Updated April 9, 2012
Here are my current Works In Progress. Not really in any particular order.

1998 Jerry Nadeau Power Puff Girls Taurus
Finally getting around to building some "rare" NASCAR builds. This decal can fetch $50 on ebay. I decided to actually build it! :)


Here are the uber rare Power Puff Girls decals. My 4yo daughter LOVED the fact that Daddy was painting a car pink. After I got a couple decals on she couldn't beleive there were little cartoon girls on there! She has no clue who the PPGs are though... before her time, for sure! :)
I was actually surprised at how BIG these decals are. They seem like they'd be a better fit for 1/22 or something. If I would have paid more attention, I could have messed with them a little, but the gap between the graphics on the door is going to be WAY too small. The hood decal is WAY too big as well. That's cool though, there is only so much I could have done anyway...

2002 Dale Earnhardt Jr "Gassamer" Monte Carlo Daytona Dominator
I'm a big fan of "rare" decals. This one is NO exception. :)
My buddy Dave T said the car was painted Huggar Orange and they put “Zirillac” in the clear which is little cut prism pieces of glass for the pearl so the lights at Richmond would make the paint glimmer...
I opted for Testors Huggar Orange with a light dusting of Tamiya Pearl, then I covered it in 2 part clear.


Decals, meet freshly polished body! :)

1989 Ferrari F189/640
I bought this kit for $15 with the Studio 27 PE with it! I also picked up the decals at the same time and it was instantly a kit I had to build. My first Ferrari too!


This is my 4th F1 project, but my first Ferrari! Pretty cool looking 1989 car that finished 3rd in points.
There are a couple things I've decided to go after on this project... One is the front side panels around the suspension arms. They need to be sealed and puttied. I have already sealed them and working on putty now... just sand, prime, sand, prime... I also managed to "pin" all the suspension parts in place. I'll tell you, that job sucks!
The other is the piping in the engine bay. I'm not going to super detail it, but the coolant lines HAVE to be added. If you've seen pics of this engine bay, you'd agree!

1992 Davey Allison Havoline - Daytona WINNER
I cut into this kit the first mention of Mike from Powerslide saying he was going to be offering these decals for sale. One of my favorite race cars of all time.


So far, it's just modifications to the body. Bumpers fit flush, all side windows modded, filled character line, fuel filler, hood fitment, extended the front air dam, rounded the drivers side with Tamiya Epoxy Putty, underhood bracing, hood hinges, and lots of putty/sanding/priming/putty/sanding/priming... :)


This is without a wetsand/polish. It is just Duplicolor black covered with Duplicolor Clear. I heated the can pretty well though in my dehydrator. It went on super smooth though. I'll get it poilished out soon.


Decals arrived, so I got after that polishing. :)
I wetsanded with 2000 grit, then used Tamiya compounds - coarse, fine and finish. Then I decalled with Mike's BEAUTIFUL new Havoline sheet. Then I went over it with some Novus 1 (the liquid stuff) to clean off the decal residue. Now I just need to get crackin' on that chassis.
No 'Havoline' decals on the quarters yet because I haven't cut the side windows, and there is a bit of overlap.


Found a couple better pics, so I adjusted my deacls to match. I removed the front yellow stripe WITH the red pinstripe in favor of just a yellow stripe. I also adjusted the NASCAR logo on the dirvers A pillar. Then I added the Havolines on the rear quarters. I also added the little CCD logos to the rear quarters.

1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Finally back on this one. The bumpers are on the body, and the wheels have been de-chromed. I'm going to use Model Masters aluminum and stainless steel on the rims like the real thing. I'll start detailing the interior and prepping the body next.


Put in a little time on the Thunderbird as of late. Not too much though. It isn't peeking my interest like I thought it would... I am adding little details here and there that I remember from the car (and pics of course).
Although the turbo and intercooler weren't the greatest design in the car, I wanted to make them stand out. I added some sheet styrene to the top of the I/C as the flange that meets the hood for added cooling. I also added new piping off the I/C to the throttle body. I'll add foil on there to look like hose clamps. It should clean up pretty well.

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