karbuildr Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 This is one of those relatively easy kits to build. I'm not real sure exactly what year Duster it's supposed to represent, although the kit I bought called it a 1975. It seems to have some differences though, from an actual 1975 model vehicle. Anyway, one of my favorite parts of our hobby is painting. I really enjoy painting bodies. Single colors, two tones, three tones, and I like to use a wide variety of paints. Often times, I'll prep and paint the body and all the parts, then tuck the kit way for assembly at a later time. Then move on to the next paint project. This kit was painted a number of years ago in Testors enamel in what's called either Basin Street Blue, Petty Blue, Grabber Blue, etc. Take your pic. It's a nice color and the wheels and tires are by Pegasus. The side decal actually came from a sheet included with the ancient AMT/MPC 1967 GTO. It fit without modification. The garage scene/diorama I had packed away and I discovered it again recently. It's made of Gatorboard, and was printed/designed by a now defunct company called Scale Models By Chris. It's a very cool item that assembles easily. I painted and detailed the inside with tool boxes/carts and a bunch of other stuff I acquired years ago. The wall posters came from various magazines and online images. I'm also messing around with the size of my photos to see what works best. Thanks for looking. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 amazing work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Total 70's coolness, and great detailing in the engine compartent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Really nice colour combo on this, and your back ground looks good too. Well done David. Cheers, David M.😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Very nicely done David 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Beautiful looking paint finish and the painted accent trim looks good. Like the wheels and tires along with the stance. Was the Hemi engine in this kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Looks great! For the record, AMT totally miss-labeled this kit. It's actually a 75-76 Dodge Dart Sport. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Michelle, EMRE, Larry, David, Mathias, David, Dave Darby, Al, THarrison351 and o-man, thanks to all of you for the compliments and kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 4 hours ago, espo said: Beautiful looking paint finish and the painted accent trim looks good. Like the wheels and tires along with the stance. Was the Hemi engine in this kit? Yes it was but if memory serves, the intake system in the kit was different, having a tunnel ram type setup. I lost all my notes for my builds when the hard drive they were on went south. So I want to say I changed the intake setup, or used a Hemi from a different kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 4 hours ago, Dave Darby said: Looks great! For the record, AMT totally miss-labeled this kit. It's actually a 75-76 Dodge Dart Sport. I knew something was up with the labeling, having seen mentions online for different years and models. Thanks for the correct information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Nice work David! Striking colour scheme too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Chrysler never built anything that nice 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybsluos Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Super clean build David , right on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Super build! This kit is done the way I am aiming for. Less correcting and ultra detailing but detailed enough remove the emptiness of some engine compartments. Just a good looking build to admire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 That is a great looking build. The paint is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Yes great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Looks the part of a 70s eye-catcher. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Very cool build. The light blue fits the car and the period. Great work. I like the black grille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Garry, Glen, Mark, Andy, Chris, Jeff, David, Harry, Mario, Yeah Nah, Can-Con, and ncbuckey67, many thanks for all the positive feedback and kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReduitRetro Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I like It!...nice execution of a somewhat ho-hum kit. I have one of these in my collection, and you've given me some great ideas. Great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Great clean build! Awesome color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah H. Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Beautiful shine and finish on the paint. Looks really sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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