mrmike

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Bill, I looked through your Fotki album and your Daytona pics. I am in awe of the detail you have added to your Hemi! Excellent work and a beautiful model! Or is it real? I also noticed the steelies and hub caps on yours, I'll be using the Kelsey-Hayes recall mags from the AMT '69 Barracuda kit on mine. I don't know if there were any Daytonas built with the recall mags, but I think they will make mine a little more unique.

Thanks moparfan426! I have used this procedure on two '68 Chargers and the results are fantastic. Instead of a flat decal, you have a side marker that gives just that little bit of extra detail that makes a difference. When painting the pinheads, use a very small amount of paint so you can leave a little bit of the pinhead showing as a bezel. Here's a picture of the other '68 Charger that I built.

Being a new member here, I thought I would introduce myself with my new project, the Pro Modeler '69 Daytona. In order to build this car with the 426 Hemi motor, I had to find an air cleaner from a Revell '67 Coronet R/T and the exhaust manifolds from AMT/Ertl's '68 Road Runner kits. The paint is Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue with a white/blue interior. The body is in the early stages of clean up. I look forward to making some new friends here and I welcome your comments. More to come.....

I needed something better for my '68 Charger side markers than the kit decals so I came up with this little quick and easy tutorial. First, you'll need 4 common pins like the type used in new shirts or from a sewing kit. Using a pin vise and a drill bit the size of the pin shaft, drill a hole into the fender. If the bottom of the pin head is not flat, you may need to countersink the hole for a flush fit. I choose to cut the pin shaft about 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch below the pin head. You can wait and insert the entire pin into the fender and cut off the shaft afterwards. Apply a little bit of your favorite adhesive inside the fender before inserting the pin. Insert the pin and allow the adhesive to set. Apply a drop of clear red or clear amber paint to the pin head and you are done!