67 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi

[XYHARRY]

G'day all, l just finished my Revell 67 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi. Done in Tamiya ts43 racing green with xf71 cockpit green for the interior. My first time at flocking for the carpet didn't go well. I'll have to do some more practice on this so next time I'll be better prepared. Built OOB except for scratch built antenna. Also missing steering mechanism which fell out on final assembly. Now on to the next one. Thanks for looking. All feedback welcomed and appreciated. 

Cheers, David. ??

Edited March 18, 2023 by XYHARRY

[XYHARRY]

I forgot to put in a rear view pic. As you can see I had some trouble with the tail lens decal. I might need new glasses. ?

[70 Sting]

Beautiful car. That colour really pops in the sunlight. Spark plug wires look to be the perfect scale.  :^)

[PappyD340]

Great looking Charger, well done!

[Zippi]

Nice.  That green really make the Charger pop.  

[Scott8950]

Great looking charger

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[XYHARRY]

2 hours ago, 70 Sting said:

Beautiful car. That colour really pops in the sunlight. Spark plug wires look to be the perfect scale.  :^)

Thanks Harry, I used small gauge wire then formed it to fit the block, then carefully removed it and painted with a brush.

[70 Sting]

9 minutes ago, XYHARRY said:

Thanks Harry, I used small gauge wire then formed it to fit the block, then carefully removed it and painted with a brush.

Can’t tell they were hand painted. ?  Looks like you made boots for the plugs… did you use little blobs of glue?

[Joe Nunes]

A nice looking Charger. Well done! ?

Joe

[XYHARRY]

1 hour ago, 70 Sting said:

Can’t tell they were hand painted. ?  Looks like you made boots for the plugs… did you use little blobs of glue?

No, I used stripped out wire then cut into small lengths to sit flush in the rocker cover plug holes which were drilled out to the same diameter. Then just fed the plug wires in with a little glue.

[espo]

Great looking Charger, and like the light green interior color you used in contrast to the body. Nice engine details. 

[michelle]

great work looks amazing 

[Jim B]

Great looking Charger. 

[deuces wild]

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[AMT68]

A very nice and neat build in a color that looks beautiful in the sun. 

[Mopar2]

Very sweet clean build..The color is perfect..Great detail on an old muscle car...

[ve safari]

Very nice mate

 

[grodudulle77]

Nice look, i really like the color !! ??

[TooOld]

Great looking Charger and it looks sharp in British Racing Green !   Well done David !

[XYHARRY]

58 minutes ago, TooOld said:

Great looking Charger and it looks sharp in British Racing Green !   Well done David !

Thanks Bob. Tamiya has two dark greens in their TS range. I used TS43 racing green, the other one is TS9 British green which is slightly lighter. Go figure. I should call Tamiya to let them know it's British Racing Green, period. ??

[Andy Oldenburg]

I am personally very connected to the 67 Charger. My parents bought a new one in dark blue and I remember rolling around in the back with the seats knocked down. Those were the days, without seat belts. And whooo did my brother and I slip forward if dad had to break sharp!

Your build looks very good! I like your details. ? An advice to get the spray paint surface smoother. Put the cans on a radiator, in sunlight or in a bucket with very warm water for about 20 minutes. The paint will spray finer and flow more evenly. Then keep in a warm room to dry. But take care not to apply too much, because it will flow faster on the body too. We don´t want it to drip!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Nice Job on the Build. I can't get myself to say I like the Color! Engine looks nice also. Thanks for posting.

[happy grumpy]

Nice build of the Charger. Nice engine details. Those redlines tires look cool on it.

[XYHARRY]

10 hours ago, Andy Oldenburg said:

I am personally very connected to the 67 Charger. My parents bought a new one in dark blue and I remember rolling around in the back with the seats knocked down. Those were the days, without seat belts. And whooo did my brother and I slip forward if dad had to break sharp!

Your build looks very good! I like your details. ? An advice to get the spray paint surface smoother. Put the cans on a radiator, in sunlight or in a bucket with very warm water for about 20 minutes. The paint will spray finer and flow more evenly. Then keep in a warm room to dry. But take care not to apply too much, because it will flow faster on the body too. We don´t want it to drip!

Thanks Andy, I'll try that. ??