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I should have mentioned, Salvinos JR doesn't skimp on the decals, they are high quality Cartograph, not the old mediocre Monogram sort. if the decal sheet was an aftermarket item, it would likely sell for a price of $20 or maybe more. -
Basic color scheme for the model is black and red. The decals will add a lot of extra color and detail to otherwise drab black body panels. I need a nice set of racing harnesses, will look through my accessory stash as I think I have some harness buckles in photo etch.
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It came out beautiful Jack. Take good care of yourself. Models can wait.
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I watched a video of a modeler building a Salvinos stock car. He flashed shop photos on his video where closeup detail of actual NASCAR racers were being worked on. I've looked on the net but haven't located any such photos yet for my own personal reference. Those sure would come in handy for seeing details that I might want to build from scratch. With this first car, I'm primarily interested in seeing how the model goes together and what areas need special attention. I've already found a few things of interest and also am learning the correct stages for painting and assembly. Trial and error works wonders. I never seem to get it right on the first kit and it's always been that way for me no matter the subject material.
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I’m pretty sure NASCAR requires those head restraints ever since Dale Earnhardt was killed in that accident a couple of decades ago. I also had a friend who was killed in his sprint car when another cars wheel came through his roll cage, striking his head. Freak accidents but they happen in auto racing.
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Love this plane! I'm in.
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Salvinos JR have used a different method to create their chrome parts trees. Nothing that normally works to remove chrome plating will touch this chrome plating. Not oven cleaner, not brake fluid, not bleach, not Super Clean...I only removed chrome from the valve covers by vigorously sanding it off. And it wasn't easy to sand it off, either. Consequently, they provide chrome parts in both the plated and non-plated parts trees. You get 2x the parts when it comes to the chromed items. Whatever chrome plating process they use must be similar to the process used for automotive parts. It's the first time I have seen anything like it in a plastic model kit. The chromed parts do look excellent by the way. Very scratch and damage resistant, unlike typical chrome model parts. As for the plastic itself throughout the entire kit, it seems a grade tougher, maybe stronger than typical styrene plastic. It glues up the same with the same cements made for styrene, but it has a different "feel" to it.
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Here is a look at the basic engine and chassis assemblies. The Nascar Modifieds are template built, just like their big brothers. When you've seen one, you've seen them all with the major exception being the paint and graphics. I painted the engine in its basic colors with the detail paint work yet to be added. I assembled the chassis while leaving the top horizontal tubing, seat, and engine uncemented for the time being. As the chassis is all black for the most part, I'll remove the engine and top horizontal tubing parts then paint the entire chassis as one assembly.
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B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
CDW replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Gladly following along. One of my favorite aircraft from WW2. When I was young, there was an old fellow in our model club who had been a pilot of the B-25's from WW2. He was deaf as a hammer and blamed his hearing loss on the extremely loud engines of the B-25. -
Ferrari Dino 246gt by gsdpic - FINISHED - Fujimi - 1/24th scale
CDW replied to gsdpic's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
You are going to love this kit, Gary. I built it long ago when it was offered by Testor's, and could often be found at deep discounts in big box stores such as K-Mart. I don't recall having any fit issues with it at all and it was beautiful when finished. Along with several other built models, I loaned it for display at a local hobby shop. When the owner sold the business, I lost my built models as the new owner claimed it as part of what he purchased. I do have another one in my stash. It came in two versions, one like yours and the other as a spyder with the top removed. -
Beautiful model. Excellent work, Gary!
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I can’t blame the letters. I read it up close, then by the time I got home and posted the photos, had her mistaken for another girl. 😊
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Driving my wife's sister home today, I saw this M-60 on the side of the road, so I got down and took a few photos. Man, that's a lot of steel right there. "MISS BRENDA"
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The seats in the lower rows are not your friend at clay tracks. Besides that, I've seen cars go flying over the barriers and into the stands on more than one occasion.
