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jjsipes
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 304
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 5:02 pm Post subject: 1990 Winston Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench Lumina |
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Working on prepping and body for another Championship car. Starting with a Dale Earnhardt Goodwrench Lumina kit. Purchased Powerslide decals. Working on front fenders alittle. From what I can tell in pictures it appears that the fenders should flow into the bumper cover better than the kit has molded. Slung alittle Tamiya Putty and sanded and primed.
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GhstRider68
Joined: 15 May 2020 Posts: 133 Location: Chicago, IL, United States of America
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Looks good _________________ I bleed Ford blue! |
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Mack
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 732 Location: deep south
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Another stunner I'm sure! Keep us posted. _________________ life is hard, it's harder when you're stupid. John Wayne |
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jjsipes
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Sprayed Tamiya Black and then taped and sprayed Tamiya Silver Leaf. Had I looked at the Powerslide decals first, I would have painted the Silver first. Luckily it doesn't look like I have any bleed through into the Black.
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jjsipes
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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I had read somewhere that Earnhardt's Goodwrench cars started out as Poppy Red. Had a bottle of Scalefinishes Calypso Coral, that I had heard was the same as Poppy Red, and airbrushed the rollcage. Awfully bright and shiny. Would like to tone the glossy down some but afraid to mess it up.
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john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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Look's great! I really like the front end work you did.
I wouldn't touch the interior. When I built his first Goodwrench Aerocoupe, I thought the same thing- that it was to bright- but when you drop that black body down on it, it needs every bit of that brightness to look "right". To me, nothing kills the looks of Sr.s red-interiored cars quicker than when the red on the inside is too dark and not orange enough. Your's looks spot-on!
John |
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jjsipes
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Making progress.
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wildbill72
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 112 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Looking great! |
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jjsipes
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Using on the Goodwrench Lumina kits that came with a driver and pit accessories, thought I would see what I could do with the driver figure. Been awhile since I built one of these Lumina kits. Don't think I ever used the driver figure before. Had to cut off his feet and shorten his legs and reglue his feet on to get him to fit.
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jjsipes
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Working on decals. Went pretty good. Hope they stick. Laid the red stripe last night and did the rest tonight. Had one red strike start to come off tonight, so I applied some MicroSet. Even had my little girl do her first decal, had to straighten it out for her.
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Mack
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 732 Location: deep south
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Another outstanding build. Love the fact your kids are into it. I remember my dad sitting at our breakfast table building an Impala kit with me somewhere around 1968. I've loved plastic kits since then. _________________ life is hard, it's harder when you're stupid. John Wayne |
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