Platerpants Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Well thanks to GTX6970 and dimaxion I got 2 halves of a johan superbird body and combined them. they(it will be sitting on an AMT 69 gtx chassis and interior. the MPC 69 daytona i have it next to is its so called brother, i will be buying a a revell daytona and doing it up the same way as the blue daytona i have and it will replace its spot on the shelf. Both Daytonas and the bird are/will be light blue with a gray interior. Both will sit on daytona 500 wheels and hopefull both have 426 hemis. Edited November 11, 2012 by Platerpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cowboy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks real nice keep it coming........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Glad to do it, this way some body will use it and not end up in the trash bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Glad to do it, this way some body will use it and not end up in the trash bin hopefully it never will be in the trash or destroyed.i finally got the hood to cooperate with an extension. either the body or hood was warped but i got it worked out so far. hopefully paint will be on the hood friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looking forward to your project keep the pictures coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) the hood will never be perfect but im just happy to have a superbird in 1/25 scale (i dont like 1/24 or i woulda bought the monogram bird.) Edited October 23, 2012 by Platerpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 hoods been painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 for taillights i took 2 pieces of scotch tape and a red permanent marker taped them to the inside of the rear and done 2 second tailights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 got the hood stripe started yesterday. still waiting on amazon to ship my gtx kit for the kitbash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hood striping done, airgrabber decals, plymouth logo on trunk some chrome, and the hood blinker lights are painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebolt Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Lookin good Jake. Another thing that works great for tail lights is some red sharpied BMF. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Lookin good Jake. Another thing that works great for tail lights is some red sharpied BMF. Corey thanks for the tip but im outta bmf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 still haven't received the gtx it was suposed to be here today but it hasnt even shipped. i bought it from some guy on amazon not a store on amazon. i contacted him 3 times and he hasnt repied to any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) well theres gonna be another build in this topic a revell 69 daytona. it will replace the blue mpc daytona i have i already stole the hemi cylinder heads and valve covers from it. does any one know how to update titles of topics? sorry new phone wich meens new camera so smaller pictures. Edited November 8, 2012 by Platerpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 finally got the amt gtx from amazon. im so happy it has a 426 hemi engine option but no hemi badges. the only downfall it seems the gtx glass it too wide for my bird. starting pictures for the superbird and daytona today both are gonna be 426 hemi light blue street cars with custom license plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 But i do need a johan rear bumper just tryed to do a test fit to see if i could mod the gtx one. not happening so if you have one it would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonekrosha Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 (edited) I like the Air Grabber on the Superbird, I always thought they should have had that as a factory option Edited November 10, 2012 by Bonekrosha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 I like the Air Grabber on the Superbird, I always thought they should have had that as a factory option you can thank dimaxion for that he was gonna convert it to a roadrunner so thats the hood he bought for it. then i had to lengthen it to fit the longer front end of the bird. got both the daytona and superbird engines painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 quick engine update. partially together gonna get wired both cars air cleaners will be from the gtx kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 got a little more done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 Got a little wing work done. so what if the daytona had an emblem on the wing like the superbirds did? would it have been the famous dodge super bee window decal? i think it would have but maybe with like charger daytona around it. you can also see how bad i am at repairing wings on the superbird. both winged warriors are blue and white other than the roadrunner hood stripe. oh and the wing logo on the bird is paper and tape to hold it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 ordered 2 wired distributors from detail master a can of flat gull gray for the seats and dashes. got a little interior work done on both. red shifter knobs, and the chassis and body from the bird and gtx are now modded to fit together. so dont expect many engine updates for a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabatuckeun Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Oh man this is looking great!!! I agree I like 1/25th also, unfrtunatly I don't have my JoHan Superbirds anymore as I traded them away....silly me!!! Stace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thanks if any one can hook me up with these parts it would greatly be appreciated. Rear bumper rear windshield(broke gtx one cutting it to size) Front windshield (GTX is to wide) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 a look underneath the one on top is the superbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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