gami8630 Posted March 30 Posted March 30 This car is the “Carolina Ford Dealers Ford Fusion” entered by The Stewart-Haas Racing in the Spring 2018 Southern 500 at Darlington, with driver Clint Bowyer. This paint scheme pays tribute to Ned Jarrett's historic victory in the Darlington Southern 500 in 1965. The base kit is Revell's “DANICA PATRICK Aspen Dental Ford Fusion” released in 2017, the first new kit in almost 10 years since the 2006 body kit of GEN4's Monte Carlo SS was released, This Revell kit was released together with the Chevrolet SS. I bought and assembled this Revell kit when it was first released, and I remember being impressed with the detail of the GEN6 bodywork, chassis, engine, etc. Unfortunately, due to the termination of the US-level business in 2018, this kit is not currently being reproduced, but I acquired this kit through an internet auction about two years ago. The decals are Powerslide's “#300 2018 #14 CAROLINA FORD DEALERS FUSION”. This time, as minimal detailing, a lip spoiler was added to the lower front bumper, a racing seat from a 2005 Monte Carlo SS kit was diverted, a small rear view mirror mounted on the roll cage, and front and rear suspension spring parts were replaced with hobby-grade stainless steel springs. I also tried to use 3D printed aftermarket parts for the wheels and brakes. These two afterparts are products of “scalecars.online”, a Polish company that develops and sells 3D printed model car accessories. (https://scomodels.com/) The wheels and brakes are very precise and high quality parts, which enhance the precision of the kit. The body was sprayed with Tamiya Super Surfacer (gray) and Fine Surfacer (white), then sprayed with TS-44 Brilliant Blue and coated with TS-13 Clear, After applying the decals, I coated with GSI Creos Waterborne Premium Coat. The last image shows the Ford Galaxie of Ned Jarrett, which I built last time, side by side. 3 1
Jim N Posted April 22 Posted April 22 Great work on both. Unfortunately, the full glue versions of these kits were introduced when Revell's parent company went into bankruptcy and the production numbers were never there. Maybe Salvino's can resurrect them in the future, but I am not holding my breath.
gami8630 Posted April 24 Author Posted April 24 Thank you all for your comments. Sometimes I look for this Fusion and Chevy SS kit on eBay and Yahoo auctions, but when they are listed, they are very expensive.
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