Dale Earnhardt Junior 2002 Budweiser Monte Carlo

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Dale Earnhardt Junior 2002 Budweiser Monte Carlo

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Well I have decided to start something new and I shall see how far I get. I have always liked the look of the 2000's Monte Carlo, even though I am a Ford fan, and well the red of the Budweiser cars has always been a lure.
So here we go with a Junior build, I have decided to add some extra details and how much we shall see how it goes as time passes.

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Well I have been very slack and not added anything to this build thread for sometime. As you can see painting is done, decals are going on and so far so good. Paint is Tamiya TS8, i applied the white stripes and then cleared in 2K so use as a mask to then paint the black. It worked OK, i just need to touch up the black areas prior to final clear coat.

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Looks good, Shayne. Did you leave the nose stock?

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Unfortunately Jordan I didn’t kick out the nose, I should have but no.
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Not a problem, I promise not to be a rivet counter LOL Whose decals?

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The decals are the old JWTBM...great sheet Carto printed.
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Another great paintjob Shayne - unfortunately I won't get to see it at Model Expo in June, as it has been cancelled :(

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Thank Jeff...yeah I just read the same info, what a shame. A big call so far out but what else can be done.
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I always enjoy your Indycar and NASCAR posts. Nice work.

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Decal progress has been good...the large BUD for the hood has settled down well and almost time for clear.

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Cool to see a Nascar on this site. I just received the Dale JR AC Delco car, which is the lower series Busch/Xfinity whatever series car....but I think it is the exact same tooling as this.

Did you paint the interior and chassis red as ONE complete unit or did you paint and put it together in pieces? Looks awesome. I am watching you.... :)
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