mrmike

The Monogram '53 Chevy Bel Air was given to me by another modeler who was building two of the same kit at the same time, but he liked the white over blue kit he was building. This one is painted metallic maroon over metallic white. I won a bid at auction for a ProModeler 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger for $20.

I fired up the paintbooth this morning and got some painting done. First was the interior pan with embossing powder and flat black paint added and then the chassis was painted with Dupli-Color Grey Primer and Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue. The exhaust system was painted with Testors Aluminium Plate Metalizer and other parts painted with Rust-oleum Semi-Gloss Black. More to come...

Back on the Dart GTS 340 for a bit. I masked off the interior in prep for white glue and embossing powder. When dry, this will be painted flat black. I needed to find a shorter fan belt assembly for the engine to fit in the chassis. Clearance was needed for the radiator. More to come...

Thank you Christopher!

Thank you Anders!

Thank you David and Steve! Look at what I found in a parts box, tailgate chains!

I built it 12 years ago and painted it with Model Master Chrysler Engine Red lacquer.

This is my rebuilt '78 Dodge Lil Red Express.

AJ, nice LRE! I tried to convert the 440 CID engine into a 360 by mounting the distributor on the back of the intake. Who would ever notice the size of the engine block? If I knew then what I know now, the engine might look a little different. Even with the Hi-Po 360, these were quick!

I got these two kits from an auction of a recent Club member's passing. I was the only bidder for these.

I spent a few minutes on the LRE this morning. The mirrors have been remounted. The mirror on the passenger side gave me the most trouble. I ended up drilling a hole through the base plate and into the door for the mirror. Now it's not going anywhere! Still need to do some work on the engine compartment. More to come...

I thought I would do a couple of mockups to check my work. I mockup the body, frame, fenders, hood, and grille surround. I'm still working on the rear axle. I got the brake line on and the rear coil-overs are set for assembly with the frame.I pressed the wheels and wheel backs into the tires after I applied the decals. I was told that I should have applied the decals after pressing the wheels and wheelbacks into the tires. Hmmm, maybe if I had know about this prior... More to come...

Thank you Chuck and Jim! I'm still not 100% crazy about the hood, but it's on the truck and it's not falling onto the floor. It's done and I'm moving on to other projects.

Thank you Jim and Jeremy!

Thank you Steve!

Come on Dan, Git-R-Dun!!!

Thank you Steve, Cliff, and Sam!

Thank you Anders and Jim!

I have finished the interior. Normally, I would have painted the coil over shocks with Alclad II Chrome, but these are the only two items I have to be chromed. Instead, I used my Molotow 2 mm Liquid Chrome pen on the rear coil over shocks. I was going to paint the mufflers red and call them Cherry Bomb mufflers, but a Hemi would need a quieter muffler and I painted them the same as the pipes. More to come...

Take your time with it! Just remember that this kit is not 100% a Lil Red Express Truck if that is what you want to build. I would like to see what you can make of this kit.

I got mine at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon. It's self healing, has 1 inch squares for measuring, although some of mine have been worn off from usage and chemicals.

Thank you Carl!

Thank you guys! I find that if I leave some of my parts on the sprues, it is easier to prep and paint them tan to remove them. I can't be bothered to remove all my parts from the sprues, prep them, remount them on something, and then paint them. To me, this just makes for more work. After removing the parts from the sprue, I touch them up with a fine detailing brush and a little paint.

Here's mine without any metal axles!

Thank you Marty!