Iraceitall Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 My first completed model in almost 30 years! Monogram kit built box stock save for swapping to the 10-hole wheels. Decals were yellowed and not great, so I may redo them, but for now I'm just thrilled to finish a build! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I like it, those combo kits were excellent to build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Joe, after 30 years you haven't lost your touch. Super nice build to get back in the game with, so to speak. I've heard putting yellowed decals in a sunny windowsill for a couple of days will bring them back to life, but I have never tried it myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraceitall Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Thanks! I've got a couple UV lights I used when I would whiten old Tonka parts, I'm going to give that a shot. Oddly enough, of all the models I used to build, this is my first completed NASCAR kit. I mainly built muscle cars and lots of slammed AMT Chevy C1500s way back when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volzfan59 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Beautiful, great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraceitall Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Excellent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraceitall Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Very nice! I love the old NASCAR days, when they were real cars. It was a big part of the sport, seeing the different manufacturers competing against one another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Great build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Great looking model! Your skills didn’t get rusty in the last 30 years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraceitall Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 It's a really nice-looking build. Hope you get your yellowing decal problem resolved, because it's a great looking car. Nice job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraceitall Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Thank you, I really appreciate it. The UV light helped out some, it's not perfect but it's better. A good start to things anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Great work. I remember fondly how understated the paint schemes were back in the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted Saturday at 11:26 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:26 AM The shocks, front and rear, were always a struggle for me to get them in and to stay in. Nice work. I came up with another way for the rears and only recently started pinning the top of the fronts to the cage tubing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraceitall Posted Saturday at 02:01 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 02:01 PM 2 hours ago, bobss396 said: The shocks, front and rear, were always a struggle for me to get them in and to stay in. Nice work. I came up with another way for the rears and only recently started pinning the top of the fronts to the cage tubing. I used the 3 C's method: CA, 'clerator, and cussing lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gami8630 Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM It's a great build that I don't think I've seen in 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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