-Monogram 1971 'Cuda Front Valance-

[1972coronet]

I couldn't find anything (within a reasonable time frame) about correcting-modifying the front fascia of the old Monogram 1971 Hemi'Cuda ...

I seem to recall that a few members built that (now ancient) kit , and in the process , performed some surgery to correct the lower-front-valance-to-front-fenders assembly (e.g. , modifying the assembly to accurately represent how the real car appears / is assembled) .

 

Please , point me in the right direction or provide a link to an archived On The Work Bench tutorial .

Thanks .

[camaro69]

Hi John,

did this correction on my Cuda a long time ago...

On the first pic you can see that I cutted the front valance into three pieces. The side pieces I simply glued to the fenders.

After that I puttied and sanded these areas into shape. The center of the front valance is still one part with the grille.

No other modifications were necessary.

Hope that helps.

Rico

Edited January 27, 2019 by camaro69

[br67]

John, I have committed anything to plastic but I've been looking at it for a few years and here's what I was thinking

- headlamps look too far apart

- fog lamp brackets are too thick and fog lamps protrude too far forward

- was think of doing resin copies of Park lamps and recasting them in clear

and Rico I like what you've done with that front valance

[Can-Con]

The look of the headlights can be improved a lot by simply putting in bigger lights. 

I made the openings larger with a round file and made new surrounds with thin sheet plastic. Then you just need the right size headlight lenses and reflectors . Still a bit too wide apart but much better, I think.

[Snake45]

Here's how I fixed one quickly and easily: 

 

[Casey]

17 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

Please , point me in the right direction or provide a link to an archived On The Work Bench tutorial .

Not exactly a tutorial, but here's one way to do it, on the sibling 1/24 Monogram '70 Dodge Challenger T/A, which has the same valence panel issue:

 

[1972coronet]

Thanks , Rico , Brandon , Steve , Snake , and Casey ! 

I think that I screwed up with the kit I'm working on --- I separated the grille from valance ; glued the valance to the fenders ; filed one side smooth ; filed other side down ; smeared a dab of Tamiya putty over the remaining seams .

The problem with my hair-brained approach ?

Now I'm going to have a devil of a time getting the radiator core support assembly secured properly !

D'oh !

 

Oh , well ... if worse come to worse , I have another unbuilt example in storage ---- perhaps I'll start fresh ( although , I already completed the deepening of the door lines , boot lines , Dutchman Panel depressions ( very lightly ) , and windscreen / backlight trim gaps )

Thanks again , one and all !