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Thanks everyone! Rick, that is a good episode, but I found Rita Fiore to be a bit of a pain and not really Spenser's type and a completely different character from what Dr. Parker had written her to be in his books. Lets see, who would I rather have Spenser with...Susan or Rita? Susan for sure!!!!! McNally is a good shot and only draws his Smith and Wesson when it's needed. Well, nothing done on the Charger tonight, but I do need to finish the motor with the belts and pulleys and then add the radiator assembly.

Gil, the K&N air filter is a resin piece that I got from from Scale Dreams. Mark, I have several of Dr. Parker's novels including many of the Jesse Stone series. His Spenser novels are my favorite and I need to find more of the older novels.

I was going to do some painting tonight, but I decided to so a little assembly instead. The motor is partially assembled and installed into the chassis with the trans. I started assembling the various chassis componants. Since McNally is a car guy, he just can't leave things alone. He changed the stock air filter assembly to a K&N conical air filter for better breathing. MOre to come.....

Mike, I did not have a WIP build on this Charger on this forum. The one you found was for my '69 Charger Daytona. And there is no luggage rack on the 1:1 so there none on my model. I used the Revell '69 Charger R/T kit for this build.

Michelle, that is perhaps the only known picture of that Hemi Charger SE. I wonder where that car is today, if it still exists? I guess I'll never know. Thanks Bruno and auroramike!

It was completed on January 10, 2010 and posted in "Under Glass". http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26702&st=0&p=252580&hl=1969%20Dodge%20Charger%20Daytona&fromsearch=1&#entry252580

Thanks Del! I like it when someone tells me that a build of mine helps to bring back a memory or two. Especially good memories!

Thanks Brandon! Good luck on your search for a Charger Daytona kit!

Thanks guys! Yes it does. The '69 Charger kit has a 440 4bbl. with 4 speed trans, shifter and console. For my build, I got the auto shifter, shifter plate and console from Missing Link Resin and I was told that it was the last one he had. The Hemi came from my parts box.

Thank you everyone! This one sat on my bench since the end of April and I picked away at it whenever I could. I took my time, tried a couple of new things, and here is the end result, one of my best builds! Michelle, is this the car you are referring to? This is the same photo that was on the 2008 Mopar calendar that my friend had sent me. I just had to build that car!

Thank you Charlie!

This is my '69 Charger SE painted with MCW Bronze Fire Metallic, 426 Street Hemi, Torqueflite 727 auto trans from Competition Resins, auto shifter console and shift lever from Missing Link Resin, wheel covers from Revell '68 Dart GSS. Enjoy!

Thanks Rick! I'm glad that you are enjoying McNally's Charger and Mustang. Building the Mustang allowed me a certain amount of freedom for building and to have a story behind the model.

Thanks Charlie! The Story It seems as it took forever for McNally to complete his business at the bank and get himself over to the Registry and get the Charger registered, but during his idle moments he went over his notes on his PDA and tried to put the many pieces of his case into order. What did a domestic case have to do with a rocket propelled grenade? He made it back to Vic's shop 4 1/2 hours later to see Vic taking the Charger off the lift after install 4 new tires and making a quick tune up. "She's ready to go, my friend!" said Vic. "Thanks Vic, gotta a screwdriver?" Vic hands him a screwdriver and helps put the new plates on the Charger. "By the way, ATF was here going over the Mustang a little while ago." "Thanks Vic, I'll keep an eye out for them." McNally gets into the Charger and pulls it out of the garage. The Build I partially assembled the motor and painted it with Mopar Street Hemi Orange. Yes, the instructions say to paint the block semi gloss black, but IMHO, a Hemi is orange. More to come.....

Charlie, the plate is circa 1988 and was made on the Amce License Plate Maker site. I figured it was close enough to what I needed for the build. Spenser For Hire used green-lettered plates during its run 1985-1988. Ahh.....the joy of paint! Since this paint is enamel, it'll take a while to dry. More to come.....

Joe, I did build the Mustang elsewhere, but not as the wreck as decribed in the story. Have a look. The license plate is an homage to TV's Spenser For Hire. Charlie, is it that noticable that I read a lot of Dr. Parker's novels? Let see, what are the giveaways.....a Boston PI with one name, use to drive a Mustang, constant assassination attempts, a friend in the Boston PD.....yeah, there is some influence here I think! With Dr. Parker's passing early this year, I read that there are two more Spenser novels at the publishers as well as a few others (Jesse Stone). I'm gonna miss him!

I certainly hope so, Ron! I've been wanting to do another build with a storyline and this seems to be a good one for it.

With the drama that nearly drove me away gone and calm has settled over the MCM forum, I have decided to come back with a new WIP. 18 months ago I built an '06 Mustang elsewhere and added a short story to it to demonstrate what was driving my build. The Build I'm doing it again with a new build of Testors '06 Dodge Charger Daytona that I bought for $20.00 when the kit was first released. The paint is Testors Colors By Boyd Orange Pearl. The body has the front and rear bumpers added and is ready for primer. This WIP is about the model and not the story. The story is only to demonstrate what is driving this new build. The Story As a Boston Firefighter pours water upon the smouldering remains of McNally's Mustang, McNally wonders to himself, "Well, this is the second bad thing to happen to me this week." The first was his long time girlfriend, Tracy, had left him citing that she could no longer tolerate his dangerous profession. McNally decided to bury himself in his work to help ease the pain of his broken heart and now his Mustang was nothing more than a pile of twisted metal thanks to a RPG (rocket propelled grenade). McNally felt a hand on his shoulder and heard the words, "You OK, buddy?" The hand belonged to his good friend, Det. Sgt. Adam Troy. "Let's go down to my office and fill out the report." McNally looked at his friend and said, "OK, let's go." Two hours and one really bad cup of coffee later, McNally called his friend Vic, at Vic's Garage and asked him if the Mustang had arrived there yet and if Vic had any leads on another set of wheels for him. Vic told him that the Mustang had arrived and that he should have something for him when he got to the garage. After looking over the wreckage and finding nothing salvageable, McNally asked about another car. Vic said, "Come with me." In the corner of the garage was an orange '06 Charger Daytona and Vic told McNally that the car was a bank repo that he got last week and the bank wanted to sell the car fast. "And, it's got a Hemi", Vic said. "Who's got the title?" asked McNally. "Chelsea Bank And Trust", Vic said and McNally headed to the bank to buy the car. More to come.....

Thank you guys! This wasa really fun kit to build! And, of course, I couldn't leave it alone without some extra detailing. I have another Zinger to build soon.

This my Zingers Super Van painted with Tamiya Mica Blue paint. I wired the motor, painted the block with Mopar Hemi Orange enamel paint, painted the suspension with Alclad II chrome paint, and drilled out the exhaust headers.

My sympathies Harold. In the past 25 years of owning dogs, I treasure their companionship and when it's time for them to go, it is always a difficult undertaking.

Thanks guys! The paint I used was Tamiya TS-54 Light Blue Metallic. I was hoping to somewhat replicate B5 Blue Pearl that is available on the 2010 Challengers. The spray can cap is close, but the paint itself was a bit darker. Hey, I tried!

Thanks Brian and Greg! With the model companies seemingly doing better, perhaps we can see more modern model cars from them in the future.

Thanks guys! Yes, this is the Revell kit and I used some of the decals I had left over from the AMT kit. I don't like the carbon fiber hood stripe and chose to use the "Defender" stripes from the AMT Challenger R/T instead.

Thanks guys! I have finished my Challenger and it is posted in the Under Glass section. My thanks to all who took the time to look and to comment.