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BW
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 Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:35 am Post subject: Bobby Allison's 1985 Miller American Buick Regal |
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Bobby Allison's 1985 Miller American Buick Regal
Bobby Allison's 1985 DiGard Miller American Buick Regal he drove the first half of the 1985 season. After the Firecracker 400, Bobby split with DiGard and decided to run his own cars the remainder of the season. One beautiful race car. I always liked gold or silver foil numbers on any race car.
KIT: Monogram
DECALS: Wetworks
PAINT: Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red, Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. Model Master Metalizers for all the metal work.
BUILD NOTES: Pretty much box stock. I did use the 5-Hole wheels from the spare box. I left the wheels chrome but I airbrushed a couple coats of Tamiya Clear Yellow plus Tamiya Clear Smoke with a drop of Tamiya Clear Red. After drying, I clear coated the wheels with Tamiya X-22 Gloss Clear thinned with Mr. Color Leveling thinner to protect the color. *I have discovered that Tamiya Clear colors will fade after a few years so I now seal them with the X-22 to prevent the fading. I just started using Mr. Color Leveling Thinner and have found it allows the paint to level out and give a very nice smooth finish without any eggshell or unevenness. You can use this thinner on any lacquer based paint as well as any Tamiya X or XF paints.
I added my own exhaust dumps using K&S aluminum tubing. I attached a small length of of shrink tubing on the end of the headers to attach the dumps. I also cut off the headers where they wrap around the bottom of the oil pan on the Monogram kits. I added some Detail Master harness buckles for the seat.
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This was a fun quick build. In my opinion, this Monogram Regal kit is one of the best nascar kits ever produced. The only problem areas are the headers that wrap around the oil pan, and occasionally the front windshield can be a little fiddly. Especially if there is any slight warpage of the body. The dash can get in the way of a flush windshield fit so be sure and dry fit several times. I usually end up sanding the top edge of the dash (where the bottom edge of the windshield rests on) to get a good fit. The age of this kit now produces a lot of flash so take your time and clean off all the flash. Fun build!
Thanks for looking! Comments and questions are always welcomed!
-Bobby |
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Dennis O
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:49 am Post subject: |
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You do some fine work!!!
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Hot Wheels
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Location: Gallipolis, Ohio
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Nice job...those wheels look great 
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Dan Belcher
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Man, I bet those colors really pop in person. Beautiful build! |
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Orangeastre
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| A text book example, beautiful build as always. |
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bighoo
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Beautiful build - love the colors! |
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Henryjint
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Location: NY State's Hudson Valley
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| Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:48 am Post subject: |
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VERY nicely done!!!
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MarkJ
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| Absollutely stunning as all of your builds are. . The gold really pops on this model. Its one of those builds you just have to go back and look at over and over again. |
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Lee "Spud" Lo
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Outstanding my friend. Great job. |
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Jim N
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Great work! Really outstanding. |
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Mack
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Another killer build from BWs "Alabama Gang" factory. Great as usual!!
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sentsat71
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:22 am Post subject: |
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WOW!!
One SHARP build!
Great job!!!!
Really like the simple paint scheme....!!
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Shunter
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice looking build. |
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wildbill72
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome build. Love the wheels.
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Matt T.
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Location: Albany, NY
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Awesome build!
You are right about these Buicks - all the builds I see look great. |
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R.J.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Super build. Probably my favorite of all the Miller paint jobs Bobby drove just wish it had a little better history with it.
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RCB
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| What did you use for clearcoat? |
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BW
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| RCB wrote: | | What did you use for clearcoat? |
Hey RCB. No clearcoat was used. I just polished out the paint before decaling using 6000, 8000, 10000, and finally 12000 grit wet polishing cloths. After decaling, I use an infant washcloth with a small bowl of warm water and a drop of Dawn dishwashing liquid and GENTLY wipe down the entire body to clean off any decal residue.
I use to use Tamiya TS-13 Clear Glosscoat but I no longer do because I ruined a few sets of decals due to how "hot" the TS-13 seems to be. I thought about using the 2 Part clearcoats but I'm concerned about how bad they are for your health. Even though I have a vented paint booth and I use a 3M respirator, I'm still concerned about the heath effects. I am thinking of testing out the Mr. Color GX 100 Glosscoat. I've read good reviews about it.
-Bobby |
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RCB
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| I used to have access to Dupont clears that did a great job without damaging the decals, but that access is closed now. Looking for something else and Model Master is now not an option. Have you ever used the Aqua clear gloss by Alclad? I thought about Pledge Future but glass and window cleaner will ruin the finish of that. |
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BW
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| RCB wrote: | | I used to have access to Dupont clears that did a great job without damaging the decals, but that access is closed now. Looking for something else and Model Master is now not an option. Have you ever used the Aqua clear gloss by Alclad? I thought about Pledge Future but glass and window cleaner will ruin the finish of that. |
Hey RCB. Never used the Alclad Aqua Gloss but have seen some good reviews about it. I used to use Pledge Future all the time but I found it would yellow over time especially noticeable over white paint. The best clear gloss I've used has been the Tamiya TS-13 but you have to be extremely careful with it. Several light dusting coats followed by a couple medium coats and finish with a good slightly heavier than medium coat. I had to allow each coat to dry thoroughly before adding the next. I have also had good success using Tamiya X-22 Clear Gloss thinned with Mr. Color Leveling Thinners but it takes a while to dry completely.
-Bobby |
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RCB
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| Did you use white prime? the match of the red t the decals looks really close. |
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arca guy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:03 am Post subject: |
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| Another beauty! |
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