69NovaYenko

Outstanding!

Speaking of Drag combo`ss one of my favorite is AMT`s Red Alert Racing Team. Now thats one kit i long to have.

True, seeing the difference between a B and an RB block in 1/25 is challenging. But as a point of order; this requires buying another kit to acquire the non-hemi mill. Hence, there`s going to be a whole lot of engine-less Duster kits out there if one desires to build a series of non-hemi Mopars cars. I can even go along with Pharoah suggestion and settle for a 6 banger. At least it would give modelers a second main-streamer build option...just saying. I cannot recall a 440 being kitted in any of the new or newly re-issued kits...humm. But it wont be the first time I`ve been mistaken.

Why do the kit manufacturers seem determined to issue 426 Hemi`s in Mopar kits? As I pause for thought and ponder the matter (beside the strip/drag cars) I only saw two 426 Hemi`s in any of the street driven/street raced cars growing up. The 318, 383 and 440 engines were the most prevalent mills one would see under the hoods of Mopar street cars back in the day. Truth of the matter is: 1 ) they were to expensive_the Hemi option cost almost as much as the car itself 2) they were a bear to keep tuned 3) a well tuned and correctly set up 440 mill could give most Hemi cars a seriously close run for their money if not beat them. Why don`t model manufacturers kit the more popular Mopar blocks? I`m just saying....any thoughts or insights on the topic are welcome.

Humm...bash this kit with a '49 Merc coupe kit sounds integrating. I'll be following this thread to see how you progress. As far as the mill is concerned, have you narrowed it down to the type of block you want to drop in it.... i.e. flat head, traditional V-8 or something more contemporary in the twin turbo charged family.

I read so much chatter on the hobby forums about hobbyist frequenting the big box regional or national chain hobby shop franchises. Or buying kits and supplies on-line. So out of curiosity I pose the following question. How many of you have an an old school "Mom and Pop" (privately owned) hobby shop in your area. And if you do, how often do you frequent your LHS (Local Hobby Shop).

I concur that there is a huge void when it comes to under the hood detail decals. A good example is in the below picture. The Mustang's passenger side inner fender-well has a sticker, the fan belt itself has a logo, the air conditioner compressor has a logo tag on top of it, in addition to the engine displacement sticker atop the air-cleaner it has a sticker on the drivers side, the battery has an Autolite logo, and the radiator has the "Caution-Fan" sticker. I would be nice to see decals that replicate the white stenciling on radiator hoses. I do recall a while back someone was briefly selling hose decals on the on-line model car auction site. Cannot recall who it was though. FoMoCo Radiator hose stencil The logos for batteries would be also add more realism to the engine bay. During the 60ties-70ties muscle car era GM’s came with Delco batteries, Ford’s came with Autolite batteries, Chrysler’s came with Mopar batteries. General Motors-1960 thru 1980 Ford Motor Company 1960 thru1980 Mopar 1960 thru 1980 Also, it was very prevalent during the muscle car era was the “Caution Fan” sticker. It was either on the top of either the radiator support bracket or fan shroud. General Motors 1967 thru 1982 Ford Motor Company and Mopar1967thru 83

Once again another great build.

Great looking build! The silver and red color combo is eye catching.

Thes interior is very well done also.

Great color chose. Which kit did you use for this buildup...the '70 AMT Baldwin Motion, AMT '70 Camaro (both split front bumper) or older MPC (full bumper) kit??? When you get an opportunity please post more pictures.

Very nice. Love the engine and engine bay detail.

I second the motion...Glass.

Casey I trust we dont have to wait until 2016 before we seeing a `70 Cuda AAR spin-off from Revell. I hoping to see something like mid-2015 timeline.

Longbox I ran across this little blurp about the Dana 60 and 440 power-plant combo: Mopar first introduced the Dana 60 in the late 1950s on some heavy-duty 1/2- and 3/4-ton 4WD pickups. Ford also used a Dana 60 in its heavy-duty pickup trucks in the late 1950s. For the next five decades, all major American manufacturers used this axle in either front- or rear-axle configurations. For this month's article we will focus only on the Dana 60 that was used in rear-axle applications. Chrysler began using the Dana 60 in 1966 big-block B-body passenger cars (specifically the 426 Hemi and the 440 engines with a 4-speed transmission). http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2006/04/01/hmn_feature27.html Hope this helps.

The got a reply from Jeff at the "Trans-Am Cuda registry concerning the whether or not the `70 AAR Cuda had "Fish Gill" rocker moldings. The answer was "No they were not... Only the prototype AAR had them on but that was a whole other animal. They actually released an internal memo (Factory Service Bulletin) stating the reasons why. They were concerned the side exit exhaust would melt the moldings." During further reading I discovered they were made out of ABS plastic. As far as the '70 Cuda build goes this is an exceptional kit and another exceptional build by Tim. Also, kudos to you Tim and all the others who worked very hard to make this kit a reality.

The round side marker lights are there Bob.

Just picked the newly re-issued AMT RR kit up last nite. This kit appears to be basically a repackage of the "Millennium" kit with a few minor changes. First, the re-issue has a an interesting set of tires. One side has raised white letters with "Goodyear Polyglass GT L60-15" script and the reverse side though non-scripted has a single Red-line stripe. The Millennium kit tires are identically scripted but are NOT white lettered nor Red-line striped on the reverse side. The kit has the same Hemi power-plant with stock exhaust as before. The intake manifold options of dual in-line crabs or cross-ram intake with Hemi styled air cleaner remain the same. However, the custom build options of dual velocity stacks or dual custom air cleaners are no longer included like the Millennium kit. Also, like the earlier AMT release the body does not have molded in "Road Runner" badges/scripts. And, like the prior AMT offering it does not include any decals.

I stand corrected...you are right.

I see AMT is releasing a `68 Roadrunner. Does this kit an acurrate representation of the `68 Roadrunner or is it a re-kitted AMT `69 Roadrunner?

Thanks Tim for sharing. Looks like its gonna turn out awesome.

TB. Thanks for the heads-up about the "Fish-gill" rocker moldings. None of the cars i saw in the test/promo shoots had them so naturally I thought they were not kitted. VERY GLAD to see Revell had enough fore-thought to include the "Fish-gill" rocker moldings as a build option..it appears this kit is going to be some kinda awesome!!! As for the rear window louvers, hopefully one of the many skilled resin casters out there will make something available in the very near future. GTX: I will have to look into the "Fish-grill" rocker gills not being available on the `70 AAR Cudas. As you pointed out I have seen a number of restored AAR cars with them..ie the Ivy Green Metallic, Lemon Twist and In Purple Metallic AAR cars I attached in an earlier post. But, because a restorer adds it doesn't always mean it's factory correct. I will also followup on the rear window louvers only being available for vinyl top cars. Thanks for the info.

Yep...the white AAR with that poppy red interior is very cool. That said I do like the metallic gray one as well...it`s an unusual eye catching color.

As a refresher on the importance and heritage of the `70 AAR Cuda 340 in American Muscle car legend review this clip I ran across from the TV series "American Muscle Cars "Plymouth AAR `Cuda and Dodge Challenger T/A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUYK78sdgqA&feature=share&list=PLg-xQIc4JaSVvUI7NBIMhtOzBrRMa7WSr I hope you enjoy.