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1971 Dodge Charger X2


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Got a couple of 71 Chargers started. Need to get some good weather to do some priming.

First one will be Triple Green with Sherwood Green paint , green vinyl top, green interior. Need to come up with some green for the vinyl top and interior yet. Got the Sherwwod Green from Scale Finishes. The second one I was planning on Hemi Orange with a White vinyl top and white interior but, am wondered with bleed through of the orange plastic. Worried about bleed through with the Orange plastic though. Why mold a model in Orange or Red?  Was surprised to the Orange plastic is actually a metallic (Dirty Donny kit). Used .040" half round plastic to replicate the vinyl top trim on both.

 

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Got a couple of 71 Chargers started. Need to get some good weather to do some priming.

First one will be Triple Green with Sherwood Green paint , green vinyl top, green interior. Need to come up with some green for the vinyl top and interior yet. Got the Sherwwod Green from Scale Finishes. The second one I was planning on Hemi Orange with a White vinyl top and white interior but, am wondered with bleed through of the orange plastic. Worried about bleed through with the Orange plastic though. Why mold a model in Orange or Red?  Was surprised to the Orange plastic is actually a metallic (Dirty Donny kit). Used .040" half round plastic to replicate the vinyl top trim on both.

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Bleed through from the colored plastic? No problem as I spray the colored plastic first with Tamiya Silver Leaf, then my primer coats, and then my color and clear coats. So far while doing this I've never had any plastic colors bleed through my paint jobs.

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Got it cleared and then taped up to spray vinyl top. Used Testors White 2 step vinyl top paints. Just untaped and have tape marks in the clear after allowing it to dry for a couple days. Hope it will polish out.

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I used the gray body for the Hemi Orange with White Vinyl Top and will use the Orange molded body for the Sherwood Green Charger. I have that one primed, painted silver for a blocker of the Orange plastic.

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Got the 2nd body ready for paint. Primed with Tamiya Gray Primer, then painted it Tamiya Silver Leaf for a blocker, taped up the body and painted the vinyl top with Testors 2 step vinyl top system.

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I was hoping to get the vinyl top a little darker than the main body, reason for black vinyl top base, when I sprayed the whole body with Scale Finishes Sherwood Green. This is what I got.

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Not really what I was looking for but not to bad I guess.

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I agree it does look good! (and thats coming from a guy not all that fond of green cars in general) BUT, it looks GREAT!!!  The Hemi Orange one is my favorite tho! (I favor the color) so...... Whats going in the 2 of them for power plants? The kits 440? or you have other ideas on the engines?

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