mrmike

This is my '06 Viper SRT-10 painted with Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red with a semi-gloss black interior and built box stock.

Thank you guys! The Story Former Judge Darpolos walks into Lt. Det. Troy's office and starts asking questions about Roberto Solaros' arrest and the DA and DEA saying nothing which angers the Judge. McNally and Adam say nothing realizing that there nothing they can say to help the Judge out in this situation. The DA turns to Augie and says for him to go home and not to worry and that everything is fine. This doesn't answer Augie's questions and he gets mad and storms out of Adam's office and out of Police Headquarters. The following morning Solaros and his attorney with the DEA, the DA, McNally and Lt. Troy walking behind them, descend the steps in front of BPD Headquarters to a couple of cars parked at the curb. There is a small group of people milling about when Augustus Darpolos steps out of the crowd and aims a small Colt .38 Special revolver at Solaros. McNally yells, "Augie...NO!!!" as the gun fires once and hits Solaros in the chest and again and hits Solaros in the stomach. McNally and Adam subdue Augie and handcuff him while he is yelling, "He ruined me!" repeatedly. As patrol officers lead Augie away for processing, McNally starts to walk back up the steps and he says to DA Balling, "I hope you are happy with the outcome of this mess." The Build I have finished my 2006 Dodge Viper and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

The Story When McNally and Lt. Det. Troy returned to Boston Police Hq., they were met by two special agents from the DEA and Anthony Balling of the Massachusetts District Attorney's Office and they are not happy. Solaros was to have remained under house arrest while the DEA and the DA prepared their case against him. The arguing between McNally, Lt. Troy, the DEA, and the DA continued in Adam Troy's office for several minutes until DA Balling yelled, "Enough! Solaros will remain under house arrest and we go back to where we were before this mess began." McNally looks out the window of Lt. Troy's office in time to see Judge Darpolos and his bodyguard walk into the Squad Room. The Build I masked off the body for it's semi-gloss black trim. McNally will return...

Thanks Jonathan! Keeping the story interesting is one of my goals. Right now, finishing the Viper is another.

Thanks Dan! This one has been hanging around the bench for too long and it needs to be finished! Maybe this year!

Thanks for the tip, Del! The Story Solaros is taken to Marblehead PD to await transport to Boston PD. McNally calls Lt. Det. Troy and tells him that Solaros is is ready for pickup and how cooperative Marblehead PD has been with the arrest. Adam repies that transport is on its way and should be there soon. Judge Darpolos is waiting at home with his BPD supplied bodyguard and is told of Solaros arrest which he feels is like the weight of the world taken off of his shoulders. The Build Finally, the body and hood have been repainted and it looks pretty good. McNally will return...

The Story McNally parks his car under a tree and away from any street lights while he waits for a detective and backup from the Marblehead Police Dept. A car stops behind his car and a woman gets out and walks up to his car window. She identifies herself as Det. Eve Banner and she has a warrant for Roberto Solaros' arrest. They are going to wait for a squad car and two officers for backup which arrives a few minutes later. They go and knock on Roberto's front door and his greeted by Solaros himself. He greets them by name after reading their nametags until he gets to McNally. "I don't know you, my friend, but welcome to my home!" "You're right, you don't know me and you're under arrest. Face the wall and spread 'em." The Build After I repainted the Viper, I lost interest in it and I put it on the back burner. It is unusual for me to put a project on the back burner and after looking at the box sitting on the floor by the bench, I decided to resurrect this build and finish it. I need to finish the body and get the whole thing assembled. After polishing the body to remove any small flaws and smooth out the paint, I polished through the paint on the drivers door and fender and I broke the windshield frame again. I don't know if you can see it, but there is a thin spot on the hood, so I'm going to have to repaint the hood as well. And, the side skirts too. McNally will return...

Thanks guys! I have finished my '71 Satellite and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

This is my Monogram '71 Satellite paint with Duplicolor Light Blue Metallic with a black interior, MRC Cragar SS mags and Firestone Wide Oval tires, a 440+6 with a 4-speed transmission from the Monogram '70 Roadrunner.

Your Challenger is shaping up pretty well! Keep it going! Last night I did a mockup of the interior, chassis, body, and the hood and found that the engine sat too high in the chassis. This morning, I ripped out the engine from the chassis and modified the engine and transmission mounts and got the engine as low as I could get it. I added the wheel adapters to the MRC Cragars and will paint the adapters semigloss black. After polishing the body and hood last night, I added a wet coat of Testors Clear Gloss Lacquer this afternoon. More Mopar to come...

