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Testors has/had in there lacquer paint line a vinyl top base and vinyl top top cost in black and in white. This is how I have been doing my vinyl tops. My father says it doesn't look right but he still does the old masking tape vinyl tops so, I don't know. I like it.

Got the vinyl top painted black with Testors 2 step system and have started the bare metal trim.

Got the body cleared today with Testors Ultra Gloss lacquer. Looks great, sorry didn't get a chance to get a picture. Got the interior sprayed Black today as well.

Went to Keith Marks Decals and seen that his 68 Charger set has the correct Bengal emblems for this car. Ordered a set and now waiting for them. https://public.fotki.com/mofobow/dodge/charger/68-charger-rt/68chargerrtcloseup.html Seen some dirt and a couple spots in the paint that I wasn't happy withso, I grabbed my 2000 grit and wet sanded body and resprayed the 999 Orange. Looks better this time. Now to let it dry a couple days, then some clear. Got the interior sprayed Black today as well.

More info here about Bengal Chargers http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,32703.0.html

I like brightly colored cars so, taking advantage of some great weather here in Maryland, got another paint job under way. Back in 1968 a Cincinnati Dodge dealer commissioned Dodge to build 50 special paint Chargers to commemorate the city getting a football team. Decided to try my hand at replicating one these Chargers known as a "Bengal Charger". Order some Orange paint from Scale Finishes and using the main body from Revell 1969 Charger, to have the vinyl top and trim already, and the rest will come from Revell's 1968 Charger kit. Gilled the sude marker lights, primed with Tamiya White Primer and airbrushed the Orange. Need to clear yet and tape and paint the Black vinyl top. Will get some pictures outside when cleared. This thing is so bright. Here's a picture of a real car Model

This what I am after. 1 of 1 export.

Got the body primed and painted. Used Scale Finishes Winchester Gray Poly. Need to clear yet

Love these cars. Great looking build. Thanks for sharing

The colors I used were Testors White lacquer, Scale Finishes Blue Fire Metallic, and Testors Italian Red lacquer.

Here is something I have been messing with while I have a few minutes down time at work. Didn't like the way Monogram had molded the front end of the Cuda and how it looked once flued to the body. It left a horizontal seem in the fender which is not on the real cars. Putted, sanded the character line in and scribed the panel line where it is on the real car. Looks better I think. The wheel lip didnt align for nothing so I had to build that as well.

Anything new on these in resin Modelhaus is no longer taking orders?

I've got one of these bodies as well, shipped as anectra when I placed an order for 3 other bodies. Don't know why it was shipped but I've had it for years now. Never really thought about building it because of the cargo area. Will be following. Looks great so far

Thanks guys for the replies. I plan on using the flathead with triple dueces that the kit comes with for the engine. As far as the tuc n roll inserts, I don't recall which Evergreen StripStyrene it was but it was a large sheet of Metal Siding that I found that looked like it might work. Cut out the stock upholestry and glued in pieces on the trim panels and seat inserts. Not happy with paint coverage in the interior, this kit started as being molded in orange not covering well, even after priming and painting silver. This Dark Blue Metallic does have a purple look to in it the light.

Here's 2 more pics.

Here's a little something I dug out of my stash. Painted last summer with Tamiya Dark Blue Metallic. Cleaned up the floor pans since it had the exhaust molded to it. Interior will be a cream color to match the Revell 1932 Ford wheels with caps and rings. I cut both the interior tub and bench seat and inserted plastic to replicate tuc n roll.

Looking good. Keep it up

Would love to get a couple myself

Got some more work to do the wood trim but getting the door panels close to being completed. I think I might use these on the Green Charger for something different.

Got some interior work done. Got the white painted, carpet black with embossing powder, got the green painted and the carpet dark green with embossing powder.

I liked the kit. Can't really say how it builds uout of the box, since I cut mine up. I have a couple more that I started cutting up as well but haven't finished. If I had a gripe about the kit, it would be the lack of depth in the grille.

The Hemi Orange one will have the 440 kit engine but the Green one I got a resin air grabber hood and buckets resin parts from Harts Parts so Ibwill try and scavenge up some Hemi parts for it.

Looks great. Love these little Darts

Got the 2nd body ready for paint. Primed with Tamiya Gray Primer, then painted it Tamiya Silver Leaf for a blocker, taped up the body and painted the vinyl top with Testors 2 step vinyl top system. I was hoping to get the vinyl top a little darker than the main body, reason for black vinyl top base, when I sprayed the whole body with Scale Finishes Sherwood Green. This is what I got. Not really what I was looking for but not to bad I guess.

Got it cleared and then taped up to spray vinyl top. Used Testors White 2 step vinyl top paints. Just untaped and have tape marks in the clear after allowing it to dry for a couple days. Hope it will polish out. I used the gray body for the Hemi Orange with White Vinyl Top and will use the Orange molded body for the Sherwood Green Charger. I have that one primed, painted silver for a blocker of the Orange plastic.