I loved building those G body NASCARS back in the day.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Heck yes!

I built the old Monogram, ERTL & AMT NASCAR kits back in the day. I am planning on building the Salvino kits because of you my friend! Thank you for the best how to video's on youtube!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Go for it, they are a lot of fun! Thank you!

Chris I watch all your your builds on Wednesday and Saturday and you never disappoint sometimes I watch them over and over again.

The 1980s Nascar cars have left a lasting impression that will never be replicated. I hope these model car companies are prosperous and continue because they sure are making some great kits. We are in the midst of a new hayday if you will, of model car building. You can not find any older kits cheap anymore, just about every kit on ebay has bids. It is a good time to be in the hobby. Thanx Chris!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for stopping by the channel and watching! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

As someone who has been a Nascar fan since the good old days, this brings back memories of when racing was racing. Very nice work.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim!

Just getting back into it thanx for that total flashback as soon as I seen the pop up I knew what when an where now that's an awesome video dude I'm just blown away I do remember that one cool,cool,cool have to keep an eye out for that throw back

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Stephen!

Oh My GOD , you hit that 1 on the head there . I had over 8 of those kits. I was right into NASCAR in the 80's and love those kits. I used to have mix my own Testors paints to get the proper colors. You didn't get the stripes a lot of the time back then. I'm surprised you never built these kits as a young lad, I feel old now!!!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Earl, I was only about 6-10 years old when Dad was doing them, they were out of my skill set and by the time I was old enough the cars were more of the 90s style rounded off cars and I wasn't that into them.

Excellent review and built Chris, my son has most of the Mongram NASCAR racers built in his hobby room. He will be glad these are available again!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron!

Another great job, Chris! I have been following NASCAR since at least 1982, so seeing you build this kit definitely brings back a lot of memories of watching legends like Bobby Allison out there getting it done.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, more to come!

I think this is one of your best builds yet keep up the awesome work!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard!

That is a great looking model, Chris! It is neat to see just how good these kits were when new and now with the updates, even better. Thanks for the review!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

Chris you are a truly awsome builder, and another awsome build🙂🙂

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for taking the time to do your reviews and builds. I enjoy your presentation style. I am rounding the bend on 60, and during the past year started modeling after 45 years. My father and I would build them together. My first grandchild just arrived and I look forward to modeling with him one day. You tips and tricks are all valuable and extremely helpful. Not only are they useful, they help me think outside the proverbial box. Again, thank you and I look forward to future builds and reviews.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Thanks for watching! Much appreciated!

Looks awesome, I built a lot of those back in the day and still have them all on display. thanks for showing. Ron

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron!

Man it looks as good as some of my dicast NASCAR, awesome build love it. 👍👍👍😃

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nicely done and a great review, sir!!! Thanks, glad to have these kits back!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg!

Beautiful work! I'm glad it brought back happy memories for you!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

i had this car when i was a kid and i got 2 of these kits i hope they release a lot more of these old nascars thanks for the video sir

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, they have so much cool stuff planned!

@jeremystrickland7767

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy yes sir

What a beautiful looking kit! Well done!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dude awesome job! Those race cars in the early 80’s looked great! This car turned out flawlessly! I’m always amazed at your talent! Enjoy your weekend my friend

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Tim, you too!

Just went to the modelroundup site and ordered this kit Chris. Will be ordering the others as time and money permits. This was my favorite era of NASCAR racing. Love your videos and car builds. Keep up the great work Chris. You’re an inspiration my friend. Steve

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Very nice job yes sir a trip down memory lane thank you

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc!

So sweet! Great representation!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks zman!

Another awesome build Chris!! Well Done..!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cliff!

These old NASCAR models are by far my favorite. I'm an avid collector of diecasts. And I want to start building these. I hope one day you'll do Dale Earnhardt's Wrangler car.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I hope they get a chance to have that license too, that was my most favorite one!

You're on a roll Chris! Great job, really enjoy your videos!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gene!

Beautiful build.....you’re an inspiration

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks awesome

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

Man.....seems like you have amazing memories with this build.......super cool!!!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! facebook.com/hpiguysworkshop

Wow! Stunning!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phillip!

Thanks. Kit looks like fun to build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Nice and easy buildup!

