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Bob B
Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Posts: 67
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:54 pm Post subject: COMPLETED! #41 Bobby Unser's 1972 GTS |
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Happy Wednesday Friends!
Finally put the finishing touches on this build!
Thanks for all your interest and feedback.
Time to start a new kit!
Bob B
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 810 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Great results with this! Love the details - panel lines etc. And that chassis - nice work with that combo of parts! _________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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catpack68
Joined: 22 Jan 2020 Posts: 117
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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That is nice work!🔥🔥🔥 |
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1fozziebear
Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 231
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Man that is some stellar work there. Nice rivets, plumbing and exhaust straps vs wire. Even the coolant hose clamps!! Only 1 thing wrong with it. I can see the distributor is 1 tooth off. |
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Shunter
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 459
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:51 am Post subject: |
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Very nice.. |
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afx
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 270
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 5:17 am Post subject: |
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Excellent work. |
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1969 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:24 am Post subject: |
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VERY nicely done. Great detailing!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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Pierre Rivard
Joined: 25 Feb 2021 Posts: 378 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:32 am Post subject: |
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What a beautiful build Bob. The detailing is simply exquisite and the overall execution is so lifelike.
5 stars! _________________ "When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra |
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1303
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Another excellent one from your bench, Bob. so clean and perfect in every way. Was the bumper yellow because he was a rookie in 1972, or for some other reason. I thought he had run Nascar before then? |
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Bob B
Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Posts: 67
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:45 am Post subject: |
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MarkJ wrote: | Another excellent one from your bench, Bob. so clean and perfect in every way. Was the bumper yellow because he was a rookie in 1972, or for some other reason. I thought he had run Nascar before then? |
Hey Mark-
The #41 car was raced only once in NASCAR, at the Winston Western 500 at Riverside in 1973. Bobby Unser, an accomplished road course racer was considered a rookie at that track. Thus, his ride needed the yellow "rookie" stripe. Holman Moody chose to paint the entire rear bumper yellow. Personally, I like the look!
Unser finished 4th in the race, after an unscheduled pitstop to correct a faulty spark plug wire.
Thank you and all the others here for your very positive comments on the build!!! My first build since the mid 1980's!
Bob B |
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1303
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Bob B wrote: | MarkJ wrote: | Another excellent one from your bench, Bob. so clean and perfect in every way. Was the bumper yellow because he was a rookie in 1972, or for some other reason. I thought he had run Nascar before then? |
Hey Mark-
The #41 car was raced only once in NASCAR, at the Winston Western 500 at Riverside in 1973. Bobby Unser, an accomplished road course racer was considered a rookie at that track. Thus, his ride needed the yellow "rookie" stripe. Holman Moody chose to paint the entire rear bumper yellow. Personally, I like the look!
Unser finished 4th in the race, after an unscheduled pitstop to correct a faulty spark plug wire.
Thank you and all the others here for your very positive comments on the build!!! My first build since the mid 1980's!
Bob B |
Thanks for the info, Bob. I love hearing the back stories on cars. Ypu haven't lost any of your skills from the 80's. Beautiful build. |
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Toys4Don
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 226
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Amazing amount of detail work. Very nicely done. |
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