COMPLETE: Dale Sr's "What If" Ride

[deircrfan]

Here's a little something I put together watching "Dale" the other night. This is what I think Dale Sr's car would look like today if he hadn't died. I did something similar to this a few years ago, but I wasn't happy with my paintwork..... so I cut the body off the chassis and replaced it with what you see here.

The paint is Tamiya black & silver topped with Transtar urethane. The decals are mainly from BSR with a few odds and ends to make the car look more current. The exhaust dump on the right side was made from a spare hood hinge I had lying around.

[hogs29]

Wow!!! Flawless paint work buddy....and you know I just love the subject choice!
Absolutely perfectly done.

[Risko]

Great build! I love the what if idea very much!

[73superduty]

Congrats! You've done an excellent job. What a great What if car and tribute. That CMT movie was awesome.
I'm really liking it.
Chris

[godfather23]

"Something I put together watching Dale the other night"...This is amazing and you indicating you didn´t need too much time for it makes even more unbelieveable. Great work and a nice shiny paint job you achieved.

[matador88]

well dale was aired 3 days ago, so great job man!
extremly nice!!

[ny2000]

Great job again...

[dlphnfn]

Nice work mang! I love the "look" of those florescent lines!
Erick --

[pawlie]

Really nice looking build...did you do any engine detailing?

[G-man422]

Thats some great work there.

[brady_381need72c10]

"WE MISS YOU DALE"
that was a great movie and how about the brooks & dunn pre-show!

[stevenoble]

Model looks fantastic.Flawless paint! Well done great job all round.

[deircrfan]

Originally Posted by pawlie

Really nice looking build...did you do any engine detailing?

Most of my NASCAR builds are curbside.... the engine is in them, but not detailed out. I really enjoy trying to make the car look as close as possible to the real thing on the outside.

I am working on an "Extreme Build" similar to what DaveT & Clay Kemp do so beautifully. I'll have to post my progress in WIP section when I get a spare minute.


Thanks for all the great compliments guys!!