3rd Gen Camaro. Terry Labonte 1989 IROC Championship car

[MarkJ]

16 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

After a long race you finally made it to the finish line, Mark. Though a tough job and certainly often frustrating in having to do some steps several times, you created a very impressive model in the end which you can be proud of.

Thank you, Helmut, for the kind words about the build and always stopping by for support during the wip. Gave me that extra incentive to finish the job. Very much appreciated.

10 hours ago, Roger U said:

That's a good looking model. Lots of detail and nice paint.

Thanks, Roger, for lending your opinion about the build. Much appreciated for sure.

6 hours ago, Funkychiken said:

That's really impressive considering it's mostly scratch built. Cool car and build!

Thanks so much Atin for giving such nice props about the build. I also want to thank you for stopping by during the wip for advice and support. It helps more than you might think, and I really appreciate it.

[Mark C.]

Nice job on the IROC cars!  I remember seeing the very first IROC race on TV back in the day, when they ran Porsche 911s IIRC.  Would love to do a second gen Camaro build one day.

[MarkJ]

2 hours ago, Mark C. said:

Nice job on the IROC cars!  I remember seeing the very first IROC race on TV back in the day, when they ran Porsche 911s IIRC.  Would love to do a second gen Camaro build one day.

Thanks, Mark for your interest in the build. I have the kit to do the Mark Donohue Porshe that won the first IROC championship, but it's going to take a lot of work like this one did, so I'm going to do some Nascar builds for a while before I go back to IROC.

[bytownshaker]

Mark it may of taken a year and a half but it turned out fantastic !!! 

[Mark C.]

2 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Thanks, Mark for your interest in the build. I have the kit to do the Mark Donohue Porshe that won the first IROC championship, but it's going to take a lot of work like this one did, so I'm going to do some Nascar builds for a while before I go back to IROC.

Cool!

[MarkJ]

14 hours ago, bytownshaker said:

Mark it may of taken a year and a half but it turned out fantastic !!! 

Thank you, Edgar, for the kind words and your support throughout the build. It is very appreciated.

[TransAmMike]

Hey Mark.  Sorry I have'nt commented on your completed Camaro build.  My forum looking has been at an all time low😀.

Anyway, I'm guessing you're glad to finish it up.   Came out terrific, congrats on a super nice build!!

So what's next??

[TransAmMike]

Hey Mark.  Sorry I have'nt commented on your completed Camaro build.  My forum looking has been at an all time low😀.

Anyway, I'm guessing you're glad to finish it up.   Came out terrific, congrats on a super nice build!!

So what's next??

[TransAmMike]

Hey Mark.  Sorry I have'nt commented on your completed Camaro build.  My forum looking has been at an all time low😀.

Anyway, I'm guessing you're glad to finish it up.   Came out terrific, congrats on a super nice build!!

So what's next??

[TransAmMike]

Hey Mark.  Sorry I have'nt commented on your completed Camaro build.  My forum looking has been at an all time low😀.

Anyway, I'm guessing you're glad to finish it up.   Came out terrific, congrats on a super nice build!!

So what's next??

[TransAmMike]

Hey Mark.  Sorry I have'nt commented on your completed Camaro build.  My forum looking has been at an all time low😀.

Anyway, I'm guessing you're glad to finish it up.   Came out terrific, congrats on a super nice build!!

So what's next??

[MarkJ]

37 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Hey Mark.  Sorry I have'nt commented on your completed Camaro build.  My forum looking has been at an all time low😀.

Anyway, I'm guessing you're glad to finish it up.   Came out terrific, congrats on a super nice build!!

So what's next??

Thank you so much, Mike. Like the others, I want to thank you for your support during the never ending wip. I am very glad to have finally finished it but learned a lot in the process. I'm already working on a new build and the wip is over in the Nascar wip forum. Its Bobby Allisons 1971 Monte Carlo that won the 1972 Southern 500. I didn't learn till lately that it's not a 1972 Monte Carlo so the wip is misnamed. I finished painting the gold on a test body and learned that on the real build to use white primer. The gray primer makes the gold look too dark. My new airbrush works like a dream so I'm very happy about that. Thanks again.

[TransAmMike]

2 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Thank you so much, Mike. Like the others, I want to thank you for your support during the never ending wip. I am very glad to have finally finished it but learned a lot in the process. I'm already working on a new build and the wip is over in the Nascar wip forum. Its Bobby Allisons 1971 Monte Carlo that won the 1972 Southern 500. I didn't learn till lately that it's not a 1972 Monte Carlo so the wip is misnamed. I finished painting the gold on a test body and learned that on the real build to use white primer. The gray primer makes the gold look too dark. My new airbrush works like a dream so I'm very happy about that. Thanks again.

Well I be watching that one. Our family have been big Allison fans. 

What airbrush did you get? 

[MarkJ]

16 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Well I be watching that one. Our family have been big Allison fans. 

What airbrush did you get? 

Mike, it's this one in the photo below. It makes airbrushing so easy I believe anybody could use it with great results. As long as you mix the paint properly and strain it to get the debris out of it, all you have to do is adjust the knob at the very end of the brush to get the right amount of paint by testing on a piece of paper and just pull the trigger the same way every time. Not like a plunger type that you have to figure out how far down and how far back to actuate the plunger. Makes for a much more cohesive paint job.

[slusher]

Great looking build ,Mark!

[MarkJ]

Thank you, Carl, I appreciate the kind words.

[satterwhite78]

You sure this just isn't a new kit that someone sent to you  to build and build interest in buying?........lol.

Hard work is always worth the ooh's and aaw's when you are appreciated for it!

Edited Monday at 04:36 PM by satterwhite78

[MarkJ]

Thanks Chuck. It would be cool if one of the model company's like Salvino Jr. would do an IROC Camaro kit. and a decal maker could do all of the options available for that year so if a person had a favorite IIROC car they could do it. The gen 3 IROC Camaro was used from 1985 through 1990 and the basic car never changed through all those years just the livery changed. Quite a lot of options could be made available so people could build their favorite drivers' car. I bet a lot of Earnhardt fans would love to do one of his cars. Like this one.

[ybsluos]

Mark right on!  Our friends have covered my feelings of your work on this project but I had to say something personally as I often don’t have the perseverance to complete my long term model car projects.  Thanks for the inspiration!  -Mark