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Title: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 08/06/17, 04:00 PM

I've been thinking about doing some 1971 cars for some time. So I finally decided to give it a shot, and see how they turn out. It took a lot of work to get the Plymouth and Dodge to look like 1971 models while on 1969-70 bodies. So I need your opinions. Tell me if you think they look ok or not. Do you like them? Should I do more? Please comment below everyone!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 08/06/17, 04:11 PM

Those look really amazing Dave thank you so much!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 08/08/17, 10:41 AM

You absolutely should do more 1971 cars.  This first group looks amazing!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 11/25/17, 04:17 AM

I've painted a couple of 1971 cars lately, but I have been having computer problems. I've been painting on my laptop, and using my 4G on my cell phone to go online.  You see, my desktop caught a nasty virus, so I can't even use it right now. I might have lost everything. Including some new cars I had done.

Check these cars out that I have on the laptop.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 11/25/17, 04:19 AM

Let me post a couple more pics of the 6 car.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 11/25/17, 06:09 PM

Really nice.  Would love to see a 1971 car set!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 11/25/17, 09:23 PM

I don't know when my computer is going to be fixed or replaced. I'm not sure my phone will recognize car files so I can post them. I also need renders so people can see how much better they look than in the crappy screenshots I have been able to take. Here are two more I did today.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 11/27/17, 03:06 AM

I had done these before my computer got that virus:

I hope I didn't lose them. I restarted the 71 anyway.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 11/27/17, 03:24 AM

Today I got a couple more cars done. The #2 of Dave Marcis. ..

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 11/27/17, 03:26 AM

David Pearson's #33 Pontiac GTO. ..

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 11/27/17, 03:18 PM

Awesome work Dave!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 12/02/17, 03:38 AM

Thanks! I got some more cars done.

#12 Bobby Allison
#21 Donnie Allison
#72 Benny Parsons

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 12/02/17, 03:41 AM

#7 Ramo Stotts
#22 Dick Brooks
#17 David Pearson

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: RacerRon13 on 12/02/17, 01:20 PM

Those look great!!!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Robert Vining on 12/03/17, 05:07 PM

Pumpin em out Dave! Great work!!!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 12/04/17, 12:41 AM

Thanks guys!

Having fun with the these.

1971 #3 Charlie Glotzbach
1971 #70 J.D. McDuffie
1971 #45 Bill Seifert

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 12/04/17, 09:41 AM

1971 #55 Tiny Lund
1971 #77 Charlie Roberts
1971 #96 Ray Elder

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 12/04/17, 05:29 PM

Man... you are on a roll with these 1971 schemes!  Love 'em!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 04/28/18, 09:04 PM

I'm still doing 1971 cars when I can. Unfortunately, I still can't post them yet. I have no way to skill them, and I don't have a 1970 pitcrew template either. I do have a ton of cars though.

Check out this idea I got tonight- putting 1970-71 Fords and Mercuries on the Dodge Charger body. What do you guys think? With a few tweaks, would it look better on the Charger body?

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 04/29/18, 08:30 AM

Dave, when this sim affords you only limited options, you have to get creative... which you have artfully accomplished here.  In my opinion, the Fords and Mercuries look fine on the Charger bodies.  Is it perfect?  No, but it's pretty darned good.

As for skill rating the 1971 cars as a prerequisite before releasing them, I wouldn't worry too much about that.  Most people have their own preferred methods for skill rating car sets and any ratings that the cars may have when you do release them will likely be changed by the end users anyway.  That being said, I personally rate my car sets using the NRatings program with comes with several different formulas to try.  If you were to choose using the NRatings method, I know that data for the 1971 Cup Season is available to accurately rate your cars.

If you are unfamiliar with NRatings or for some reason cannot use it, I would be more than happy to help you with that as I have assisted several other skilled painters who have created historic NASCAR car sets for release to the NR2003 community.

Either way, you are doing an awesome job recreating these great nostalgic schemes.  Keep up the great work!   You'd be surprised at the sizeable, dedicated and loyal following who are anxiously awaiting the release of these cars!   :clap:

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 04/29/18, 02:02 PM

Those look really good Dave!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 05/01/18, 03:23 PM

Thanks guys! J.R., I'll take you up on that offer to help. Look for a pm from me.

I have been tinkering with templates for the cars lately. Take a look, and tell me what you think.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 05/04/18, 06:48 PM

Hey Dave.  Got your PM and I responded.

Those temps look fine.  Are you creating them to resemble pics of real cars that you have?

