TimKustom Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Wanted to share one of my recent models. This began as a Revell 1/24th scale 1970 Roadrunner. That kit has a somewhat simplified chassis and the body proportions look a little weird to me as well. I thought a good way to fix that was to combine it with one of the best 1/24 scale kits ever made, a Monogram (now Salvino) ’80s Nascar. The idea would be to build a car that used a race car chassis and could also be registered and insured to drive on the street, much like the Roadkill NasCarlo. It was finished as sort of a barn/field find project. A small hurdle of this conversion is that the Roadrunner has a 116” wheelbase and the Nascar chassis is 110”. There are two ways to fix that, you should be able to see which one I chose. I had a lot of fun time building this one and put together a couple of videos showing how it was built if you wish to see what went into creating this model in more detail. Thanks for checking it out! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) very cool custom nice work just watched the videos on youtube and subscribed to your channel Edited March 15, 2023 by michelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presnell Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 It looks good, I like it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Very COOL build, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 The videos help better understand all that went into this build. Hard to fully appreciate what all was done by just looking at the photos. Thank you for the additional information, and ideas for a future build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Very cool idea and very nicely executed , great work Tim ! I always thought the '68-'70 non-'bird made a great looking race car . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Cool idea and very nice executed! Definitely an eye catcher! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Nicely done! Those chassis are nice and they do make a good looking race car as yours! Nice body mods! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I’ve been a fan of your work since seeing that Corvair wheelstander years back Tim, and you keep turning out model after model that I wish I’d built myself. Thanks for sharing your work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Very cool build!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Outstanding work! I particularly like the weld beads, nice to see what the Hobby Design parts look like in action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Love it. Great concept. Beautiful execution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Wow, You are still knocking them out of the Park. Great Build, Great Video explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Cool concept, and great execution. The Roadrunner looks good shortened. Nice fab work and well thought out mods. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Very neat and coll build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Lot's of good hard work there. Mopar looks like it's had one rough life. Nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 How wonderful and imaginative. The weathering is very, very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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