Thanks guys! The stripes were made with Tamiya TS-6 Matt Black. I believe that one of the resin casters out there does make the Satellite hood, but I don't remember who that caster is or what scale the hood is produced in. I clearcoated the body and decaled the hood and clearcoated it, too. The chassis is in-process. This is just a mockup with the front and rear suspensions. More Mopar to come...

Thanks John and Carl! I just crossed another hurdle with the Satellite...foiling! It wasn't a lot this time. I finished the engine and mounted it in the chassis. I need to finish the chassis by lowering the front suspension, adding the exhaust system, and rear suspension. More Mopar to come...

Thanks Carl and Glenn! The stripes came out just as I wanted. What's this? I had forgotten that I had this stashed away and I think they'll look great on the Satellite. More Mopar to come...

Dan, this Satellite is the Monogram 1/24 scale version. Bill, as far as I know, this model has never been re-issued, but was converted into the '71 GTX. You could get the GTX kit and remove the GTX script and build a Satellite/Roadrunner. One of the things I have been thinking about for this Satellite is striping. I didn't want to order any decals and I didn't have anything in my decal drawer suitable for the Satellite, so with ingenuity being the mother of invention, I got out my Tamiya and 3M tape and started masking the hood and front fenders for a Plymouth inspired stripes to be painted in black. I have finished the interior. I really like how the Hurst Pistol Grip Shifter looks sticking up from the console. More Mopar to come...

sfhess, you are correct. But, to me this is a standard Cougar with a 428 CJ and even though AMT/ERTL botched this kit, that was the way I built it. A clock on the dash wasn't going to stop me from building that way. Thanks.

Adrian is correct about the engine color. The actual color for the '68 440 is Chrysler Engine Turquoise. Chrysler Engine Blue was not used until 1972. But, this is your Charger and you can build it any way you want and it is looking real good so far. Keep up the good work!

Thanks Carl! This is a really nice color and I'm hoping it will really pop when I clearcoat it with some gloss. A third coat of paint and a mockup with the hood. Looks good to me! And, my interior color is black! The dash, steering wheel and shifter are done. The engine is still being worked on. More Mopar to come...

Thanks Dennis! It is one of the colors I am considering.

Thanks Ron and Mike! The A100 could be and has been rodded in many different versions and mine is no different. I am somewhat amazed as how this topic keeps coming up even though my A100 was finished almost 2 years ago! Maybe it was the way that I unceremoniously announced that it was done and off the bench. Here's the link to my final pictures. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=67162

Thanks Carl, Rob, and Dan! I am not going for the plain Jane sleeper look this time. I may change the wheels to a set of Magnum 500s. This model appears to have been built in a weekend or in a weeks' time like many of my older builds from 20+ years ago. This one will take a bit to build and to finish properly. I wish that this kit would be reissued again, but I'm sure it was modified into the '71 GTX kit instead and I doubt that Revell-Monogram would back-date the tooling. I have decided on a color...Dupli-color Light Blue Metallic. I'm still undecided on the interior color. Black, white, blue, tan??? We shall see. More Mopar to come...

Did you ever have one of those projects that just got away from you or just got out of hand? I do. Case in point...my Monogram '71 Satellite. I stole the engine out of this model for my '70 Roadrunner because it has a single carb intake with an automatic transmission and I would replace the engine with the unbuilt 440+6 Barrel from the '70 Roadrunner kit. Easy peasy! Yeah...right! Last night I decided to add ignition wiring to the engine and drilled out the distributor and cylinder heads. This morning, I took apart the rest of the model. I had originally built this model back in the mid to late Nineties, so most of the Satellite came apart without too much drama. Now I must clean up and repaint just about everything including the body. Now this project has gotten out of hand! So, this is where I am at with this rebuild. The model has been disassembled and is awaiting cleanup. The body will have its mold lines and old decals removed and then repainted. I have yet to decide on a color. This is the engine from the '70 Roadrunner and it's partially assembled. It is a direct replacement for the '71 Satellite engine with all mounting points in the exact same place. This engine has a 4-speed trans on it so the interior console will be modified for a pistol grip shifter. I will separate the exhaust from the rear axle, add a clutch pedal, and detail the interior. More Mopar to come...

Thanks Chuck and Carl! I have finished my '69 Cougar 428 SCJ and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

This is my AMT/ERTL '69 Mercury Cougar 428 SCJ painted with Testors Competition Orange with a Tamiya Matt Black interior.

Thanks Gordon, Carl, and John! I have finished my HUG and I would like to thank all those who have viewed and commented on my WIP.

John, I think you should ask envious8420 about that model as it is his and not mine.