This is the #94 Mac Tonight T-Bird driven by "Awesome"Bill Elliot in 1997!
The kit is a 1996-97 Revell-Monogram T-Bird with decals from Sunset
Graphics by way of BSR! As usual with all of my 1996-97 T-Bird models
this one has modifications to the body in the form of slab sides, skirts
and jack posts along with front airdam extent ... which I was going to
leave off but decided later to add (the nose just wasn't low enough!) ...
In a way it made it better because I had to apply a decal over the new
extent and it made it look like a real one! (Looks like tape has been
applied over the extent!) Also as with all my 1996-97 T-Birds the
exhausts are home made to reach the outside of the slab!
Painting and Decals:
The chassis and body interior are bright red (1 part orange to 1 part
red) I had painted this body to be done as a regular #94 but decided since
I had the decals and the Mac Tonight car I would repaint the exterior dark
blue (slightly metallic). Once the blue was dry I applied the decals. I
started by using some yellow microscale decal sheet stock for the lower
body band (red stripes were included on the sheet) and once these were dry
I applied the red separator stripes I then applied the rest of the decals
(really had a time getting the hood decal to lay down (it is also slightly
oversize... the hood decal on the #3 plus car was slightly under but that's
what you get sometimes with these decals (it's no big deal though!) But
with a little patience and effort I got it looking pretty good! Also the
#'s were a little bit thin which allowed the blue to darken them and add a
slight greenish tinge but once again nothing serious! Once the decals
were dry I applied the usual coat of testors high-gloss clear enamel and
set the body aside to dry! I now went to work masking and painting the
clear parts and applying the wheel and tire decals and painting the center
caps! When the body was well dried (2-3 days) I mounted it to the
chassis. I then glues the clear parts on the body with clear craft glue
and applied hood and trunk retaining pin decals from a 1997 NASCAR goodies
sheet from slixx! So there you have it, my rendition of the Mac Tonight
T-Bird!
Complete instructions for painting and assembly of chassis, clear
parts, and construction of slab sides can be found at the bottom of the main page!