satterwhite78

Wow.....literally loss for words ( which is rare.) The extra work and time is evident and the final result is....Wow!

Definitely a Winner Circle finalist.

My dad often recalled being at the Charlotte race that day. From his vantage point on the opposite side of the track he recalled seeing the fireball erupt and subsequent black smoke. It wasn't until later of being announced that Roberts was involved that he knew it was far more serious than initially reported. That by chance wouldn't be the same color that Leeroy Yarborough painted his #12 66 Charger sponsored by Jon Thorne would it? Great Build.

A Bowtie beauty!

The First thing you would want to see on a table in a Model contest.......The last thing you would want to see in your rear view mirror......in 1965! Great job!

The engine was a left over johan. The engine bay quite possibly came from the AMT 66 Fairlane or Cyclone which didn't need any coaxing, a natural fit. The chassis on the other hand was a much harder endeavor. Originally I wanted to use the AMT 67 mustang chassis, front and rear suspension was very detail and a almost dead on for an AMC undercarriage but the AMX interior tub just didn't work with the chassis donor and the chassis wheelbase is longer. I found a somewhat generic chassis plate with dual exhaust and the rear axle molded in as with the Johan chassis plate there is no exhaust. I removed about 1/16 in the middle of the chassis to correct the wheel base. After thinking about it I feel like the chassis choice kept more in line with the model overall instead of a over blown detail adventure. The engine paint on the other hand....... Years back you could go into Advance Auto, CARQUEST, etc, etc...and find a can of AMC engine paint. Trying to get and find the turqoiuse metallic shade of AMC, other than order a can of AMC engine spray, is a feat with in itself. I probably sent more in paint and purple power that what I have in the build..Lol. Of the AMC builds I have, none of them are the same shade. Most of the blocks start out with a testors light blue as a base coat with some type of metallic green over spray to get the color effect. Call me cheap! I did find find a bottle on the clearance aisle at HL called "Pebeo" Prisme Carabbean Blue in a 45 ml bottle that has come the closest with the basecoat. Hope this answers some of your questions and truly appreciate all of you taking the time to look......Chuck

Another screaming homer batted in!

Sweet Baby back Ribs,,,,That is Gorgeous! A-1 job on the paint and yes, patience does pay off on the look that you want.

A Johan kit that I have had for some time. Actually I friend of mine was going to throw it out with some other odds and ends. Glue stains on the body, a blob for an engine and a fender chip. About a year ago I started on it with the purchase of MM #28127 Big Bad Blue paint and off and on sputtered to really get going on it until I saw Sport Surburban"s Big Bad Green AMX http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/116160-69-amx-big-bad-green/ and got motivated again. I decided to add an engine bay since the original was lacking the correct bay and a donor chassis with more detail that was reduced to the correct wheelbase to fit. The decals are from Keith Marks, Tires from the AMT Tire Pack and rims from a AMT 70 Chevelle

Fantastic looking!!! I've had the same decals for the last few years with the intentions of using the Revell 1/24 scale.. Glad you beat me to it!

Good looking build of one the toughest competitor's of the 70's

Great build, always love to see Nascar's unsung heroes.

Looks good enuff to be on my shelf! Sharp Chevy!

If you are interested in building a Charger 500 that is more detailed, use the AMT Charger 500 body,front 500 grille from a AMT Charger 500 and rear bumper...everything else trash. Then get a Revell Daytona Charger and use the interior, engine bay fenders and chassis for the donor underpinning. The reason why the Daytona is b/c of the interior plate which rest on the chassis has a longer rear seat shelf that fits the rear window bay of the AMT Charger. Minimum mods to fit the chassis to the AMT body. The AMT Charger 500 kit suffers from a generic lack of suspension detail, a interior detail which is more dismal , a Hemi and an engine bay worthy of Russian Roulette with a fully loaded chamber. Of all the AMT 69 Chargers (DoH) I've had built were Nascar Charger 500 oriented using only the body and trashing the rest. I just posted my build "1969 Charger 500". I plan on building another in the future.

Used a Revell Daytona Charger chassis and interior as a donor (the rear window interior panel is longer) and the rims and cap from a 68 Charger. The body is AMT which slide over the Revell chassis with minor mods to the rear wheel wells and rear underskirts. The headlight in the grill were drilled out and replaced with clear lenses ( great improvement) and the back windshield is flush.

Don't think you can slip that one in the sleeper category, Sweet and Sharp!

I did one in dark blue (FoMoCo Presidential Blue) sometime back, great kit to build and love yours!

A replica of a actual car I own while in college. 258 cid straight 6 cylinder with a 3 speed. Good on gas , terrible on door hinges and constant ribbing from my buddies. Bandit Resin body with the AMT 75 Gremlin kit as a donor, a mysterious straight six for the engine and the front seats from the parts box b/c the donor seat won't even close to being considered ( to narrow/ skinny). Since no decals where made for a 72 Gremlin, I used Frisket paper to mask off the stripe.

1971 Dodge Demon Bandit Resin body with Keith Marks decals

GORGEOUS!!!

Used a AMT 71 Charger chassis and a flat hood from Hart's Parts.

Not one but two..........

Two years ago I couldn't attend the Clemmons, NC Model Show & Swap meet. So I gave my buddy a "grocery list" of things to look out for, the main item being a resin 72 Gremlin from Bandit Resins. Success was in order for the day since I had already acquired the AMT 76 Gremlin that just came out. My intentions were to replicate the Gremlin I had in the summer before going to college. I had just sold my 72 Gran Torino and bought the Gremlin from a co worker at my summer job. 258 six cylinder with a 3 speed manual and purple. The right front fender (luckily the same color) had been replaced minus the fender stripe, the interior was fair and the clutch had just been replaced. A minor tune up, two recapped tires for the rear and a sprayed on fender stripe that was as good as the fender decal that was 20x the price of a roll of tape and a white spray can. Inside shock towers added to the engine bat, a unaccounted for 6 cylinder and two front seat to replace the god awful kit seats. The Stripe were sprayed on using Frisket masking paper since there are no stripe decals for a 72. Some slight mods to the chassis to make everything fit underneath. Enjoy! Aside from my buddies giving me grief over a purple Gremlin and the driver side door hinges wearing out every other month, I got a little respect beating them stop light to stop light if it was small V8.1st and 2nd gear really pulled good!