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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 13:00:46 GMT -5
This is an almost completed WIP of Parnelli's '57 midget ride. Actually complete save for the decals which I'm waiting on. Scratchbuilt the front nerf bar from .32 and .16 brass rod and wire. My first attempt at playing around with brass wire, so it's not as good as I'd like, but it works. New tie rod from .32 rod as well. I was planning on doing this anyway and it sort of became a necessity when the kit nerf bar broke getting it off the sprue. Fashioned a new head rest when the kit head rest dropped to the floor and vanished. New pipes made with 5/32 K&S aluminim tube and bare metal foil fastened onto the shortened kit pipes. Weathered it up to show the effects of a night of hard dirt service. Used Citadel washes for the weathering. Pretty good stuff. ![]() [/img] |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 13:06:06 GMT -5
Well, here we go with the photo posting again...... Copying from photobucket and won't paste on here. ![]() [/img] |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 13:45:38 GMT -5
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Post by macsparty on Apr 20, 2011 13:55:18 GMT -5
Very nice. I've never been brave enough to really go to town dirtying up one of my builds. I guess I'm destined to have a collection of trailer queens.  I do especially like what you did with the exhaust there. I thought about putting something on there to make the pipe bigger to match the photo I'm sure you have, but once again decided to leave well enough alone on this one. And I have no idea if I'm right on the blue I used, based on just one b&w photo. The decal instructions said "medium blue" and I used DupliColor Ford Medium Blue, which appears more metallic. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 13:57:14 GMT -5
I'll try to post more tomorrow. Somehow, I accidentally figured out how to get the image address in the img thing and haven't been able to do it the last ten times I've tried. Irritating.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 4:42:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 4:46:52 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 4:57:32 GMT -5
I've got First Turn Productions Vol. II midget DVD which shows some of Parnelli's rides. The blue on his cars looked kind of close to "Old Calhoun" blue. I'm just having Greg Holland match the color on mine with a paint chip I sent him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 5:05:24 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 5:07:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I know the nerf bar could be better, but I was about to go blind soldering on this thing lol!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 5:09:45 GMT -5
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Apr 21, 2011 6:05:04 GMT -5
Lookin' good and dirty!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2011 16:52:55 GMT -5
i like it! very realistic. ive got some open wheel 'works in progress' that ill be posting some pics of- a 'correct ' grant king sprint car..a jan opperman sprinter..a 'correct' gmp dirt champ body for the 1973 andretti car..
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 22:53:57 GMT -5
Parnelli's ride after a trip to the shop for a new nerf bar and grill...  |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 22:56:37 GMT -5
Actually a second build that I did.....  |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 23:04:22 GMT -5
Which went out west with its new owner after opening day weekend.....  |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 23:11:17 GMT -5
Figured it would be a cool thing to do for the guy as it his 50th year out at the Speedway.....  |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 23:30:55 GMT -5
One more for the road....  The little car was well received. Happy 50th year to Parnelli at IMS! |
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 23:35:57 GMT -5
Yeah, I know it's a dirt car, but it's one of the first rides that he had coming up the ladder.
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