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What about the ever popular “figure eight” races. Wow, what a thrill those were! Sometimes those demolition derbies got real nasty and personal, too.
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Waiting for the wife’s flight to arrive, took a few photos of a historical item of interest.
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Similar situations in the South. Many tracks that were once filled to capacity on weekends and Friday nights are gone. There are a few that remain but only a handful compared to earlier years. Average guys were the ones who campaigned those race cars of old. The sport has become far too expensive to keep a car on the track anymore. I had a friend we called "DLD", an acronym for dead last Danny. The fellow had a literal junk-yard on his rural property where he salvaged car parts to build his racers. I always gave him props for having the fortitude and determination to get in there and race because he rarely ever won, placed or show. Always at or near dead last. Last I heard not more than a few months ago, he's still racing. My dad was a huge racing fan. He loved auto racing, motorcycle racing, horse racing, buggy racing, trotters, you name it. If it raced, he went to see it. I was blessed to have him take me with him all the time except when he travelled out of town to races like Indy. My fondest racing memories were of the fairgrounds clay track where they raced sprint cars and motorcycles. Man, I saw some thrilling, hair-standing action with some of the best drivers on the planet for those type races. Back in that day, Offys were king in the sprint cars and midgets while Harleys ruled the motorcycle events.
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In the past, I have seen a single, lonely tire and wheel combination lying around somewhere in my modeling areas (I have a large building and one smaller area in separate places) and I would not have thrown it away. But for now, I just cannot recall where I saw it. Eventually I will run across it again, but it may not have been this Ferrari item. Not going to sweat it, just roll with it. 🙂
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At this moment, SalvinosJR are taking pre orders on a new line of modern Indy car kits they are producing. I am looking forward to these as it’s been a long while since Indy racers have been in styrene plastic. By the way, their line of NASCAR speedway racers are fabulous.
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Watch the video I posted.
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SalvinosJR is one of a few(?) companies who manufacture model kits in the USA these days, located in California. To this point their focus has been on NASCAR kits where they offer them for sale at major NASCAR events throughout the country as well as online. Recently, the kits have been finding their way into local hobby shops as well, including my local haunts. I've never been a big fan of NASCAR kits, but seeing the Asphalt Modifieds piqued my interest, so I bought one at a local shop. When I checked out the contents of the kit, I was very pleased at the quality of the model. When you pick up the box, you know it's substantial from the weight of it. Lots of plastic parts. Here is an interesting and informative video that explains the NASCAR Asphalt Modified series, it's history and the current cars racing in that division.
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That would be a sight. 😅 It's tempting, but I'll pass for now. Too many other kits waiting to be built in my stash. Thanks for the research EG!
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If fortune smiles on me and I run across a suitable spare, I will snatch it up. Otherwise, on the Jack stand she will go for a tire maintenance pose.
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If you laugh at me for what I'm about to tell you/show you, I won't blame you one bit. I'm laughing at myself, just to keep from crying (in a metaphorical sense of course). After owning this particular kit for close to 30 years, bought it second-hand, I'm only just now realizing I'm missing one front wheel and tire. Was it missing when I bought it? Did I lose it somewhere along the way since I bought it? I have no idea, but I do know that it is gone now. Hmmmm....what to do next. I guess I'll start looking for a suitable replacement, or maybe an entire different set of wheels and tires? I'll just have to see what I can find and what's reasonable. I do know this kit has become more costly and difficult to find and it wouldn't make sense for me to buy an entire kit just to rob one tire and wheel. Sheesh. What a goofy lack of attention and consequence. Had I known this was missing, I would have never gone this far building and painting it. Or then again, maybe just display it in the Fujimi garage, with it jacked up and one tire off for repair? That could be a potential, reasonable solution.
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As soon as I saw that straight 6 engine, I knew it was a Chevrolet. It looks almost identical to the engine that was in my ‘51 Chevrolet. Down to the detail.
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