1969 Petty Talladega

[Scottnkat]

Here's a brief summary:

This is the Polar Lights Talladega with the Boss 429. The fenders were cut to get rid of the upward curve of the fenders, then puttied and smoothed out. The A-arms and the rollcage around the engine were both modified to make it so the engine would fit properly. The chrome was stripped and Alclad was used to give the chrome a more realistic appearance. The rear end cooler was created in clay then cast in resin since the rear end cooler in the kit was completely wrong. A fuel vent was created above the rear fender that was not included in the kit. I cut off half the exhaust system (as it was very poorly molded) and used copper tubing painted in Testor's steel for the exhaust. Here's the pics:

Hope you like it.

Edited February 27, 2012 by Scottnkat

['08SEAL]

Engine pics! Engine pics! Engine pics! Good job!

[Scottnkat]

When I was building the engine, I tried a different way of wiring the engine that someone had suggested (never wanna say no to trying something new). The end result was a chunk of my skin being stuck to the top of the distributor cap. Needless to say, I will be going back to my regular way of wiring engines. Here it is in the completed car:

Here's some pics during the build process - you can not only see the skin on top of the distributor (I painted it black so it would at least blend in), but if you are familiar with the kit, then you can see how the rollcage supports have been moved and altered. Forgive the quality - I cropped some images during the build process so things are a bit grainy due to me adjusting the picture size.

Edited February 27, 2012 by Scottnkat

[Bartster]

This is the doings of a true craftsman!

[ShawnS]

Great job Scott. Perfectly timed for the start of the 2012 Nascar season. Lets hope it's a Petty car in victory lane for Daytona. Go #9

[bbowser]

Nice job on this one as well. 2 Petty cars at once. Keep diggin'.

[roadhawg]

This actually turned out to be one of the best builds of a Polar Lights kit I've ever seen. Something to be proud of. Big thumbs up!

[Scottnkat]

Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate the comments. There are a few things I would do differently if I were to do this again, but overall I am happy with how it came out. After all, it's not every kit that I can say has a piece of me in it.

[MarkJ]

Another Excellent build

[Silver Foxx]

A real nice model - well done .

[Scottnkat]

Thank you, Mark and Bruce - I appreciate it very much