This is the #3 Bass Pro Shops Monte Carlo driven in the 1998 Winston by
Dale Earnhardt! The model is a Revell/Monogram 1997 #31 Lowes with decals
by Bee Design!
Painting and decals:
The chassis and body interior are bright red. The body exterior was first
airbrushed with testors gold. (Except for the hood) When the gold was dry I
applied a coat of testors high gloss enamel so the decals would adhere
well! Then I airbrushed the hood black. I used Microscale black decal
stock for the roof and trunk. It was easier than trying to mask them for
painting, besides it is very easy to pull the glosscoat off the gold (along
with a lot of the gold itself!!!) Just like when painting with any testors
metallic paint. When the paint on the hood and black roof and trunk
decals were dry I applied the BPS logo decal to the hood, the #3 to the
roof and the NASCAR 50th anniversary decal to the trunk. I then applied
the lower body striping decals and after drying the fender decals and the
Plus and Snapon decals that go behind the #3 door decals so I could place
the door numbers right! I then applied the Goodwrench service decals to
the rear quarters and the other misc. sponsor decals to the sides of the
body. Lastly I applied the headlight, grille and other nose decals and
the rear panel decals. After the decals were dry I applied a coat of
testors high gloss enamel to the entre body to seal the decals and give it
a nice slick finish! While the clearcoat was drying I masked and painted
the clear parts. Also I painted the centercaps and fuel filler. I then
applied the tire decals. Once the body was dry I painted the hood and
trunk pins. Then I installed the clear parts and mounted the body to the
chassis. I made 2 small tabs and glued them to the inside of the body on
each side to catch the sides of the chassis and hold the body down snug!
This was a very nice decal sheet (very accurate), it's too bad they are
gone!!! (Except for a few floating around that are getting very hard to
find!)
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!