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Donnie Allison's Hawaiian Tropic Chevelle Laguna

 
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BW



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:58 am    Post subject: Donnie Allison's Hawaiian Tropic Chevelle Laguna Reply with quote

Donnie Allison's Hawaiian Tropic Chevelle Laguna

Donnie Allison's Hawaiian Tropic Laguna from the 1977 season. Saw this car in action several times when Donnie drove for Hoss Ellington. One beautiful race car. Donnie was always competitive in this car. My model depicts Donnie's car as it was raced in the 1977 Winston 500.

I always loved the look of the Laguna and is still one of my favorite body styles ever raced in Winston Cup.

KIT: MPC Pepsi Chevelle Re-issue

PAINT: Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red over Tamiya Fine Gray Primer. Chassis painted with Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black and clear-coated using Model Master Semi-Gloss Clear. All metal parts painted with Model Master Metalizers. I clear-coated the chrome wheels using highly thinned Tamiya Clear Smoke to knock off some of the brightness of the chrome to give them that raced look.

DECALS: Powerslide from Mike's.

BUILD NOTES: Used an AMT early-90s (Pontiac) chassis/roll cage/suspension modified to fit MPC body. Scratch-built some of the other details including the window net, radiator shroud, fuel nozzle, and dash.

THE REAL THING:
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Photographed with my Darrell Waltrip Laguna build from a few years ago when the re-issue was first released. I have a few more of these Laguna kits I plan to build in the future:
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SIDE STORY AND INSPIRATION FOR THE BUILD:
I took my then-gorgeous and smoking-hot girlfriend and who is now my still gorgeous and smoking-hot wife to the 1977 Winston 500. It was her first ever Winston Cup race. The last lap became a four car shootout involving Donnie, Darrell Waltrip, Benny Parsons, and Cale Yarborough. She was so excited (as well as the almost 100,000 fans) on the last lap that she grabbed me by arm and almost squeezed it off. I had fingernail marks afterwards. The crowd was screaming so loudly that they almost drowned out the roar of the race cars. No one was sitting. It was one of the most memorable Talladega finishes of all the ones I attended. Great memories. Here is a short 1:30 minute youtube video of that finish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaRrhIWmxY&t=1s

Thanks for looking! Comments and questions always welcomed.
-Bobby
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Dan Belcher



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks great! Nice job.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GREAT looking build!!!!!

The #88 Looks great sitting next to it.....
..applause ..applause ..applause
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Mack



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man O man Bobby, you just keep on raising the bar. That's a beautiful build. I always liked Hoss Ellingtons cars. And thanks for the attached video, it was great.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet!!
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Hot Wheels



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow that looks fast...love the way it sets...great job Cool
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DaveVan



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spot on!!!
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MarkJ



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful build as always.
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Jim N



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great looking build. It looks spectacular!
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Henryjint



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Outstanding build!!!
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Firefly



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Both are great. ..up
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arca guy



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice one! Really shines!
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james220



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beautiful as usual. always give me something I can work towards. Never reach but work toward.
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Lee "Spud" Lo



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are the Man Bobby. Awsome job.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome as usual!
BTW, I always liked your WIP pics.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome job!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet! checkers2
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

..applause
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Sweet!
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking good
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! Very nicely done!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a great build!
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a great build!
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As always, Bobby, an expertly stunning build. Your talent for building these scale replicas is unparalleled. Whenever I see you have posted something new, I click as fast as I can to see what you have for us this time.
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BW



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys! I haven't posted in a while. Seem to have gotten lazy! I've built a lot in the couple of years so I guess I need to post some of them.
-Bobby
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bighoo



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice - don’t see many lagunas -and very few as nice as this one.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:23 am    Post subject: nice Reply with quote

WOW!

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great looking model! I've always been a fan of the Hoss Ellington cars no matter the driver.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Absolutely gorgeous. That's a nice looking race car.
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Shepard327



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fantastic looking build!!!!
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:05 pm    Post subject: Wow Reply with quote

When I grow up I hope to nail the stance on my builds like you do. Like the other posts says ….. it looks fast just sitting there….
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