crazyjim Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Oh yeah!! Is that black pearl? Looks good in SHINY and excellent engine detail.
440 6BBL Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Great looking Mopar, Pat. I love the color combination and the wheels. It looks very nice and a Charger 500 is on my list aswell...very inspiring. Also kudos for your clean work on the chassis and engine bay swap. And that Hemi is gorgeous. I recognized the parts from AMT´s ´71 Charger immediately as it is one of my favorite parts donors for older Mopar kits. Currently have a petty-blue ´71 Roadrunner in the works. However...there´s an issue with accuracy when using ´71 Charger parts on a ´68 - ´70 Charger. The sheet metal in the engine bay is different. I´m pretty sure that the engine bay design of your Charger 500 came in 1:1 with the introduction of the ´70 Challenger and Cuda. The core support and the firewall are also slightly different. Of course I don´t want to decrease the modeling result as you have delivered some very nice workmanship. It´s just offering criticism in the most positive way. Looking forward to your next Mopar build.
Kodiak Island Modeler Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 This is a magnificent work of art.
MGL Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 Nice, I really like the engine and master cylinder. And the alternator is great also.
jefropas Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 Really cool! Great work on that old mold.... Jeff
Cardz Posted October 27, 2015 Author Posted October 27, 2015 Oh yeah!! Is that black pearl? Looks good in SHINY and excellent engine detail. Charcoal grey, duplicolor
Cardz Posted October 27, 2015 Author Posted October 27, 2015 Great looking Mopar, Pat. I love the color combination and the wheels. It looks very nice and a Charger 500 is on my list aswell...very inspiring. Also kudos for your clean work on the chassis and engine bay swap. And that Hemi is gorgeous. I recognized the parts from AMT´s ´71 Charger immediately as it is one of my favorite parts donors for older Mopar kits. Currently have a petty-blue ´71 Roadrunner in the works. However...there´s an issue with accuracy when using ´71 Charger parts on a ´68 - ´70 Charger. The sheet metal in the engine bay is different. I´m pretty sure that the engine bay design of your Charger 500 came in 1:1 with the introduction of the ´70 Challenger and Cuda. The core support and the firewall are also slightly different. Of course I don´t want to decrease the modeling result as you have delivered some very nice workmanship. It´s just offering criticism in the most positive way. Looking forward to your next Mopar build. Yes, its the 71 Charger guts. I'm not a Mopar guy by any stretch. I guess the engine bay from 68 RR or 70 Coronet would have been correct then? Just thinking out loud.
426-Hemi Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 NICE '69 Charger 500 made from an R/T!!!!!! AWESOME 426 under the hood too!
440 6BBL Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 Yes, its the 71 Charger guts. I'm not a Mopar guy by any stretch. I guess the engine bay from 68 RR or 70 Coronet would have been correct then? Just thinking out loud.Correct. The ´68 RR, ´69 GTX and ´70 Coronet from AMT all have the same chassis parts included, but these kits have a very simple/inaccurate core support. The "best" donor kit for a Charger would have been the ´68 or ´69 Charger from Revell as it includes parts that are exclusively used on a Charger. Especially the part that is located between the grille and the core support.
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