Charger now with the 500 grille. Or kind of.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

I couldn't sleep, I kept picturing the poor little Dodge Charger with that R/T grille, and had to help him. 

Tried my best at scratchbuilding a more stock looking Charger 500 grille.

1969 Dodge Charger 500 by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

1969 Dodge Charger 500 by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

1969 Dodge Charger 500 by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

1969 Dodge Charger 500 by Túlio Lazzaroni, on Flickr

 

Edited August 16, 2015 by Lovefordgalaxie

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Not a bad job at all. How did you do it? Here is the same kit with the at one time anyway included 500 grille.

That grille would had saved me a LOT of trouble. 

Mine I did using a piece of a photoetch grille, that I cut to fit the Charger grille. Used some tape on the back before painting it black, so the Charger R/T grille wouldn't be visible, and the headlights came from an old AMT 1964 Impala grille. Not as neat as a real kit's part, but kind of gives the idea of what the car is. 

[MGL]

Nice save, although, I thought it was ok before also.

[kruleworld]

Yeah, i think it gives it a bit more identity being a 500, since it already had the convex rear window. Your grille actually looks better than the stock piece, so the work was worthwhile. i just bought one from ModelHaus

Edited August 17, 2015 by kruleworld

[slusher]

Thought it eas great with the R/T grill also...

[peekay]

Very nice! You sure know how to lay down a beautiful coat of black paint.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

Thanks gents!!!

I just had to change the grille. I was afraid of having to pay years of therapy so the car would actually "discover" what he is, 

Now he can say: "I'm a Charger 500"... "500!!, like a Galaxie..."

[Harry P.]

Another beauty from Tulio's shop...

[Jon Haigwood]

Moved

Edited August 20, 2015 by Jon Haigwood

[Danno]

Good job.