2003 Ryan Newman Dodge Intrepid R/T Roger Penske's 50th win celebration sheme

[gami8630]

#12 Alltel Team rolled out this throwback Penske scheme for the 2003 Pop Secret 400 at Rockingham.

This was celebrate Roger Penske's 50 wins in NASCAR.
This scheme is the same as Roger used in the early 70's with Allison driven AMC Matador's.

This kit is similar in component construction to the ‘Snaptite Pro Finish’ kit and requires gluing and painting.
The Intrepid R/T kit with the four-part radiator grille was not widely distributed in Japan, and I purchased mine from a Canadian hobby shop website.

Decals is JWTBM's "#12 Alltell Penske 50 Wins Ryan Newman 2003" .
Decal ordered from "Mike's Decals" as usual.

The body was sprayed with Tamiya Spray's TS-44 Brilliant Blue, TS-26 Pure White and TS-49 Bright Red, but the blue was a darker colour than the actual car blue.

 

[Johnny Canuck]

Nice work. Looks great. Hope you got a good exchange rate on the Canadian dollar.

 

I get paid by American clients in US dollars and they are worth 30% more in the exchange rate. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[Dave Van]

Nice clean work!  I own a AMC 74 Matador coupe so that scheme is close to home! Also met Ran a number of times....good guy.

[bbowser]

Very well done!  Great throwback livery.

[gami8630]

On 7/24/2024 at 10:36 AM, Johnny Canuck said:

Nice work. Looks great. Hope you got a good exchange rate on the Canadian dollar.

 

I get paid by American clients in US dollars and they are worth 30% more in the exchange rate. 

Thanks, Johnny.

When I bought this kit from a Canadian hobby shop, the exchange rate was also 30% cheaper, I believe.

[gami8630]

On 7/24/2024 at 9:50 PM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thanks, PappyD340.

This time the kit was almost box stock, but it was easy to make.

[gami8630]

On 7/24/2024 at 11:30 PM, Dave Van said:

Nice clean work!  I own a AMC 74 Matador coupe so that scheme is close to home! Also met Ran a number of times....good guy.

Thanks, Dave.

It's great that you own an AMC 74 Matador.
I actually started building my AMT Penske Matador yesterday.
It is an old kit and needs a lot of refurbishment, but I will take my time in building it.

[gami8630]

12 hours ago, bbowser said:

Very well done!  Great throwback livery.

Thanks, bbowser. 

Painting the NASCAR kit with the Throuback paint scheme and applying the decals is a great way to experience the history of NASCAR, in addition to the fun of the production itself.

 

 

[Dave Van]

36 minutes ago, gami8630 said:

Thanks, Dave.

It's great that you own an AMC 74 Matador.
I actually started building my AMT Penske Matador yesterday.
It is an old kit and needs a lot of refurbishment, but I will take my time in building it.

I have a NASCAR Matador in process (for a while). I used two AMT 1990 NASCAR Thunderbird chaassis to make a much better chassis for the Matador. Good luck!

My 1/1

 

[Jim N]

Looks great!  You did a fantastic job with the paint.

[gami8630]

20 hours ago, Jim N said:

Looks great!  You did a fantastic job with the paint.

Thanks, Jim N.

I don't use an airbrush, I spray paint, and this time it worked out alright.

[rv1963]

Nice work that is a really clean build.

[shoopdog]

Very nice build! I’ve always liked Ryan Newman.

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[gami8630]

Thanks, rv1963, shoopdog, ChrisR.

 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very nice build! Very clean and accurate. Love that paint job!

[IJ001]

Great build, love that paint scheme.

 

Ian.

[gami8630]

Thanks, Rattlecan, IJ001.

I also have an airbrush, but it is a pain to maintain, so I always end up painting with Tamiya colour sprayers. Sometimes I make mistakes, but this time I was able to paint it so-so well.

[slusher]

Great paint!

[gami8630]

On 9/18/2024 at 8:54 PM, slusher said:

Great paint!

Thanks, slusher.