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 05/25/18, 01:12 PM

Yeah, I was shooting for a specific Dodge and a specific Ford with those templates. I didn't keep the Ford one though, because I wasn't satisfied with how it looked. Check out this Chevelle template I just made. I like how this turned out:

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 05/26/18, 10:49 AM

Yup.  That's a winner!   :13:

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 05/28/18, 10:43 AM

Ok, I have finally posted 3 more 1971 cars! More are coming.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Robert Vining on 05/31/18, 02:41 PM

Nice work Dave!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/01/18, 10:04 AM

Ok, there are now 12 1971 cars uploaded. Get em' while they're hot!  :) :13:

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Gchap on 06/04/18, 02:49 PM

Good looking cars.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/05/18, 10:44 AM

Thanks! I just posted 3 more cars. This brings it up to 15 cars.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/07/18, 09:48 AM

Three more cars posted today (6/7/18)! What do you guys think of them? What do y'all think of the set as a whole so far?

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: J.R.Franklin on 06/07/18, 03:39 PM

Well... I'm pretty sure you know how I feel about these cars.   ;)

I freakin' love this car set! :singing:

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 06/07/18, 05:54 PM

These cars are amazing Dave! Thank you John for your help with these. I love this set as well.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/11/18, 08:22 AM

Thanks guys! I'm glad you two like them. I'd like to hear opinions from some more people if possible.

I posted three more cars this morning (6/11/18). Including two that people are sure to want. I hope you guys like them. This brings my set up to 24 cars so far, and only one is an alternate paint scheme.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/11/18, 08:24 AM

Here are some comparison pics ...

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Robert Vining on 06/11/18, 10:28 AM

I think they all look great Dave. I've always loved this era of the sport.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Jack Y. on 06/12/18, 03:04 AM

These 1971 cars look terrific, Dave. Only problem is that Petty Plymouth is from 1972. STP made no appearances on Petty's car in '71.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/12/18, 07:31 AM

Quote from: Jack Y. on 06/12/18, 03:04 AM

These 1971 cars look terrific, Dave. Only problem is that Petty Plymouth is from 1972. STP made no appearances on Petty's car in '71.

They sure did in 1971. They were on his car at Riverside.
http://racing-reference.info/race/1971_Winston_Golden_State_400/W (http://racing-reference.info/race/1971_Winston_Golden_State_400/W)  ;)

I have done a Pepsi car for him too. That's coming too. I even did a 1970 carryover that he ran on short tracks. I'm not sure if I should release that one or not though.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/14/18, 09:42 AM

Ok, I posted 3 more cars today (6/14/18). Charlie Glotzbach's Chevy, and 2 Cecil Gordon Mercurys. This brings it up to 27 cars from 24 different drivers. We can almost call this thing a set now! You could at least run them at a short track. ;)

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/14/18, 09:45 AM

Here are some comparison pics for those last three cars.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 06/14/18, 01:36 PM

These cars are awesome Dave! Keep them coming.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/16/18, 09:09 AM

Thanks Ongias! Ok, I posted three Bill Dennis cars today (6/16/18). Get em' while they're hot!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/16/18, 09:15 AM

Here are some comparison pics ...

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/63/d8/7e63d83f0093c956a04e3fd4c14707e3.jpg (https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/63/d8/7e63d83f0093c956a04e3fd4c14707e3.jpg)

https://images43.fotki.com/v1635/photos/1/1011428/4486429/1971MISBillDennis-vi.jpg (https://images43.fotki.com/v1635/photos/1/1011428/4486429/1971MISBillDennis-vi.jpg)

https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/192285123522_/NASCAR-Bill-Dennis-DRIVER-120mm-Auto-Racing.jpg (https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/192285123522_/NASCAR-Bill-Dennis-DRIVER-120mm-Auto-Racing.jpg)

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 06/16/18, 01:58 PM

Thank You Dave and John!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/26/18, 10:48 PM

I posted three new cars today (6/26/18). I posted two of David Pearson's Pontiac GTOs, and Jim Vandiver's Charger.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/26/18, 10:49 PM

Here are some comparison pics ...

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 06/27/18, 12:16 AM

Great job yet again Dave. Thank You.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Robert Vining on 06/29/18, 11:10 PM

Wow! You're really rolling on these Dave! I ran across a few new guys on twitter today that post daily photos from back in the day. You may already know them.

https://twitter.com/LilRedDave

https://twitter.com/NegreNorman

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 06/30/18, 12:28 PM

Thanks guys! I'll have to check out those pics. I have quite a collection of 1971 pics myself now. I had to do a lot of research!

I just posted three more cars: Ramo Stott #7, Dean Dalton #7, and G.C. Spencer #49. Check 'em out!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 07/12/18, 02:13 PM

I just posted three new cars today (7/12/18). The Plymouth of Kevin Terris, and the Fords of Dick May. Take a look ...

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 07/12/18, 02:18 PM

Some comparison pics ...

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: ongias25 on 07/12/18, 09:42 PM

 Dave these cars are outstanding I feel like I'm 9 years old again!

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 07/18/18, 08:36 AM

Thanks Ongias! Glad you're digging them. I posted three more cars today (7/18/18). The Fords of Ed Negre, and Larry Baumel, along with A.J. Foyt's Mercury.

Title: Re: 1971 Nascar cars
Post by: Dave76 on 07/18/18, 08:39 AM

Some comparison pics ...