at best. Paint is Tamiya TS-14 Black, everything else is decals. Only added detail was the screen on the drivers door. I wanted it to look as it would before Mr. Bell got in the car. Overall it turned out to be a very nice looking model of the real car. thanx for looking 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 That's a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Nice Curtis! Paint and decalling look challenging- you did well mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I totally agree with your assessment of the kit and the horrible instruction sheets. I see you powered through all that to an excellent build. I also see that you must have glued the top of the air cleaner in place. I left mine loose so I could get the hood to shut flush. just put it in place to take under hood shots and stored it in the clear case with the watermelon I made to go along with my build of the Chastain Chevy and the Suarez first win Chevy as well. I don't plan on building any more next gen cars. It is just too frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Very nice job. Good-looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 On 3/7/2024 at 5:33 AM, MarkJ said: I totally agree with your assessment of the kit and the horrible instruction sheets. I see you powered through all that to an excellent build. I also see that you must have glued the top of the air cleaner in place. I left mine loose so I could get the hood to shut flush. just put it in place to take under hood shots and stored it in the clear case with the watermelon I made to go along with my build of the Chastain Chevy and the Suarez first win Chevy as well. I don't plan on building any more next gen cars. It is just too frustrating. Yes I did glue the air cleaner, but with canopy glue...removed it and the hood closes perfectly, thanx. Also my one and only build of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 That's very sharp Curt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cifenet Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Nice work on this, the racer looks awesome.  The NASCAR decal work itself must have been challenging, but it really looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Beautiful Toyota! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Fantastic looking model. Very well built. All in all I think Salvinos JR has done a pretty good job with these kits and they will likely just keep getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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