Great video, brings back memories

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Todd!

Awesome Chris! They don't get much cooler than this!! Thanks bud 🏁🏁👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Whitey!

Beautiful job bro!!! That is really awesomely awesome!!! I liked and subscribed and all that nice stuff, have a great one and I'll be 👀 all your vids now.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Curtis!

Sweet! Great timing!!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Outstanding video and presentation

Stunning job

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

great job as always love those Salvinos kits hope they’ll make in the near future Ford T-Birds , Chevy Monte Carlo and Luminas, Pontiac GP and some NHRA kits

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed, I'm betting we'll see all kinds of cool ones.

Another great build up!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Loved this car!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Looks really good - I remember watching those races, back in the day.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome job mate !

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary!

"Basket weaving." LMFAO!! Not in my wheelhouse, but, stellar job as usual, and those decals are "EXCELLENT!" Thanks, Keanu...

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!

I love the music you use during the painting process

Nice video I remember a friend of mine his dad or stp dad had a row of the race cars above the fire place. It was cool.

Phenomenal detailing on your paint job

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very well done thank you.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark!

love these older nascar kits....had a toy version of this car as a kid , it must of been at least a foot long with just a shell body....it was one of my favorite toys growing up back then .

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I use to love to build race cars as street cars, leave the window nets out put in 2 seats, plates, etc... I dont remember whos car it was but i built a late 70's thunderbird (aerobird) and painted it petty blue. I liked race cars cause you got better detail on engines

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I got to make time in my life to get back into building models again! So many late nights as a kid, Mountain Dew, radio, my arsenal of special tools, brushes and clamps, Testors paint and glue fumes. Love how you bang em out! Always wanted that big scale Jaguar kit. I think it had roll up windows? Don’t know if they re-released it or not though? Even creepy ones like Visible man and woman or the Aruora(?) classic monsters were awesome too! My bedroom was weird as hell! No wonder I never got layed😁

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I love anything model related and love to push the envelope and show what's out there for all tastes. Grab and kit and start building there is so much stuff to find these days. :)

I remember watching him win the 500 in the Regal, cool video Chris, nice build!....Bill

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bill!

Very nice build, I remember the old "Monogram" kits, I built the "Hardees" NASCAR There were no fit issues with the front glass in the original. it was also the first kit I detailed out the paint job sucked, but the interior rocked lol great job again

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe!

Always love watching you build models brother 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 build a Van next lol

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Skip!

kool , thanx....I like it Robert

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

Five Star review! Nice as always my friend 👍

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon, appreciated!

Loved those monograms wish they wouldnt have stopped making them but i see they've done better and improved as always great build.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

Mellow booth music suddenly turned Irish ♡ Great build (again)

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

Solvino s is out doing any of the other model companies with decals and chrome quality. Great kits!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

They take pride in their kits, awesome to have them in business.

Super sweet looking car, especially with those decals. You are just a professional at doing this period. --Dave

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Dave!

Awesome build brother

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie!

Chris you're spot-on about no side window glass. In the replay a crew member helps to push the car to Victory Lane. He has a hand on the back of the passenger side B-pillar.

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Happy Holidays!

That came out as a beautiful car

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

Nice.... It was one of my favorite kits feom the 80s. Almost perfect out of the box. The front sit a bit high but an easy fix. I still have my 22 Miller High Life car.

@PEEPNME

4 жыл бұрын

hi...where did you find the 22 Miller High Life car?...or at least what model company made it?

@interst8erj968

4 жыл бұрын

@@PEEPNME Your gonna have to do some searching. They pop up on Ebay somtimes.

My first favorite racecar.

Chris, great build again. If I may make a suggestion, maybe the roll cage would have look great if it was green. When you were talking about your Dad building kits when you were a kid, I also remember my Dad doing the same time. I'm 52 now and in 1975 he built me and 75 Nova hatchback, and did I love the car, he also built a F-5E Tiger2. He painted the instrument panel one side red the other green, I thought that was so cool. Chris thanks for those good memories, it been a long time since I thought about that. Keep you the great work. Best channel on KZread!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Chris!

