Larryhagmansliver Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 (edited) This is the Charger that Dodge should have built! As soon as I saw this thing, I began thinking of ways to convince the wife that we "need" one. Since no legitimate arguments came to mind yet, I decided to devote some energy to creating a styrene version. First you need to see the inspiration.... http://www.chargerforumz.com/showthread.php?t=145352 Now here is my attempt in progress. I'm working with some scratchbuilt stuff, the Uptown Charger model, the grill from a '69 Charger model, and various pieces parts from several other kits that I had lying around. First, the taillights. I decided to cut up a a see-through red pill bottle that had my dog's prescription in it... The white masked off parts of the stock tailights will remain red while the rest will be blended into body color.. Edited February 18, 2013 by Larryhagmansliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryhagmansliver Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Next I ground down the bottom of the '69 grill and dremmeled through the back of the Uptown charger front facia... Now comes some fabrication with pieces parts and plastruct.... .....to be continued!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie D Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Very nice! Good call on the pill bottle.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 That will be sharp. Nice use of a pill botle for the lights, very creative ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I already did a build like this about 5 years ago. I know what your going up against on the build and I'll wish you good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.camaro Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Proof that you can always fit a square peg in a round hole! Off to a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryhagmansliver Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 FUN WITH BONDO not surprisingly, this was the hardest part so far. Had to do some blending with bondo and plastruct and then re-radius the wheel arches. Should just be some minor clean up left to go at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryhagmansliver Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 I was between Hemi orange and Plum crazy for the color. I went with the Hemi orange testors 2-part system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher J Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 While not a big Dodge fan I have to say I love the aggresive looks of the Chargers and what you've got going is off to an awesome start. Once can never have too much styrene, putty, and glue! Keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing how it continues to progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryhagmansliver Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Thanks for the encouragement guys. This one has been a lotta fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryhagmansliver Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Nice work Neil. you are so right the Dodge charger should have looked like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryhagmansliver Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 FINISHED! Check it out here - http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=71472 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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