Hi guys, another Earnhardt Lumina from me,I made one a while ago, but i think i can make it better this time
not sure which year the decals are for, I think around '90 or'91?
the contigences are not 100% correct, being "revell" decals... but i dont care to much about that stuff lol. only die hard fans of Nascar would ever notice things like that..
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#3 Dale Earnhardt Lumina
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Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 08:28 AM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 09:22 AM UTC
Nice work so far james the paint and decals both look good and i like the idea of using a stencil on the tires did you make it.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 12:24 PM UTC
I like that stencil too. Very convincing. Paintjob and decals look great.
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Posted: Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 12:19 AM UTC
thanks guys, the stencil is from Replicas and Miniatures from Maryland
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Posted: Friday, November 24, 2006 - 12:10 PM UTC
Here is the grills installed and taped up, the tape is masking tape painted black
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Posted: Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 05:47 PM UTC
Nice build so far.
I see you use masking tape for the grill work. Have you experimented with other types of tape for this? Just curious about why you settled on masking tape?
I see you use masking tape for the grill work. Have you experimented with other types of tape for this? Just curious about why you settled on masking tape?
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Posted: Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 11:47 PM UTC
on the real cars thy use "helicopter tape" and i think in scale the masking tape has some texture similar, and you can make it any color too..
http://www.cdoc.com/detail.asp?id=10686&str=0097-1050&name=Helicopter+%26+Racer%27s+Tape
http://www.cdoc.com/detail.asp?id=10686&str=0097-1050&name=Helicopter+%26+Racer%27s+Tape
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Posted: Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 01:22 AM UTC
Thanks.
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Posted: Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 05:46 AM UTC
here is the chassis after paint
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Posted: Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 12:43 PM UTC
Awesome finish on the chassis. What color/brand is the chassis paintet in?