'68 Dodge Charger; interior work

[Roadrunner]

Utterly bored out of my mind here lately, I've decided to start getting the body of this one ready for paint. Color will be Testors Star Spangled Blue lacquer (I have four cans of the stuff, so why not). As is customary for me, this will be curbside, using stock wheels and AMT tires.

Edited June 30, 2016 by Roadrunner

[Rider]

Fantastic kit. Good luck with it.

[Roadrunner]

Thanks. I'm hoping this will be the one I'll take to the local show here in October.

[Modlbldr]

That will be a good color for it.

Are you interested in getting rid of the engines, racing parts and racing decals? If so, PM me please.

Later- 

Edited May 15, 2016 by Modlbldr

[crazyrichard]

hmmm nice !! curious on this one ...

 

 

and those decals are cool !!

[mustang1989]

I've got this kit in the stash. Looking forward to the build there Kevin!

[Roadrunner]

That will be a good color for it.

Are you interested in getting rid of the engines, racing parts and racing decals? If so, PM me please.

Later- 

Probably not, as I like to keep those items for future projects, though I might be able to help with the racing decals.

[Roadrunner]

I've got this kit in the stash. Looking forward to the build there Kevin!

Me too, Joe. Body has some bizarre anomalies to deal with, so it may not be until later this week that I prime and paint it.

[Roadrunner]

Making good progress today, or so it seems to me. Lower front pan had a short shot on one corner (of body), so I added a backing sheet, and globbed it up with CA. Mister Surfacer shows what still needs to be done. I also added a "bridge" between fenders to support front of hood, as it hangs too low as is.

[Roadrunner]

Interior components mostly assembled now. As soon as I paint the body, if that turns out OK, I'll begin painting all of this stuff.

[Roadrunner]

I really like the interior detailing on this kit, it's the best I've worked on so far.

[mustang1989]

Lookin' forward to it.

[Roadrunner]

Lookin' forward to it.

Thanks, Joe, me too. It's about time I actually finish a model, and I hope this will be one of them.

[mustang1989]

We'll have to bust out with tha Spartan Cheerleaders to egg you on.

[Roadrunner]

We'll have to bust out with tha Spartan Cheerleaders to egg you on.

Works for me. I hope to be spraying primer tomorrow sometime.

[Roadrunner]

Frame starts to come together. I won't do a lot here, just what's needed to support body.

[Roadrunner]

Exhaust was a bit warped, so after rear mounts were thoroughly dry, I cemented and taped the fronts into position.

[Dogfish_7]

Lookin good. Are you planning to fill the sink marks on the chassis?

[Roadrunner]

Lookin good. Are you planning to fill the sink marks on the chassis?

Thanks, Bruce. Nope. It'll be curbside, and no one will ever see the bottom of the car, including myself, once it's finished.

[cook_dw]

This is a project I have on my list to complete hopefully sooner than later..  Ill be watching this for tips and details..  Good luck and lookin' good!

[Roadrunner]

This is a project I have on my list to complete hopefully sooner than later..  Ill be watching this for tips and details..  Good luck and lookin' good!

Thanks a bunch. I'm looking real forward to spraying some color on this beast, but still have some work to do to the body.

[Roadrunner]

Speaking of work, the last two bodies I've painted, the hood area ended up being very problematic, so I'm tweaking this one for the absolute best fit I can get, before primer and paint. As you can see, it still needs some work.

Edited May 18, 2016 by Roadrunner

[mustang1989]

Great planning Kevin. There's nothin' like experience to draw from.

[Roadrunner]

Great planning Kevin. There's nothin' like experience to draw from.

That's one thing I've been very guilty of so far, not planning ahead. I have a '71 GTX almost ready for paint too, but the hood area needs to be scribed, as it's going to look terrible if I paint it the way it is now. Had I taken the time to do it right to begin with, I'd be painting it now.

[crazyrichard]

yes making sure it all fits and is level is a must i would look at the panellines on the charger .. i did one without cribing them deeper and one where i did scribe them .. looks way better with deeper panellines .. just look at your body they are not that deep and after paint .....