23:00 story of my modeling life!! Glad I’m not alone.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The model looks great! Could you do a video for beginners, that would talk about the tools ( like tweezers, brushes, sand paper) and paints to buy, and some basic techniques like applying decals, etc? I would find it super helpful, as I would like to build a model soon! Thank you very much!

@georgebain986

4 жыл бұрын

He has tons of video's that would answer alot of your questions.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, the tool stuff is your basic stuff and I'll mention it in videos. I did a big video on applying decals to the Enterprise D, check that review out. Thanks!

I love your videos and they inspire me to get into model building. My only suggestion is lets see more of the decal work like you did on the Tim Richmond video.

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, if only I had done a video on a stock car where I did the decals and floor polish again within the last week or so..... ;) Helps to subscribe and hit the 'get notifications' bell, so you'll get notice of all the new videos every week. Thanks man!

Man I wish I could keep up with your builds. These were great. I built them all in the day?

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, two builds per week!

Man another great review and build! I love your “ just build the damn thing” style! As far as the glass fitment goes, I bet the fit on the actual car wasn’t that great anyway?

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

I remember sitting in front of my T.V. as a child watching these cars on nascar

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Love to get those Salvinos kits here in England

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Modelroundup will ship anywhere.

I noticed right away all the Salvino kits are identical beneath the body. Once you've built one, you've built them all. That said, they're great kits and a lot of fun the build. I'm on my third kit.

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

All the old Monogram stock car kits are the same underneath, yes.

Can you make a video of all youre kits you have built displayed we would all love to see that.

Very cool regal

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Super nice

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam!

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday! The older NASCAR race cars are so much nicer vs the cookie cutter cars that race now.

@uberquellen

4 жыл бұрын

paul lomych I like your view point on the cars.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I agree Rich, they look a lot like their real street counterparts.

Hi Chris: I just FINISHED my Salvinos JR Bobby Allison Gatorade Buick -- many thanks to your great video ! I was wondering - the sidewalls on the tires on your model appear to have a bit more of a "luster" to them -- mine are a bit more "gray" ? and not a nice black luster. Did you treat them with something ? Thanks !

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Nope mine are box stock

Awesome build just got mine in the mail,,,just finishing up a #26 Ricky Rudd Quaker state Buick first was wondering what kind of glue you use

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer Bondene and Tamiya Thin myself but all liquid glues work fine.

@goomer2127

4 жыл бұрын

hpiguys Workshop ok great thanks for the reply

I'd love to order some of these

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

modelroundup.com

Awesome

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

These are Awesome models!!! Made in America!!!! 🇺🇸

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

The car looks great, I am also building a Regal but from monogram. I will tell if I have the same problem with the front glass. Have a good day.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What tool did you use to cut the headers out where they are joined together underneath the oil pan? Did you have to sand & putty a lot?

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Just a side nipper. I didn't worry about filling, etc.

what do you use to clear coat the model and how do you apply. tthanks love your channel

@hpiguy

2 жыл бұрын

Search my channel home page for Future, lots of videos on it.

I build these and have for years but im not on your level. Your very talented but watching your video im going to try some things different. Great job

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, and thanks for watching!

Great build Chris. How about a tamiya motorcycle next ?

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I would love to, I've sent Tamiya my past Tamiya kit build videos and they loved them, but currently they have no interest in sending me any kits, so I'll be sticking with my current cool sponsors and maybe Tamiya and others will join the fun as we go!

Would love to see you do some of the re issues of the Monogram/Revell Funny car and dragster kits, please, as well as more of the Model King re issues.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

If they are issued and they send them to me I'm happy to build them up and show folks how they are.

Hi Chris -- which super glue do you use to attach painted parts to the painted chassis/engine ? I know that people have had issues with some kinds of CA crazing/fogging. Thanks !

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

Dollar store super glue. If you don't use too much it rarely fogs. If it does fog, Future floor polish clears it over nicely.

Hi Chris: Thank you for making these videos. As I said, I FINISHED my Salvinos JR Gatorade Buick kit with a lot of help from your great video! Here is my question. I used the Rustoleum 2X black primer on the roll cage/chassis assembly for my kit. What I noticed was that it really didn't feel "dry" or "hard" even after drying for a full day in very low humidity. You had indicated in your videos that it dries in 30 min. in your shop. Have you encountered this with this paint ? It seemed like even after several days it felt "tacky" to the touch. Thanks for any guidance you could provide.

