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It's supposed to be. Builds nicely, except for the hood. Getting the chassis to snapped together took a little effort, but not too much.

That was something I forgot to mention. It does have the decals for the 72 hood paint scheme, but much like the decals for the Revell Boss 302, it's just the sides and you have to fill in some blank space with paint. It doesn't have the blower scoop or grill for the 72 though.

Now, for a special treat, the new 71 Demon kit. This has been a grail kit for a long time. I've really wanted one in the collection for years, as I liked them a bit more than the Duster. However, the vintage kits are at outrageous prices. I was excited when they announced the new kit. This kit is great! I liken it to the old 71 Duster kit. The only flaw I found was a hood fit issue, so I had to glue it shut. It would stick up on the front right or in the left back. The rear spoiler I think is also too thick. I did also find a head scratcher with the chassis. You have to poke out the holes for the exhaust, a feature you need stock or custom, but there are holes already in the suspension for the custom drag bars. Kinda weird. You also have to cut out the holes for the scoops, which is weird since you're adding strips and wouldn't be able to see them once the decals are on. Not to mention having to cut holes in the decals for the scoops. I just cut off the prongs and glued them straight on. Over all, the kit is an excellent kit, and makes a great looking model car! SAM_1561 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1565 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1567 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1568 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1569 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1570 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Thanks everyone.

I originally got one of these kits about 15years ago and thought it was a really good kit. I also bought a second one to do a conversion to a 71 Challenger. That kit was different from the first in that it lacked the rally rims and racing gas cap. I ranked the first kit as one of the better Round 2 kits for years. My first one came out great, but this kit is another Round 2 head scratcher. It left me more than a little frustrated. First off, this is the new kit in the metal collector's box. The box art has a Plum Crazy Challenger with a wing spoiler. Awesome! I love Challengers with spoilers; it's always been a criticism that they weren't in a lot of kits. Now I can finally build one with a spoiler..............No, no, I won't. There is no wing spoiler in the box. Well at least it will have that nice vinyl SE top and the option to make it a convertible............Nope, neither are in the kit. The vinyl top you get instead is for the regular wide window version. However, the top is not complete; as in there isn't a complete frame and the car's body is supposed to complete the lower portion of the window frame. So you have to paint the body to match the vinyl top. Did I mention the fit is not so great for the top? Yeah, it's not as good a fit as the old kit. I would have done the convertible if it had come with the option. The hood fit is also bad, so I had to glue it shut. The dash fit was also pretty bad and I had a hard time getting it in. The only good thing I could say about the kit was that they have all new decals for SOME of the emblems. Kind of a head scratcher as to why they didn't do the Challenger emblems for the fenders. Over all, the kit came out alright, but nowhere near as good as my first. SAM_1558 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1559 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1560 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Beautiful

Nice work

Change the hood and the grill and you'd have my car.

Beautiful

Very Nice

Looks good. Glad to see this kit making a come back. It was a good kit.

Nice collection too

I ordered some other kits online and they got held up by "weather delays." Maybe that could be the problem.....................Doubt it, but something is up with shipping lately. I've had a few packages go into limbo lately.

That looks beautiful. Way better than mine.

That looks WAY better than how mine came out. It was a kit that had a lot of problems. Good job.

Looks beautiful. Good color choice.

thanks

I got the red one awhile back, and was not impressed with the kit. There were some fit issues with the bumpers, engine bay, and chassis. I also didn't like the lack of decals and headlight lenses. I thought I could do better and have been wanting to get another kit for awhile. I had a lot of other kits I wanted first, and as costs went up, I just couldn't afford another. Well, I didn't have any projects on the bench and the price was right; so i decided to get a second one and build it the way I would want one. The kit is still bad. They haven't improved on the fit issues; the bumpers being the most major. The chassis fit is also pretty bad and I had a hard time getting the front end on. They also still don't have headlight lenses, but the did listen to complaints about decals and added some emblem decals. They aren't great, but at least they tried. The headlight lenses I did use were some from the parts box. SAM_1550 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1551 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1552 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_1553 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (146) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr 1 (148) by Eric Lucas, on Flickr

Beautiful

Looks good. I just finished mine this past weekend, but haven't had the time to upload the pics.

That's nice

At least the die cast cars were pretty cool. But, not at the prices they charge for them.

Good conversion. I had that idea a long time ago, but never got around to it. The kit prices went up and I had other kits I wanted for the collection. Maybe one day I'll get to build one too.

That's cool

Looks great. I want a couple more