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Thanks Joe. I had to hit them with micro set again after that shot, they kept curling up on me with how sharp the bend is on them.

Weatherstrip channel on, some fine sanding should make it presentable

Great color choice. It really looks like a high end Hot Wheels car, just like you planned.

Looking good. I’m on board watching

Looks fantastic

Fantastic build. Awesome detailing. The only thing missing are the garage door opening scrapes?

Wow, great seeing this come to life. Watching

Is there anybody making one out there? I looked on Cults3d and Shapeways and did not find any.

The outside shots make it stand out so much more. Looks great

Great interior

In progress picture of trunk gutter, still have some shaping, weatherstrip channel to install. It’s a little rough yet, but getting there

Great modification work, can’t wait to see more

I fell in love with the wheels on that car, so much that I put Champ 500s on the Cuda in my avatar. Cool build, will be watching

Luckily, no avocado in home, but yellows. I had 70 R/T Challenger 440 4 sp F8/ green gut/ top, 71 Challenger F3/ green gut 73 Challenger Rallye 340 F5 green gut, out of over 50 Mopars, they were the only green ones.

I am in awe. Chef’s kiss

Fantastic detailing!

Please delete, I purchased a built Fiero to pull them out of, found scoop on auction site

I definitely understand where you are coming from. This is my first resin build. It got really hairy after I cut out the reinforcement I put in, but is stiffening up with the styrene gutters I have now put in. The thickness of the resin just in the trunk lid varied between .049 and .096, filing it was a very delicate procedure, to be sure. I agree with the Mopar or no car, but appreciate anything nice also.

Growing up in that era, I really disliked all the green cars, there were just so many. I even owned several green Challengers, but this looks awesome.

Thank you for the kind words Francis. As we discussed, I am employing some of your technique on the gutters. I will illustrate later. It definitely does stiffen it up. The widely varying thickness of the resin certainly does add a little more difficulty on this build, but we will get there.

I am enjoying this one! Following

Love it. It reminds me of when I used to sell parts at Carlisle. I had a 67 440 block I sold to a guy, when he picked it up, he put it in the trunk of a really nice red Rambler’s trunk( was powered by a 360 magnum)

Thank you for the great tip. This is only the second build I am doing after being away from it for 30 years. I know this is a bit ambitious, but I want to build my skills back up further than they ever were.

Trimmed away template, this is where we are. The next thing will be to add gutters to strengthen it, and have something for trunk to close against

On to the scary part. I made a cardboard template of rear window area, cut out a piece of .020 styrene sheet to match and glued onto body to stiffen up for the next operation. Then, using the back of a # 11 blade, scribed trunk lines over and over. As a result, I was able to remove trunk lid without breaking window trim, as there is no Dutchman panel.