Crazy Larry's charger.

[happy grumpy]

When I built the Bullitt charger, in order to have a vinyl top, I swapped the body with the 69 charger from Revell. Which left me with a complete kit to built a smooth top 69 . So I went for Crazy Larry's ride. I had some trouble with the front end, it did not fit really good but after some trial and error, it went together although not as good as I would have hoped for. Still, anyone who watched that movie will be able to recognize this classic. Some scenes in the movie show a 68 front grille but the hero car was a 69. I printed the decals but had some trouble on one side but it's not too apparent. The wheels came from the spare box. I moved them a little bit outward to fill the fenders and a beefier look. The color is a mix of green and yellow from Tamiya. I don't know the exact color, it changes when you compare the movie from actual photos so I just eyeballed it.

As always , thanks for looking

[michelle]

Very nice work 

[Zippi]

Nice Mario.  The color looks Great.  Good looking wheels & tires from the parts box and they give the car a nice stance.

[Dave Van]

One of my favorite Chargers........well done! I built 2 myself......wonder if you could make one from the Duke's 1/16 kit???

[Jim B]

Great looking Charger. Well done.

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

I've been wanting to do this myself.  The model came out good. 

 

I had the same problem with the front end of my 68 kit too.  The front suspension keeps the piece for the lights from fitting properly.  I had to use super glue and hold it in place just to try to get a slightly good fit.  It was tough, but I got it to look ok.  I haven't had a chance to get pics yet.  I just finished it this past weekend.

[Bainford]

Cool build, Mario. One of my favourite movie cars. Your colour looks like a great match for the original. The movie car was a yellow/green colour, possibly cintron yella, which can look yellow or green, depending on lighting. In movie post production, the crew responsible for adjusting the colour of the film thought the car was yellow, and the film was tinted to so the car would appear plain yellow throughout the film. Many scenes of the movie have an unnaturally warm colouring as a result.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Street Rod]

Looks great! The color looks spot on to me.

[Speedpro]

Very nice! Clean looking build. One of my favorite movies because of the car.

[TransAmMike]

And another Mario great looker!!    ??

[cobraman]

Great looking model Mario.

[espo]

Remember very little from the movie except this car. The color looks just as I remember it and the side stripe looks good. 

[1959scudetto]

This is as nice as your other models, Mario - your eyeballing is excellent! The color seems correct to me (saw the movie back in the 70's at the cinema) - immediately Peter Fonda and Susan George come to my mind and the unhappy ending with the train after being chased by the helicopter...

[Classicgas]

Very nice.

[doorsovdoon]

Looks great. The movie is before my time, but I remember watching it late one night on TV as a teen and really rooting for them, and feeling a little sad at the end even though they're the bad guys, lol. It's been a favourite film of mine since. 

[Belugawrx]

Nice stance, and I like the garage shots !!

[1972coronet]

Quite lovely replica! Spot on, down to its 1971-issue licence plate.

Legend has it that one can build the post-train-crash version of that Charger completely O.O.B. using the MPC 1969 Charger.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice!

[happy grumpy]

21 hours ago, michelle said:

Very nice work 

Thanks Michelle

21 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice Mario.  The color looks Great.  Good looking wheels & tires from the parts box and they give the car a nice stance.

Thanks Bob, moving the wheels outward sure makes it look more aggressive.

20 hours ago, Dave Van said:

One of my favorite Chargers........well done! I built 2 myself......wonder if you could make one from the Duke's 1/16 kit???

Thanks Dave. The Dukes is on my to do's but I sur would go with the revell kit, I would only use the decals and wheels from the MPC kit. 

20 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Charger. Well done.

Thanks James.

19 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

I've been wanting to do this myself.  The model came out good. 

 

I had the same problem with the front end of my 68 kit too.  The front suspension keeps the piece for the lights from fitting properly.  I had to use super glue and hold it in place just to try to get a slightly good fit.  It was tough, but I got it to look ok.  I haven't had a chance to get pics yet.  I just finished it this past weekend.

Thanks Eric. Looking forward to look at your Charger. 

10 hours ago, Bainford said:

Cool build, Mario. One of my favourite movie cars. Your colour looks like a great match for the original. The movie car was a yellow/green colour, possibly cintron yella, which can look yellow or green, depending on lighting. In movie post production, the crew responsible for adjusting the colour of the film thought the car was yellow, and the film was tinted to so the car would appear plain yellow throughout the film. Many scenes of the movie have an unnaturally warm colouring as a result.

Thanks Trevor. Interesting fact about the color correcting . Several factors affect how color is rendered, not to mention how monitor screens render color and lighting being a big factor. For me, if it looks right then it's good enough for me. 

9 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice!

Thanks Chris.

7 hours ago, Street Rod said:

Looks great! The color looks spot on to me.

Thanks Doyle

6 hours ago, Speedpro said:

Very nice! Clean looking build. One of my favorite movies because of the car.

Thanks Paul

5 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

And another Mario great looker!!    ??

Thanks Mike.

5 hours ago, cobraman said:

Great looking model Mario.

Thanks Ray.

4 hours ago, espo said:

Remember very little from the movie except this car. The color looks just as I remember it and the side stripe looks good. 

Thanks David. This is my second favorite movie car after the mustang from Bullitt.

3 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

This is as nice as your other models, Mario - your eyeballing is excellent! The color seems correct to me (saw the movie back in the 70's at the cinema) - immediately Peter Fonda and Susan George come to my mind and the unhappy ending with the train after being chased by the helicopter...

Thanks Helmut. I remember watching this movie and being shocked by the unexpected ending. 

2 hours ago, Classicgas said:

Very nice.

Thanks Lee.

2 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Looks great. The movie is before my time, but I remember watching it late one night on TV as a teen and really rooting for them, and feeling a little sad at the end even though they're the bad guys, lol. It's been a favourite film of mine since. 

Thanks Gareth. There was a nice, gritty vibe to these movies. the stunts were real and raw. The chopper stunt was awesome and Vic Morrow was such in character. I like to re watch it from time to time.

1 hour ago, Belugawrx said:

Nice stance, and I like the garage shots !!

Thanks Bruce, glad you like it.

1 hour ago, 1972coronet said:

Quite lovely replica! Spot on, down to its 1971-issue licence plate.

Legend has it that one can build the post-train-crash version of that Charger completely O.O.B. using the MPC 1969 Charger.

Thanks John,  ?

18 minutes ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Very nice!

Thanks Craig.

[Slotto]

Sweet looking Charger. I haven't seen the movie yet

[spencer1984]

Looks good, nicely done!

[slusher]

looks fantastic!

[satterwhite78]

Great job! Citron yellow hue does vary in different lighting but iit still makes it a knockout to have sitting in you collection.   BTW I was in my early teens when I saw the movie at the theater,  then later at a drive in.....way better experience at the drive in, BIG screen, a decent and adjustable volume speaker! Keep em coming!

 

[PappyD340]

Very nice Charger!