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Im glad this is coming out. I kind of wish Round 2 would sell the trailer by itself. I have been looking for the trailer for a while without buying whole kits to build Richard Petty's Hauler & trailer setup from 1970.

Yes that's why Im buying this kit. To build the T/A car.

Hi, Ive wanted to build this car for a while as well. Im wondering what JNJ decal sheet has the Rossi Automotive Engineering decal on it? Thanks for all the research everyone. It has helped a lot.

Thats beautiful. Glad you are finishing it!

Thanks for the replies guys. Espo & moparfarmer, Yes I agree the bodies are not perfect but I feel once the stripe has been removed & the car is finished they look great. Particularly once its behind glass with my other Forward Look Mopars. Im happy to live with the body issues. Ill take some photos when I get a chance of my downgraded Savoy. Just looking for ways to redo the stripe & not loose detail within the trim. Plowboy, Thanks looks good & great idea. I don't smoke cigarettes so it maybe hard but Ill see if I can find something similar.

Hi guys, Im looking to build a 1958 Plymouth. Sorry to say another Christine. Yeah I know another red 1958 Plymouth but to my defense Ive built a few other 1957/1958 Plymouths in other colors. I love my Forward Look Mopars but what I cant stand is the side trim on the AMT kit. The arc in the side trim in the AMT body is just way to much. Yes I may be, being pedantic but I would rather try & fix this issue & be happy with the finished car. As I said Ive built a 58 Plymouth in the past but I sanded off the side trim & down graded it to a Savoy. Ive got 3 bodies to choose from. The top resin Hardtop is a R&R Resin, the middle resin is a convertible from either Modelhaus or AAM & the bottom grey one is the AMT kit. To my eyes the only one that has the right side trim is the top R&R resin body. Which is what I had planned to use. Im wanting to build Christine but the R&R body has the Fury Badge on the back & if I sand off the badge Ill ruin the trim texture behind. I can't see anyway to remove the Fury badge without destroying the texture? Any ideas? So Im thinking of saving the R&R body to build a Fury. That leaves me with the AMT body. Im fine with sanding off the side trim & making my own trim out of Evergreen strip styrene. That I'm confident with. My only concern is how to replicate the texture between the trim? Ive included some photos below of the texture. Any ideas as Im stumped? I was possibly thinking masking tape? Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Great thanks for sharing all the info. Such a nice car. Do you remember what size leds you used? Did you use red led for the back or just rely on the red tint from the tail light lense? I had never thought to light Christine up that I’m going to build. Thanks for the inspiration!

That’s so nice. Great work! Ive just started building Christine. What color red & white did you use? Also have you got any photos showing how the lights in the front headlights look without the leds on? Just wondering if you can tell there is leds installed? Also where did you install the leds on the dash? Looks great thanks for sharing!

There was a wing-less superbird that raced in the USAC for a short while. I just checked my Superbird photos on my computer & couldn't find it. Thought I had it saved. I can do some more digging if you are interested.

Hi guys, Im wanting to paint a few cars in Hemi Orange V2. Thats the body colour Hemi Orange not the engine Hemi Orange. Ive got a can of Model master Hemi Orange here & I feel its got way to much Metallic fleck in it. Has anyone tried Scale Finishes Base Coat or MCW Hemi Orange? How is the metallic in the paint & is it fairly accurate to the 1/25 scale of the car? With the 1:1 Hemi Orange Mopars Ive seen the the metallic is not really noticeable from a distance & only noticeable when you are standing up close looking in the sun. Least with my eyes anyway. Maybe Im being pedantic but would prefer to get it right & be happy with it. Any help would be great. Thanks

Thanks so much for your replies guys. Ive got a few more small power slide decals stuck down on some scrap so Im going to try a few different clears. The decals have been stuck down for 3 days. Ill do a few light coats 30 mins or so apart & see what happens. As mentioned Ive used Alps printed & some kit decals with Tamiya clear & never had a problem. I contacted Mike at Mikes Decals & he recommended to not use any clear at all on Powerslide Decals. He has heard of some guys using 2K clear with great results but no guarantees. Thanks again for your help.

Hi guys, Im wondering if anyone has used Powerslide decals & sprayed clear over the top? If so what clear did you use? Im working on a #43 Petty & #40 Hamilton Superbird. Just did a test with a decal on some scrap & Tamiya clear just annihilated the decal. Ive used Tamiya clear with Alps printed decals for years & never had a problem. Any help would be great. Thanks Greg

Looks great thanks for sharing. Looks spot on! Was the black paint from MCW as well? Also did you use flat or satin black?

Yes it’s been about 8-10 years. I purchased 2x Mercury Cougar kits. I chased him for about 18-24 months & gave up in the end. He either didn’t reply or when he did gave numerous excuses. It’s a shame as he has some great parts & kits I would buy.

I’m still waiting for my order I paid for from nearly 10 years ago. I would never deal with RR again.

Wow that’s beautiful Rich. Gives me some motivation to start mine but like you I’m trying to finish my started projects first.

