2016 Harvick - Busch Darlington Throwback

[Jim N]

This is the first model I have built in about 3 - 4 years.  It is amazing how the skills get rusty and the knowledge is slow to come back after a hiatus.  It is Revell's modified snap kit.  

I used Mark J's method to flare out the side skits.  I lowered the stance as the car was sitting too high, but other than that it's built box stock.  The paint is Dupli Color and the decals are from Ace.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Nacho Z]

She looks great, Jim!  You've done a nice job on it.  Stance looks just right and your decal work is nice and clean!

[Jim N]

Thanks for the kind words John.  I appreciate it.

[Mattilacken]

Nice work!

[MarkJ]

Great job improving a model that could have been done right in the first place when it was created by Revell. Stance looks so much better. I still have a couple of those kits I picked up at Hobby Lobby for next to nothing when they were trying to get rid of them. Thats back in the day when you could get a nascar kit cheap instead of how they are priced today. You can't even get Nascar kits anymore at Hobby Lobby.

[slusher]

Looks outstanding!

[ncbuckeye67]

That looks amazing!

[Jim N]

On 4/26/2024 at 3:08 AM, Mattilacken said:

Nice work!

Thank you, Anton.  I appreciate it.

[Jim N]

On 4/28/2024 at 9:18 AM, slusher said:

Looks outstanding!

Thank you for the kind words Carl.  I appreciate it.  

[Jim N]

On 5/2/2024 at 9:22 AM, ncbuckeye67 said:

That looks amazing!

Thank you, Jeff.  Much appreciated.

[Jim N]

On 4/28/2024 at 8:10 AM, MarkJ said:

Great job improving a model that could have been done right in the first place when it was created by Revell. Stance looks so much better. I still have a couple of those kits I picked up at Hobby Lobby for next to nothing when they were trying to get rid of them. Thats back in the day when you could get a nascar kit cheap instead of how they are priced today. You can't even get Nascar kits anymore at Hobby Lobby.

Thank you, Mark.  I followed some of your processes on your Tony Stewart build.  I still have several of the Chevies and a few Fords.  They are fun, simple kits.  I wish the Chase Elliott kit could have been produced in larger quantities.

You are correct about the price of the current kits.  They are high.  I have a few of the Salvino kits and will try one soon.  I hear they are not for the faint of heart, but will give it a go.  

[Jim N]

I do appreciate all of those who took time to comment on the model and those who hit the like button.  I apologize for the time it took to respond to everybody.  I have been away from the site for a few weeks attending to other pressing issues that put the hobby stuff on the back burner.

[MarkJ]

2 hours ago, Jim N said:

Thank you, Mark.  I followed some of your processes on your Tony Stewart build.  I still have several of the Chevies and a few Fords.  They are fun, simple kits.  I wish the Chase Elliott kit could have been produced in larger quantities.

You are correct about the price of the current kits.  They are high.  I have a few of the Salvino kits and will try one soon.  I hear they are not for the faint of heart, but will give it a go.  

Jim , the Salvino next gen kits are well engineered kits, but the instructions will make the build more difficult than it needs to be. Do a lot of mock ups while building before you glue just to make sure everything goes together correctly. The rear suspension and front suspension and engine areas can be hard to decipher the way the instructions are presented. I doubt if I will build anymore of them just because the fun factor is lacking on these kits. Can be very frustrating at times.

[Rattlecan Dan]

The Harvick car is done very nicely. Nice detailing as well. Great job!

[Jim N]

On 5/15/2024 at 1:22 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

The Harvick car is done very nicely. Nice detailing as well. Great job!

Thank you, Donato.  I appreciate it.

[Jim N]

On 5/13/2024 at 2:59 PM, MarkJ said:

Jim , the Salvino next gen kits are well engineered kits, but the instructions will make the build more difficult than it needs to be. Do a lot of mock ups while building before you glue just to make sure everything goes together correctly. The rear suspension and front suspension and engine areas can be hard to decipher the way the instructions are presented. I doubt if I will build anymore of them just because the fun factor is lacking on these kits. Can be very frustrating at times.

Thanks for the tips, Mark. I will keep them in mind when I build the kit.

[Bbo1974]

Perfect stance!  I have a Dale Jr snap tite model that is going to be paired with a 2018 Camaro resin body.  I would love to hear how you went about lowering the car.

[Jim N]

On 6/23/2024 at 9:12 AM, Bbo1974 said:

Perfect stance!  I have a Dale Jr snap tite model that is going to be paired with a 2018 Camaro resin body.  I would love to hear how you went about lowering the car.

Thank you for the comment Brent.  I appreciate it.

I lower the stance as follows.

The back axle assembly attaches to the chassis with screws.  I cut off about an 1/8 of an inch from the posts on the axle assembly.

The front has the holes for the axle to fit.  The suspension piece, I leave alone because it is of a sufficient diameter.  I enlarge the holes on the chassis to equal the suspension piece.  I find a drill bit of the size of the suspension piece and slowly drill the chassis out.

The axles have to be shortened considerably.  I put the axle in a vise and a cutting wheel in my Dremel tool and shorten them.  I do this by sight, so I do not have an exact measurement for you, but you will have to cut off more than you think.

I hope this helps.

[Bbo1974]

On 6/28/2024 at 4:44 PM, Jim N said:

Thank you for the comment Brent.  I appreciate it.

I lower the stance as follows.

The back axle assembly attaches to the chassis with screws.  I cut off about an 1/8 of an inch from the posts on the axle assembly.

The front has the holes for the axle to fit.  The suspension piece, I leave alone because it is of a sufficient diameter.  I enlarge the holes on the chassis to equal the suspension piece.  I find a drill bit of the size of the suspension piece and slowly drill the chassis out.

The axles have to be shortened considerably.  I put the axle in a vise and a cutting wheel in my Dremel tool and shorten them.  I do this by sight, so I do not have an exact measurement for you, but you will have to cut off more than you think.

I hope this helps.

Sounds like a fun build.  I will be referring back to this when I get ready to start mine.