building 1969 - 70 Roadrunner in 1:25 scale

[gtx6970]

What I meant to ask - Will the AMT 69 gtx work as a RR replacement, with Harts part grille. Are the cars close enough to be the the same

Yes, the cars are exactly the same , save for the GTX specific  trim obviously

 

[Sport Suburban]

I built one long ago and the resin parts I used are no longer available. Currently Harts parts lists a 69 Roadrunner grill for the AMT 69 GTX. As mentioned sand off the GTX trim and don't use the chrome piece for the trunk. The only exterior issue is the taillights. The GTX has tunneled taillights and the Roadrunner are more flush. Keith Marks offered some excellent decals for this also! Harts also offers better seats in resin for a Roadrunner if you don't want to use the GTX bucket seats.

[Mr mopar]

Someone should resin  up the Johan GTX grill ? it would be so easy to do.

[MrObsessive]

I just sold a pristine kit on eBay of the Johan '69 recently for $51. They can still be had at reasonable prices----it all depends on how many are for sale at any given moment, and who's bidding. Those '69s are still somewhat plentiful.......I have a clean buildup in my stash which I want to keep, and then there's the corrected body one I did on the AMT version which I made a thread here.

Frankly, if I ever get around to building a Road Runner, I'd probably build the one that I did the MAJOR corrections. That one has always bugged me for many years due to its incorrect rear half and beltline.

Edited April 17, 2017 by MrObsessive

[mk11]

With the '70 road runner and gtx kits still commanding a small fortune, it's interesting to see the superbird's average value languishing at about new release price levels. As I had already built one years ago, I acquired another to survey for possible transformation of this body into a regular rag or hardtop.  A comparison between the 1/24 monogram '70, 1/25 amt '69 gtx and the superbird body reveals just how wonky the proportions are on the monogram body. You'd expect it to be bigger and you'd be right, but it's not consistently so. Most of the monogram muscle kits from this era shared this little proclivity, it seems. The front fender length is almost identical to the 1/25 cars making this a good source for converting from the coronet fenders on the 'bird. Of course, the front lower valance, bumper and grill(headlight areas are almost identical in size to the original 1/25 grill) need to be narrowed about an eighth of an inch. The front wheel arches match the johan '69 almost exactly, making for only some minor finessing for that aspect. The height of the 1/24 fender requires use of the top half/ 2/3 only to keep body lines intact.

The rear of the roof and back window require attention as well. Perhaps the whole roof from the amt satellite/roadrunner/gtx would be the best fix unless you choose to build a ragtop.

Just some ramblings from the peanut gallery...  

YMMV

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by mk11