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BW
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Lick Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 7:35 pm Post subject: Pete Hamilton's Superbird |
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Pete Hamilton's Superbird
Model depicts Pete's 1970 Superbird. Pete won the Daytona 500 as well as both Talladega races in the 1970 season.
KIT: JoHan body. Used a Revell 1/24 scale Superbird for a more correct nose. Chassis is an AMT 1969 GTX donor.
PAINT: Tamiya TS-23 Light Blue for body and chassis. Engine and other metal parts painted with various shades of Model Master Metalizers.
DECALS: Powerslide
WHEELS & TIRES: PPP
BUILD NOTES: Modified AMT '69 GTX for chassis. Scratch built roll cage and interior door panels using Evergreen 1/16" for cage and sheet plastic for door panels. Scratch built front spoiler and fan shroud using Evergreen sheet plastic. Other parts came from spares. Followed wingcar builder's excellent tutorial on how to build a winged car.
THE REAL THING:
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Pete after one of his Talladega wins:
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Thanks for looking!
Bobby |
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Jetdoc
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 13
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Irish Murphy
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 47 Location: Upstate SC
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:42 am Post subject: |
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SWEET!!! |
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afx
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 270
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Another beauty Bobby. |
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Racer14
Joined: 13 Feb 2018 Posts: 282 Location: Rockford, IL
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:54 am Post subject: |
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Great build and excellent detail! |
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Henryjint
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 1970 Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:07 am Post subject: |
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Outstanding build!!!! _________________ Forum member since 10/25/2010 |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:11 am Post subject: |
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Great looking build!!!!
luv those Superbirds!! _________________ Ed. K |
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BVAUGHN
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 504
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Great looking model. i love the wing cars especially the Pettys.
Bill |
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Jim N
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 650
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Another spectacular model Bobby. Great job! |
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Firefly
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 810 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Fantastic!! _________________ Bill Jobson is my real name. |
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"Fireball"
Joined: 09 Feb 2018 Posts: 202
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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Bobby, that's a beautiful build, great attention to detail, and the stance looks right on the money!!! I did Petty's Bird the hard way, before Winged Car's excellent tutorial, using Monogram's Bird with the vinyl top, and sanded it off. Used the cage, and hoops from a Monogram NASCAR kit, with bits, and pieces added from the spars box, or scratched. Not near as nice as yours, but way back then it was the shiznit. I like the kits you used in your build, better than the kits I used in my build. You always amaze, and inspire me with your builds. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Last edited by "Fireball" on Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:45 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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BVAUGHN
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 504
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 8:18 am Post subject: |
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When I built my superbirds it was box stock out of the Johan Petty Superbird kit.
Bill |
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Mack
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 732 Location: deep south
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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Yet another stunning build!!! I love your builds, they make the rest of us better builders....keep em coming! _________________ life is hard, it's harder when you're stupid. John Wayne |
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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wow!
(i am always in awe of your interiors...so clean and crisp.) _________________
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halfbreed999
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 181 Location: Just west of Chicago
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Bobby when you going to post the model pictures. Great build as always, right down to the smallest detail. _________________ If you bought it a trucker hauled it.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, have you seen mine? |
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Slim
Joined: 21 Feb 2018 Posts: 40
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Great looking build, the attention to detail and paint is beautiful! |
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Shunter
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 459
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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That is very nice |
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71roadrunner426
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Simply stunning! Fantastic build Bobby, |
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BW
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Lick Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for all the kind words. Means a lot to me.
Bobby |
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Snydez09
Joined: 08 Feb 2019 Posts: 13
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Great bird!! Any issues with grafting the monogram nose to the johan body? |
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DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1578
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Not sure how I missed this one....WOW....info on adapting the nose??? |
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scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Jedi Master.
quality still blows me away. _________________
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BW
Joined: 01 Feb 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Lick Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Grafting the Revell 1/24 scale nose onto the 1/25 scale Johan body wasn't that hard. The alignment was pretty close. The nose was a bit wider than the body so I knew I had to grind down each side where the nose attached to the fenders. Before I glued on the nose, I superglued some thick plastic sheet inside each side of the nose just in case I ground through. This would give me a backer in case I sanded through. After I glued the nose on, I started sanding away with sanding sticks starting with coarse and ending with fine grit. Luckily, I only sanded through in one small spot so I used superglue with accelerator and re-sanded. The backer did it's job and allowed me to fill the spot easily. Just took my time. Hope this makes sense.
Bobby |
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AdamtheWayne
Joined: 09 Jul 2018 Posts: 1182
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Very nicely done. Clean execution and nice paint. _________________ "Dude, it's not Camelot... it's only a model." "Details man, I need details!!" |
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