Phildaupho Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 This my attempt at building a model of the Hendrick Garage 56 NASCAR Camaro that raced at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is based on a SalvinosJR kit. ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS Front splitter extended Rear diffuser extended and two strakes added Front grills from a diecast Headlights fabricated Tow rings front and rear Rear warning light Cut in NACA ducts on rear fenders Removed Cup fuel tank and filler location Fuel filler mounted in right side rear window Fabricated fuel tank and piping mounted midships Eliminated bump draft bumpers Roof fins Aluminum exhaust tips Seat belts Hood pins Photo-etched windshield wiper Roll cage padding Two information panels ahead of steering wheel Flexible window net Tamiya Bright Blue and Satin Black Homemade Ink Jet decals using adapted Internet images SALVINOS JR GARAGE 56 ADDITIONAL PARTS BY JIM ROGERS Front dive planes Rear canard wings Side Mirrors Side valance flares Taillights Electronics Panel Steering wheel Rain tires CONCLUSION I really enjoyed this project and its challenges I am pretty satisfied with the resulting model I am very impressed with this SalvinoJR kit and its designer Jim Rodgers I now have a much better understanding of the NASCAR NextGen cars 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Very well done! Good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Wow! Great conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 That's awesome! Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Very impressive. How long did it take to build it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Congrats Phil on a challenging build. It was just a while ago I saw the beginning stages and it’s now it’s done in that eye popping scheme! A neat addition to your collection of historic race vehicles! Cheers Misha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Misha, Please get in touch with me. Thanks, dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 18 hours ago, TonyK said: Very well done! Good for you! Thanks Tony 18 hours ago, bbowser said: Wow! Great conversion. Thanks Bruce 18 hours ago, Jim B said: That's awesome! Very well done. Thanks Jim 15 hours ago, Bills72sj said: Very impressive. How long did it take to build it? Thanks Bill - I was thinking the same thing. wish I had kept track of how long it took me. It was built over the course less than two months and by notes in my calendar I was at my workbench on 20 separate days for an average of 2 to 3 hours at a time so I will estimate 50 hours. Plus there was time researching. 9 hours ago, Misha said: Congrats Phil on a challenging build. It was just a while ago I saw the beginning stages and it’s now it’s done in that eye popping scheme! A neat addition to your collection of historic race vehicles! Cheers Misha Thanks Misha - Good to see you posting again. If you did not notice - Danno wants you to contact him, 6 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) When I rearranged my display cabinet to make a place for the Camaro I thought it would fitting to have it displayed with my other Garage 56 build from 2012 - the prototype of the Delta Wing Edited July 30, 2023 by Phildaupho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Is there any way to get Salvinos to offer this in a kit? I'd love to have that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Garner Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Other than the decals, they basically already do. Salvinos JR has the NASCAR Camaro and Jim Rogers (the "JR" in Salvinos JR) offers the 3D printed parts for the conversion by email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 3 hours ago, randyc said: Is there any way to get Salvinos to offer this in a kit? I'd love to have that. 1 hour ago, Duane Garner said: Other than the decals, they basically already do. Salvinos JR has the NASCAR Camaro and Jim Rogers (the "JR" in Salvinos JR) offers the 3D printed parts for the conversion by email Yes I agree with Duane. If a good set of decals was available, a very close replica could be built just using the SalvinosJR NASCAR Camaro and Jim Rogers great 3D printed parts. You could even skip the extended front splitter and rear diffuser, NACA ducts and few other small details and most people would not notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 19 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Yes I agree with Duane. If a good set of decals was available, a very close replica could be built just using the SalvinosJR NASCAR Camaro and Jim Rogers great 3D printed parts. You could even skip the extended front splitter and rear diffuser, NACA ducts and few other small details and most people would not notice. I'm pretty far out of the loop on the Salvinos stuff. My NASCAR days are mostly past. But I would do the LM car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 On 8/7/2023 at 7:00 PM, slusher said: Great build! Thanks Carl 21 hours ago, randyc said: I'm pretty far out of the loop on the Salvinos stuff. My NASCAR days are mostly past. But I would do the LM car. Thanks Randy - I can highly recommend any of the SalvinosJR NextGen NASCAR kits for an interesting and rewarding building experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Phildaupho said: Thanks Randy - I can highly recommend any of the SalvinosJR NextGen NASCAR kits for an interesting and rewarding building experience. I'm going to do a Ford. Apparently I'm a Ford guy AND I think it will look interesting beside my Mustang GT4 and Lemans GT builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo2me Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Very cool! The host of modifications and details are impressive and the build clean and tight. You turned a Left Turn Fender Slapper into a sophisticated 24 Heures du Mans contender. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Lobo2me said: Very cool! The host of modifications and details are impressive and the build clean and tight. You turned a Left Turn Fender Slapper into a sophisticated 24 Heures du Mans contender. Well done! Thanks Steve - I really like your comment - " You turned a Left Turn Fender Slapper into a sophisticated 24 Heures du Mans contender." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Phil -- Great job on this -- just an FYI to everyone, STS decals has a set of this livery, you'll have to airbrush the sliver fade over the Blue on the sides, but all the other graphics are there. I think they also have a set of decals for the 'prototype' car. Contact Terry at STS Decals. Hope this helps, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 Thanks Albert - I knew it was just a matter of time. Looking forward to someone else building a Garage 56 and using the STS Decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Garner Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Just saw the 3 Amigo's now produces a set of decals for the G56 LeMans Camaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 (edited) On 9/8/2023 at 8:43 PM, Duane Garner said: Just saw the 3 Amigo's now produces a set of decals for the G56 LeMans Camaro Thanks Duane - I checked them out and they look very nice. Will require some fancy painting but looking forward to seeing a completed Garage 56 build using these decals. Have a look at 3 Amigos Decals #24 GARAGE 56 2023 CAMARO 24 HOURS OF LE MANS Decal Se – Print it Decals Edited September 10, 2023 by Phildaupho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Waymouth Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 A lot of great work has gone into that model, and a very cool result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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