Monogram's 1/24 '70 Challenger: What options do I have for other hoods?

[Monty]

Just curious what various casters might have as alternatives to the hood in Monogram's 1/24 kit.  

Links or pics would be appreciated.

[CapSat 6]

On 4/10/2020 at 9:10 PM, Monty said:

Just curious what various casters might have as alternatives to the hood in Monogram's 1/24 kit.  

Links or pics would be appreciated.

It looks like Hart’s Parts Resin does a flat hood as well as a twin-scoop hood for this kit: 

 

https://hartspartsresin.com/product-category/revell-monogram/page/3/

I don’t see a Shaker hood available, but many years ago, I was able to make a Shaker by cutting out the Shaker opening from a Monogram/ Revell ‘71 Hemi Cuda hood, and more or less fitting it into the hole for the scoop in the T/A kit hood. It was much easier than I thought it would be, and I was able to drop the Hemi from that kit into the T/A, and have the Shaker Dome line up as needed once it was on the engine. I am no genius by any stretch when it comes to surgery like that, so it must have been relatively easy. 

That however would not be the correct approach. Shaker hoods from the factory are more or less flat hoods, with the Shaker cutout and an adapter ring installed on top. There are differences between the stock flat steel hood and the T/A Fiberglas hood. You might want to start with the optional flat hood with cutout for the tunnel ram that comes in the kit in order to convert to a shaker, so that the drains in the back will be more correct. I did mine a long time ago, using what I had on hand at the time, and knowing little about how the real hoods were produced at the time. 

There was a company who used to sell the sheet metal adapters so that a builder could take a 1:1 flat hood and make it into a Shaker. This was back in the 90’s when flat hoods were relatively plentiful, and before entire Shaker hoods were reproduced. 

I hope this helps. I have to finally finish that Hemi Challenger I started way back when. I’ll dig it out and post pics if I can soon. 

[Monty]

CapSat 6, thanks for the information you provided.  I was getting concerned that there wouldn't be any options available for this kit.  I like that two-scoop hood, so I think I'm set.

[CapSat 6]

58 minutes ago, Monty said:

CapSat 6, thanks for the information you provided.  I was getting concerned that there wouldn't be any options available for this kit.  I like that two-scoop hood, so I think I'm set.

You are welcome! You could also change some other things using parts from the Revell Monogram '71 Hemi Cuda and/ or '71 GTX kits...like engines, steering wheels, etc.

For a non-T/A (presumably an R/T), you'll need to come up with exhaust tips and full pipes, maybe using pieces from an AMT '70 Challenger or a Revell 1/25 '70 Challenger R/T.   

If you wanted to use Magnum 500 wheels, I have found that the ones that come in the MPC/AMT '69 Charger Daytona and 500 kits look good when paired with the big hollow (old) AMT Goodyear Polyglas GT tires when used on these 1/24 Mopars. You could even use these wheels with the Goodyear Radial GT's that come with the kit. They don't fit the wheel backs perfectly, so you would have to adapt others to use, but they have the right look otherwise.