Radretireddad

Thanks Ken! I wasn’t sure if anyone else felt the same way. I’ve got lots of other kits I’ve done this to (like those two in the background) so maybe I’ll post more like this.

Sure! You can put any wheel and tire on it you like! ?

I have a bash in process using an old ‘74 Duster body I hung on to and it’s a slam dunk. If you carefully cut out the inner fenders, radiator and firewall from the ‘71 Duster kit, they should drop right in to the Demon as they do here. The interior door panels, although not correct for this year Duster also perfectly line up. The only place you’ll need to pay attention to is in the difference between the Duster and Demon front wheel openings.

Yeah, in a perfect world it would have been great for this kit to have been spun off the excellent ‘71 Duster 340 kit but I’m still very happy Round 2 chose to redo it based on the original annual tool.

Very nice build. Looks great in blue. I agree on the engine size. I was thinking about going to a 3d printed small block assembly with some aftermarket speed parts added. Thanks for sharing.

That’s a Duster in every sense of the word!

I think that Demon chassis is flawed because the ride height is to low and the wheels are to far inside the openings. Check out my ‘71 Demon kit correction topic in the WIP section to see what I did to fix these issues.

For me, the most important elements of a finished kit’s appearance are the ride height, front and rear track, and the proportions of the wheel and tire combination. Ensuring these are correct for my taste are the first things I check out, and if necessary correct before building. Although the MPC ‘71 Demon is mostly great right out of the box, I found the ride height to low, the front and rear tracks to narrow and the wheel diameter to large for the skinny hollow wide ovals included in the kit so here’s what I did to correct them. I corrected the front and rear ride height by gluing two pieces of thin evergreen strip between the chassis and the axle holders at all four corners. Two worked for me but you can add or subtract as many as you like to suite your tastes. I think it still looks a little lower than stock which is perfect for me. I corrected the front and rear track by adding 1/32” long pieces of evergreen tubing behind all 4 wheel inners. Finally I decided the kit wheels, which look more like 15 or even 16 inches in diameter and way deeper than stock, look much more proportionally accurate inserted in a set of wider Goodyear Eagle GSCs in place of the skinny Firestone wide ovals. I posted pics of both for reference. The final look, I think, is more like a tasty corner carving resto-mod which is spot on for me. I’d love to hear what you guys think.

I really enjoy Chris’s unboxings and kit reviews but man, I can’t stand watching him slap them together so sloppily. I do get why he does them that way though.

This is an OTB Revell ‘41 Chevy build with pinstripes from Gopher racing and door decals from the Moebius ‘66 Ford SWB kit. It’s hard to believe this is a 25 year old kit. Thanks for looking.

A very convincing, authentic and highly ambitious effort. I can’t tell it’s not a kit. First rate!

Hopefully one of them is a ‘71 or ‘72 Dart Swinger.

Can a car be so ugly it’s actually cool? The best description of these cars I’ve ever heard is it looks like an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon. ? Say what you want about them, I’m still happy they went to the effort of making a really good kit of it.

Opening a jar of laquer in the house would get me permanently banished to the garage by you know who.

You’ll still need the grille won’t you?

Aha! That makes perfect sense. Thanks.

I’m looking forward to bashing an unmarked police version of that Charger kit when it gets released.?

I’m wondering why the team at Round2 chose to do a variation of the Demon tooling to make a ‘72 Duster instead of their better detailed ‘71 Duster kit.?

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I love the accessory Amco bar in front and the wider Dayton wire wheels. Your buddy had excellent taste.

So when can we see some test shots of the ‘64 Comet??

Looks dynamite Michelle! Love the wheel and tire combo!

I always love hearing about young kids getting into the hobby! Great job, keep it up!?

I love the Texas plates and RH drive on the white one.?

Like I said. It’s an American icon that’s even coveted overseas. EV or not, others can still find a way to screw one up.