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I kinda like it. Are the wheels Pegasus Hellas ,Its my understanding all 4 wheel and tires in the pkg are the same size ,,,is that correct ?

Tim, I did my best to modify your picture showing the issues I see. 1st is the area marked A , you can see the forward edge of the roof where it transissitions into the top edge of the glass is my biggest pet peave and in this view is quite obvious . It should actually roll down ever so slihgtly into the top of the windshield,instead in this pic it appears to continue on flat making it look like it has a fat upper lip. ( look at a Johan 63 Plymouth sedan kit and it becomes really obvious ) On the lower windshield area ( B ) it appears to curl down in the top of the cowl , where it shoudl continue pretty much flat around the entire perimeter of the lower moulding. ( this may be trickery on the eye due to the picture ) C - is where I feel the vent wing frame leans back to far . IMO, the top of the moulding should be brought forward and the lower extended rearward ever so slighly.( the yellow line in my picture ) This I feel could be easily resolved by any competent modeler,,,,BUT I dont feel we should have to on an in production modern tool piece. I haven't bought a 65 Satellite kit yet,,,,based entirely on picttures I've seen online . And based on this picture alone I will not be purchasing the sedan either. Also,in regards to the lower windshield to cowl area, I feel the LIndberg 64 Dodge is more accurate than the Johan body. ( I just pulled out an unbuilt body I have of each to ck ) Again this is nothing more than one mans opinion , aka MINE

Tim, In a the side pic in your own review the look of the front leading edge of the roof is wrong, http://images12.fotki.com/v539/photos/6/998986/13838380/DSC_0335-vi.jpg you can even see it in this build thread Sorry, but I have been around Mopars my entire adult life and will go on record the roof of the kit is not right and will hurt the sales of said kit. Based on what I see so far, I'll buy a speed city resin of the car to build instead .

WOW, the mans body isnt even cold yet and some cant wait to piss on his grave. I am sorry but this isnt the time or the place to desigrate the mans name I"m not a big fan of him or most of his work . Sure ,, maybe he wasnt a saint ( who is ) But he was a major player in the scene back froma time when most of us were just kids playing with toys. He was playing with the big stuff and making a huge name for himself And as a far as I know the person who gets credit is usually the one paying the bills, ( then and now ) My condolences to the Barris family.

I dont think I can pin it down to one single year. But it would be somewhere between 1958 and 1961

Today was the 1st time I have been in a hobby shop in some time. Picked up a 57 Del Rio wagon. and an AMT 1956 Ford victoria . These are the 1st modern tooled kits I've bought in nearly 2 years ( been buying up old annuals )

a most different , yet very interesting subject. I like it

the Borsch altered has some breathers that are very close to those,,but the valve covers in it are for a 392 Hemi , not a 426

I dont do contests but IMO clean and neat is 1st and formost. 2nd would be accuracy in both the subject at hand as well as scale . As an example Mopar underhoods were body color,,,I've seen numerous replica stock builds where the engine compartment was black,,which is only correct if the exterior of the car is black And no Mopar ever had orange heater hoses .

The mustang kit doesnt have tha setup in it,,,it has 8 injectors The Revell thunderbolt has a air cleaners setup similar to the one shown

I know the grilles are different from year to year. But to non mopar people its hard to explain

Chuck, Just confirm, The Al Segrinni sheet is for the 74 and up slant nose car. and the Radici - Wise sheet is the blunt nose 70-72 body car ??????? I have a couple extra Barry Setzer vega funnycars on hand ,,,so am interested in the Radici and Wise sheet

I have a 1959 Mercury builtup ( not excactly an easy one to find reasonably priced ) , so I am definitly going to follow this one for ideas. I haven't decided on a color combo for mine yet. I am think pale yellow with a bronze colored interior

An easy way to indentify the 1967 thru 1960 Barracudas is ; 1967 - no side markers of any kind, oval shaped grille no peak down the center of the hood , tail lights had a small square backup light in the center of the red lense 1968 - round side markers , similar oval shaped ft grilles with no peak in the center of the hood, taillights were a horse shoe shaped white backup light with a smaller red tail light lense in the center of it . 1969 - rectangular shaped but NON -FUNCTIONAL side marker reflectors , grille was similar to 67-68 and the had the center peak that is in the center of the hood and continues down the center between the grilles. Tail lights were a larger block shaped red lenses and the back up lights were now mounted in the lower rear valance in a chrome bezel next to the license plate assy

Sorry. But I have zero interest in any of the larger scale stuff. Not to mention the variety avail isn't even close to 1.25th scale I bought a lighted magnifier

This is only a guess on my part. But I think the frictions were another way for manufacturers to get more mileage out of tooling . I have been told by several higher end promo collectors/dealers and all have told me friction cars were sold in the secondary market ( not dealerships ) In MOST cases frictions differed from true dealer promos in color combinations exclusive to frictions, As an example. a true 1969 Plymouth GTX promotional will be all one color ,, ( blue with blue interior as an example ,,,, where as A friction chassis 1969 GTX will be blue exterior but will have either a white or sometimes grey interior ) I've never seen a friction chassis 1969 GTX where the exterior and interior were like colors .

Thanks for all the leads fellas. I am leaning more towards a modern Coyote motor for this project. Although I havent completey ruled out a SOHC yet either. But ' IF ' I go that route,,,,,,It will be carberated / naturally asperted ( dont want anything poking thru the hood )

Holy cow........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm usually not a customs fan persay. But WOW, I like this one A LOT .....VERY well done

1958 Bonneville annual kit - 1958 molded in the license plate areas - aka the bumpers 1968 Coronet annual kit - 1968 molded in the license plate areas - aka the bumpers

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As a general rule annuals will have the model year its supposed to represent is molded into the bumpers. Obviously , there are exceptions. As an example AMT re-issued some of these annuals after the original issue date,,. Called craftsman kits/versions. In most cases they are the same kit with maybe very very minor changes

5 packs of Bare Metal Foil, staright form BMF. With the winter projects I have in mind,,,, I will use most of it

Looks like 97 rallye green. Just as an fyi. The valve covers are incorrect the for an A12 car.

Me personally I wait 24 hours minimum before doing any sanding ,,,Then again I rarely get to the bench 2 days in a row,,so its usually MUCH longer then that

Heres one that would be WAAAAAAAY up on my list. But I'm not going to hold my breath. So,,if anyone knows of a quality resin casting,,,,,,,,I'm all ears 1969 Plymouth Duster 1 show car