Havoline Thunderbird

[Kmidd65]

This was my first build when I returned to the hobby about two years ago. I really enjoy building these old Nascar kits straight out of the box with Slixx decals. I used to superdetail my builds like crazy. Decided to keep it simple and FUN when I returned to the bench.

This one was sprayed out of the rattle cans using Krylon Lemon Glowing Yellow and Black. The interior was sprayed with a Duplicolor Red-Orange Truck color. I really liked the way this one turned out.

[JustBill]

This is one of my favorites from the 90's. I miss these cars. You have a very nice, neat, and clean way about your work. Your builds are very pleasing to the eye.

Great job and thanks for sharing!!

[John Teresi]

Kirk.......man,that is nice........GREAT job!!!!

[bbowser]

Very nice. Did you polish the paintjob? Davey was a great up and coming talent, could have gone far.

[Kmidd65]

Did you polish the paintjob?

Yes, I had an old polishing kit (over 10 years old!) up in the closet. The liquid polish had dried so I used some Meguiars #7 and then NuFinish Scratch Doctor to finish up. I actually laid down some Krylon Crystal Clear, before this, let it dry a week or so and then polished it out with the progressive sand paper grades. I then shot some more Crystal Clear, let that sit another week or so before final polishing and decaling.

I agree, Davey was a real talent. It just seems like yesterday when I watched him coming off Turn #2 at Charlotte during a practice session. That #28 was always a favorite of mine with either Davey or Ernie behind the wheel. I have decals to do almost the entire #28 collection up through Rudd.

Thanks for all the comments!

[W-409]

Really nice NASCAR! I like the paintjob, it looks very good to me. Ten years old polishig kit works fine! I like the wheels and tires, they look very autentic. Chassis is very nice too, great model all the way, keep these great builds coming.

[Danno]

Nice!!

Love that yellow!

[Rdkingjay]

Great looking car and nice job on the paint. I am currently restoring a 1/24th diecast Revell version from 1992 and have similar methods for my paint jobs. I hope mine looks as good as yours when I complete it.

[Kmidd65]

Thanks Jay, I really appreciate it. Actually, I have been following your restore over at Randy's. Just take your time and it will look great. I have a Heilig-Myers version of that Revell die-cast I have often thought about updating. I am anxious to see your end result.

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[Rdkingjay]

Well, it won't be as detailed as yours. I sprayed the interior black, yesterday, just like it was when it was new. I'm keeping the original wheels/tires and just detaing them a bit and not doing anythig with the engine or interior. Basically a nice paint job and quality decals.