"Handsome Harry”- Harry Gant 1983 SKOAL BANDIT Regal

[gami8630]

This time I built the 1983 Buick Regal, sponsored by Skoal Bandit and driven by "Handsome Harry" - Harry Gant.

The base kit is the “1981 Buick Regal Charlotte Winner” by Salvinos JR Models, but the original kit was released by Monogram in 1983 as the first 1/24 scale NASCAR kit.

As usual, decals were ordered from “Mike's Decals”. I purchased “#33 Skoal Harry Gant 1982-83 Buick” from Powerslide.

This time, I added more details than usual.

1. Body:

  I added detail up of the fuel tank and oil tank, and piping so that the trunk lid can be opened and closed.

2. Chassis:

  The chassis is based on the chassis of the kit, and is detailed up by combining parts of the chassis released from 1990, which were stored as junk parts.

2-1.
  Detail up the roll cage by diverting the bars with protective pads wrapped around the junk chassis.

2-2.
  Reproduce the roll cage in the part hidden by the dashboard and not visible.

2-3.
  Add the mounting stay for the oil cooler on the left side of the radiator and add and extend the front hoop

3. Engine:
  Changed the Chevrolet engine and exhaust pipe to parts from 1990  and later kits, and replaced the second half of the exhaust pipe with a 3.5mm diameter plastic pipe.
  Also, plug cords, oil lines, and fail lines were added.

4. Cockpit:
  Replaced the dashboard instrument panel with parts from the 1990 and later kits, and painted the needles and numerals of each meter with a faceted brush, then poured clear enamel to represent the lenses.
  The steering wheel was also replaced with parts from a 1990 later kit.

5. Fuel tank and oil tank:
  Fuel tank has been replaced with parts from 1990 and later kits, and a fuel pump and piping made by myself from plastic rods have been added.
  Also, added fuel hose and vent hose from AMT NASCAR kit, added In/Out piping to the oil tank, and extended the piping to the engine compartment via the lower part of the roll cage.

6. Tires and wheels:
  Tires and wheels were replaced with parts from 1990 and later kits, tread surfaces were polished, various logo decals for Powerslide tires and wheels were applied, and semi-gloss topcoat was sprayed.

7. Painting and marking:
  The body was sprayed with Tamiya Super Surfacer (gray) and Fine Surfacer (white), then sprayed with TS-26 Pure White and TS-43 Racing Green, and overcoated with TS-13 Clear before applying decals.

In addition, the following image shows the car side by side with the previously built Oldsmobile Cutlass, which has attractive two-tone colors of green and white, the sponsor's colors.
Also, the NASCAR race cars of these days have the power of a NASCAR race car of the good old days, with the sponsor's stickers placed in many places on the front fenders.
 

[Chinacar]

Great replicas. You have a very clean building technique!

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[Volzfan59]

Wow!! That is a great looking addition to your Handsome Harry Gant collection.

[Bbo1974]

Very nice build.  Those Skoal cars make good looking models and the old Regal body style has always been one of my favorites.

[bbowser]

Extremely well done (on both)!  Harry was always a favorite of mine.  Saw him run that car at Dover in '83, my first Cup race.

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[TooOld]

Super nice and really a cleanly built model of one of the best looking cars of it's era , great job !

[gami8630]

Thank you all for the replies.
The detailing was a lot of detailed crafting and quite a lot of work, but I had a good time.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Hard work paid off. Nice looking builds.