CANicoll Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 I actually have two of the Revell kits : A shrink-wrapped Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench Chevy Monte Carlo which shows at 1:24 scale (and is only worth about $25) and a '69 Shelby GT-500 2 in 1 kit which is 1:25 scale. I might have to get that '72 Petty Charger kit... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Carl Right on the money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 On 9/30/2024 at 7:19 AM, DocRob said: I have another one, a Richard Petty 1972 Dodge Charger. Browsing through the sprues shows a promising quality and there are some encouraging build logs out there. I guess, the greatest difficulty will be the body painting, which in both cases is two color, bordered by pinstripe decals, which need to be used as templates for masking. If I understood right, all the Salvino´s kits are limited to 500 items each, but of course, there are a couple of variants for the same chassis, from different years and with different sponsor decals. Some of their kits are based on older kits, but the ones I own are new tool by Salvino´s Cheers Rob I've always liked the looks of these types of race cars but I was afraid to do one because of the gloss finishes required, decaling etc. I would Like to see a build of one of these on the forum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 41 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said: I've always liked the looks of these types of race cars but I was afraid to do one because of the gloss finishes required, decaling etc. I would Like to see a build of one of these on the forum. Normally I'd shy away from a glossy finish but with my recent experience with the X-22 I'm all in. I've tried waxing and buffing models in the past and that just did not turn out very pleasing. I'm going to look up a few of the online build threads and see how the builds went and especially the finishes. Might have to do one of the Revell kits to get a feel for the finish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 26 minutes ago, CANicoll said: Normally I'd shy away from a glossy finish but with my recent experience with the X-22 I'm all in. I've tried waxing and buffing models in the past and that just did not turn out very pleasing. I'm going to look up a few of the online build threads and see how the builds went and especially the finishes. Might have to do one of the Revell kits to get a feel for the finish. Yes, Tamiya X-22 works great. I use it all the time. I have a few kits that require gloss finishes I'd love to build. They are kind of small so the area covered won't be so big and maybe I'll be ok . looking forward to seeing your work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 On 10/3/2024 at 7:13 PM, Vandy1 VX-4 said: I was at Burbank Hobbies yesterday!!!! I use to order from them back in the 80/90's alot of 1/72 I did back then Thanks for bring them back to my attention. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 10 hours ago, belugawhaleman said: I've always liked the looks of these types of race cars but I was afraid to do one because of the gloss finishes required, decaling etc. I would Like to see a build of one of these on the forum. I may have shared this before but I started a Monogram stock car years ago. This is as far as I've gotten. The body shell is pretty much done but I haven't done any work on the chassis. One nice thing about the cars of that era, the margins were all vinyl decals so no need for a clear coat. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Carl Now that looks cool! Any chance you might finish the stock car now? Sure hope so. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 To be honest Peter, I would need to find the kit itself. I think the box may still be at my folks' place somewhere but it's not in the stash. If I do find it, then I can certainly look at getting it done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 I got a small package today from Kopecky Scale Models. They had a sale recently that offered free shipping. @ScottsGTmentioned that their parts for the F-35 were nice so I thought I should pick some up. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 You saved about two hours of work fixing those kit tails, and the kits exhaust is under sized. You did good! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 1 hour ago, ScottsGT said: You saved about two hours of work fixing those kit tails, and the kits exhaust is under sized. You did good! It was your recommendation that made me buy them so thanks for the advice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 You did good Carl, Italeri ?.... not so much 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 More Roy Cross Artwork @BlrwestSiR one for you ! Lovely to have nice renditions of the old boxtops Also picked this up for silly cheap , looks like a pantographed 1/72 in it's simplicity . Will be a quick build whenever i get around to it ! 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 1 hour ago, PanzerWomble said: More Roy Cross Artwork Thank you for posting, PW, I knew most of the pictures from their Airfix boxes and they are instant classics. The Zero and the Helldiver, I can´t remember, but I had the B-29 in my clumsy fingers and made a blob of plastic out of the kit . Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 The postie just gave me this. Cheers Dennis 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 The postie just gave me this Dennis 25% off at SB last W/E 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Not the postie but the Fed Ex driver also dropped off a Sprue Bros package at my door. F-4 goodness. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 2 hours ago, KevinM said: The postie just gave me this Dennis 25% off at SB last W/E Kevin, I'm very interested in how this builds. Good luck! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 1 hour ago, CANicoll said: Kevin, I'm very interested in how this builds. Good luck! Some of the reviews I read said it was a Nice kit molding wise I thought I give it a shot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 3 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Not the postie but the Fed Ex driver also dropped off a Sprue Bros package at my door. F-4 goodness. Boo this man! Wrong scale. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 I have the "C" in this scale!! I'm already having to figure out what is going to be put away from my display case in order to fit the newer stuff getting built... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 40 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: Boo this man! Wrong scale. It's about the shelf space! Or lack thereof. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 Not modeling related, but....... A new Keurig Supreme plus Coffee Maker...a Vital need for the home......I did get a few sets of Friulmodel tracks, some paint brushes an a few Egg Girls but this is by far a priority. Lately, I've been unable to do any modeling because of a nasty Achilles tendon injury. I have to keep my leg elevated and immobile. Coffee is a huge part of my life since I was about 12. Anyway this thing is awesome...best coffee ever! It has been Impossible for me to get back to my home to do any work.....Stuck at Mom's where I've been for most of this year due to her injuries. So, I stay up late and read. I did go for a drive today, but it proved to be a bad idea. Maybe things will get better by next week. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 My wife Sue can't go without her coffee. Such that I got her a tee shirt which says "Coffee makes me less murdery" and she loved it. Paul, sorry to hear about your leg and Mom, hopefully things get better for both of you. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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