Short Track and NASCAR modeling

Got the cabinet installed, the pit sign hung up, and the trailer hitch and tire rack installed on the truck

Quote from: MarkJ on March 12, 2025, 08:22:59 AMhobby lobby sells it in a square bottle for using it with a brush. Its kind of thick so if you airbrush it you might have to use extra thinner. It's much easier to just use a bristle brush straight out of the bottle.

Don't listen to Mark, he's an airbrush snob

Use the rattle can

Quote from: MarkJ on March 24, 2025, 09:02:41 AM

Quote from: 18degrees on March 23, 2025, 07:21:24 PMNot to be a fly in the ointment, but since you posted a pic of the real thing, what are you going to do with the openings for the door handle and lock?

Good question, Dave. Probably just put the decal right over the opening and hope it bridges the gap okay. Or if it will fit under the handle opening that would be okay. I am not doing any more body work or painting to this thing unless its polishing. Just not gonna do it. No sir, I refuse.

You could fill the handle with strip and the keyhole with rod and cover it with the top of the "E" in Labonte.

Excellent. Carry on. Lol.

Dave, if you're out there. I was able to decal over the left door handle depression, but the right door handle depression will be a problem because the top of the L in the name La Bonte is too small to bridge the gap. I decided I will make a small rectangular patch to put over the depression and then paint it blue with some left-over paint I made to shoot the body. It's such a small area it will not be a problem.

Thanks, Donato and Steve. I found a new clear cement for clear plastic made by evergreen the styrene people. Hobby Lobby sells it, and it works very well. Also, you can use it on painted surfaces, and it holds. Thats what I used for the hood and trunk pins.

Looks like enough there to do two cars. Wish Mike would have put some Oldsmobile logos on it.
Definitely will have to get this one. Have the old JNJ sheet, but was afraid to start the build and the decals end up bad.
Thanks for doing this one Mike.

Was on Mike's for his next new releases and see this upcoming sheet.



Very nice!

Quote from: catpack68 on March 25, 2025, 08:27:00 AMIt was owned by DiGard racing

Thanks catpack, I remember Willie T's stint in NASCAR. Didn't realize that DiGard owned his cars. As they say, the more you know.