Wow, that second one sure looks sweet.

It looks pretty sweet just in primer! You ROCK! :thumbsup:

great work Randy..now I can send ya all the stuff in my cabinets I planned on casting lol.....

Thanks buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddy

Dave

Sweet looking casting. I'm with coach i'll send ya some stuff to cast too :)

Yellow sounds good!!!, but I was going with red, then the sponsorship deal fell through. Luckly I picked up an ol' reliable sponsor. Car was painted white, then addded some green. The boys are laying down the graphics. Should be done soon...RM

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all i can say :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :)

Wes

Randy,

That looks great and you gotta be like all Sy-ked up and stuff huh! Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooooo :woohoo:

Bob...What WILL-E cast up next...zilla

The boys got the rest of the graphics layed down. Put on a few mandatory decorations. The scoop, wheelie bars, chutes, & wheels were confiscated from the diecast guys. Polished aluminum headers added also. Car runs an AFX chassis. Thanks to the folks at RJ Reynolds for sponsorship. JB Weld, primer, & paint covered the flaws. I like this resin stuff, but I need to get the bugs worked out. Lot of work to get a good body. I used the illusion setting on the camera to make it look better. Hope you like it...RM

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You can see the Hot Wheels body I used. I went ahead and filled in the hood and fender header holes just in case, for future use.

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Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooah that is bad!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Bob...bad is good...zilla

Randy,,
Beautiful.. !!! I know a race coming up soon that is as close as your mailbox... pop a tjet under it and bring it..
Chris

whooooooo!! that's one BBBBAAADDDDDDD willy!!!!! :thumbsup:

Wes

Ooooooohhhh - Yeeeeeeeeeahhhh!!!
Dig It!!

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Freakin aweszome Randy! You really do rock on customs...


Dave

Randy- Even the Macho man likes it, so it must be good. Great job! Can you please show how you do those stripes so perfectly?
Jim

Randy,
Fantastic Willy's! Great photo staging, like the Mustang racer plus the Chevy Collectables. High five the boys for a great job!..RL

Thanks again Guys!!! Ain't that a good looking Mustang Racer!!! Can't take credit for that one RL, the Mustang came in from West Coast. Win43 built that car, the boys were just checking the cool looking Vincent wheel/Hoosier tire package. T-Jim, the stripes are just automotive tape. I use the small 5/16width. I cut the thin stripe from the rest, makes it easier to work with. If you need it thinner, tape a long piece, tape it to cutting board, use a straight edge and razor blade to cut it thinner. Cut off more than you need so you'll have some on the both ends to hold on to. The stripe has a clear protective layer on top that you remove after you have it in place. Peal some of the clear back on the start end, before you start applying the stripe. Find an easy spot on the body and press the tape on. I use a Q-Tip to burnish or rub it on. Keep a tight pull as you go, and just lay it on, letting your finger and eyes guide it in place. Use a body line as a reference point. The clear film will let you keep a snug pull. Now if you have a tight turn, such as the nose, pull the clear off first, then stretch the tape around the nose. Now without clear pealed off, the tape will "strecth easily" so you don't need as much pull, be careful here. After you get the tape on, finish pulling off the clear (try pulling at 180 degree angels, you don't want to pull up on the stripe), roll your ends under the body, and rub again with the Q-Tip. Sometimes I hold the body over a light to heat the tape up, then rub again. Heat warms up the tape and glue, to make it stay in place. Then I put on decals and clear everything. Hope this helps...RM

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Pull back the film before starting

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I usually wait till the end to pull off the clear in case you don't like it or want to change. After pulling the clear off, it's hard to make changes.

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You may have to pull the clear off in tight places before stretching into place. The wider the stripe, the harder it is to bend or stretch on tight curves.

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Sweet Willys:thumbsup::thumbsup: The boys did a fine job on that one. Thanks for the tutorial on the striping.

Amazing yes, stylish of course...the really scary part is the incredibly short time it took you to go from concept to finished product. Bada bing ...bada boom and the car is done. Ya just never cease to amaze me Randy.

Project DONE. Impressive. I still got stuff in my box to do from ten years ago. Did I just admit that? Hey Randy, that's exactly the stuff I use for stripes on my cars, I just never thought of using them for a two-tone job. Looks GREAT. I use different sizes for Nascar numbers. They make great 11s for old Junior Johnson stuff. I've seen somewhere in the thread where you get your tires & wheels. They look amazing. Do you use them just for show, or for actual drag racing? I don't remember if they are rubber or plastic.

Rich

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Wow, I thought the car looked great in gray primer. That is one freakin' awesome paint job. Love the striping - especially the down turn at the end. I am unworthy. :freak:

Russ the Hutt

This one's been to Bristol. I used Testors model paint. I wish I knew what green you used before I did this one, but I don't think I could have logged on here and found out in 1997. Still a Harry Gant fan.
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Rich :wave:

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That's a good looking car, Rich. It has that classic been there, done that and got the scars look. You've got a great stable of cars. :woohoo:

Those wheels are just for show Rich, they're hard plastic, no grip, came off a diecast. They have a rim inside to hold the tire. I tried to grind one down, but the plastic becomes too thin to hold a tire. I do mostly round track racing, but like the look of drag cars. Ol Harry would be proud of you with the Bandit car. One of my favorite cars to run, was the TYCO Skoal car. Thanks again guys, glad you liked the Willys...RM

Ain't that a good looking Mustang Racer!!! Win43 built that car.

