Bills72sj Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 This is my second 69 Dodge Super Bee build. The first one was built (in silver) to be a slot car body. This one is the mixture of a glue bomb and the left overs from the slot car. . The wheels are custom one-offs built by marrying the 10 spokes from a 77 Monte Carlo snap kit with a set of forked, spoked wheels from an undetermined BMW kit. I wish I had more so I could try different colors. The decals were quite a challenge as the were VERY old and may have gotten damp sometime in the past. I did the usual BMF and lighting details in red and amber. I researched the real car details so I could duplicate them on the grille and tail panels. Overall the finished product came out pretty well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 This is cool. Nice rescue. The paint is great, what is it. The wheels are neat, great idea.Β I have a set of the snap wheels myself. Now you have me seeing if I have anything to go with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sweet looking model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Beautiful Bee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 very nice, this is awesome. love the color and the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Very well balanced build! The color is fantastic! One of my favorites. I like the wheels, too. I'll be checking my box of spare wheels to see what I can come up with, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Chuckyg1 said: This is cool. Nice rescue. The paint is great, what is it. The wheels are neat, great idea.Β I have a set of the snap wheels myself. Now you have me seeing if I have anything to go with them. The paint is automotive touch up paint. It is a Nissan color I believe. The wheels turned out way cool. Like I said, I wish I had more to try other colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Nice Bee! Like the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I like that! Sharp color and the wheels look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 That is one bada$$ Bee.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Looks very nice, not a fan of the wheels tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 SWEET Mopar. Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Nice looking Bee! Those wheels are sharp!Β Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Super nice Bee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 11/19/2019 at 9:07 PM, Bills72sj said: This is my second 69 Dodge Super Bee build. Bill, I'm working on one of these and was wondering if you could show how you lowered the front ? Beautiful build, and the wheels a super cool. Thanks PS, yeah, I know the thread is old.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSewen Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Painted Black said: Bill, I'm working on one of these and was wondering if you could show how you lowered the front ? Beautiful build, and the wheels are super cool. Thanks PS, yeah, I know the thread is old.. RRP, I do not mind the resurrection. Regarding the lowering, long ago I decided that stance is a VERY important element of a completed build. Also I nearly always change up the wheel tire combo, as I like the "Day Two" look. So, since wheel (in/out) offset is rarely correct anyway, I often need to modify the wheels or the mounting points. The really good builders on here will go to all the effort to modify the suspension and get the axles and/or hubs into the correct position. I take a lazier approach. I make the mating points with enough surface area to simply glue them in place with as much up, down, left, right offset as I need. Installing the wheels is usually the very last thing I do on my car builds. I then glue only one wheel at a time per day so it takes 4 days to install them. I use Testor red tube glue as it has a pretty strong bond once it cures. None of my cars roll as a result, but then again, they are not play toys anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Thanks Bill, simple is always better.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Great looking Super Bee Bill !Β Β Neat idea on the wheels , they look cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Very slick work. I dig it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Beautiful colour and nice clean detail under the hood. Loving the wheels on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 13 hours ago, TooOld said: Great looking Super Bee Bill !Β Β Neat idea on the wheels , they look cool ! Thank you Bob. π 12 hours ago, Jantrix said: Very slick work. I dig it. Thank you Rob. π Β 7 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: Beautiful color and nice clean detail under the hood. Loving the wheels on it. Thank you Gareth. π Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Sweet Mopar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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