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MarkJ
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:25 pm Post subject: 1966 Darel Dieringer/ Bud Moore Mercury Comet Cyclone |
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This model depicts the car that won the 1966 Southern 500. I've been trying to build as many Southern 500 winners I can from the 50's and 60's. This car had a 390 bored to 405 cubic inches. It also sported 2 4-barrel carbs. AMT kit. P.P.P. tires and wheels. homemade laser decals using the ghost white toner cartridge.
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jjsipes
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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That looks great. Good job |
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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 886 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Comets & Fairlanes.....some of my favorite race cars!!! _________________ Dennis
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity....... |
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bighoo
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 231
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great Mark - all the detail work makes it stand out. What did you use for the seat belts? |
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gks1964
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice work!!! |
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Pierre Rivard
Joined: 25 Feb 2021 Posts: 378 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:25 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful build Mark. That red, black & white livery really stands out.
I followed with great interest your work taking the simple AMT 67 road car kit and making a 66 race car from it. The transformation surgery has been most successful.
Well done sir! _________________ "When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra |
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Bob B
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Super sweet! |
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TN Vols fan
Joined: 18 Jan 2022 Posts: 300 Location: Crossett, AR
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:14 am Post subject: |
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Well done!!! _________________ "Many men fish all their lives without knowing it is not the fish they are after." Henry David Thoreau
"I am, Sir, a brother of the angle" quote from The Compleat Angler, lzzak Walton 1654 |
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Old Coyote
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 249 Location: High Point, NC
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Simply outstanding build Mark. And I can't believe that it's brush painted. Looks marvelous. Don't think I'll give up my airbrush though.
Great build my friend. _________________ I may have to grow old, but I refuse to grow up |
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Bill J
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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That is one awesome build Mark! Another work of model art |
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MarkJ
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bighoo
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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WW
I knew you added a ton of details and scratch built items but I never knew how much until I looked at the build thread. - Outstanding work. |
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1983 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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VERY nicely done!!!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1317
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Pierre Rivard wrote: | Beautiful build Mark. That red, black & white livery really stands out.
I followed with great interest your work taking the simple AMT 67 road car kit and making a 66 race car from it. The transformation surgery has been most successful.
Well done sir! |
Thanks, Pierre. I'm thinking choosing the black background for this livery was not a good idea. Probably scrap it next time. I was trying to achieve what Dan did with his black cars, but that kind of photography is way above my pay grade. Just need to go back to plain old gray poster board for my next build. Thanks for all your tips on the paint process during the build. without your help, I probably would have scrapped the whole build. |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Old Coyote wrote: | Simply outstanding build Mark. And I can't believe that it's brush painted. Looks marvelous. Don't think I'll give up my airbrush though.
Great build my friend. |
Thanks, John. You definitely should not give up your airbrush because you are a master of that kind of painting. I have never had good success with airbrush or rattle cans and the toxicity issues forces me outside to deal with the heat and humidity and junk falling out of the trees on my builds. not to mention orange peel issues, run issues, dulling out paint issues, mostly caused by humidity and the cleanup of the airbrush after the paint session. The cleanup with brush painting is in my kitchen sink with dawn dishwashing detergent. Can't get any easier than that. I just need to figure out how to get the paint to flow better to completely eliminate the brush marks, so I don't have to polish as much. Pierre has found the secret, but I'm still working on it. Thanks again my friend. |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Bill J wrote: | That is one awesome build Mark! Another work of model art |
Thanks, Bill. Your work is always so inspiring to keep me going. |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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bighoo wrote: | WW
I knew you added a ton of details and scratch built items but I never knew how much until I looked at the build thread. - Outstanding work. |
Thanks, Big. Talk about Outstanding work. the collection you just posted recently is definitely that and more. So clean, so perfect. |
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 814 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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What a great job on this!
This car pretty much got me drawn into stock car racing. In 4th or 5th grade I borrowed a copy of Robert Jackson's 'Stock Car Racing: Grand National Competition.' After chapters on the cars and the drivers, it culminated in 'The Race.' And in this book it was the '66 Southern 500. A few years back I tracked down a copy online. Reading through it once more brought me back to when I caught the stock car bug, an 11-year old reading in a school basement library in the Bronx.
_________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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hawk22
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 307 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Big Bud Moore fan. He always built according to the rules.
I have a Bud Moore Comet posted in the modified forum (wrong forum!). |
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Pierre Rivard
Joined: 25 Feb 2021 Posts: 378 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: | Pierre Rivard wrote: | Beautiful build Mark. That red, black & white livery really stands out.
I followed with great interest your work taking the simple AMT 67 road car kit and making a 66 race car from it. The transformation surgery has been most successful.
Well done sir! |
Thanks, Pierre. I'm thinking choosing the black background for this livery was not a good idea. Probably scrap it next time. I was trying to achieve what Dan did with his black cars, but that kind of photography is way above my pay grade. Just need to go back to plain old gray poster board for my next build. Thanks for all your tips on the paint process during the build. without your help, I probably would have scrapped the whole build. |
I hear you, I also chose to leave the mirror & black background setup in the hands of photo experts and gone to a more neutral setup.
Glad if I can help with the painting stuff. Your paint is really good and you'll find ways to make it even better. _________________ "When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra |
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MarkJ
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Pierre Rivard wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Pierre Rivard wrote: | Beautiful build Mark. That red, black & white livery really stands out.
I followed with great interest your work taking the simple AMT 67 road car kit and making a 66 race car from it. The transformation surgery has been most successful.
Well done sir! |
Thanks, Pierre. I'm thinking choosing the black background for this livery was not a good idea. Probably scrap it next time. I was trying to achieve what Dan did with his black cars, but that kind of photography is way above my pay grade. Just need to go back to plain old gray poster board for my next build. Thanks for all your tips on the paint process during the build. without your help, I probably would have scrapped the whole build. |
I hear you, I also chose to leave the mirror & black background setup in the hands of photo experts and gone to a more neutral setup.
Glad if I can help with the painting stuff. Your paint is really good and you'll find ways to make it even better. |
Thanks, Pierre. Like I said, I'm not giving up on the brush. I would rather quit modeling, then go back to spraying. |
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