Revell 1968 Dodge Dart GTS Restomod/Restified?

[Dragonhawk1066]

This is one of the five bodies I painted last month for cold weather building. The paint is Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue and cleared with Tamiya TS-13 Clear Gloss. My original plan was to use the 5-spoke Weld Pro-Star type wheel, but after airbrushing a few other sets of wheels I wanted to compare them to the Weld Draglite style. I still prefer the Pro-Star's, but the Draglites look pretty good too. I'll definitely find something to put them on later. I got the wheels from Morgan Automotive Detail and airbrushed them straight over the washed and dried resin with Molotow Chrome from my refill bottle. In hindsight, I should have primed them and blew any dust off before painting to avoid any imperfections. I still have another set of each, so I may try to get the other set of Pro-Star's done to see if they'll come out better. I took this morning to wet-sand and polish the clear. I used 4000 and 6000 sandpaper, and switched to Micro Mesh Polishing Pads for the 8000 1nd 12000, followed by a polishing with Novus #2. Next will be bare Metal Foil for the trim.

[Zippi]

That's looking pretty good Craig.  The deep matallic blue looms great.

[Bucky]

It looks great, especially with the red stripe on it.

[1972coronet]

55 minutes ago, Bucky said:

It looks great, especially with the red stripe on it.

My thought exactly . Dark blue with red stripe is gorgeous ! 

[1972coronet]

@Dragonhawk1066, That's a stunner ! Personally , I prefer the first set of wheels ; they compliment the car's boxy lines better than the second set of wheels .

What're your plans for the interior ? The factory offered white with red accents ( dash , console , carpet , etc. ) .

[Dragonhawk1066]

13 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

@Dragonhawk1066, That's a stunner ! Personally , I prefer the first set of wheels ; they compliment the car's boxy lines better than the second set of wheels .

What're your plans for the interior ? The factory offered white with red accents ( dash , console , carpet , etc. ) .

Thanks! Yes, the first set is the wheel of choice on this one, and it's just going to be a black interior. I thought about white seats and door panels, but all black suits the general look I'm after.

[gotnitro?]

Gorgeous paint 

[Painted Black]

Very nice start, hope your BMF sticks...

[Mike F.]

Looks great!

I did one of these kits sometime back. A pleasure to build.

[espo]

Great looking paint finish. Wheels are such a personal preference thing you just need to use what ever wheel makes you happy. Maybe have another set ot two incase you're in a different mood one day. 

[crazyjim]

Looking good.

[slusher]

Great paint and shine!

[SickBoy]

Top notch paint and finish!

[Dragonhawk1066]

The trim got Bare Metal Foiled on Monday, followed by a wax with Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. I got the interior finished up this morning, and also finished the motor. It's just setting in the chassis for now, and it looks like it needs a few touch-ups and I have to paint the oil filter yet. Next up is to get the "glass" in the body and get it ready to mate with the interior and chassis.

Edited September 22, 2021 by Dragonhawk1066

[Zippi]

Looking good.  Your foil work looks really good.

[TransAmMike]

That deep blue looks great, sharp looking Dart Craig.

[Bucky]

Soooooooooper shiny!!! One of the best shines I've seen in a while!

[crazyjim]

I like the SHINY ???

[Dragonhawk1066]

Finished this one up yesterday, more pics in Under Glass.