Mello Yello Chevy SS 2015 Darlington Throwback

[gami8630]

　This car is a Chevrolet SS that competed in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in September 2015, team Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet and driver Kyle Larson.

　The paint scheme is the mello yello colour that Tom Cruise drove in the 1990 film Days of Thunder, starring Tom Cruise, which was set in NASCAR. After the film's release, Kyle Petty, son of Richard Petty, drove a car in this livery from 1991 to 1994, making it one of the most famous colour schemes.

　The base kit is "2016 #48 JIMMIE JOHNSON LOWE'S CHEVY SS" from Revell's "SnapTite Max" series, with the body pre-painted in the basic paint of number 48 Jimmy Johnson.
　This kit is a snap kit for the younger generation in the same series as the Ford Fusion built in August 2023, with a simplified interior, the engine has been omitted and the chassis has been adapted from that used in the 90s snap kits of the GEN4 era cars, so again the GEN6 The roll cage, dashboard, racing seats and window nets had to be modified to meet the Cup Car regulations of the GEN6.

　As the instrument panel of the kit has no moulded gauges at all, the instrument frame was glued with plastic pipes after applying the power slide instrument decals, and cut-off switches, warning lamps, etc. were added as appropriate, referring to the real car image of the GEN6 Chevy SS.
　For the bucket seats, the headrest part of the kit part has been cut off and the pad cut from the sponge seat has been glued in place, and the seatbelt has the seatbelt decal (sold separately) attached.

　The body was sprayed with Tamiya Super Surfacer (Grey), then sprayed with TS-14 Black and TS-35 Park Green to create a two-tone colour before applying the decals.

 The last image shows the Chevy SS I built alongside the Mello Yello Pontiac driven by Kyle Petty in 1991.

 The Mello Yello Pontiac was purchased and built when it was first released by Monogram in 1991.

　After completion, it was stored in a cardboard box, but after removing it from the cardboard box and refinishing the dusty body, it was restored to its original shine, which was more than I expected when I built it over 30 years ago.

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by gami8630

[Benfd54]

Looks great! I loved this car. Now I have an idea for a future project! 

[Horrorshow]

Great work on both cars!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[ncbuckeye67]

Excellent work on those two really cool kits!

[Jim N]

Great work on both!  A very cool and timeless paint scheme.

[gami8630]

Thanks to everyone for the replies.

I looked "Days of Thunder" in the cinema at the time and was very impressed with this paint scheme.
Therefore, I had a great time making this Chevy for Throwback schemes.

 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great stuff. Very nice job on both.

[gami8630]

On 5/16/2024 at 3:06 AM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Great stuff. Very nice job on both.

Thanks to Rattlecan Dan for the reply !