Salvinos JR Joey Logano #22 Penske Ford Mustang 2023

[Helveg]

Hello mates! My current build is Salvinos JR Joey Logano #22 Penske Ford Mustang. This is Daytona version. Managed to finish the  body so far and some interior and chassis work.

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Some details of body work:

1. Opened the grill gaps molded in the hood as solid piece

2. Grill itself is cut out of the hood

3. Scribing work 

Edited November 26, 2024 by Helveg

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Painted body (another one will be Austin version)

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Decals were applied accordingly. Also added the radiator mesh cutting out the opening in the body:

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Drivers seat

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... and the interior

[BK9300]

Incredibly realistic features you've added in!  Especially like the seat detailing.  What material did you use for your firewall heat shield?

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2 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Incredibly realistic features you've added in!  Especially like the seat detailing.  What material did you use for your firewall heat shield?

Thank you so much Brian. The more will come. I used Aluminum adhesive foil from Hiro model factory . 

[JohnH1973]

Fantastic details I am looking forward to seeing Loganos car finished 

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8 hours ago, JohnH1973 said:

Fantastic details I am looking forward to seeing Loganos car finished 

Thank you John, it is on the track. Hope to get this done before NY.

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Pedals block detail

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Here is the painful exercise with radiator box and engine air intake system. Some carbon fiber work and installation check. 

[BK9300]

Amazing carbon fibre application!  Symmetrically lined up - that certainly must have been a patience tester.  Keep noticing small details on engine - how did you get lettering on the hoses/wires?  Marvelous.

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58 minutes ago, BK9300 said:

Amazing carbon fibre application!  Symmetrically lined up - that certainly must have been a patience tester.  Keep noticing small details on engine - how did you get lettering on the hoses/wires?  Marvelous.

Oh, thanks a lot - appreciate this! Yes, the carbon fiber was a bit of long exercise but the final outcome worth it. Hoses lettering were pre-printed by the manufacturer, so I only used pipes heating to settle the wires. There are also a lot of other marking up and brand logos which are from nascar decal 2019 & up modern nascar goodies detail sheet.

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I have tried to replicate ECU block 

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... and the overall progress as of today

[Model Guy]

Amazing!

[TarheelRick]

An amazingly detailed build. It has been a while since I built a NASCAR kit. I noticed much of the tubing, especially the chassis and the rear roll bar are of square tubing rather than round. When did they switch?

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9 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

An amazingly detailed build. It has been a while since I built a NASCAR kit. I noticed much of the tubing, especially the chassis and the rear roll bar are of square tubing rather than round. When did they switch?

Thank you so much for your comment, sir! As far as I can see, the main cage of the frame is made of square tubing for Nextgen cars (appeared since 2022) while secondary bars in the cockpit and chassis are round shaped. Slavinos JR has introduced great job designing this kit replicating the cage details very close to original. I will drop here several reference photos from Nextgen car presentation reflecting how the entire tubing is organized: 

[slusher]

Impressive work!  I am enjoying your work!  I am a Joey Logano fan!  I have one question how did you open the hood vents?

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7 hours ago, slusher said:

Impressive work!  I am enjoying your work!  I am a Joey Logano fan!  I have one question how did you open the hood vents?

Oh year, I am also his fan! 🙂 Was great championship win this year wasn't it? 22 in 24 😉 For the hood I used tamiya 0,2 mm scriber to cut the grills and open the vents. The plastic from the kit is quite soft and easy to cut.

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Today update of some electronic, dashboard, Koolbox unit and extinguishers. 

[Johnny Canuck]

Brilliant work, Oleg. All you need now is 'Haystack' Joey's new hairpiece sitting on the interior floor.😉

I like that Penske set up their hood sponsor graphics so that they didn't cross over the hood vents. Total pain in the unmentionables trying to lay decals over those vents.

Edited November 30, 2024 by Johnny Canuck

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5 hours ago, Johnny Canuck said:

Brilliant work, Oleg. All you need now is 'Haystack' Joey's new hairpiece sitting on the interior floor.😉

I like that Penske set up their hood sponsor graphics so that they didn't cross over the hood vents. Total pain in the unmentionables trying to lay decals over those vents.

Thank you John, - yeah it would be FUN 🙂 but I prefer to put his 2024 Cup there instead. Even the car is of 2023 season LOL. Wondering whether there is any scale model of the NASCAR CUP, mmm... 

For the decals I have also appreciated very much Penske designers put the PENNZOIL logo above the grills (only bottom edge slightly trims them - anyway, not a big deal).  

Edited November 30, 2024 by Helveg

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Next update on the progress. Added some air ducts, engine details and electronic