mrmike Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) Its been a while since I have done a WIP on this forum, so here goes...I bought this kit a couple of weeks ago at my Club's show and when I opened the box at home, I was really surprised by what I found in the kit. This kit is packed! I found a nicely molded body will no flash and hardly any mold lines. The kit also contained 4 regular radial tires and 2 wide radial tires, unfortunately with no side markings, 6 steel wheels with 4 hubcaps and 6 American Torq Thrust wheels. Two versions of the 426 Wedge engine can be built...the standard Wedge or the 426 Max Wedge. The exhaust system has cutouts molded into the pipes. I have another project I wanted to build, but thinking about this kit so much has forced that project behind this one instead. I started thinking about what colors and which wheels I wanted to use, so off to Google Images I went looking for inspiration and ideas. I usually like to have an image of something close to what I'm building on my computer desktop and I found this... This Belvedere was photographed for Mopar Muscle Magazine and it's gorgeous and now it's my inspiration for my new WIP. I'll paint this with Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red with a Model Master Insignia Red interior. The hood scoop is from the Revell '67 Dodge Charger and I'll use the wide rear tires with the Torq Thrust wheels and build the 426 Max Wedge engine. I haven't been this enthused about a project in a very long time!!! More Mopar to come... Edited February 21, 2017 by mrmike
GMCMAN52 Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 that's looks like a sweet project .can't wait to see more
1972coronet Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 Hey , Mike ! Good to see you around here . I'm sure that your build is going to be awesome ; red-on-red looks great on the 1964-1965 B bodies.
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 the kit art is not very inspiring to me, but your reference pic sure is, build on, lookin forward to this.
james460 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 I bought one a couple of weeks ago an like you was surprised about the content. I do wish it had a scoop and front bench seat. hopwfully mine is going to be white exterior with red interior. i'll be watching your build.
mrmike Posted October 18, 2016 Author Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Thanks guys! james460, I had considered making a bench seat for this Belvedere. AFAIK, no one makes one and that did not stop me from building one for my '67 Hemi Belvedere a few years ago. I found a resin bench seat online and replaced it with that. Mark, the box art is not very inspiring as you said, but something about it enticed me to buy this and I got a good deal on it. John Shoe, long time! How've you been? I've couldn't think of any other color i wanted to use on this car, but a metallic red. I hope I won't be disappointed. Edited October 18, 2016 by mrmike
mrmike Posted October 19, 2016 Author Posted October 19, 2016 Last night before turning in, I assembled the engine. There something about this plastic that bothers me. It's very hard, not brittle...just hard. It took my Model Master Liquid Cement a while to cure and solidify. I clamped the engine together in several directions and checked on it this morning before going to work. This afternoon, I painted the wheels with Humbrol Metallic Grey. More Mopar to come...
Dogfish_7 Posted October 21, 2016 Posted October 21, 2016 Oh man, she's lookin sweet! Is that a 413 Cross Ram?
mrmike Posted October 21, 2016 Author Posted October 21, 2016 Sorry Bruce, but no. It is a 426 Max Wedge.
mrmike Posted October 30, 2016 Author Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) The Max Wedge got painted this morning with Mopar Street Hemi Orange Engine Paint. The body has been cleaned up of mold lines and then washed in preparation for primer and paint. More Mopar to come... Edited November 6, 2016 by mrmike
mrmike Posted November 6, 2016 Author Posted November 6, 2016 Well, I glued the hood scoop to the hood and it fell off an hour later. This hard plastic is becoming to be a problem for me. Has anyone else had this problem with this plastic? I was told at my Club meeting that this is the same type of plastic Moebius uses in their figure kits and I forgot to ask if there was an adhesive that work better with this plastic. I have never built a Moebius figure kit so I don't know. Anyone have any suggestions?
