what kits will i need to make this car

[michelle]

i was wondering whhat would be the best kits to kitbash  to make this car 
i know one should be a 70 roadrunner or gtx  but not sure  what to use for the  roof and hood and  engine 

[stitchdup]

I would start with one of the kits you suggested, then cut the roof as far back as possible, saving the rear edge of the roof and pillars. Then I would use some plastic sheet or evergreen strips (I like the strips as they sand down easily and poly cement welds them together so its pretty strong) to extend the roof back before adding the saved rear edge and pillars so the window might still fit. For the pillars I would probably use some evergreen square strip and sand and file it to the shape of the pillars. I think I've seen flat hoods in resin for these era mopars somewhere. Heres a truck fender I've been reshaping using the evergreen strips and while it looks kinds rough it is actually smooth. Almost all the white bits started as square strip, including the cab extension and fenders. You can see the unshaped strip on the back edge of the bed too

 

[DonW]

Can't help with advice on what kit to use, but I like the car, are these 'before and after' pictures?

 

[michelle]

10 minutes ago, DonW said:

Can't help with advice on what kit to use, but I like the car, are these 'before and after' pictures?

 

i guess they are i found them  on a couple different  pintrest  boards and the last  pic i found on a mopar fan page on instagram 

[Bucky]

There is a 1/25 scale resin kit of a 1968 Plymouth Belvedere 4 door sedan. If I can find a good link, I'll post it for you.

[michelle]

14 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

I would start with one of the kits you suggested, then cut the roof as far back as possible, saving the rear edge of the roof and pillars. Then I would use some plastic sheet or evergreen strips (I like the strips as they sand down easily and poly cement welds them together so its pretty strong) to extend the roof back before adding the saved rear edge and pillars so the window might still fit. For the pillars I would probably use some evergreen square strip and sand and file it to the shape of the pillars. I think I've seen flat hoods in resin for these era mopars somewhere. Heres a truck fender I've been reshaping using the evergreen strips and while it looks kinds rough it is actually smooth. Almost all the white bits started as square strip, including the cab extension and fenders. You can see the unshaped strip on the back edge of the bed too

 

that is a little  to much scratch building for me at this time plus i don't use xacto knifes  anymore due to me clumsyness i have  had one end up in my thigh and i have cut several  fingers and even puntured my right index finger  since i was holding the model in my  right hand and   the knife in my left   i was cutting and i got the hickups and  drove the tip the knife into my index finger   

[michelle]

2 minutes ago, Bucky said:

There is a 1/25 scale resin kit of a 1968 Plymouth Belvedere 4 door sedan. If I can find a good link, I'll post it for you.

thanks  that would be  alot easier to  mod with the front  and back end swap with a 70 roadrunner or gtx 

i was thinking a 78 monaco roof  would  work  aalso cause they seem to be very close  and with a little reshaping via sanding it would be be very close though i would still need two sets of  mopar door handles when i convertied the 70 roadrunner or gtx body  to a 4 door 

[Snake45]

23 minutes ago, michelle said:

thanks  that would be  alot easier to  mod with the front  and back end swap with a 70 roadrunner or gtx 

i was thinking a 78 monaco roof  would  work  aalso cause they seem to be very close  and with a little reshaping via sanding it would be be very close though i would still need two sets of  mopar door handles when i convertied the 70 roadrunner or gtx body  to a 4 door 

Don't forget that the '70 Roadrunner or GTX is 1/24 while the AMT '68 Roadrunner (and the resin 4-door body made to work with it) will be 1/25. Don't be surprised if the front and rear ends are too wide to swap onto the resin body. 

[michelle]

17 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Don't forget that the '70 Roadrunner or GTX is 1/24 while the AMT '68 Roadrunner (and the resin 4-door body made to work with it) will be 1/25. Don't be surprised if the front and rear ends are too wide to swap onto the resin body. 

i will do  some trimming and sanding  to get them to fit  i done that with 1/24th hood to make them fit 1/25th bodies 

[stitchdup]

1 hour ago, michelle said:

that is a little  to much scratch building for me at this time plus i don't use xacto knifes  anymore due to me clumsyness i have  had one end up in my thigh and i have cut several  fingers and even puntured my right index finger  since i was holding the model in my  right hand and   the knife in my left   i was cutting and i got the hickups and  drove the tip the knife into my index finger   

The only cutting was the strips, the rest is just files and sandpaper. just sand it close with some p80-100 then finish it off with finer stuff. Its almost as easy as filler to sand down

[michelle]

1 hour ago, stitchdup said:

The only cutting was the strips, the rest is just files and sandpaper. just sand it close with some p80-100 then finish it off with finer stuff. Its almost as easy as filler to sand down

thank you so much  for the tip  i will keep it in mind for  when i do another custom  down the road