@hpiguy

3 жыл бұрын

If my primer feels 'wet' I just hit it with the heat gun and you can see it go flat and dry. After hundreds and hundreds of these videos, no issues yet. Make sure you shake it well, and lay down light coats.

Nice job brother. Question: what do you spray or apply after putting on the decals to get them so shiny like that??

I just got a garage diorama but it doesn’t come with a lift, where can I find a four post lift for 1/24 and 1/25 models, or what materials do I need to build one from scratch if one isn’t available

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I have a review on AMT's awesome car lift kit and reviews on all their shop accessory kits too, just search my channel homepage and you'll see it. Modelroundup.com stocks it.

@nolan216

4 жыл бұрын

hpiguys Workshop thanks for the info, probably will have to get one soon!

Looks sweet when it''s built.. those decals are beautiful! I can't get this Modge Poge glue here in Egypt, and I was wondering if I can use white glue instead? Are they similar enough that you can use either? Thanks!

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, white glue will work but it's not as thick. 'Gel gloss medium' for art is very similar to Mod Podge. Maybe you can get that at an art store?

@hishamaziz3282

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I'll try to look for that gel medium.

Nice looking build Chris. Could you give us a list of paints used and the clear for the dull coat on the chrome. I love that companys are re-releasing these older kits so we can get a second crack at building them. Companys have to realize the big demand there is on older kits, I'd love to see the early 1970s pro stock kits re-released.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn, All paints sprayed are listed by name in the painting section of the video.

@glennsloggett1876

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris I don't know how I missed that DA !!!

nice work. How do you like that spray booth?

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Works well for pulling paint dust away from the shop.

another awesome one chris, the only thing I didn't like was all the flash, you'd think as much as they charge for these kits, they could at least clean up the molds, and remove the flash!

@hotrodpop1973

4 жыл бұрын

Ya gotta give a little to get a little... These molds are incredibly expensive, massive, and decades old. Recreating them would probably put the cost through the roof. Trust me... worked in a metal stamping shop in the '70's, and when I messed up a die, the boss screamed "DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU JUST COST US!!!"

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Thakns Mouse. Yeah, the pressures involved in the injection and the ages of the mold, you'll see a bit of flash, but it really only takes a swipe with a blade to remove it. A space in a 35 year old mold the size of 1/4 a human hair will create flash.

Sweet build as always! This does bring back memories. One of my first builds when I was about 7 or 8, so this would have been around 1984-85, was the Darrell Waltrip Mountain Dew version of this Regal - which I hope Salvinos has in the pipeline because I will certainly buy it. At that time I wasn’t painting my kits yet and of course my skill in quality assembly wasn’t great either, but this does bring back great memories! As I got older and built more kits from different model manufacturers I always had a soft spot for the Monogram company and thought their instructions were among the easiest and clearest to follow in the business. As a side note - this was from when NASCAR ruled and close to the end of the “Stock Car” part of the acronym. When the G bodies went front wheel drive and V6 in 1988 there was nothing stock about the cars anymore. People our generation and older are going to love these reissue kits and buy them - because NASCAR ain’t what it used to be.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

I know of a few re-issues coming up and I know they read these comments so I'm sure all kinds of ideas are in the pipe and we'll see so much cool stuff coming up!

Hi Chris -- which matt clear did you end up using on this kit chrome ? In the video you mentioned several -- Rustoleum and "stuff from Hobby Lobby". I just was wondering which you ended up using on this one because those wheels look spot-on compared to the 1:1 car ! Thanks.

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Any Matte clear works well to dull chrome. Whatever you can get your hands on.

@jefffritsche9974

4 жыл бұрын

@@hpiguy Super thanks. Did you see my other question about which decal solution you are using ? Many thanks.

Was this clear coated post decaling? Or is that the gloss level of the applied transfers?

@hpiguy

4 жыл бұрын

Cleared with Future after decals to seal them in.

A little tip... I kept breaking suspension loose trying to press on wheel package as a whole unit. So, I press the wheel backs on the axles and then add tires and wheel fronts. Also, I put a dab of glue on the axle on the inside to keep the wheels from rolling. Hope this helps out someone.