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Bill J
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 393
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:55 pm Post subject: Talladega at Daytona |
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This was the primary car for the 1969 Daytona 500. Wrecked before the 500. I wanted to do the 500 winner but none of my 3 sheets of decals had quite the correct lettering. Polar Lights kit, Tamiya racing white paint and a mix of Yesterday's, Fred Cady and PL Merc kit decals. 427 engine.
Lots of patience required for the PL Talladega but came out good overall. I painted a scale speckled finish on the interior and added some roll bar padding.
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Racer14
Joined: 13 Feb 2018 Posts: 282 Location: Rockford, IL
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice build! That interior spackel paint came out great. |
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80GoldenEagle
Joined: 06 Feb 2018 Posts: 31
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Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nice job! Looks really good, and I agree, the gray speckled paint looks nice as well. |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:51 am Post subject: |
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WOW!!
VERY nice build!!!!! _________________ Ed. K |
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1978 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Very nicely done, especially the speckle paint!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1978 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Very nicely done, especially the speckle paint!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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Jim N
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 650
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Great job! Looks outstanding. |
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Bill J
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 393
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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all for the kind words. Means a lot |
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"Fireball"
Joined: 09 Feb 2018 Posts: 202
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:02 am Post subject: |
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Everything looks spot on!!! Great looking build!!! Thanks for sharing. |
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 813 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful work. Agree on the spatter job! _________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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Tom Birky
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 200 Location: Eastern Iowa
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! That's spectacular! Nicely done and the splatter paint is a really cool touch.
tom |
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hawk22
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 303 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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My favorite driver and I was there for this race.
Never forget being overjoyed when Lee Roy won. Can
Still see in my mind that last lap pass of Chargin Charle
And Lee Roy riding around the track in a convertible waving to the crowd
for a much deserved victory lap.
Great job in a fantastic car !!! |
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joe b
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 209 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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looks great bill. i have two questions. one of course is how you did the speckle paint but the other is both your builds are Talladega's. why does the side say cobra? engine size?
joe |
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Bill J
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 393
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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joe b wrote: | looks great bill. i have two questions. one of course is how you did the speckle paint but the other is both your builds are Talladega's. why does the side say cobra? engine size?
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Thank you Joe. The speckle paint is Gloss Gull Gray with acrylic white and black dotted on top. I thin and paint the gull gray as normal than splatter the white and black on, I do not thin the white or black, just let is sputter out. It does clog up an airbrush fairly quickly but I usually get the splatters on before it clogs.
At the beginning of the 1969 season the Boss 429 was not allowed by NASCAR. Ford did not want the Talladega name on the car unless it had the 429. So, initially the Fords were marked as Torino Cobras. The Lee Roy car was from Daytona and ran the 427 and was marked as a Cobra for the Daytona races. Later in the year most were marked as Talladegas but by 1970 they mostly were marked as Torino Cobras again. I think that was because the Talladega was a 69 only model and the cars raced in 1970 were marked as Cobras because it was a showroom model, although the body style had changed for 1970. So, you can find pictures of all sorts of markings and both 427 and 429 cars. Depends on the race and the year. David Pearson's car seemed to have different markings almost every race in 69 and 70. |
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arca guy
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 96
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Nice work Bill! |
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TheStig
Joined: 22 May 2018 Posts: 40
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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Very Nice
I like the Blue on the Tire detail |
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martinfan
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 270
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work Bill |
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