hedotwo Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Proud of this two month build, could be better paint and chrome but with my skill level I'm happy for sure and will make a nice addition to my display case. I used Tamiya white primer then Createx Wicked Red for the body, leaving the B pillar in primer white. Cleared with Duplicolor Perfect Match. Interior was with craft acrylics. I used resin taillights and backup lights. Lucky to score the correct wheel covers, although the tires are not original. I liked the medium WW's better in this case. Being from Wisconsin, I'm partial to the color scheme ? Edited December 3, 2020 by hedotwo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thatz4u Posted December 1, 2020 fantastic save....what did you use to rechrome the bumpers??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedotwo Posted December 1, 2020 12 minutes ago, thatz4u said: fantastic save....what did you use to rechrome the bumpers??? Spaz Stix aerosol. Not happy with them though. I may end up taking the front and rear off and re-doing them. I'm in the middle of an Edsel CV restore and for these bumpers I used, for the first time, enamel gloss black. I sprayed the Spaz Stix shortly after the enamel became good and tacky and the SS really laid down and covered nicely. In my unscientific opinion it worked much better than using lacquer underneath. I think I read that somewhere too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
espo Posted December 1, 2020 I'm glad you included pictures of the "before" as it helps to better appreciate the "after" pictures. You did a beautiful job of restoring this former glue bomb . The colors look great together and the finish is very smooth looking also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koellefornia Kid Posted December 1, 2020 Can't believe it's the same model! Great rescue! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Geiger Posted December 1, 2020 Nice! The hardest part in these is to restore areas where accessories were heavily glued on.. especially skirts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedotwo Posted December 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Tom Geiger said: Nice! The hardest part in these is to restore areas where accessories were heavily glued on.. especially skirts! Skirt rash. Speaking for myself, I don't remember adding skirts as a kid in the late 50's/early 60's, but it sure seems to have be a popular thing to do. Especially convertibles. Some are worse to remove than others, and I just finished removing a pair from a '58 Edsel that I can say they were the hardest of the many I've done to date. Seems like they're a quarter inch thick and the top edge of the skirt fits up tight against the lower trim on the side cove. They were a bugger. I'll post a few in progress pics in the WIP section soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larman Posted December 1, 2020 Wow! Super job on this restoration! It is always nice when an old one gets saved like this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno Posted December 1, 2020 Fantastic save Rich, it looks amazing. I love the '60 Dodges.??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PappyD340 Posted December 1, 2020 Outstanding save Rich, beautifully done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doorsovdoon Posted December 1, 2020 Excellent save there! Looks really good now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curt Posted December 1, 2020 Beautiful rescue! You should be proud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 1, 2020 Well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrenchr Posted December 1, 2020 That is beautiful!! Also one of my bucket list wants. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bainford Posted December 1, 2020 Great save. A lovely build, and from such humble beginnings. The '60 Dart is my favourite Mopar from this era, thanks to a Hot Rod Magazine project car of the time. You did a great job on this one. Hhmmm... one of these may become a grail find for me. Is this a JoHan kit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedotwo Posted December 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bainford said: Is this a JoHan kit? Yes, it's a Johan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ewetwo Posted December 1, 2020 That is stunning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom99 Posted December 1, 2020 Awesome save, beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cobraman Posted December 1, 2020 Your work paid off. That model is very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Classicgas Posted December 1, 2020 48 minutes ago, ewetwo said: That is stunning. X2! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbowser Posted December 1, 2020 Wow! Thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
minkos Posted December 2, 2020 Fantastic rebuild. These glue bombs can make you crazy but this one turned out spectacularly. I don't think I've ever seen a 1:1 of these in real life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THarrison351 Posted December 2, 2020 Great save on a beautiful car! I finished a Modelhaus resin version earlier this year to replicate my parents when I was born. It was red too, but we never could find a picture of the top (no one can remember 54 years ago when it was sold) to verify if it was red, white accented like yours, or all white. I decided to go all red and if we ever find a picture can add the white. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedotwo Posted December 2, 2020 I've seen factory brochures for the Polara/Matador showing the white roof accent like I used, but can't verify it was an option on the Darts. I've seen photos of Darts with that scheme but I'm not a Mopar man so I can't say for sure those were correct. I'm guessing the accents were offered on both Darts and Polaras but either way I liked it this way and went with it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danno Posted December 2, 2020 OMG!! I love it. Great save, Rich. ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
