Randy Ayers Nascar Modeling Forums

I build the way I want. I did not come here for criticism. I have had enough of what I have to do or what way to do it. Later. John

It's red. John
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This is the color scheme I am doing, this is a customized car, I am not doing the custom options just the color scheme. John
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This is on hold but I have some time to work on it as the Kahne NASCAR is about done. One that's as old as me, 1953 Ford Victoria. I have the engine, frame and interior done and have started the body. ...

The putty and sanding is done. I masked the outside and painted the interior gray. John
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Thanks for the tip, I looked at some of his Charger pictures and they all seemed to be slab sided. I have since filled those lines. John

I think I was wrong about a later kit with separate glass pieces. I looked at the Ryan Newman kit and it has this same one piece glass. There were 2 Coors Sterling Marlin kits, I think the second boxi ...

Thanks for the help. I have a DW Lumina on the way. That may actually precede the Cornflakes build. Very Happy

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Thanks but this is like the original Bill Elliot Dodge Intrepid, one piece glass, so I would have to cut the glass apart to get at the window. I believe the 2nd molding of the Coors Light car had all ...

Thanks, the only other issue is the passenger window is the wrong shape. I was hoping for a resin insert from some after market company but have found no such item to date so it will remain as is. I a ...

Thanks, I still have a half can or better of Easy Off oven cleaner. I put parts to be stripped in a sandwich bag, spray oven cleaner in it then zip it up and wait 5 to 10 minutes. I will definitely lo ...

The chassis is done and the body is all sanded and ready for paint. It looks like it has UC, urban camouflage, as I switched from Tamiya gray to white putty. The gray was not filling good and I was ge ...

Thanks, I have been using Tamiya gray fine primer lately with good results. Not to get off track but I read a couple of articles on the internet saying the best kit to do a Cole Trickle Lumina is DW's ...

Thanks, I have seen lots of NMF aircraft primed black before getting a NMF finish. Lots of good tips here, thanks. John

Thanks, I do remember painting yellow but priming it white and the yellow worked great over the white. I may just primer the whole body. Did you use the Monogram kit decals? They look good but I do re ...

I am going to start this shortly as the Kahne Dodge is nearing completion. I have a few questions, the kit has a sprue of chrome parts. Are they necessary? The wheels are not chrome, the grill is not ...

The chassis is almost done. John
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I finished up the Kasey Kahne figure and added it to the chassis. John
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Moving along with the chassis and body. The body-nose area needs more putty and sanding to smooth out hood to nose join and I need to fill some bubbles in the casting. I did as I always have done for ...

I have the chassis started. John
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Running a bit ahead of schedule. Hood fit is acceptable and I have the seams puttied. I should be able to start sanding tomorrow night. John
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The nose and hood are close enough so I super glued it on. The resin nose looked to be about 2 mm higher than the plastic nose, I put 2 of my Starrett scales under the body and that did the trick, I c ...

The engine is done. John
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They mold to sell, I buy to build. Seems like a simple logical concept. John

Nice! I like the fluorescent red, I used it on Petty's Grand Prix. Are those plug wires the kit's? I remember them on the 2000 to 2003 Taurus. Love the way you added "tire rubs" to the door! ...

Last update for a while. I needed to get in a tight corner and that's when I remembered my MicroMark small chisels. I bought them 2 weeks ago for a model ship and forgot about them. They seem to work ...

Small update. I removed the void area where the hood rests when down on the resin nose. I had to go with a smaller slimmer file to start work turning the radiused front of the nose to a straight line ...

Beautiful job! I love the details in that body!!!!I have been a Kurt Bush fan since his first days at Rousch. You did his ride justice! Thanks. John

I am actually seeing progress, not a lot but it looks like it may be possible to file it to shape. A new method to me, wet filing. John
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This casting isn't too bad. I don't know how resin castings work, I do know about injection molding a little, my younger brother was a certified mold maker for 30 years and he showed me his shop and C ...

Thanks, I think this is a start. It may take a while, I will grab my mask and files and file to the line. I do not want to Dremel as I have no interest in creating a resin dust storm. John
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Let the fun begin! Here we go, lotsa work ahead. Nothing is glued yet, just sitting there so I can study this mess. John
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Thanks, mine is not warped but the shape of the actual hood and the resin's version seem far apart! I REFUSE to alter the kit hood and will try to correct the resin nose. I too am worried BUT I can al ...

I am going to try and add the resin nose to the body. I have measured and remarked where it looks the nose should be. I also noticed the nose is about 2 mm taller than the molded on area. So I will ke ...

I started the engine, nose still has me a bit baffled. John
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First color done. A little seepage under the masks but nothing that's not fixable. John
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Correct paint, Hawaiian bronze and hood emblem, red, white and blue lions. John
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This is a nostalgia build of a car from my childhood. Back in the mid to late 50s we had a Ford 2 door coupe, Hawaiian bronze with a 3 speed on the column. My Mom drove it a lot as my father worked & ...

Beautiful job! I started an AMT one years ago, guy here named Mongo was helping me with information but I never finished it. I did do Revell's 57 Fireball Roberts car though. Nice job on a historic pi ...

I will update. Here is what I see so far. The outside of the casting measures about the same as the outside of the plastic body. I measured back from the angle where the hood is and the same angle on ...

Almost ready to paint, just mask lights and grill then door posts and top of doors. I have the darker blue so I will do that first, need to order the light blue. John
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I was curious as to how good these are considered. My wife was a Kasey Khane fan back in the day and she has an MA 1/24 Kasey Khane #9 Charger in Wrigley's gum scheme. I was going to use the colors fr ...

I will be starting this in a couple days. I am using the Revell Sterling Marlin 40 Coors Light car as a donor for Kasey Khane's #9 2005 Charger. I have an SMH resin nose clip for the conversion to a C ...

Thanks, what I thought. John

I am looking for this scheme but I do not know if any after market ones were made for the 2000 Taurus. John

It was just a bit twisted. This was from a Bill Elliot McDonalds car kit. John
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Beautiful!!!! Sends me back to late 60's and my visible man model!!!! John

Waiting for a Salvino's Dale Jarrett '96-'97 Thunderbird "Quality Care". All Revell ones I did the bodies had a horrid twist in them!

Thanks, I have the wheels on and the door protective molding on the front and rear doors. I added the rear tail light housing and need to paint the lens cover clear red. I also need to paint the front ...

The real deal. John
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