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[gtx6970]

I just ck'd all mine, I have builtups of the California Flash duster, Sox-Martin Duster and Mopar Missle dusters,

 

All have the same interior - race ft bucket seats and no back seat. with virtually no interior door panel design molded in . Just window and door handles cranks.  I bought them as builtups so I can't say for sure if any / all / none  of them came that way from MPC or not

 

Both my Ca.  Flash and S+M Dusters are molded in white, Missle duster is molded in black

[SteveG]

Looking at your photos Casey it looks like the 71 Demon shares much of the same tooling as the 71-72 Duster kits.  Compare the chrome trees.  I'll bet the engine, chassis and probably the glass is identical too.

 

 

 

 

[Funkster]

Casey

  That is not a devil on the back panel. The Duster had a sub model called the "TWISTER", that is a picture of a twister. The Demon had a decal of the devil on it?

[Casey]

Casey

  That is not a devil on the back panel. The Duster had a sub model called the "TWISTER", that is a picture of a twister. The Demon had a decal of the devil on it?

 

I originally had "dust devil", but I wasn't sure what its official name is...fixed.

 

I thought it might get too messy if both the Duster and Demon/Dart Sport kits were all in one topic, despite the fact both Plymouth and Dodge '71-'76 A-bodies, both real and in 1/25 scale, share many parts. I sure hope Round2 decides to put the Spyder wheels from the Duster back onto the chrome sprue as an optional set of wheels when the '71 Demon is backdated. 

[mr68gts]

Yours may be a hodge podge of parts then because I know for certain the cal flash had a stock interior. Like I said, the S&M car I dont know for sure. So I'm betting that you actually have 2 S&M kits or posibily a mixture of all of them to get the kits you have. My Mopar Missile is white plastic. I want to say the S&M car was white also? The Cal Flash I have is red.

I just ck'd all mine, I have builtups of the California Flash duster, Sox-Martin Duster and Mopar Missle dusters,

 

All have the same interior - race ft bucket seats and no back seat. with virtually no interior door panel design molded in . Just window and door handles cranks.  I bought them as builtups so I can't say for sure if any / all / none  of them came that way from MPC or not

 

Both my Ca.  Flash and S+M Dusters are molded in white, Missle duster is molded in black

[Jim_Kampmann]

Paul,

 

You are correct, the S & M Duster was white. Pretty much the same kit as the Mopar Missle but in white plastic. My Calif. Flash is molded in orange. 

 

Jim Kampmann

[mr68gts]

Jim,

 

So maybe my Mopar Missile is in fact the Sox and Martin car. Or they could have come both ways but that may explain what GTX has then. Also the Flash car is a 72, the Missile and the S&M car were 73's

 

Paul

Paul,

 

You are correct, the S & M Duster was white. Pretty much the same kit as the Mopar Missle but in white plastic. My Calif. Flash is molded in orange. 

 

Jim Kampmann

[1972coronet]

Thanks for the review , Casey !

 

The 1973 annual has been my "white whale" , with the '74 and '75 right behind . Always far-out of my financial reach !

 

My only *problems* I have with these Duster (and Dart Sport) kits is :

1.) Absolutely no brake master cylinder ! Not ever a hint of one !

2.) 4 speed transmission with automatic console and shifter !

 

As far as I'm aware , a 1976 Duster kit never materalised ! Only -scale- difference would be the grille ; and in "1:1" would be :

1.) Ambre-coloured parking lamp lenses ;

2.) Foot-operated parking brake , and ;

3.) Windshield-mount interior rear view mirror

 

Also , for 1976 , the 360 was relegated to option status , and was no longer its own , separate model . The 360 could be had with any trim level Duster (and the 1976 Valiant "A38" police package , but that's another story ...).

Its h.p. rating was sublime for 1976 : 220 hp ! How so ? True dual exhaust and no catalytic converters !

Edited by 1972coronet, 22 March 2013 - 04:44 PM.

[Sport Suburban]

Thanks for this thread. This answers a lot of questions I had about the MPC 72 Duster kit I'm slowly restoring. Mine was built as the race car and I was planning to build as the Arlen Vanke Duster. Mine is molded in yellow and has the stock interior and no hole in the hood but has the hood scoop pictured. Dis the race cars come in yellow and have a Hemi in them?

[mr68gts]

My only *problems* I have with these Duster (and Dart Sport) kits is :

 

2.) 4 speed transmission with automatic console and shifter !

 

 

Actually the console is the same from the automatic with exception to bigger hole for the shifter in place of the auto gate, (the upper console plates are interchangable btw and still available aftermarket resto) and there is a cutout on the drivers side at the bottom for clearance of the tunnel hump for shifter clearance. Therefor it could be fibbed a bit and changed to resemble a 4 spd console with minimal work.

Paul

[Casey]

I want to say the S&M car was white also? 

 

This appears to be a sealed inside original Sox & Martin Duster Pro Stock kit, molded in white:

 

[1972coronet]

Actually the console is the same from the automatic with exception to bigger hole for the shifter in place of the auto gate[.]

Therefor it could be fibbed a bit and changed to resemble a 4 spd console with minimal work.

Paul

 

The only problem with that is that , in Darts , et al. , consoles with 4 speed trans were dropped after the 1969 model year (does anyone know why ???) . The only exception to this that I've seen was the Mexico-plant-built , Mexican market 1970 Dart GTS , 1971-1976 Valiant Super Bee . I'll see if I can find a photo to share

[1972coronet]

Paul mr68gts - Here's a link to "1:1" scale forum wherein the Mexico Super Bee is being discussed ; and about 1/2 way down the page is a group of photos which show that 4-speed / console combination .

(I'd LOVE to have a Mexican Super Bee some day !)

 

http://www.challenge...415/index2.html

[spkgibson]

Nice Review.......I have 3 of the '75s unbuilt.....And everything you have pictured in the post .....I spent a small fortune on mine....That's just the kits....Promo's I have a 71' 72' three 73's....Every color 74' 6 total....And one 75' Dart....And 2 76' Darts.....I have almost four grand invested in my promo/kit collection.

[gtx6970]

I just pulled my Leal Flash duster apart to ck plastic. Mine the body and hood is molded in red , interior is white.( exact same interior as the S+M 1973 Duster) Chassis is some generik tubbed version so it's of no use. So I agree it's probably a hodge podge of parts. (I'll still keep it all the same)

My S+M car is most definitly white and my Missle Duster is most definitly black plastic. I've never seen either one in any different color.

The best I can tell is the Missle and S+M cars are the exact same kit save for plastic color and decals.

[mr68gts]

Hmm,

 Never paid attention to that. I've only seen 2 4 spd dusters. One had a console out of earlier dart and then the one I saw in the wrecking yard had no colsole brackets so no console.

 

The only problem with that is that , in Darts , et al. , consoles with 4 speed trans were dropped after the 1969 model year (does anyone know why ???) . The only exception to this that I've seen was the Mexico-plant-built , Mexican market 1970 Dart GTS , 1971-1976 Valiant Super Bee . I'll see if I can find a photo to share

[Pete L.]

Thanks for the exstensive detailing of the kit contents. I had a few of them "back in the day" , I thought  they were a pretty good rendition of the Pro Stockers from the era...I especially liked the Grump's Camaro.

Edited by Pete L., 24 March 2013 - 10:16 AM.