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Thanks! I added a group shot showing my older builds. Will definitely be adding to it.

Thanks! Just realized I forgot to put keyhole accents. So I can still do a little touch ups.

Thanks Slusher and thanks for following along the build thread.

I received this kit a few weeks, it's been about 6 year since I built a scale model. It was a fun project to get back into. Below is the MPC box, the car that I modeled it after, and a few pics as well as a link to a youtube display video. Now I have the bug for another model. Thanks. ….and one final shot showing my new build with my past collection.

This will probably be my final teaser shot before doing an “under glass” completed. I had a mishap with the decal for the hood. Messed up the small pin strip bezel around hood intake. So made a strategic cut (saw this same mistake on another model). Still have the rest of the decals. Look for the final in the under glass in a day or so. Thanks for watching.

Some misc parts completed, almost ready for final assembly

Switching to the under carriage. Painted the one piece mold with a combination of aluminum and silver sharpie to bring out the pipes, muffler and gas tank.

Thanks Mopar-D Thanks @slusher , it’s a great color when I saw it on that reference pic at the top.

Finally got some Bare-Metal foil in and starting some trim work on the body. I tried the Molotow pen, but just couldn't it to flow out consistent enough to work with it. So, I went back to what I worked with in the past, the foil. EDIT: Finished the rest of the chrome trim

Finished up the interior today. No matter how much detail you do, you always feel you could have went a little further. Put flocking in for the carpet. Looks a little shaggy, but hey it was the 70's

Did some detailing on the dash this morning to add wood trim. And I decide to just do the chrome bezels with a silver pen because I didn't want it too pronounced on such a small scale instrument panel.

Thanks for the Info, I had some old Bare-metal foil for my body trim but it’s like 6 years old and the adhesive is super sticky and thick so I’m waiting on more of that to come in. I may go to hobby lobby tomorrow to look for that pen and practice with it.

Thanks Slusher. Moving on to some interior work. Wanted to mimic the interior color of the car I'm modelling after. Used an off-white (ivory) emanel for the interior. Will have to dress up the shell. Floor and console will be black, like dash. Bringing out the chrome on the doors panels will be a little challenge. Will have to get me a gel pen to play with.

Assembled the engine and put it in the engine compartment. Not super thrilled with the detail on it, but it'll do.

Oh I was unaware 74s were all blue. Yeah I could have went stock on the engine color, but taking some liberties on it. Good info though, thanks

I started some sub-assembly and paint on the engine parts. I decided to go red on the engine instead of the traditional hemi-orange (since body color is that). I like the look of red on orange, still need to paint a few items on the engine. Painted most parts either aluminum or flat black, I didn't leave much chrome except a few pieces. Hopefully the assembly of it will look good.

It's been a while since I've visited the forum, and a while since I've built a car. My wife bought me this kit, and thought I'd give it another go. I've already started some of it, so I'll jump in with a kit intro and where I'm at. I feel it's a pretty simple kit. A bit more cutting off and sanding of the styrene pieces than I'm used to, but all part of the build. I plan to model the kit around this car I saw for sale online (minus the rims). I always like the Mopar Orange color, and I happen to have a can on official Mopar Hemi Orange in my shed from another project. I primed the body first with flat white and gave it two coats of hemi orange, and did a slight wet sand between the coats. Also, started with some of the wheels. I'm getting paint on various parts on the tree and assembling the engine next.

Thanks for the comments guys. Jumping around on this model. There arent many pieces, but leave room for detailing nicely still with this junk car. Decided to finish up most of the interior this weekend. I didn't over do it with mass-destruction in the interior.

Thanks Lanny, those are all good idea! I decided I'm going to make a diorama out of this, first time, so I was working on a scaled 6' fence (made out of basswood) around the old yard it would be in.

Thanks for the nice comment guys, I'm really happy the way the seats came out but hope I can live up to that quality on the rest. Moving on the the engine compartment, I wanted to show the engine in a partially stripped manner, and of course worn down also. So I shaved part of the molded engine to look like one of the heads were gone, but didn't drill the piston holes evenly...lol I have to as the first off set piston chambers...it still gives the same effect. And I focused on the battery. I decide to use the flocking method I did on the foam for seat for corrosion on the terminals. Still have a lot to do in the compartment, so ignore the other areas.

haha, maybe I did see you car if it's looking like yours. Yeah, I'm pretty happy with that foam also. At first I thought I could just do a color, but then thought about adding flocking. I only had some light brown flock. SO, I paint the area I want foam yellow, then push the brown flocking over it. Then came back with the yellow after dipping the brush in thin and let it soak in the brown, came out the perfect color. I then took a piece of white medical cloth tape and cut a little triangle and glued it next to the head foam. I painted on side of it black and left the interior side white. SO, the little trial turned out to be just right.

Thanks Mike. Continuing on with playing around with ruining things. Here's a bucket seat. I was really please with how the idea I had for the foam came out. Need to clean up some of the fuzz.

Thanks. Yeah Mike, I tried to duplicate what I saw from some junk yard Satellites with the rust. Decided to jump ahead and try a old flat tire. I'm going to have to sand the threads down a little more.

Hi guys, been a while since I've been on site. I've got the bug to start building again, but I wanted to concentrate on something new. Weathering and Rust. So, I decided to take my left over Monogram 71' Satellite (That I bought just for the hood for my Road Runner) and make it a junkyard card. I'm doing this on the fly. I haven't planned out how far I'm going with it (broken glass, flat tires, etc...) and literally just learn how to rust yesterday from watching videos. I tried the salt method. It was how the body turns out to decide if I'm going to continue. So, here is where I am now, and any critiques or comments on rusting I'd appreciate. Paint the black body rust color primer and washed it up with some lighter rust and black Applied the salt to the water spots I made, could have broken the salt smaller I know. And here is where I am now

Finally finished this one after a long pause towards the end.