W-409 Posted November 16, 2016 Posted November 16, 2016 This is an interesting project! The kit is very nice as Moebius kits always are and I'm sure you'll do great work on it. Wheels and tires look really good already!That glue issue is surprising. I've built two Moebius' kits in the past and had no problems at all with paint or glue. Though the kits I built are a bit older ones, Hudson and '55 Chrysler so wonder if the plastic has changed?
mrmike Posted November 25, 2016 Author Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) Niko, the plastic does seem to have changed. Like I said earlier, it's very hard. Not brittle, just hard. I tried using Tamiya Extra Thin Cement and that seems to be helping a bit. Let's see what happens. I haven't done anything on this build in almost a month. The day off today gave me that opportunity to get the body and hood into a coat of primer after more sanding and cleaning. Maybe if all goes well, I can get a coat of Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red on the Belvedere this weekend. More Mopar to come... Edited November 25, 2016 by mrmike
mrmike Posted November 27, 2016 Author Posted November 27, 2016 This morning, I got to spray the Belvedere with Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red. I got a little heavy-handed with the paint on the hood. I'll let this dry more before I decide on how to proceed. More Mopar to come...
mrmike Posted December 11, 2016 Author Posted December 11, 2016 Yesterday, I sanded the edges of the hood to remove some of the excess paint that had built up and repainted the hood with another coat of paint. I noticed some trash and a few dog hairs in the paint and threw the hood into a container with 91% alcohol. Several hours later, I removed the hood and scrubbed it with Dawn detergent and a scrub brush. In the process, the hood scoop came off which I had expected it to. I sanded the hood to removed any leftover paint and reattached the scoop. I'll repaint the hood later. I checked the body and found a small paint run on the passenger door. I'll sand this spot a bit and add another coat of Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red to the body. More Mopar to come...
Lowlife ! ! Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 Looking good Mike, can't remember which kit it was but I had this problem of not sticking. I just marked along where the glue would go, and rubbed the line with rough sandpaper, really rough, so it scored grooves for the glue. It certainly helped, but I'm sure you've probably tried this already, jus thought I'd mention it ! Oh and that black Plymouth looks soooo Evil ....
Cpt Tuttle Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 Seems like an interesting kit.Have you tried CA glue?
junkyardjeff Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 I seen it at the hobby shop last saturday and will have to get it soon,I would like to build it as a cheap version with a slant six.
426-Hemi Posted December 20, 2016 Posted December 20, 2016 NICE Work so far Mike! When you get to the engine, I've read somewhere, this kit has a choice of exhaust headers and or manifolds, I'd LOVE to see a good pic of the headers in it.... As I'm "up in the air" on buying this kit and seeing you build this one is showing me if I will or won't buy it when I have the $$$$$ in-hand next time around at the hobby shop!
6bblbird Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 I have also found problems with CA glue on these kits. I have been using CA glue for a long time with good results until now.I've had difficulty using CA glue on the two Moebius '65 Plymouth kits that I've worked on. Small parts are no problem but I could not get the inner fenders and firewall to bond together. They just fell apart after the glue set up. What worked for me was 2 part epoxy. I also used a 2 part clear epoxy to secure the window glass as nothing else seemed to work.WFP.S. Make sure that you wash all of the plastic parts before painting!
mrmike Posted December 25, 2016 Author Posted December 25, 2016 NICE Work so far Mike! When you get to the engine, I've read somewhere, this kit has a choice of exhaust headers and or manifolds, I'd LOVE to see a good pic of the headers in it.... As I'm "up in the air" on buying this kit and seeing you build this one is showing me if I will or won't buy it when I have the $$$$$ in-hand next time around at the hobby shop!John, I just searched my kit and looked through the instructions again and there are no headers in this particular kit. You might be thinking about the Melrose Missle Super Stock kit put out by Moebius/Model King. This particular kit has the unique "upswept" exhaust manifolds instead and the exhaust system has cutouts for racing.I have also found problems with CA glue on these kits. I have been using CA glue for a long time with good results until now.I've had difficulty using CA glue on the two Moebius '65 Plymouth kits that I've worked on. Small parts are no problem but I could not get the inner fenders and firewall to bond together. They just fell apart after the glue set up. What worked for me was 2 part epoxy. I also used a 2 part clear epoxy to secure the window glass as nothing else seemed to work.WFP.S. Make sure that you wash all of the plastic parts before painting!I believe I do have some CA in the shop here, but not exactly sure where it is, but that is something I usually leave for resin. I have started washing and scraping my parts with the hope of better adhesion and will pay closer attention to that as I proceed with this build. Now that I have retired, I will have more time for my model projects. I have worked too hard for far too long and now I am paying the price for my labor with joint damage and pain. My fatigue and pain has lead me to taking some shortcuts and just plain putting off some things I need to do. Hopefully the future will be better for me.
o-man Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 Mike, congrats on retirement Sorry to hear about your health issues I always enjoy your builds and am looking forward to more
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