bogger44 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Fresh off the bench, albeit with some flaws. I had taken an break from building for about 5 months, and just in the last few weeks got back in the mood to start up again. I built it in 70's street machine vibes. Overall this is a pretty good kit to build. The biggest problem I encountered (and knew going into this build) was the rear quarter windows. I had trimmed them up a bit, as well as filing down the width of the rearward portion of the interior panels to a point where I thought there would be enough free space for the windows during final assembly. Well, with that being done, I still couldn't get the chassis seated up into the body, and both side windows popped out. So, I tried again trimming the bottom of the windows down as much as I could, and ended up shaving off a little of both sides of the dash to pull the tops of the interior closer together, and went at it again. It worked this time but was still a really tight fit, and of course the driver side window popped out again, and the passenger side one came loose on top. I tried removing that window but it is wedged in so tight I was unable to. Frustrated, I almost took the body & chassis apart again, but in fear of damaging more stuff I bit the bullet and decided to leave the window as is. A bummer, but I can live with it. For the drivers side window, I trimmed off the remaining mounting flanges, and a bit of reshaping of the window itself, and installed it from the outside. Whenever I build the other one I have, I'll probably go that route from the get-go. Then there's the black paint, got a few fisheyes in it for some reason, mainly on the cowl. I wasn't happy about that either, but since it is just going on the shelf, again decided to just leave it be and move on. Aside from those issues, it was a fun build. I robbed the Cragars and Mickey Thompsons from the 70 BM Camaro. Paint is Tamiya TS-21 Gold with Tamiya clear over it, interior is Krylon Brown Boots. I had put the decals on the hood for the 340 call-outs on the scoops, and plymouth badge, but they pretty much disappeared against the black, so I removed them. Oh, one other thing...the headlight lens were too big to fit the bezels, so I scrounged up a smaller set from the parts box. I think I've rambled enough now, lol, so thanks for looking and any questions/comments. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Beautiful Duster! You nailed the 70s period vibe. Super clean work, and I love the colour. Excellent photography, too, to show it off. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redscampi Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 This is really beautiful. Looks like the real thing! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My buddy in high school had a 71 Demon. He thrashed the poo out of that poor car. If we'd only known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Very cool Duster Tony! Nice and clean! You really nailed the old school look with this model! I built one of these as a pro street years ago and had the same issue with the fit of the interior. I figured it was my doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Nice work! Love the stance and engine details. It reminds me of a real one my dad's friend had when I was growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzekeg Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 great build and pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Very, very, nice model! 👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Great looking Duster! Looks like a 70’s hot rod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Oh my that's nice , beautifully done !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Lovely beast you have there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I'm really liking this one. That color looks pretty nice. Very nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Outstanding! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Overall, a beautiful build. That TS-21 is an excellent gold and it's complemented by the black details. The interior is very cleanly done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Great looking build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Great looking car and nice photography too. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Very well done, can’t go wrong with cragars !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LL3 Model Worx Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Very clean! Nice photography also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Nicely done and great color combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Beautiful looking build. The color and the stripes plus the interior look good together. MoPars and Cragars just look right together. great clean looking engine details without going overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Good looking Mopar, Tony - it has that classic 70's street machine look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Thanks everyone, glad you like my take on this kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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