Pierre Rivard Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 This is what James Hilton's 68 Charger / 69 Charger 500 looked like in 2014 and my model of it as well as a little diorama to display it Of course a lot of modifications and scratch building All finishes done with brushes Thank you for looking 2
MarkJ Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 Wow, Pierre, Excellent, Excellent diorama. I haven't got the words to give it, it's due. Even more impressive than I was expecting. Just through the roof in every category of a build. All of your hard work surely paid off. You shoudl be super proud of this one. I could sit and study it all day.
yellowsportwagon Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 Wow I mean wow this is now my favorite race car build I’ve ever seen!!! Probably one of the best builds I’ve seen period.
Bills72sj Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 That Charger sure has a lot of rust. But I am really impressed with the realism of your diorama. The wear on the steps it a nice touch.
Pierre Rivard Posted February 18, 2022 Author Posted February 18, 2022 Thank you guys. This was definitely the biggest project to date for me. Planning and research started 14 months ago, then lots of testing to develop a weathered appearance with only brushes. I did not count but I would guess the research + testing + car + diorama totaled between 300-400 hours. I need an easy topic for my next build...
bbowser Posted February 18, 2022 Posted February 18, 2022 What a great replica, and a terrible fate for an old race car!
Pierre Rivard Posted February 19, 2022 Author Posted February 19, 2022 14 hours ago, bbowser said: What a great replica, and a terrible fate for an old race car! But there is a good ending to the story. Ray Everham's Big Iron Garage has completely restored it back to the Marty Robbins Charger Daytona. It was presented in 2019 for the 50th anniversary of the Talladega speedway
gks1964 Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 Amazing is all that can be said!! GOLD MEDAL STUFF!!!
PappyD340 Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 19 hours ago, afx said: Very impressive work Pierre. I agree!
Mattilacken Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 That’s epic! What a build, and such a sweet diorama! Great work there!!
Pierre Rivard Posted February 21, 2022 Author Posted February 21, 2022 Thank you all for the nice feedback!
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 12, 2022 Posted March 12, 2022 That looks awesome!! Excellent work weathering this one! Top notch work all the way!!
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