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Post by goofy62 on Sept 16, 2020 11:13:59 GMT -5
Hi fellas!
Now that my 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix is in the record books, it's time to move on to another rare Mopar kit.
This nearly pristine MPC 1968 Dodge kit will be another full detail project, utilizing the guts from the Revell '68 Charger kit, among others.
It will be a Hemi car, and at this point, my plan is white with a red bumble bee stripe and a dark red interior, but you know how it is.
Things can change. 
So, it's off on another adventure! 
Steve
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Post by mopar on Sept 16, 2020 11:55:55 GMT -5
Steve you have my full attention on this build ! White and red will definitely look sharp.
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 16, 2020 13:05:02 GMT -5
Got my high beams trained on this build! I have two of the original convertible re-builders to do, and will need plenty pointers!!
My dad had a white '68 Coronet....it was a 4 door....slant six....three-on-the-tree....no A/C....barely had a radio....it did have the deluxe wheel covers, though! No poverty caps for my dad! LOL
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Post by Tuffone20 on Sept 16, 2020 14:36:32 GMT -5
Steve it’s going to be super nice to see you work your Magic on a rare Mopar Kit like that!
Looking forward to watching it.
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Post by goofy62 on Sept 16, 2020 16:21:33 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
Getting started on retrofitting some of the Revell Charger parts into the Coronet body.
As you well know, this engineering is probably the most important step when using modern kit parts on a vintage body.
Screw this up and nothing fits down the road.
Steve
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Post by goofy62 on Sept 16, 2020 19:30:19 GMT -5
The next order of business is to eliminate the big clunky grille backing plates.
They will not only look bad under the hood, but they will be in the way for head light buckets to be added later.
Steve
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Post by Jcon on Sept 17, 2020 0:15:04 GMT -5
I'll follow along as well!!!
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Post by mopar on Sept 17, 2020 5:53:56 GMT -5
Nice Start Steve
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Post by BUCKY on Sept 17, 2020 13:59:29 GMT -5
Looks much cleaner without those backing plates.
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Post by DusterEd on Sept 20, 2020 13:55:19 GMT -5
Hey Steve where are you getting the decals for this?
Someday I’ll build mine.
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Post by goofy62 on Sept 20, 2020 15:21:27 GMT -5
Hey Steve where are you getting the decals for this? Someday I’ll build mine.
I won't be using any decals of any real consequence.
The bumble bee stripes will be masked and painted on.
Steve
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Post by goofy62 on Sept 23, 2020 17:59:32 GMT -5
Back for a quick update.
The most difficult and time consuming modification on this build will be the elimination of the convertible top mechanism wells in the rear passenger compartment.
The door panel is a complex design, so carrying it over seamlessly from front to rear was going to be difficult if not nearly impossible.
So rather than try to do some kind of match, I decided that fabricating entirely new door cards might be the only viable option.
It promises to be fun, so let's get started!
About the only thing that I wanted to save was the top portion of the door.
It has the Coronet R/T logo on it, which I have no other way of replicating, and keeping it, along with the dashboard mounting portion will help with interior alignment as well as dash installation later.
The next task was to try to replicate the "ribbed" section of the panels in some fashion.
The best way seemed to me to be to glue thinly stretched pieces of sprue to a plastic panel to be cut to shape and added to the panel later.
Once that was finished, a backing card was added to the door top and the layout began.
The parts for this panel will be shaped from plastic sheet, rod and stretched sprue and added to the panel descending from top to bottom, kind of like a sandwich.
Now I'm hungry.
The first panel is now finished!
The detail is more pronounced that the actual panels on the 1:1, but I prefer it that way.
It will add definition to the finished interior.
Steve
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Post by Jcon on Sept 23, 2020 20:21:59 GMT -5
Nice!!!
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Post by mopar on Sept 24, 2020 5:51:58 GMT -5
Steve your builds are always awesome to follow with all the techniques that you show us how to build awesome builds. This one is is shaping up to be another one of excellent builds. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by goofy62 on Sept 24, 2020 20:49:16 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
The work on the door panel continues.
Well, I think that's one down, and one to go. 
Steve
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