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1956 Ford Sunliner – Glenn Fireball Roberts – Weathered

November 10, 2012
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So, I think this is it. I’ve finished the 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner driven by Glenn Fireball Roberts. The weathering is done, I’ve added the ropes holding the hood and the trunk lid and finished some details. All in all, I’m happy with the car. Some  other details I’ve added are the brakets holding the […]

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57 Black Widow Weathering Done and 56 Sunliner Fireball Roberts Decals Done

October 26, 2012
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This is the final lap, ladies and gentlemen! I’ve finally finished the weathering on the 57 Black Widow. One important detail on this build is the driver’s door. It has suffered a small racing crash and I tried to add some fresh scratching there. I actually painted over the paint and the decal. Another option would […]

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Fireball Robert’s 56 Sunliner Update

September 30, 2012
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I took time this weekend to dedicate some attention to Fireball’s ride. The Sunliner is taking shape and I have finished basically all the big work – now it is time for the details. As you may see on the pic above, I took the chance to correct one thing. At first the car had […]

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57 Chevy Black Widow and 56 Ford Sunliner Fireball Roberts

September 14, 2012
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It has been a while since I’ve last posted something about these two racers. As you may remember from the previous posts, I had some trouble with the 1957 Chevrolet Black Widow. I had a small accident that ruined the whole paint and I had to start all over again. The paint looks pretty neat […]

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Fireball Roberts 56 Fairlane Sunliner

August 5, 2012
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You may know that I had a little accident with the paint of the 57 Chevy Black Widow. So, I decided to move on with the 56 Sunliner driven by Glenn Fireball Roberts. As you can see on the title pic, I painted the body as well as most of the parts. I fitted the […]

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