Michel31 Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 So I had this 1/24 Racing Champions 1998 promo Pontiac Grand Prix laying around which I had bought for $3 bucks or so at a flea market and I thought it was the ugliest diecast I had ever seen. Scrolling through Randy Ayers forum as well as Model Cars Magazine forum I noticed this beautiful Morgan Shepherd 1998 #1 Delco Remy America build. And thus there was my idea, let's try a custom. I took the darn thing apart, sanded the body and treated it with 2 coats of Rustoleum Ultra Cover Primer. Two days later, I shot the white gloss which was a disaster as the paint started to bubble. I found out later that the humidity and the temperature outside where the cause of that. I sanded the body once again and waited until the next day and sprayed it early in the morning. Couple of days later I placed the Decals which I bought from James Heller on the body and there it was. The decals were a bit to big but it appears according to Jim Heller that the diecast models are slightly smaller then the Monogram kits the decals were actually made for. I also painted the interior a little and added some parts to the roll cage inside. It isn't perfect but hey, you got to start somewhere. .
Scuderia Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Looks nice. The contingency decals up front could use a white backdrop, but overall you really jazzed it up nice. I think even white primer is an improvement over the original '98 get up lol. Nice save on this one!
bbowser Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Nice car, definite improvement over the original. Good save.
Michel31 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 Thanks guys. It was a lot of fun to do. Currently I have a Johnny Benson #26 Taurus snap kit on the bench that I want to transform. Any suggestions?
Scuderia Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 Thanks guys. It was a lot of fun to do. Currently I have a Johnny Benson #26 Taurus snap kit on the bench that I want to transform. Any suggestions? I think you can still ebay these decals if you fancy.
Michel31 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Posted August 10, 2012 That looks like a great car to make. I also saw a picture of Matt Kenseth's Peterbilt #60. Anyone has a decent picture of that car by any chance? I already tried Google and didn't find much.
Scuderia Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 do you recall the year it was driven? if so you could try jayski.com they have a lot of nascar photos just of cars and the paint schemes they might have it.
Michel31 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Posted August 10, 2012 do you recall the year it was driven? if so you could try jayski.com they have a lot of nascar photos just of cars and the paint schemes they might have it. . I've been that route and other then some grainy pics I didn't find anything.
Scuderia Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 ah okay right on. Hmm i dont recall that one off hand. i know i had a lot of pix on a spare HD from that era. I'll take a look this weekend if you'd like
Michel31 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Posted August 10, 2012 That would be great. I did find some pics of a custom that was made on Diecastcrazy.com where I am a member as well. But I cam always use more reference pictures to make sure I have it right.
jjsipes Posted August 10, 2012 Posted August 10, 2012 That looks like a great car to make. I also saw a picture of Matt Kenseth's Peterbilt #60. Anyone has a decent picture of that car by any chance? I already tried Google and didn't find much. Is this the car your are referring. It shows on Matt's website that he ran this in 1998. http://www.mattkenseth.com/photos/1998/paint/1998PeterbiltDega.jpg
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