pack rat Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Decided to try something a little different. I started with an old '74 Road Runner test shot (a mix of Road Runner and Roscoe-era parts, before it was "accurized" into the Daisy Duke version). Basically out of the box (bag, actually) with the hood scoop removed and replaced with a section of a '69 Charger roof, a dashboard from an MPC Super Charger, "premier" wheel covers from a '66 Charger annual and a whole bunch of chrome trim cut from evergreen strip. The paint is an airbrushed mix of Tamiya TS-38 gunmetal and TS-52 candy lime green in an attempt to simulate Avacado Gold...I missed by a mile, but I don't mind the look. The Satellite badges were copied from a Moebius '65 Satellite body. They're a little cheesy-looking, I'm working on fixing that. Not 100% accurate, but it was fun. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger74 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It looks very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Fantastic! I love these muscle car-turned-mainstream builds, so unique and relatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 !!!NICE!!! Did you retain the kit's 'generic' Chrysler B/RB engine? I know that the Sebring/Plus could be had with the 400-HP/4-speed. Nice, classy RP23 appearance, too. IIRC, Missing Link offers -or did offer- those wheel covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I’d say you nailed the look very well! Looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 The color looks perfect for the era, nice build overall! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheyenne93 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Looks great. Nice build.👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 This is a great build. I always wanted to build a 73-74 Satellite and you hit it spot on. What stripes did you use or did you hand paint the pin stripes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Very nice result and I like the color as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Beautiful looking paint color and finish. I'm not sure of the color you said you were trying for, but this looks great to me. Nice to see this as a more mainstream body style. All the trim looks really cleanly done and I like the body stripe as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebavarian Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Fantastic car. I like this kind of roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveracer Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 This build is awesome, and is more relatable for this kind of car as the muscle era had passed, and the RoadRunner was such a horrible attempt in design for these two years. Transition to opera windows and whitewalls was underway and this hits the era perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 14 hours ago, 1972coronet said: !!!NICE!!! Did you retain the kit's 'generic' Chrysler B/RB engine? I know that the Sebring/Plus could be had with the 400-HP/4-speed. Nice, classy RP23 appearance, too. IIRC, Missing Link offers -or did offer- those wheel covers. Thanks....and now I know what an RP23 is (yeah, I had to Google it). I built the kit engine as-is...let's call it the non-HP 400. (E64...something else I learned on that Google search!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 4 hours ago, drodg said: This is a great build. I always wanted to build a 73-74 Satellite and you hit it spot on. What stripes did you use or did you hand paint the pin stripes? I used this roll of Gunze pinstripe tape I picked up at my LHS many years ago. No idea if it's still available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Always nice to see a different take on a kit. I like what you did to this one. Pretty much what was common to see back then in my little town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 1 hour ago, pack rat said: I used this roll of Gunze pinstripe tape I picked up at my LHS many years ago. No idea if it's still available. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Awesome build, it looks 1:1! Very beautiful car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I really like the look of that, nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Awesome looking build and you captured the era perfectly with the body/color combination along with the front half vinyl top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Wpw! Amazing build! I like the more mainstream look of this one for that era. As someone mentioned, the muscle car era was over and this is what most cars looked like then. I love Avacado Gold. Although you missed it by a mile, as you said, I think the color is very nice and suits the build perfectly. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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