What do I do with the MPC 69 Barracuda, its soo bad

[Snake45]

3 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Tight hoods are pretty common and an easy fix.

A little sanding on the edges is all that's needed.

I do this on most builds anyway to accommodate for the thickness of the paint.

There's nothing worse than having a nice fitting hood before painting only to find that it won't close afterwards.

 

Steve

I don't have this problem often, but I did recently on the Revell '68 Corvette. It was TIGHT even in bare plastic. I took off what I thought was enough and even so, it was tight again after it was painted. Shoulda taken about two more strokes with the sanding block on both sides. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

51 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I don't have this problem often, but I did recently on the Revell '68 Corvette. It was TIGHT even in bare plastic. I took off what I thought was enough and even so, it was tight again after it was painted. Shoulda taken about two more strokes with the sanding block on both sides. 

It might be more of an issue with old kits.

It seems to happen to me quite often.

 

Steve

[larman]

Another donor that works pretty well is the  AMT '70 Challenger convertible, they can be found cheap, especially the  80's era one that was molded in thin yellow plastic. The windshield posts are often warped or smashed on these, making them great donors. I have seen unbuilt ones for $5-10 at shows many times, not to mention cheap built ups. I found a decent unbuilt one at a local flea market cheap and I am thinking about using it under the very same '69 Barracuda you are talking about. I also got my Barracuda cheap at Hobby Lobby, which is why I didn't want to put more money in parts than in the actual model. My plan is a Race Hemi like street machine. And I am not going to go to crazy super detailing it, I want to have fun with it and make it a simple build. It is a bit of nostalgia for me because I built one when I was a kid back in the 80's, "The Avenger" version that was molded in orange. That one was partially a '68 and partially a '69. I remember I painted it with Testor's rattle can yellow, and built it as a street machine.  It is in the big parts box in the sky now, lol! 

[Snake45]

7 hours ago, larman said:

My plan is a Race Hemi like street machine. And I am not going to go to crazy super detailing it, I want to have fun with it and make it a simple build. It is a bit of nostalgia for me because I built one when I was a kid back in the 80's, "The Avenger" version that was molded in orange. That one was partially a '68 and partially a '69. I remember I painted it with Testor's rattle can yellow, and built it as a street machine.  It is in the big parts box in the sky now, lol! 

I have a glue bomb/survivor of that very kit that is getting very near the top of my "Things to Rescue" list. Might get to it real soon!