mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hi guys, here I am in the beginning of the summer with a convertible : a 54 Dodge, started with a R&R resin kit. As usual, it's quite a challenge/nightmare to assemble properly. Anyway it's here, far from perfect but it suits me well. Wheels are from Modelhaus, chassis is from an AMT 51 Chevy, engine is from the 300 57, with some resin "Red Ram" cover. I've done the two tone chrome trim as was not included in the kit, rear red tailights is from a 59 Impala and cut to fit. Hope you'll enjoy it : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Some more pics to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice! And I've never seen a model of a 54 Dodge before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice! And I've never seen a model of a 54 Dodge before. It could be the one and only ! Great job Emmanuel ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 What a great job. R&R's stuff is really difficult to build and you did it proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Super nice build and classy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice work, it looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice job Emmanuel, that looks great. I got one of these kits from a guy named Ron Alexander in California and am having issues getting the interior bucket and chassis to properly fit into the body. A lot of grinding with a Dremel is needed. It is a curbside kit and I'm hoping to be able to finish it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very unique! And nice photos, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Looks good. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very, very nice!! That it is such a rarely built model is icing on the cake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice job Emmanuel, that looks great. I got one of these kits from a guy named Ron Alexander in California and am having issues getting the interior bucket and chassis to properly fit into the body. A lot of grinding with a Dremel is needed. It is a curbside kit and I'm hoping to be able to finish it soon. Thanks for all these nice comments. Got the same problem with mine Richard, had to grind the inside of the rear fenders also because the wheels won't pass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I did not realize that the kit I bought from the guy in CA (on EBAY) was an R & R item. I probably would have passed on it had I known it was an R&R item. I only paid $39 for it and I got it because it was such an unusual car to find in 1/25 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Yep, that's the dilemna with R&R, there are kind of cheap comparing to Modelhaus, and there is also a choice of very unusual models but ther are very difficult to build. Some of them are better mastered, it depends... Edited July 2, 2014 by mangodart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 That's really cool! Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Nice job Emmanuel! I've never bought an R&R kit. Mostly because I've heard a lot of horror stories about them. But, I guess if you're looking for truly unique subject matter, resin is the only choice & these guys do provide that service. Good job on this one! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopower Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 The color is perfect, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Svendsen Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Awesome build! I had a friend of mine, in the late 1960's that had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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