'69 Plymouth GTX Week One Style

[Plowboy]

This model has been a battle! It wasn't even supposed to get built. It was supposed to be just a test run to see if I could correct the quarter panels, trunk and vent windows in preparation for a pro street '68 Road Runner that I had planned. But, after making the corrections, my thought was, "The hard part's done. All I gotta do now is paint it and put it together." If only it would have been that easy! It was like it was jinxed! Or maybe I was jinxed!

Some of the problems were the kit's fault. Like the quarters, trunk, vent glass and the too narrow track width. The rest of the problems were mine. Like changing parts, paint goofs like smearing what I thought was Tamiya Finish Compound that was actually Tamiya White Putty on the roof. You only make that mistake once folks! The detail painting was a nightmare for me. The tremor in my hand is gradually getting worse seems like. It's almost impossible to do clean detail paint work with a shaky hand. Especially fine details. I thought gluing the entire core support together before primer and paint would be the way to go. But, I discovered that the engine wouldn't go in even without the pulleys installed. So, I had to remove the radiator support. Tough to do when you glue it with the intention of it not coming back apart!

Besides the aforementioned modifications, I changed a few parts on the engine. I added valve covers from an AMT '49 Mercury (I know they're not correct. But, they work for me.), headers from the parts box (another nightmare getting them fitted) and breathers from a Monogram '64 GTO. I opened the grille to make it see through. Drilled out the molded in headlights and added lenses. The only disappointment with the grille is my detail painting. 

The only simple part of this build was the interior. It was a pain to detail with the woodgrain. But, it went together with no problems. It's painted with Tamiya Semi Gloss Black, Krylon Flat Black, Model Masters Leather with a coat of Tamiya Clear Orange for the woodgrain.

The body is painted with Tamiya TS 9 British Green with Tamiya TS 13 clear. Wheels and tires are from a Revell '32 Ford with the rears deepened. Right now, the wheels are place holders until I find something I like better. I tried several sets. But, wasn't happy with any of them. Right now, I'm just glad to have the thing done!

Thanx for checking it out!     

[cobraman]

Looks great !  Very sharp.

[espo]

The body looks correct now. The color is different from what most builders tend to use for this kit, but I like the settle darker color and the finish looks great. Good looking chassis details. 

[Classicgas]

Beautiful.

[oldscool]

Nice! Looks like it was worth the effort. Far better than the one I built.

[AMT68]

Another stunning build. 

[Beamerman]

Really nice! I plan to build this one two...what body corrections are necessary?

[thebavarian]

Great work and an outstanding finish.

[Jim B]

Great looking GTX.  Well done.

[bisc63]

Paint and foil are immaculate, and the car looks just right! I think the wheels work very nicely with the dark green. ( Beautiful color choice, BTW) Looks like a serious street machine. Love how the high rise three deuce setup fits under the hood; man that's gotta be a close fit!

[PappyD340]

Super nice GTX!!

[charger74]

It looks very good 

[larman]

Very nice! You say the valve covers are not correct, but why wouldn't they be if the car is modified? They were made for a 413/426 wedge engine and you are using them on a 440. They are all RB blocks, so they should be interchangeable, especially in scale. Any way, that is a great color and even though you don't like the wheels, they look great on just about everything.

[Bronzekeg]

nice clean build!

[Plowboy]

8 hours ago, Beamerman said:

Really nice! I plan to build this one two...what body corrections are necessary?

Thanx! The quarters have too much arch at the top along the base of the C pillars and drop down too much towards the rear. They also don't have enough height towards the rear. The wheel openings are shaped wrong. The trunk is flat across. It should have a slight curve to it. No vent window detail besides the vertical piece. The reveals on the quarters and front fenders are too faint. 

[Plowboy]

1 hour ago, larman said:

Very nice! You say the valve covers are not correct, but why wouldn't they be if the car is modified? They were made for a 413/426 wedge engine and you are using them on a 440. They are all RB blocks, so they should be interchangeable, especially in scale. Any way, that is a great color and even though you don't like the wheels, they look great on just about everything.

Thanx Larry! The valve covers are square on the corners next to the intake like a Chevrolet. They don't have the angled corners like the 440 covers have. The wheels look OK. But, they just don't "do it" for me. 

[bondo bill]

very kool build

[grodudulle77]

Very nice work, awesome look !! ??

[moparfarmer]

Very nicely done..Only one thing for me is the yellow trac bars..Mopars never needed trac bars..That's a GM thing..Fantastic job on your GTX...

[DanL]

very very nice... color is great and so are the wheels

Cheers

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[70 Sting]

Beautifully done. Great paint and finish!

[bill-e-boy]

What a nice build and something to be proud of. Cool colour and great choice for wheels. The effort was certainly worth it 

[David G.]

It looks like it was worth the effort, came out quite well.

David G.

[Tom99]

Nice!