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Lennie Pond 1973

 
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AdamtheWayne



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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2020 7:38 pm    Post subject: Lennie Pond 1973 Reply with quote

I really like this car and would like it to be one of the first Chevelle's I do, along with the Allison brothers. So, the standard questions: Proper colors inside and out. Are there available decals?


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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2020 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was a set made back mid 1990's that was OK....it was on a sheet with #11 and #12 decals.
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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2020 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Outside was Daytona Yellow I think, with the inserts painted over the yellow with just a heavy gold pearl with a TINY bit of lime green added. A couple of coats of the new Tamiya Pearl Yellow over the base yellow would be extremely close.
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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2020 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you Dave. And thank you Tom. Pearl paints in that era tended to show up flat. This one has a nice shine to it so I suspected a dusting of metallic gold or maybe just a little gold in a clear coat. This should be a fun paint job to try and duplicate. Smile
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gonna do it as a Laguna maybe???

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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom M. wrote:
Outside was Daytona Yellow I think, with the inserts painted over the yellow with just a heavy gold pearl with a TINY bit of lime green added. A couple of coats of the new Tamiya Pearl Yellow over the base yellow would be extremely close.


Well I saw it in person and had a former crew member ask the guy who painted it how it was done a few years ago, so...

Lennie's cars were always turned out like show cars.



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This was recently posted on FB. I thought it looked like a pretty good quality scan, thogh maybe a tad dark. Do the colors seem as you remember?

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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A lot of times it would depend on the lighting, and how the paint was mixed and shot for the panels. The paint breaks varied a lot too, they had one car and they raced out of a one car garage, it was a thrash to get the car ready every week. There's more contrast than I remember in that photo.
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom, Imma take your word and that's how I'll paint it. I can't wait to see how it comes out. Won't be the Laguna, at least the first one. I want to do the straight '73 Chevelle first to use the new parts on.
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Firefly wrote:
This was recently posted on FB. I thought it looked like a pretty good quality scan, thogh maybe a tad dark. Do the colors seem as you remember?

The reds in the STP & Holley decals, on the Winston Cup decal and the light blue stripes on Lennie's firesuit tells me the colors are good.
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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom M. wrote:
Outside was Daytona Yellow I think, with the inserts painted over the yellow with just a heavy gold pearl with a TINY bit of lime green added. A couple of coats of the new Tamiya Pearl Yellow over the base yellow would be extremely close.
I take it the Daytona Yellow is Tamiya as well? And do you think Testors clear pearl over gold will work?
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Found the Daytona Yellow in MM by Testor's. Pretty sure I can make the decals, there's no white to them.

Anyone know what color she was inside?
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did this custom diecast about 5 years ago. My computer crashed with no back up or I would email you the decals I made for this one. The color is custom mix.
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Inside was the same yellow as the car
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gcreswell wrote:
I did this custom diecast about 5 years ago. My computer crashed with no back up or I would email you the decals I made for this one. The color is custom mix.
Very nice!! If you get that thing up and running, send me those pics!
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WR wrote:
Inside was the same yellow as the car
Thank you WR! Now all I need is to figure out how to stuff a Monogram chassis under an AMT Chevelle... Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A 1990's AMT Chevy/Pontiac/Olds may work better......
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2020 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That may be the way to go. Both Monogram chassis are too wide. I'm betting the AMT kit would likely have a better wheel base. thanks for the tip. Smile
This is going to work out really well paint wise. I just scored another throwback, a 1976 Porsche Carrera RS. I'm thinking when the Lennie Pond car is done, a pearl Porsche comes next. Smile
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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2020 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike/Yellowsportwagon on MCM forum uses the AMT chassis under all his 70's era builds....I have too. You use two chassis and cut them so you get the right WB.
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This would be a great car for a NEW DECAL SHEET!!!
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That would be sweet. Found an original but....


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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks to be about as useable as the 20 year old Slixx sheet I am fighting with today..
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 11:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orangeastre wrote:
Looks to be about as useable as the 20 year old Slixx sheet I am fighting with today..
IKR?? And Slixx were tough to work with when they were new! I'm hoping to use this to make my own set. (Wish me LOTSA luck!)
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AdamtheWayne wrote:
That would be sweet. Found an original but....



Man those are ruff!
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Blue Ridge did a sheet that had the numbers and all the sponsor text for Lennie's car, no striping (or the cardinal!) was included.

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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2020 9:55 pm    Post subject: Lennie Pond Reply with quote

A friend of mine who was one of or the only painter for Lennie told me the interiors on the Master Chevrolet cars were good old fashioned “trunk splatter paint!” My friend who now works for a local body shop is one of the most sought after restoration painters in town! Gooche has those kit decals available, search my question in NASCAR Modeling Discussion 12 lines down about Gooche decals, send him an email to the one listed, he’s very busy with his full time job but will respond and seems SUPER nice! Hope this helps!
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