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Nice job Great kit - decals suck

I got into a mood thus weekend and Made offers on and was accepted on 2 Dave Stricklers 1965 AFX cars, still sealed. Also ordered decal sheets to do the Mr Norm blue/silver car and the Bobby Harrop 1965 Dodge AFX cars for the above Also,,,Made an offer and bought a 1965 Butch Leal 65 Belv, autographed by the man himself ( at least so says the seller )

Very nice. I want to replicate the hauler. Where did you get the truck ? And the 68 RR, But that one is a ways down the to do list , Next SM car for me is probably the 68 Barracuda and/or the Paper Tiger AFX cars

I would take an unbuilt Butch Leal 65 plymouth kit in partial trade Ps. For the right trade. I will include a 1972 front bumper and 1972 grill insert Full disclosure..the bumper might be white resin. I'm not real sure either way I do not have any other 72 parts

Needs to be complete Except But decals need not be present or mint

Actually...I do not. But think I may get one My go to for reference is my old magazine collection. And Google

This one on any currently / recently avail decal sheet ?

MPC 1970 thru 1974 Challenger kits Any or all of the 70s era MPC Pro Stock kits

Thanks Ive gathered dozens of photos of any - every Sox-Martin 67 GTX I could. In MOST , of them the ones with class SS/E designation markings AND various sponsor decals ( both Dougs or Hooker headers ) the car has the upper body line mldg , aka 67 Belv 2. Its the car that has virtually no decals and no class designations , IMO was the Photo op / Clinic car My gut tells me is most likely became one of the active cars in some point ? Or,,,Maybe it didnt. Its my understanding by the 1967 season they were full on salaried Chrysler paid employees, so it makes sense a photo op car existed to promote the brand. Thanks for the info and comments to all This one is one of my favorites

Thanks. ...Pretty much confirms my thoughts Seems to be " most " of the photos of a white interior car. It's not lettered with a class designation of any kind. And posed as if strictly for photo opp moments To add even more confusion to the mix. I have a few pictures of a white interior car. WITH SS/E class designation. And in each one it has the upper body line mldg like a Belv 2 has . Yet most do not have said mldg. Which adds fuel to the thought / makes me believe they did in fact swap powertrains in a single body to change classes As to when each photo was taken obviously have no idea to make some kind of time line for the car

Agreed But i went thru just about every mopar kit I had with a wedge - headers . I wanted to use the set from the lindberg series....but couldn't get them to fit the engine compartment / chassis and still look reasonable. Even tried too heat the hemi headers up and squish the 2 center tubes together....that failed miserably and ended up in the trash can The only one that actually fit both the engine and chassis Was from the Landy SS/E Dart kit. But rather not part one of those kits out .. that kit is getting expensive.

Same here. Ive had lots of issues with older decal sheets cracking trying to remove them from the carrier sheet Especially Slixx and Fred Cady sheets. That said ,, some of my sheets are maybe 10-15 years old now ( I better get busy me thinks )

I have a Strickler Dodge back on the bench. I started on right after it came out but put it away due to paint issues . Its time to push on and get it done BUT, Ive not built one of these and am curious how to glue the front and rear glass in without making a huge mess So Im all ears how YOU did it

Thanks for the info I have A BUNCH of the hemi parts from numerous AMT B body kits Ive parted out . so good odds Im good. At least I hope so

I'm my digging into it. They ran 3 cars This 440 4spd car. An actual RO hemi 4spd These 2 was generally hired drivers Ronnie may have driven either or both from time to time And a 3rd Belvedere . Not an ro car. But it was hemi amd 4spd. That is the car Ronnie himself was the regular Driver

And just for grins , I detailed an old helmet to replicate the one Ronnie Sox wore when this car was active

My best interpretation of what I feel was either a promo / clinic use show car that eventually became a SS/E 440 4spd car. It's the only one I'm aware of that had white bucket seat interior out of at least 3 known of the body style. Theres not a whole lot of info or photos of this particular car . So some liberties had to be taken. That said. I really REALLY like this one. A lot. All Tamiya colors with Dupli color 1k clear . And Dupli color rattle can pearl white for the interior. Im typically an out of the box builder. But this one got Lots of aftermarket details goodies... AMT parts pack blue streak rear tires, front redlines from the MPC 1968 Coronet The RB engine from the Revell Dart with headers modified from the hemi to fit Dana rear axle from the 68 Charger kit Pre wired dist and wire looms from Morgan Automotive detail An amazing 3d printed AFB from Joseph at Fireball Model works Unfortunately, this was an older Revell versions,, And the decals silvered when I laid clear over them. But it it what it is and I'll live with it And yes, the headers are not connected to the stock exhaust is intentional. The SS cars back then were required to have the stock system in place Also, in just about every picture I can find of this car. There is no hood mldg, Thus. None on the kit build either. Thanks for looking. And as usual. Comments / Critiques more than welcome.

Done Headed to Under Glass I'll get some finished pictures tomorrow Thanks all for comments and following along

You have my attention. I've not built any of these Mobieus kits yet But have one each Dodge Plymouth AFX cars for up real soon

Are the interior's the same ? meaning the plain RO style door panels Or is the Belv kit using the interior panels from the Satellite Looks like the Belv kit has the hemi valve covers on the chrome tree so I might could use left over AMT heads and intakes on the Belv kit shortblock

I might could see the Shelby in my list. But none of the rest does much for me

Nice,

I have the Butch Leal kit already I want the 65 sedan body kit WITH the hemi. The Belvedere kit has a max wedge drivetrain

I have both of these kits, BUT only one each I have more than enough kits to keep me occupied for quite a while for when and/or if the A990 car resurfaces even if with generic decals