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Post by topside on Apr 6, 2023 13:56:21 GMT -5
Revell 1/24 kit. Decided to make this one a coupe, basically a street sleeper kind of deal, and probably different from the usual way these kits are built. F3 green, F8 interior, big steelies & poverty caps, no stripes..."all business". Some probably consider those lame colors; but most of the Mopars I recall from the '68-'70 period were green and I've owned several as well, so I'm fine with the "friendly" colors.
Kind of a goofy kit: lacks the Air Grabber parts on the underside of the hood, and they left the shock tower contours off, but molded a weird vertical ridge into the right apron. Lame firewall, latch support, tailpipes, no rear shocks (made them), and I'm not a fan of the way Revell does their driveshaft tunnels. Many of the parts are pretty nice, though.
I'll try to make the most of it without major surgery or cutting up another car for panels. I'm gonna see if I can find the AG stuff from a '71 GTX kit. |
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Post by Jcon on Apr 6, 2023 15:56:55 GMT -5
Will be fun to see your results!!!
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Post by tubbs on Apr 10, 2023 6:29:50 GMT -5
Revell 1/24 kit. Decided to make this one a coupe, basically a street sleeper kind of deal, and probably different from the usual way these kits are built. F3 green, F8 interior, big steelies & poverty caps, no stripes..."all business". Some probably consider those lame colors; but most of the Mopars I recall from the '68-'70 period were green and I've owned several as well, so I'm fine with the "friendly" colors.
Kind of a goofy kit: lacks the Air Grabber parts on the underside of the hood, and they left the shock tower contours off, but molded a weird vertical ridge into the right apron. Lame firewall, latch support, tailpipes, no rear shocks (made them), and I'm not a fan of the way Revell does their driveshaft tunnels. Many of the parts are pretty nice, though.
I'll try to make the most of it without major surgery or cutting up another car for panels. I'm gonna see if I can find the AG stuff from a '71 GTX kit. yep, know what your going threw. i have heard a few people cut up a 69 super bee to get the engine compartment more correct. i don't care for how they "extended" the washer bottle, battery all the way down the inner fender. and to omit major parts is ridiculous. i have started a few of these and have decided to rip the inner fenders apart. i am cutting EVERYTHING off the inner fenders and rebuilding them, then gluing all the proper components back on. that, of course is when they get back to the bench. i may even see how the 1/25 scale B-body inner fenders fit in there. worth a try. i will be watching your build for sure. |
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Post by topside on Apr 11, 2023 17:08:18 GMT -5
Well, there's a setback, as Fireball's 2-week timeframe has turned into 2 months.
Joseph shut down to move. Frustrating, as I was counting on the 2 weeks he told me when I ordered.
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Post by Jcon on Apr 11, 2023 22:14:38 GMT -5
That stinks!!!
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Post by tubbs on Apr 12, 2023 7:33:48 GMT -5
well that sucks!!
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Post by topside on Apr 12, 2023 10:29:26 GMT -5
Yeah, that kinda pissed me off - but I'm not his only customer, and he may have a real battle going on with his long-distance move.
So I'll just suck it up and start on something else, and wait.
I'm learning to order stuff LONG in advance of when it's needed.
I'm genuinely shocked if I receive something within 2 weeks of ordering it, including paint & supplies.
When I had my racecar tool business, my customers got their stuff within 4 days of ordering, but it's a different world nowadays.
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Post by tubbs on Apr 13, 2023 6:27:16 GMT -5
if you have the stock and are shipping it out yourself, it should be no problem, but if you have to rely on other people to keep your dates, good luck!! Joseph is a real nice guy, i have not been to his site in a while, if he knew the move was coming, he should of planned accordingly and let his clientele know way in advance. i don't order much, but what i do, i order with projects in mind or no deadlines. that's why i have so many things started. playing the waiting game.
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Post by topside on May 17, 2023 21:28:23 GMT -5
Made some progress on the thing now that I know what wheel/tire combo will fill the wheel openings... |
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Post by Jcon on May 17, 2023 23:31:11 GMT -5
Progress is good!!!
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Post by topside on May 18, 2023 8:56:07 GMT -5
Thanks, bud - in the engine shot you can kinda see the AG setup I made for the underside of the hood.
Given the underhood situation I referred to earlier, I didn't reinvent the wheel.
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Post by DusterEd on May 18, 2023 10:21:33 GMT -5
I’ve got two of those. Great details your putting in it.
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Post by topside on May 22, 2023 17:16:23 GMT -5
Couple more gratuitous photos; not ecstatic about the tailpipe tips, might replace with chrome ones from my stash. |
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Post by Jcon on May 22, 2023 18:39:41 GMT -5
Looking sharp!!!
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Post by BUCKY on May 22, 2023 19:28:16 GMT -5
I'm liking this build! Keep it coming!
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