1965 Jim Paschal Chevy

[MarkJ]

just finished . Used the new Laser decal system Micro Mark is selling. You can actually print white decals with a system less then 700 bucks. Cost you more if you buy it from Micro Mark. I got the printer at office depot and saved 100 bucks off their price. The ghost white toner is 329 bucks at Micro mark but you can get it for 300 plus shipping from u.s. cutter.  Any way this is the Chevy Jim Paschal drove for 5 races in 1965 . this is the way the car looked at the Southern 500 that year. The model took 109 hours to complete. I did the decals cady style where you print he white sheet first and then you print the color sheet and you place the color decals over the white decals on the model.  You can also try printing the color sheet over the white sheet and have one sheet but nobody has solved the register problem getting the sheets to line up just right.

[Hondo]

Man, that is outstanding, Mark.
Those decals are very well done and the details are killer !
I always liked Jim Paschal too.

Tom Friedkin was a very interesting man.
When I ordered my truck, it came from his Gulf States Toyota Distribution.

[john2]

Very, very nice.  I do not remember this car, but then again I was with the USAF in remote Alaska Labor Day 1965. 

[MarkJ]

Thanks Jim and John. Yes, most people don't remember the Paschal/ Bill Thomas Chevy but it was actually the most competitive of the 65 Chevy's. But it usually dropped out or crashed . It did get a 3rd at Bristol. It only competed in 5 or 6 races. Most people model the Ray Fox / Lee Roy Yarbrough  65 Chevy. I guess cause it looks like the Junior Johnson 63 Chevy livery.

[RandB11]

That is absolutely beautiful!! Stunning!! Love the color. What paint did you use?
Rick 

[john2]

I am glad you chose this one. 

[Dirtman]

Beautiful, but too expensive for me!

Rett

[MarkJ]

That is absolutely beautiful!! Stunning!! Love the color. What paint did you use?
Rick 

Rick , Its tamiya ts-49 bright red.

[sentsat71]

WOW ! ! ! ! !

That is one SHARP build!!!!!
GREAT job!!!

[Bob P.]

Beautiful build Mark, well done.

Bob

[Brian Conn]

The build looks absolutely great and way to go with the decals.....does being able to print in White open up some new possibilities for you?   

[MarkJ]

The build looks absolutely great and way to go with the decals.....does being able to print in White open up some new possibilities for you?

Yes Brian. I have had to shy away from building cars that have long white scripts on them, like this one has on the quarter panel. It would almost be impossible to print on a white decal sheet apply the decal to the model with a red background that probably wouldn't match the paint color and then trim around each tiny letter. Another car I have always wanted to do is Rex White's 63 Chevy he ran at the Daytona 500.  It has two long white scripts on the quarter panel. Now if i can just find a kit.

[steven]

Stunning as always Mark. Great job on the decals and I always wonder why nobody did them before. Always liked this Jim and this car just never gets the attention like the other ones.

[MarkJ]

Thanks guys. I forgot to post the wip link. There are better pictures of the interior in there.

http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/modeling_subjects/f/31/t/132235.aspx

[MarkJ]

Here is what's left of the decal sheets.