1971 'Cuda hemi

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this is my third go around with this kit. at $12.00 I couldn't pass it up at hobby lobby. unsure about color yet but a black interior. c&c are welcome and thanks for looking.

[1972coronet]

My vote's for 'GY3' Curious Yellow to go with your proposed 'SRX9' (Leather Bucket Seats, Black) interior.

Have you used Fireball Chrysler Rallye Wheels? They look lovely; vastly superior to the kit offerings.

[Mopar - D]

Should be a interesting build Ken. I built mine about 12 years ago in pink. 

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18 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

My vote's for 'GY3' Curious Yellow to go with your proposed 'SRX9' (Leather Bucket Seats, Black) interior.

Have you used Fireball Chrysler Rallye Wheels? They look lovely; vastly superior to the kit offerings.

thanks for the input John. colors I have on hand are white, yellow, orange, red, green, blue, gold and black. no, I haven't tried fireball wheels but I'll take your word for it.

[mrmike]

Be sure to remove the struts on the driving lights and glue the lights directly to the front bumper!

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10 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Should be a interesting build Ken. I built mine about 12 years ago in pink. 

it's a simplified kit that builds up decent and it should be fun. thanks for the input Dan.

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3 minutes ago, mrmike said:

Be sure to remove the struts on the driving lights and glue the lights directly to the front bumper!

thanks for the advice Mike, I may do without them altogether seeing they don't have clear lenses.

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these are the colors I have. kind of leaning towards either yellow or lime time green. I also have sassy grass not shown.

[Mopar - D]

Ken I would go with the sassy green. 

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thanks for the input Dan!

[bisc63]

There's no bad color choices there! I like your yellow; trust your gut, it's for you not us.

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14 hours ago, bisc63 said:

There's no bad color choices there! I like your yellow; trust your gut, it's for you not us.

thanks Rusty, I like them all myself.

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got some paint put on the body this morning. went with the lime time and it turned out pretty nice.

[Wolf]

Hi Ken,

I'm currently working on the Revell Hemi 'Cuda convertible. At the price you got the kit for you can't loose. However, depending on what your goal is with this build, this particular kit, the convertible included, is far from accurate. It's surprising as most other Revell/Monogram kits of the same vintage seem to be a lot better. If you're building it out of the box you'll still have a nice model though. Is that the route you're taking?

If you do decide to dress it up a little and you're going with the stock Rallye Wheels, 1972 coronet (John Shoe) is right regarding the Fireball Models Rallye Wheels. They are a beautiful  substitute for the kit wheels and as they come in  a number of separate pieces I found they were easier to paint and build up. I hope you don't mind me posting a couple of photos of the Fireball Models wheels if you're not familiar with them. I'm certainly not trying to highjack your thread. If you feel I'm infringing on your posts please let me know and I'll remove them.

 

Cheers,                                                                                                                                                                  

Wolf

Edited August 10, 2022 by Wolf

[bisc63]

Those ARE nice! Thanks for posting.

[slusher]

Nice color choice!

[beeRS]

Great colour choice. 

[Mopar - D]

Looking good in green Ken. 

[Bainford]

You picked the right colour! Nice looking paint.

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17 hours ago, Wolf said:

Hi Ken,

I'm currently working on the Revell Hemi 'Cuda convertible. At the price you got the kit for you can't loose. However, depending on what your goal is with this build, this particular kit, the convertible included, is far from accurate. It's surprising as most other Revell/Monogram kits of the same vintage seem to be a lot better. If you're building it out of the box you'll still have a nice model though. Is that the route you're taking?

If you do decide to dress it up a little and you're going with the stock Rallye Wheels, 1972 coronet (John Shoe) is right regarding the Fireball Models Rallye Wheels. They are a beautiful  substitute for the kit wheels and as they come in  a number of separate pieces I found they were easier to paint and build up. I hope you don't mind me posting a couple of photos of the Fireball Models wheels if you're not familiar with them. I'm certainly not trying to highjack your thread. If you feel I'm infringing on your posts please let me know and I'll remove them.

 

Cheers,                                                                                                                                                                  

Wolf

thanks for the info and pics, I may have to put in an order for a future mopar build!

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8 hours ago, slusher said:

Nice color choice!

thanks Carl, it should look nice with the trim.

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8 hours ago, beeRS said:

Great colour choice. 

thank you Sonny.

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40 minutes ago, Mopar - D said:

Looking good in green Ken. 

thanks Dan, I'm trying!

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31 minutes ago, Bainford said:

You picked the right colour! Nice looking paint.

thank you Trevor!

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I got the interior beat into shape. next up to tackle the engine.