jbattersby Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Hi all! I am new to the forum and would like to share pictures of my Dodge Charger model which I'm currently building: I picked this up from a yard sale last year for maybe $5. The model quality is quite bad, so I figured I'd do something custom and not build it as the General Lee. The chrome on this model was terrible, I stripped everything for re-chroming with Alclad. The engine was primed and sprayed using Zero Paints Orange. The valve covers which came chrome were stripped and painted matte black. The wheels and roll cage were painted in Zero Paints Gold. The wheels actually had great detail after stripping off the old thick chrome. Detailing the wheels. After spraying the stripped parts with Alclad you can really see a difference in quality. Stripping the chrome basically saved this model from looking like a cheap kids toy. Detailed the engine with some spark plug wires which was a first for me. Also created my own pulleys and fan belt using black tape. For the interior I wanted to do something stock so I went with a blue interior. I sprayed Zero Paints light blue metallic over black so that it will be a couple shades darker then the exterior which will be done over white primer. I added a touch of red to the tachometer for something different.
jbattersby Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 This is where I am at currently, I installed the Hemi yesterday as wheel as attached the finished wheels and tires to the chassis. I will also start now correcting body lines. The rear fender on the drivers side has a nice kink in it right at the base of the C-Post where the 2 parts of the mold met. My plan is to clean up as many lines as I can without doing too much body work. Since this isn't the most detailed model to begin with I'm hoping to get this off the desk to make way for some other projects.
jbattersby Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 Looks like you're off to a very nice start. Thanks!
jbattersby Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 I finally finished the rendering of how my Charger will look when finished, enjoy!
hjracing Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Wow! You are an awesome artis! I want to see your model finished!
microwheel Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 It should look nice when your done, especially if it comes out anywhere even close to your rendering.
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Great start. Terrific job on the rendering. This will be a stunner.
w451973 Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 Wow. Nice work on the rendering. And thanks for not building another g/l. Can't wait to see it done.
Maindrian Pace Posted April 25, 2015 Posted April 25, 2015 Beautiful rendering. Who knew the GL kit had such decent detail waiting to be exploited?
jbattersby Posted April 26, 2015 Author Posted April 26, 2015 Beautiful rendering. Who knew the GL kit had such decent detail waiting to be exploited? Thanks, and yes once the chrome was stripped it made a huge difference.
jbattersby Posted May 9, 2015 Author Posted May 9, 2015 Any updates? It's a slow process now that we're having some great weather, I'd much rather be outside. I did do a bit on the body I will post the pics below.
jbattersby Posted May 9, 2015 Author Posted May 9, 2015 I've started to re-work the body of the Charger to make sure the hood will sit flush and have even panel gaps.
426-Hemi Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 NICE work on the Dash! That looks pretty good that way and that grille! NICELY "re-chromed"! It looks GREAT!
Mustang Madness Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 I like what you're doing with that... that rendering looks awesome too!
oldcarfan Posted November 30, 2015 Posted November 30, 2015 You are doing some amazing work on a poor kit. It's going to look great! Keep it up and have fun with it.
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