Salvinos JR Models Indy Car Kits

[alwaysindy]

jesl21:
Rattle cans? And it came out like this? How about I send you several cars that need fade paint?
Really well done! I can’t wait to see this one finished!
Tim

[Calvin]

You did awesome on the blend 👏

[jsel21]

Jun 28, 2024 9:47:39 GMT -5 alwaysindy said:

jesl21:
Rattle cans? And it came out like this? How about I send you several cars that need fade paint?
Really well done! I can’t wait to see this one finished!
Tim

Thank you so much! The fine mist of the Tamiya cans sure help- they really make nice stuff. I had been kicking around the idea in my head and I thought it would work, but the end result exceeded my expectations. 

[indycals]

Wow...that fade is amazing.

[jsel21]

Jun 28, 2024 11:34:56 GMT -5 indycals said:

Wow...that fade is amazing.

Thanks Michael. I masked things off again today to get the roll hoop and the halo supports. I'll post more pictures in a few days.

Excited to see what you have in store for these kits! It's so great having a modern Indycar, especially in the proper open wheel scale.

[kyledehart5]

Brilliant!! I’m looking forward to starting in on mine at some point. Fantastic work on the fade too

[jsel21]

I finished up the rest of the fade over the weekend with TS26 and TS16. This portion is definitely more difficult due to white's low opacity, but again, I'm pretty happy with the result. The kit decals are a fantastic idea, but I wasn't looking forward to getting them to lay down correctly over all of the radiator inlet's compound curves.

It's a little difficult to see in the photos but the radiator inlet has some TS56 orange sprayed around the leading edge. The colors look incredible out in the sun.

[woody5418]

Really nice work on the paint and blends. Looks super sharp and I bet it does pop when outside. I am going to stick with the decals for the first shot. If I have trouble, I will work on the paint method.

just as an aside (and you might already be planning this) hit the pointy tabs with solid yellow so when they go into the side of the car they blend better with the tub. I cut mine off, used tiny magnets to hold the side pods on and then filled the hole with putty. 

[jsel21]

Jul 1, 2024 9:05:04 GMT -5 woody5418 said:

Really nice work on the paint and blends. Looks super sharp and I bet it does pop when outside. I am going to stick with the decals for the first shot. If I have trouble, I will work on the paint method.

just as an aside (and you might already be planning this) hit the pointy tabs with solid yellow so when they go into the side of the car they blend better with the tub. I cut mine off, used tiny magnets to hold the side pods on and then filled the hole with putty. 

Good tip for the tabs. Do the ends show a bit when they're inserted into the tub? My photos are just a mockup, so nothing is clicked into place yet.

Do you have any photos of your magnet solution? I love the sound of that. Also curious what size magnets your bought.

[kyledehart5]

More impressive work!! You’re doing a great job with this

[indy]

Thank you for sharing the WIP with us. This is a nicely done kit and I am glad some are getting built straight away.

Jordan

[woody86]

Here are some pics of my efforts on the Salvino's Indycar kit. I have worked up new rear dampers to more closely match the real thing. I have them set as 3 separate pieces. The 3d spring actually compresses and expands. While smallish, they are easier to paint as separate parts. I also removed the ends of the exhaust pipes and cut small aluminum tubing to more accurately depict real car. For the body I used a technique demonstrated in a video from Japan in which the builder used magnets to hold the body panels in place. So far so good.

[indydog]

Let me help Woody. Nice pics...

[woody86]

Thanks Mark. I always have trouble with posting pics here. I have done it in the past. Not sure what I keep doing wrong.

[indydog]

Jul 4, 2024 19:51:36 GMT -5 woody86 said:

Thanks Mark. I always have trouble with posting pics here. I have done it in the past. Not sure what I keep doing wrong.

No problem... always glad to help.

[kyledehart5]

Excellent work and those dampers look great!! Looking really good

[jsel21]

Starting to do some assembly on the tub. I was very tempted to get a can of the Revell chrome spray, but the Rustoleum price is a little easier to swallow and the result is good enough for me. I don't build these for model shows or anything.