Im starting to build the Graffiti cars as well. Ive been trying to find the Revell American Graffiti figures that came in some of the 1/64 cars & 1/24 Diecast. But wow they fetch a lot of money now. Well above what I would pay for a figure. I had really hoped that someone may resin cast them but never have. Ive been looking for these figures on & off for 10 years or so. The search continues.

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Much appreciated, it was a fun build. Ill share a few other cars soon. I have a lot more Forward Look Mopars to build but those will be all mostly stock. Theres another Kustom Mopar I am planning on building but its before the Forward Look era. Ed Sloans 1953 Plymouth. Its such a killer car! Yes I agree, the 57 Plymouth is a great starting point for a custom. Its a shame that you don't see many Forward Look Mopars in the 1:1 world & if they are, rarely they are tastefully built like Watsons 57. Thanks! Yes I would love to do one of Watsons seaweed flames but a paint job like that is way out of my league. This 57 was a good intro to paint that is more than just a standard 2 tone paint job. Tom & Sledsel, The Modelhaus kit came with body, hood, grille, bumpers, tail lights & cowl panel. The rest of the car is from the AMT 1958 Plymouth kit. The hood was already a seperate part on the Modelhaus kit just like the AMT 58 Plymouth. Actually the Modelhaus body is based from the AMT 58 Plymouth kit & the bodies are identical other than the side trim which Modelhaus changed & backdated to 57. The Modelhaus 57 Plymouth wagon kit is based of Johan but I would expect the AMT 58 Plymouth kits parts would work well.

Done, Just posted another in Under Glass! Thanks

Hi all, Just thought I would share another car I finished a while ago. This was a stalled project I started in 2017 & finished a few months ago. A 1957 Plymouth inspired by Larry Watson's Plymouth. For those that don't know Larry Watson, he was a custom painter back in the day who had his own unique style. From what I understand this car was painted in 1958. Im a fan of Larry's work, also a fan of Forward Look mopars so this was a no brainer. Usually I prefer Forward Look Mopars to be plain stock like the day they rolled off the production line. But Ive always really loved this car as I feel the Kustom paint on this really helps accentuate the body lines & moldings of the 57 Plymouth. It was my first time painting a car with this type of paint work so I was a little nervous but Im happy with the results. The body is Modelhaus Resin kit bashed with AMT 1958 Plymouth. Wheel caps are Modelhaus, spotlights & side pipes are RMCM resin. Driver figure is by Scale Equipment Ltd. The Yellow is Testors Model master Phoeician Yellow sprayed straight from the can & the green is Citrus Yellow Metallic, even though the color is green not yellow. Unless In color blind. I also still need to add the windshield wipers, my AMT 58 kit only had 1 windshield wiper so Im waiting to get another kit. Also need to add the license plates, our printer stopped working. Thanks for looking, Greg

Yes, I agree. Modelhaus was the holy grail for Forward Look Mopars. It’s slim pickings for any Forward Look Mopars in aftermarket now. I have all the Modelhaus kits you posted minus the 62 Chrysler plus some others. ?

How does the Lacquer thinner not affect the paint around the script? Some of the script is very small.

Great job on the 56. Looks excellent! I feel your pain. I’ve also built the 56 Dodge by Modelhaus. I had paint issues to & it fought me all the way. I even found the chrome foiling difficult on that one due for some reason. Awesome work.

Thanks for the replies guys, I really appreciate it. Mr Obsessive - Yeah the Modelhaus kits go for crazy money now. I had been buying from Modelhaus for years & I’m lucky to have bought most of the Mopars I wanted when they first released them. So just 1 or 2 here & there. So didn’t notice the cost to much. Espo - Yes you would be right. I thought a drivers side mirror was standard. You don’t see to many Mopars from that era with no mirrors. Rob Hall - Thanks Rob! Yes I have the 57 & 58 Dodge Hardtops to build to. I’m usually not much into sedans but the 57 sedan totally does it for me. ?

Hi all, Thought I would start sharing a few of my finished cars. Im little nervous about sharing as I wasn't sure what reaction everyone would have with my cars. This one was a stalled project started in 2017 & worked on it on & off. A 1957 Dodge D-501 2 Door Sedan. The 1:1 of these are super rare with only around 4 known to exist today. From what I understand around 50 of these were built. These D501's where street beasts, all out race car from the factory in 1957. Using leftover 354 Dual Quad Hemis from the 1956 Chrysler Nascars that were banned for 57, Dodge truck spindles & wheels & Chrysler rear end. Oh Yeah! Ive looked over all the photos I could find of these on the internet, which I found photos of 3 of the cars & none of these had side mirrors which I thought was a bit strange? This is a resin Modelhaus kit. Painted in Tamiya Pure Red & Tamiya Pure White, with Tamiya clear over the top. I build both static models & slot cars but in all honesty you cant tell the difference until you turn them upside down. This one is a slot car, basically built kurbside with a slot car chassis underneath & full unmodified interior. Just need to fit the guide back on as I take them off for photos. I look at this more of a model than a slot car so posting in this category. Also I still need to attach License plates. Thanks for looking & if you enjoy this car I have a lot more similar cars finish Im happy to share