Build Diary: 1998 Chev Monte Carlo, Dale Earnhardt
Building Revell’s Dale Earnhardt Chev Monte Carlo NASCAR was not without its problems! Here’s the full ‘how-to’ build diary, with photos.
Build Diary
Step-by-step build diaries
1977 Tyrrell P34, Monaco GP (Tamiya, 1:20)
How to build Tamiya’s 1:20 Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler from the 1977 Monaco Grand Prix. Full photo diary with added detail.
My ‘Lost’ Models: The 1990s
Here’s the third and final installment of my ‘lost’ models. It startles me that the most recent build on this page (the McLaren at the bottom), was over 20 years ago.
My ‘Lost’ Models: The 1980s
Here’s the second installment of the 20 ‘lost’ models mentioned a couple of months back – Tamiya F1s from the 1980s.
My ‘Lost’ Models: The 1970s
Remember the 20 ‘lost’ models mentioned a few months back? Well, here they are again, but this time ‘nude’, with bodywork removed and some comments about each build.
Quick Build: Dale Earnhardt NASCAR by Revell
Scott McLaughlin punting around the Gold Coast track giving a demo of Joey Logano’s NASCAR this weekend reminded me I have a handful of NASCAR kits in the stash, including this “Pro Finish” Snap Tite example of Dale Earnhardt’s Goodwrench #3 Chevy from 2000.
2017 VF Supercar Conversion, Holdsworth (Biante 1:43)
Here’s the full build diary for converting a Biante plain white donor VR Commodore to Lee Holdsworth’s 2017 V8 Supercar.
1965 Honda RA272, Ginther (Tamiya 1:20)
The RA272 was Honda’s first Formula One race winner, Richie Ginther taking victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix. This is how I built Tamiya’s 1:20 scale version.
1991 Ferrari 643, Prost (Rosso, 1:43)
Having done a couple of Tamiya kits in a row, it was time to do something different. I’m led to believe this is a fairly …
1993 Lola T93/00 Ford Indycar, Mansell (Tamiya 1:20)
The next kit to build was selected from the stash simply because it was sitting on top of all the others! Tamiya’s 1:20 scale Lola Indycar …
1993 Lotus 107B Ford, Zanardi (Tamiya 1:20)
I like the shape of the Lotus 107B and the colour scheme of this 1993 version is pretty stunning, if somewhat busy. It just had …
Mini Cooper S Conversion, Price/Keable (Dinky 1:43)
This project for a mate was on the back burner for far too long – converting a Dinky Mini Cooper S to resemble the car …
1977 Copersucar FD04, Hoffmann (FDS 1:43)
I won this old, and now very rare, FDS model on eBay a few years back. It is Emerson Fittipaldi’s Copersucar FD04 Formula One car …
Audi TT Coupe (Welly 1:24)
A friend needed this Audi to be built quickly so it could be given as a gift. It turned into a very quick New Years …
Indycar Enhancement, Paul Tracy (Onyx 1:43)
Portuguese manufacturer Onyx marketed a range of 1:43 scale Indycars in the early to mid 1990s. The models were very basic – plastic base plate, …
1976 Copersucar FD04, Fittipaldi (FDS 1:43)
This is the first white metal kit I’ve built from scratch. The kit is FDS #61 “Copersucar FD04 – 1977”, but it also builds the …
1977 Wolf WR-1, Scheckter (Tamiya 1:20)
About time I got back to building Tamiya 1:20 F1s! I’ve owned this kit (#20006) for some time and planned a standard out-of-the-box build. This …
Russell Ingall “Magnatec” VT Commodore Conversion
Today I finished Russell Ingall’s Castrol VT Commodore that raced in this one-off “Magnatec” livery at Canberra’s GMC 400 in 2000. Build Diary below.
1983 Tyrrell Ford 011, Alboreto (FDS, 1/43)
This is the Tyrrell 011 that was used for most of the 1983 season. It arrived as a “gift” with another model I purchased off …
1992 Benetton B192 Ford, Brundle (Tamiya, 1:20)
I built this from the box. Tamiya’s 1:20 scale Grand Prix range is excellent and they build into outstanding models with little effort – however …