I messed up the tire decals last night which bums me out. I typically put the tires on the rim and then do the tire decals. After watching Clay Kemp's video, I decaled first and then put the tires on the rim. Definitely didn't work for me. I'm going to try to make some 1/18 decals from Michael work. Live and learn I guess!

[indy]

Very nice work!! You will be happy with the IndyCals sheets.

Jordan

[indy]

Pato kit just announced.
salvinosjrmodels.com/collections/all/products/pato-oward-2024-indycar-1-20-scale?

Jordan

[jsel21]

Jul 10, 2024 6:35:23 GMT -5 indy said:

Pato kit just announced.
salvinosjrmodels.com/collections/all/products/pato-oward-2024-indycar-1-20-scale?

Jordan

That'll be a cool one. I'd love to do a road course Pato build.

[racerbrown]

Well I broke down and bought a Larson kit. Very impressed by the carbon fiber decal sheet as well as the rest of the kit.
I love watching the WIP. Nothing better than learning from someone else on a new kit.
Thanks for sharing.
Duane

[woody86]

Biggest suggestion I have is to take your time and test fit everything. The tolerances are generally pretty good, but some items are very close and require just a bit of trimming for the best fit. And definitely take their suggestion and assemble each side of the exhaust and turbo one at a time and only cut the parts off as you are putting it together because the snake-like parts can be confusing.

[jsel21]

Doing some more assembly. I added some model factory hiro heat shield at the back of the tub. The texture on it looks fantastic in my opinion. I used some of this around the turbos as well.

I had some issues with the silver intakes on the sides of the car. The right side had little bumps that didn't work well as locating pins. I ended up sanding the nubs off . I then drilled two holes with a manual hobby drill and super glued some cut pieces of a paperclip to create a useable locating pin. No photos of this, but it worked well.

On the left side, the part had nice locating pins, but it was creating some issues with allowing the engine to seat squarely against the tub. I think this was just user error on my part. Ended up attaching the engine to the chassis and then installing the left side intake with the same pin method as I did on the right. Now the engine is squarely attached.

Next up will be the front suspension and uprights. I think I'll do the halo, aero screen and dummy tv camera pod last.

[jsel21]

Jul 10, 2024 20:09:03 GMT -5 woody86 said:

Biggest suggestion I have is to take your time and test fit everything. The tolerances are generally pretty good, but some items are very close and require just a bit of trimming for the best fit. And definitely take their suggestion and assemble each side of the exhaust and turbo one at a time and only cut the parts off as you are putting it together because the snake-like parts can be confusing.

Definitely agree with all of this. I'd be careful of not swapping the right and left suspension arms as well.

[jsel21]

Pretty much all finished with the Newgarden kit. I masked off the aeroscreen and painted the blend on the bottom edge of that.

Don't mind the engine cover gap, it's just sitting loosely on top of the airbox.

I just need to fix my tire decals and then I'll get some outdoor shots. I sound like a broken record, but I'm very thankful that Salvinos spent the time and money to bring these kits to market. They did a wonderful job. I hope business has been strong for them.

Now I'm exciting to do a Scotty Mac and Pato one! Hopefully with road course wings.

[woody86]

Looks wonderful. Really nice work on the exhaust and especially the paint.

[kyledehart5]

That looks so good. You did a really excellent job. Nice to see one of these get out together so quickly!

[jsel21]

Thanks guys! I'll finish up the tires this weekend. Really excited to see more of these built.

Is anybody working on a road course wing kit?

[indy]

Jul 18, 2024 8:04:13 GMT -5 jsel21 said:

Is anybody working on a road course wing kit?

I do not believe that the road course wing kit is out yet.

One positive is of the original four kits, only the McLaughlin kit is not sold out yet.

Jordan

[jsel21]

Jul 18, 2024 8:18:53 GMT -5 indy said:

Jul 18, 2024 8:04:13 GMT -5 jsel21 said:

Is anybody working on a road course wing kit?

I do not believe that the road course wing kit is out yet.

One positive is of the original four kits, only the McLaughlin kit is not sold out yet.

Jordan

I wasn't sure if anybody was working on a 3D printed after market wing set.

Glad to see the kits are selling well. I wonder if Salvinos plans on a second run of any of the original batch. I may want to start grabbing these up.