Short Track and NASCAR modeling

finished this one up today.  nothing really special added, just a wired distributor and some wheels, tires and window net from PPP. paint is Tamiya rattle can gold and pure red. decals are Powerslide. kit is AMT Bobby Allison Coke MC.  used some grille decals from Slixx, there wasn't enough detail left on the grille after a few coats of paint to do my usual panel line accent.

few things i noticed about this as i was going...
1.  i REALLY needed to try and lower the front end.  sits like a street car on gas shocks up front.
2.  that roll cage is REALLY low...

aside from that i was pretty happy with the results.  masking the paint lines was easy, much easier than what the Montes and Olds from the late 1970s/1980 woulda been.  painted the red first and masked along the body lines for the gold (thanks to a tip from Mark about not masking metallics).

note about this build for those that didn't read or don't remember from the WiP intro i had, this build was started before 2021 and shelved for whatever reason.  maybe because i moved, or i got aggravated or bored with it or whatever.  it's done now and that's all that matters.

anywhoo, on with the show.
















still working on the Harvick car, getting the rear wheels attached properly, and digging this partially finished build from 4+ years ago made me look around and realize that i have a Dale Jr. #88 National Guard build that is also mostly completed; so i pulled that one out too.  if i remember right, the problem was the massive side decals, they didn't fit quite right on a SS glue kit, it was sized to one of Mike's resin bodies or the snap kit or whatever, will sit down and try and figure that one out too.  That also was 2021 or earlier.

finished product in the showroom

Quote from: john2 on May 30, 2025, 08:30:54 PM to see the model shows where they sometimes have many, many pictures of the entries ? I enjoyed those but seem to have forgotten them for a while.  Maybe they were on Randy's forum that shut down. 

Would love to find those again.  I remember that Len Woodruff used to provide a lot of pictures. 

Thanks, John

Thanks John. I post them to my Fotki account. Here is the link:

Len's Fotki pics

Thanks again, Dave. Thats good to know that Mike has some, but I will check with you if I just need one decal and you can part with it.

  Thanks guys. 

This is just one guy's collection, but I like browsing here.

http://www.svensworldofwheels.com/modelcarindex.html

Also, Marty Neyrink's collection of shows:

https://public.fotki.com/NitroMarty/

Quote from: MarkJ on May 31, 2025, 05:36:19 PM

Quote from: 18degrees on May 30, 2025, 06:43:33 PMHey Mark, looking good so far.

I am finished with the decals on my build, have a TON of extras leftover from the Powerslide sheet plus the kit sheet. If you have any decal issues lemme know.

Quote from: MarkJ on May 31, 2025, 05:36:19 PM

Quote from: 18degrees on May 30, 2025, 06:43:33 PMHey Mark, looking good so far.

I am finished with the decals on my build, have a TON of extras leftover from the Powerslide sheet plus the kit sheet. If you have any decal issues lemme know.

Thanks, Dave. I might just have to take you up on that if I mess a decal up. I don't think that sheet is available anymore if I needed to buy one. Hopefully I can get them on with no problem.

Thanks, Dave. I might just have to take you up on that if I mess a decal up. I don't think that sheet is available anymore if I needed to buy one. Hopefully I can get them on with no problem.

Just looked on Mike's site and there are 3+ in his inventory, so they are available. But the ones i have are cheaper

Got some more work done here and there. Added some material to the treble bars in the left door that I will have to putty and sand. Also added some crush panels around the rear fender opening so you can't see the rear tires from inside the vehicle. Also, redid the fairings around the quarter glass openings. I can still get the left roof bar on the cage closer to the roof to shore up that gap some more.

Quote from: 18degrees on May 30, 2025, 06:43:33 PMHey Mark, looking good so far.

I am finished with the decals on my build, have a TON of extras leftover from the Powerslide sheet plus the kit sheet. If you have any decal issues lemme know.

Thanks, Dave. I might just have to take you up on that if I mess a decal up. I don't think that sheet is available anymore if I needed to buy one. Hopefully I can get them on with no problem.

John,
found this on fotki.
You may find some ( ) pics here:

https://public.fotki.com/1320wayne/