Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
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BlackSheep214
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Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
A fun vintage kit of Bill Shrewsberry Wild Wheel Standing Exhibition Drag Car. It was a challenge to hand paint the stripes; even though there were striped decals. Another challenge was to put the body to the chassis without breaking the exhaust pipes through the trunk.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
Nicely done. What a great addition to the drag car shelf. Red and white are two colors I struggle with so well done here. 
Thanks,
John
John
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Gary Brantley
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Re: Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
That's a great looking model, Tom! Those Darts always were a handsome car and the paintwork really sells this one! 
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Re: Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
I used Rustoleum Gloss white rattle can, then I started masking for the red. I think I did 3 or 4 light coats of red for the stripes. The white does help with seeing how much red you need to be happy with the coverage.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Medicman71
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Re: Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
That's really cool!!
Mike
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Re: Bill Shrewsberry' L.A. Dart
Another really cool build Tom - with all the builds you're knocking out you'll soon be catching up with Mark!
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