When I previously customized the Monte Carlo, I made two extra bodies with the same shape. After leaving them untouched for half a year, I couldn’t resist any longer and finally completed another couple of NASCARs I had been itching to make.
The previous two were entirely a fantasy, where I transferred the Buick Regal-era livery onto the Monte Carlo. However, this time I wanted to base the livery on a real-life Monte Carlo, though it ended up being a combination of sponsor decals that never actually existed on a real car—essentially a "decals galore" setup prioritizing how it would look on the model rather than strict accuracy.
Base Car:
Scalextric
C4072 Chevrolet Monte Carlo White
Waterslide Decals:
Patto’s Place Flex Silk Ink Waterslides
For #3:
Mainly used decals from "#3 - Godwrench - Dale E - 1988" with the black background, and combined them with the transparent background "#3 - Godwrnch Plus - Daytona Triumph - Dale Earnhardt - 1998" for the small white #3 decal on the right headlight.
＜＊ The decal names from Patto’s listed here are not typos—just to clarify.＞
For #17:
For the sides, I mostly used decals from ”#17 - Bleach - Darrell Waltrip - 1987” with the orange background. The front hood’s big Tide logo, along with the small AC circle logo for the C-pillar, and the rear panel came from the transparent-background decal ”#17 - Tde with Bleach - Darryl Waltrip - 1988”.
＜＊ The decal names from Patto’s listed here are not typos—just to clarify.＞
By the way, for the four NASCAR customs I’ve built, I screwed the bases onto the display case and raised them in a "jacked-up" style so that the rear tires don’t touch the ground.
