happy grumpy Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Built from the excellent Revell kit, I saw that movie when it came out in 68 , I was 11 years old and just fell in love with the charger. Bullitt did to car chases what star wars did to sci fi. built box stock except for the wheels I used the dodge hub caps from Fireball Modelworks. The movie car had the 440 but I used the hemi instead. I also did the mustang and the magic green beetle that keeps re-appearing during the chase . I will post them eventually. Thanks to all of you who take the time to look and comment. Really appreciated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gseeds Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Awesome build, I really like how all your builds look so real!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug 1061 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Nice. Great paint work, black is kind of a pain. That was a great chase scene. I really like how the Charger was able to grow new hubcaps when they fell off. Now to make one after the wreck/explosion😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicDarts Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Excellent job. I always liked the Charger in Bullitt much more than the Mustang... there's something about muscle cars in their more plain, luxury, or just overall more subdued color/trim schemes/packages that I appreciate more than the brighter colors, stripes, spoilers, scoops etc. Not necessarily because the sportier ones are what you always see or that I'm getting older, either. I've felt this way for most of my life. That, and generally speaking, I'm not really a Ford guy. That said, I do have a Revell '68 Mustang Bullitt kit that I built as the Bullitt Mustang. 🤷♂️ Edited November 11, 2021 by ClassicDarts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Good looking Charger Mario. Smooth looking paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpey Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 i love the vinyl top. can i ask how you did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Nice looking Charger. Looks good in plain black with skinny wheels, though I see it’s only wearing four of its seven hub caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 thank you all for your kind words. Miles, I get no credit for the vinyl top. I wanted to build the " dirty Mary, crazy Larry " 69 charger so, the 68 has a smooth top and the 69 had a vinyl top so I swapped the bodies. I filled the side markers of the 69 and used the 68 round marker decals. The 68 had a smooth side so I used square decals for the marker lights. I had a little issue with fitting the front 69 grille on the 68 body though. I will have to go back to it to correct it. In all not much work involved. The vinyl top on the 69 kit looks really good. Kudos to Revell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Very cool Mario, and man that blackmis gorgeous👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 8 hours ago, gseeds said: Awesome build, I really like how all your builds look so real!! agreed. I have the Bullitt Mustang on my "to-do-list" and in line with it, it must follow this one. May i ask, where the hubcaps are from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Beautiful rendition of the movie car. Black paint on any car be it 1/25th or 1:1 is a pain but worth it when it is done right. I like you and so many others have always thought that the car chase in this movie set a pretty high mark for movies that came after. I hope you have a few spare Hub Caps just incase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Looks great. Is that the metal kit? I have both the Mustang and Charger metal kits unbuilt. I have the movie on DVD. I saw it in the theater when I was a kid. That chase scene had everybody hitting imaginary brake pedals in the theater seats. Still a great chase scene too. Edited November 11, 2021 by Mike C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Really nice looking Charger. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Dominik, the hub caps are from Fireball modelworks. Joseph has a lot of excellent products. https://fireballmodels.info/. if you want to look it up. Michael, it is a combination of the Revell 68 and 69 kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Nice work! Yes, that is an excellent kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 The greatest car chase in movie history! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 That's a good looking Charger for sure. One look at those hubcaps and the movie comes straight to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Very nice build !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Looking very nice. superb black paint job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 well done Mario, looks great. garage is cool too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Very sharp Charger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Looking really good! I wouldn’t mind some more pics and some detail shots 😉 a sucker for pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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