2nd build - #88 Chevy

[waylandcool]

Starting another build that should be quick.

Target - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s #88 Batman Begins Chevy from Michigan last June:

The kit is a generic AMT 2009/2010 stock car car with a resin nose clip and Powerslide decals:

[waylandcool]

I assembled the roll cage for the kit and well it's a bit simple:

So I added more roll bars to it to get it closer to the real thing:

and sent it to the paint booth.

I also assembled the body and attached the nose clip:

That went to the booth for a primer coat.

[Shawn M]

cool!

I didn't know they sold a "generic" kit.

Where is the resin splitter from?

[waylandcool]

I got the splitter and the decals from mikesdecals.com. Powerslide is his decal line and they are printed by Cartograph so the quality is outstanding.

AMT released the generic kit a couple of years ago but they can be a little hard to find. I ordered this one directly from Round 2 (round2models.com), the parent company of AMT.

[Shawn M]

thank you!

[waylandcool]

More progress:

I painted and assembled the interior:

And then attached the roll cage:

The body is primed and wet sanded smooth:

and it's in the paint booth to get painted black.

[waylandcool]

The chassis is done:

and the body is ready for decal:

[Shawn M]

looks sinister in all black

[waylandcool]

All done. Finished it last week, just got time to do the pictures.