Dragonhawk1066

With special thanks to a fellow Forum member for sending me a missing part, I was finally able to finish the '71 Duster 340 yesterday. The paint is Model Master Go Mango Orange with MM clear, while the hood is just black primer with satin clear brushed on. The interior is just white primer with satin clear airbrushed on and the black floors and dash are also black primer with Pledge brushed on the dash. The gauges are decals and the dash trim is very carefully brushed on Molotow Chrome. I added ignition wires to the engine, and valve stems on the wheels, while the window trim is Bare Metal Foil. What a great kit overall, and a generally fun build. Thanks for looking!

Well done!

Looks great!

That looks awesome!

Nice work!

Very nice!

Looks great!

Very nice!

That's pretty sharp! Nice work!

Thanks guys! Thanks Carl! LOL, they'll probably end up working on a '70 Chevelle SS454 next week. Thanks Bill! These are the Fujimi Mechanics set. There are so many figures to choose from anymore, I definitely plan on getting more. You've got some great ideas and techniques on yours that I'll have to try to steal for my current "Speed Shop" WIP.

Looks good! Nice work on the details!

Well done! It certainly looks like what a Gremlin would look like today, lol.

Nicely done!!

Pretty nice work!

WOW!! That's amazing ,and so realistic!!

I don't know, the color kind of grows on ya combined with the decals. Rub it up and get it a little dirty and it could be a neglected former show winner from it's heyday. I would love to have a couple of these kits myself, one as the actual car and one with a little imagination added.

Well done! And a great color for it! If memory serves, that's a really nice kit and hopefully is on Revell's re-release docket soon.

CM had been spending a lot of time on his '71 Plymouth Duster trying to get it finished for the local weekend car show and was worried he might not get everything done. So he called up his buddies Craig and Flash to give him a hand, and even though they're true to their Ford's and Chevy's, they were more than happy to help their buddy out with his Mopar. Although CM didn't really need to, he decided to bribe them with beer and pizza for their time and efforts. Flash stopped at the donut shop on the way over because beer and pizza just wasn't enough, and Craig brought some extra shop towels because he just isn't happy unless he's spilling something and making a mess.

CM had been spending a lot of time on his '71 Plymouth Duster trying to get it finished for the local weekend car show and was worried he might not get everything done. So he called up his buddies Craig and Flash to give him a hand, and even though they're true to their Ford's and Chevy's, they were more than happy to help their buddy out with his Mopar. Although CM didn't really need to, he decided to bribe them with beer and pizza for their time and efforts. Flash stopped at the donut shop on the way over because beer and pizza just wasn't enough, and Craig brought some extra shop towels because he just isn't happy unless he's spilling something and making a mess.

Well done!!

Looks good! I love that generation Camaro in Pro Stock form.

Nice paint work!!

Sweet looking combo!! Really nice paint work, well done!!

I tried to paint the black around the windows and on top of the doors and fenders, but the tape started pulling off the clear. I noticed it around the passenger side door right at the stripe decal as I was trying to get the tape aligned. I decided to carefully remove the rest of the tape and just paint the cowl area black to match the hood. I'm a little bummed, but I still like how it looks. I've had trouble with tape lifting the Model Master clear before, so maybe it's not such a bad thing it's no longer being manufactured. Since I wasn't painting around the trim, I went ahead and foiled the trim today too, and after that I installed the glass. Next up is polishing with Novus #2 and a coat of wax before final assembly. I also haven't heard from Round 2 yet about my missing part claim, so I think I might have to make a "wanted" post for the spoiler pedestal.

I got a nice little break in the weather yesterday and sprayed the clear on. I have to say it looks pretty darned good. I'll let it set for a couple of days before taping off to spray the black. Kind of makes me kick myself for being a little complacent on the '68 Chevelle I did before this one. I thought it looked good enough to not wet-sand the paint before clear when I really should have. Oh well, live and learn no more short cuts, but I'm very happy with it and very happy with this one so far.