70 dodge diamante challenger

[michelle]

i wanted to try some serious mods to a model and make something still factory stock but custom   so i got a lindberg  72 challenger kit 2 weeks ago  as it was cheaper then a  round 2 or revell challenger kit  are plus  it came with a nose cone  and  had the right tail lights for this concept  i used  a 69 charger rear roof line and  a roadster  rear seat cover i had in my parts box  and made the rear spoiler from a miscellaneous bumper from th parts box  also some side pipes and hemi air cleaner from the parts box 
 
i had alot of issues  with the putty chipping and craking  as i sanded and shapped  the new body contours  so i had to glue the  chiped off parts back on and sanded everything very lightly after words so it really is not all that smooth 

i painted it  testors extreme lacquer fiery orange  

[bondo bill]

kool concept

[Modlbldr]

Michelle,

Nice job trying something new. It has the look of a factory concept, which I like. You can definitely see where you had difficulty with the putty work but I applaud your willingness to stretch your boundaries. No doubt you learned a thing or two for the next one. Keep working at it! 

BTW- what putty did you use? I've had good success with Bondo Glazing Putty when doing work like this. Also, I haven't used it much, but I think for a job like this, two part epoxy putty might give you better results. I plan to use some today to widen the fenders on a pickup.

Later-

[michelle]

9 hours ago, bondo bill said:

kool concept

thanks 

[michelle]

2 hours ago, Modlbldr said:

Michelle,

Nice job trying something new. It has the look of a factory concept, which I like. You can definitely see where you had difficulty with the putty work but I applaud your willingness to stretch your boundaries. No doubt you learned a thing or two for the next one. Keep working at it! 

BTW- what putty did you use? I've had good success with Bondo Glazing Putty when doing work like this. Also, I haven't used it much, but I think for a job like this, two part epoxy putty might give you better results. I plan to use some today to widen the fenders on a pickup.

Later-

thank you it was fun and yes i did learn something for my next custom i used testors putty   i will have to try that twp part epoxy  putty  for my next 3  concept car models  i plan to make 

[cobraman]

Nice effort. Throw the Testors putty away. It will cause you nothing but problems.

[michelle]

1 hour ago, cobraman said:

Nice effort. Throw the Testors putty away. It will cause you nothing but problems.

thanks  

[Mr mopar]

Good effort I kinda like it you have done more then me !

[PappyD340]

Nice concept

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Mr mopar said:

Good effort I kinda like it you have done more then me !

thank you 

[michelle]

30 minutes ago, PappyD340 said:

Nice concept

yeah i love this concept i plan to make the 69 yellow jacket challenger concept which is what they moded to make the  70 dodge diamante challenger concept 

[Bucky]

I like your concept efforts, here. Very ambitious! Sometimes, I have trouble just gluing a custom bumper on a model! LOL

Have you considered building the concept Dodge Charger? It was built from a '63 or '64 Dodge. If I can find a pic, I'll post it up a bit later.

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Bucky said:

I like your concept efforts, here. Very ambitious! Sometimes, I have trouble just gluing a custom bumper on a model! LOL

Have you considered building the concept Dodge Charger? It was built from a '63 or '64 Dodge. If I can find a pic, I'll post it up a bit later.

thanks  that is one of 2 charger concepts i am planing on making  the other is the 1999 charger concept 

[Bucky]

Very cool!

[Scale-Master]

Why don't you post some in-progress photos so the people here can give you some tips in time for you to use them?   

If you truly want to improve, all you need to do is ask if there's a better or different way to get the results before going too far.  You obviously can see these things since you point them out on the finished models. 

After all, there's no need to keep finishing models that you admit you wished had come out better when there's so much knowledge here ready to be shared.  

 

[spencer1984]

Nice! Also have to agree with cobraman, the Testors putty is more trouble than it's worth. I like Bondo for big areas and Tamiya for thin cracks and pinholes.

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Scale-Master said:

Why don't you post some in-progress photos so the people here can give you some tips in time for you to use them?   

If you truly want to improve, all you need to do is ask if there's a better or different way to get the results before going too far.  You obviously can see these things since you point them out on the finished models. 

After all, there's no need to keep finishing models that you admit you wished had come out better when there's so much knowledge here ready to be shared.  

 

thanks for the tip 

[michelle]

42 minutes ago, spencer1984 said:

Nice! Also have to agree with cobraman, the Testors putty is more trouble than it's worth. I like Bondo for big areas and Tamiya for thin cracks and pinholes.

thanks 

[Scale-Master]

1 hour ago, michelle said:

thanks for the tip 

You're welcome.  But I suspect you're having more fun punking the members here with your pretend game than wanting to change your "style".  

[michelle]

1 hour ago, Scale-Master said:

You're welcome.  But I suspect you're having more fun punking the members here with your pretend game than wanting to change your "style".  

whats that supose to mean  

[mikemodeler]

1 hour ago, michelle said:

whats that supose to mean  

Just a guess, but I would have to say that some don't believe that you are actually a female, based upon previous experiences of similar posters. 

[michelle]

3 minutes ago, mikemodeler said:

Just a guess, but I would have to say that some don't believe that you are actually a female, based upon previous experiences of similar posters. 

i not sure what your refering to that must of been before i joined last year in feburary 
also i not sure where he got i was wanting to change my style  from 

[Tom Geiger]

On 6/10/2020 at 7:26 AM, Modlbldr said:

BTW- what putty did you use? I've had good success with Bondo Glazing Putty when doing work like this. 

I agree. I bought a tube of this at Walmart while the hobby shops were closed. It goes on smooth and sands easy