I got a similar version sent to me. That Win43 sure is a tricky devil. nd

That's a Winstang.

Hilltop always has something lurking in his pics...the mudded up XKE looks promising.

You guys don't miss a thang!!! I done a little trading with the west coast boys. That cherry red, black top, cool wheel'ed, Hoosier tire'd, ready to go racing, Mustang is from Team Winstang. Trade an AW for a Model Motoring, I believe I got the best part of the deal, but don't tell him!!! I had started the Jag, but after seeing "The Goopster" do his magic on Jags, I was a little embarrased, to finish it. One of these days I'll try to goop, but until then I'll use a little JB... RM

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Sheesh Randy, Mud's mud no matter what can, tube, er jug ya squeeze it out of. Mine just happens to be colored. "Jag on" Hilltop! Guys like you always put the bar well out of reach.

BTW, Ya gotta give Model Motoring ll some credit. That's one fine philly and Win has her dolled up for the ball. Note the near perfect reverse image of the shop's Edelbrock sticker reflected in the black roof. Saaaaaa-weeeeeeeeet!

There's no camera setting for that!

That Winstang looks so....so...HOT RED! Mirror gloss baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Um that is beautifull....just beautifull.

Bob...That's a Win43 Foose finish baby...zilla

The boys had a little extra work on this one. After laying out the graphics, the boys had her on the rack, and yep, she rolled off, hit the floor, messed up the front fender, top and right rear corner. No Brakes!!! This is the diecast body the boys decided to go ahead and paint up. After Bob...I tracked you down...zilla and Bill H, caught me on the other side, I decided to post it here too. I started to strip it, but after all the work, laying down all the stickers, thought I'd give it a shot and try to save it. Got the airbrush out for some primer action, then fogged in the yellow, some clear and top and it's hard to tell. Ain't perfect, but afterall, it's just a diecast...I think I'll stick to slotcars...RM

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Faaantastic! :thumbsup: .... regardless of the base material.... just fantastic. nd

amazing work Randy!

kickin Randy.. nice work....you and Jasper are a lot like Bob and Hooters..lol...


Dave

I thought you were out of yellow paint ehhhhh???? LOL

Looks awesome!!!!! :thumbsup:

Wes

Great shop, awesome work, my favorite: Landy Charger:thumbsup:

Still a great piece of work, no matter what side you play on.:thumbsup::p:wave:

sweet ride.:wave:

sweet ride.:wave:

x2 :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Dat yellar version takes the cake Randy.

While the first issue was perfectly executed, the monochrome jobs always catch my eye.

Thanks again guys!!! Things were a little slow this week. The boys took in a small job. This new AW Charger was just too hard to see going down the backstretch, not that it was that fast, just solid black. Decided to add a little pazazz to her. Silver bottom with red stripe added. Also blacked in the chrome spokes for a little depth ...RM

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yeahhhhh!!!! mopar!!! charger!!! about time you did a mopar custom car! LOL :thumbsup:

Wes

I LOVE it, Randy! Classy! :thumbsup:

Nice touch Randy.:thumbsup: .... Personally though, I'm kinda partial to what's cookin on the back burner (the Jag). There's one ya just can't miss... unless you blink! nd

This is a resin copy experimental of the junker jag the boys brought in. Fenders were all hacked out so I smoothed on em. I sanded down the front and rear bumpers, done a little bondo work to round off the front and rear quarters. The rear license plate holder is actually the original rear bumper after sanding down the wrapped bumper ends. The front grill is also leftover after sanding. Added a front and rear spoiler and some AFX wheels and a little red paint and some Bob...no smoking allowed...zilla decal donations. Looks more like a 240Z. I started to narrow the wheels but I hate giving up the wide tracking on the track. Anyways, it seems to have a better attitude about racing now...RM

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Nice looking Jag Randy. Love the spoilers and the silver trim around the rear tail lights. It almost looks like a Porsche 928 in the back.

Always looking for customizing options with all of the Jags in the bin.

Jim

Great looker Randy! From Gag to Shagalicious.

That red really pops. The duck tail 'Vette taillights seem very fitting. I WILL steal those on a future project.

Randy,

Wow that Red Jag with the RCA decals is a fun looking toy car along with that Charger done up with the silver and red stripe. You really know how to pull off some nice color combos man! Sharp lookin' cars again.

Bob...no sm:)key, sm:)key still-EY...zilla

It's got an angry stance to it too. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

After spying this jag this morn I quickly went down stairs and dug up 2 jags and robbed some rims off of a magna track.Imitation is the best form of flattery.I just gotta have 1 of these jags.your modeling skills are over the top and an insriration to a hacker like me.Im gonna put this stuff aside and save a rendition for the winter.Im likin your jag roadracer .juust keepem commin!!

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Wes

You know, Dale Earnhardt actually ran a Dodge Charger in the 70s. So, it really wouldn't be a stretch to go ahead and put a #3 on the side of that Charger. Freakin'awsome lines again Randy. I still come back here to look at that Skoal drag car. Have you run it yet?

Rich