1/25 AMT '71 Plymouth Duster 340

[Mr mopar]

5 minutes ago, Smitty said:

I didn't find it to be a difficult change to make. I removed the drip moulding and filed and sanded the window to what I hope is a more accurate shape. Then I glued styrene strip to the sides to recreate the drip moulding. Then again, this car was important enough to me to go through this exercise!

Now that works .....Nice job !

[1972coronet]

One of the most-obvious fixes that can be made to the body is to file the inside of the body , just-below the doors' upper-edge . For whatever reason , the body's too thick in that region ---- the issue ? The completed interior / platform doesn't want to sit-properly inside the untouched body . I have seen this malady on quite a few completed kits --- this is something that affects the way the car sits ; cockeyed and raised on one side .

The other issue is that the windscreen and backlite are undercut and too thick . Other than performing a "roll-your-own" approach via clear acetate sheeting ( Mr. Mike did this very thing on his 1970 conversion --- hopefully he'll chime-in on this ) .

Then there's the wonky wipers ( Palmer-esque "blobs" ) and the so-so door handles (an easy fix / replacement) . Wipers ostensibly require complete removal via tedious filing --- whilst avoiding damage to the cowl ...  

Edited October 10, 2018 by 1972coronet

[W-409]

Great to see that the Duster is coming back! These are great kits, but they're not so easy to find anymore. I've had one 1970 grille laying around for a few years, as a friend of mine cast a few of those in resin and I got one of them. So now I can finally put that into a good use.