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My Long-running projects: NASCAR by the Numbers and more

 
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Billy Kingsley



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:42 pm    Post subject: My Long-running projects: NASCAR by the Numbers and more Reply with quote

I have 5 long-term projects I'm working on that requires building more than 250 models all told. All projects include Cup series cars only, though I do build other series as well, they simply don't count for this project.

I am doing NASCAR by the numbers in both scales I build, NASCAR by Year in both scales, and Winston Cup/Nextel Cup Rookies of the Year in 1/24 only. I update the chart at the conclusion of each year to reflect what I've added during that year...here are the projects as they sat as of 1/1/21. I will detail what I've built and will appear in the next chart when I update it in a few months.

Here is the 1/24 NASCAR by the Numbers project.

I added a bunch in 2020 but in 2021 I have not been doing much plastic work and have only added #10. in 2020 I added #s: 02, 03, 12, 16. 29, 31, 48. 58. 60, 62. 63, 71 and 84. I also upgraded #s 1, 2, 7, 11, 28. 36, 43 and 88.

Here is the 1/64 NASCAR by the Numbers project:

This is my main project and what I have spent most of 2021 working on. In fact, I have decided that to celebrate my 30th anniversary of collecting 1/64 NASCAR cars, which will be in 2022, I will finish the project. I'm very close now. In 2021 I've added #s 35, 59, 76, 81, 84 and 95. I fully expect to finish #05, 54, 62, 65, 86, 87 and possibly 91 by the end of the year.
As of this typing on October 1st, I've finished 61 builds in 1/64 in 2021 alone. I may approach or even surpass 100 depending on how long I have before it gets too cold to paint. (I paint outside in the northeast)
In 2020 I completed #06, 43, 47, 58, 73, 83, 88 and 93, as well as #120, 150 and 301, which, while not essential tp the project, absolutely count.

My NASCAR by Year project in 24th scale after 2020:



This has not changed in 2021. I've only finished 3 models in this scale in 2021, 1 from 1988 and 2 from 1999, and don't expect to add any more years either. In 2020 I added 1975, 1989, 1994 and 2014.

NASCAR by Year in 1/64:


This has changed somewhat. I've done a lot of Gen6 building and completed 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021, and I have to just to clearcoat and final assembly and I'll knock out 2014 and 2017 as well. I have also completed 1962 and may finish 1949, 1983 and 2018 before the year is out as well. I do have decals for every year but getting the cars to use them on can be a challenge for the 50s and 60s, but I will...eventually.

My Winston Cup and Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year Project:


I came up with this project in 2006 but didn't build a single car to add to it until 2020, when I added 1989, 1996 and 2003. In 2021 I added 1988 but I do not expect to add any more, however, even adding just one is still progress. I am, at this time, only doing this project in 1/24 scale. 1979, 1984-87 and 1990-2007 were all produced so I would not have to make them. I would like to build the others; I've finished 1981 and 1977 will be done by the end of this week. Decals do not exist for the 1971 or 1976 cars, which will be a problem.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A bold undertaking........lots to keep you busy!!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought I had a lot of projects.... Nice work. It's almost NASCAR bingo Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2021 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, it's really been a fun project...I envisioned the idea all the way back in 2006 but didn't really start working on it until last year,be here I was actively selecting projects to build specifically to fill holes on the chart.

I will finish the 1/64 by numbers project next year, my 30th anniversary in that side of the hobby.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, I'm happy to do 2 projects in 1 year. Quite an undertaking you have going on there.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great work Billy. Some obscure ones you dont see built often. Keep up the good work.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a really fun project. Cool to see you doing so well with it.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forgot to post my update on January 1st like I intended to.

I made huge progress on my 1/64 project. This is my main passion and my preferred scale, and I expect to complete the NASCAR by the Numbers and NASCAR by Year projects in this scale in 2022, which, not coincidentally, is also my 30th year as a fan of the sport. I just finished the only #63 Cup car possible to build this week but I have not photographed it yet. I have the 87, 54 and 39 in progress, and have the supplies to do the other numbers, so I am very confident that I can pull this off this year.
05 and 65 are very hard numbers to get so I'm glad I got them done.

The Year aspect made siginificant progress in 2021 as well, and I hope to finish that this year as well, although that will be harder due to the vintage years.


I didn't do much large scale plastic modeling in 2021, completing only three plastic 1/24 models. (I completed 160 1/64 builds though) but one of the three plastic models I finished was both a new number and a Rookie of the Year build, the 1988 Ken Bouchard car. No new years finished, the other two were both 1999, so I didn't make a new year chart.



I still have many years of work ahead of me before I finish the project in both scales, but that's ok, I do it because of passion. I have a handful of numbers in progress and expect to finish a couple of builds very soon that will fill in some missing numbers. The number and year chart will both look different next year.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is amazing!

I was considering doing a little bit on the 1/64th side, you kind of inspired me to try that.

How do you display everything?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very impressive, Billy. I was hoping I could click on the small picture and get a big one. I need to visit your fotki site to get larger views.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys, Unfortunately I don't have much display space so most are not displayed but packed in boxes. The joy for me is in the process and the documenting.

All of the builds have more photos on my Fotki.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Kingsley wrote:
Thanks guys, Unfortunately I don't have much display space so most are not displayed but packed in boxes. The joy for me is in the process and the documenting.

All of the builds have more photos on my Fotki.


I went to your Fotki, but it is password protected.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry about that, the password is bk1
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Kingsley wrote:
Sorry about that, the password is bk1


Thanks, Billy. I always enjoy viewing your builds.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MarkJ wrote:
Billy Kingsley wrote:
Sorry about that, the password is bk1


Thanks, Billy. I always enjoy viewing your builds.


Tried to access the stock car photo archive and it says that password is not correct.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That one is 1993
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Kingsley wrote:
That one is 1993


Thanks again.
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