doorsovdoon Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Not many people wouldn't recognise what movie these cars are from , especially when side by side. After watching the movie the other night, I thought, I need to build those! So I picked up the Revell '68 Charger and '68 Mustang GT and went to work. Quite a few hours were spent looking at movie stills and watching sections of the chase scene on YouTube for reference. The wheel covers for the Charger were very kindly sent by Steve (Can-Con) and the licence plates came from a seller in the States. The Mustang has everything needed in the kit to build a Bullitt Mustang, the only extras needed for the Charger were the wheel covers and to paint some whitewalls on the tyres. I really enjoyed these builds and both kits go together very nicely. The Charger chassis put up a bit of a fight but some careful trimming of the door cards and dropping the dashboard a little had it sorted. Cue "Shifting Gears" by Lalo Schifrin! Edited August 9, 2021 by doorsovdoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snake45 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 VERY nice, both of them, and your photography is very imaginative and just flat hella-cool! VERY well done and model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Both look great Gareth. Glad I could help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Both came out great! Not often I can say a mustang looks more sinister than an Charger but those cars are the exception! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Nicely done! A great tribute to one of the greatest -IMO-, movies of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerman Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Great looking pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Two excellent builds with respect to detailing and paint. And your vinyl top grain always has the right proportion for a scale model. Getting the vinyl tops misted correctly is something I continue to practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Nice looking cars. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Nice work on both!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just awesome! Good work on two iconic cars from an iconic movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Very nicely executed, but I would have liked to have seen the eight hubcaps come off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 nice work on both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 That's a good looking pair and what a nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Great job on both the Charger and Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, THarrison351 said: Very nicely executed, but I would have liked to have seen the eight hubcaps come off! I was thinking the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 I did remove the wheel trims a number of times but no sooner my back was turned they re appeared back on the car!🤪 xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Armstrong Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Great movie, even better cars! Nice work on those, they really look good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHCAHZ Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Exceptional craftsmanship on both of those beauties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Two beautiful builds ! Very clean work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Beautiful looking pair of movie cars. You managed to find a shade of green about as close to perfect as you can get for the Mustang. I like the way you did the "Action" photos of your builds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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