Charger 500 (MPC-REVELL) and what not.

[happy grumpy]

Been a while since I posted. A lot going on, had to slow down a bit. I built this last year as a " can I do it project " . Not my best work though but as there is no Charger 500 but the MPC which is rare and pricy. I took and old MPC daytona body and slap everything I could find that would approximate the real thing. The chassis comes from the Revell  67 coronet . I slapped the front bumper of the MPC 69 charger (which is part of the Daytona kit). I adapted the Hart parts 68 coronet resin grille to fit the front bumper and put clear lenses over the headlights. This was supposed to be just a test but it turned out better than I thought. I tried to print the decals but was half successful. The front side markers are missing in the photos, I will put them on when I can find suitable ones. The Revell Daytona would be a better choice but I still have a kit but I did not want to use it as I have ideas for that kit. there you have it , my take on the Charger 500, a short live muscle car superseded by it's more popular Daytona sibling. BTW, the Coronet chassis fits it like a glove.

Thanks for looking.

[Kenmojr]

Looks fantastic....

[Jim B]

Great looking Charger. Very well done. 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Got its own thing goin' on. Looks nice though. Good work.

[ChrisR]

Looks great.

[1hobby1]

Great build 

[Tom99]

Very nice!

[XYHARRY]

Very nice Charger there Mario, really well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[ncbuckeye67]

Beautiful color for an awesome build!

[michelle]

awesome kitbashinh and conversion work 

[michelle]

awesome kitbashing and conversion work 

[michelle]

awesome kitbashing and conversion work 

[Mr mopar]

Very nicely done , MPC kit bash !

Edited September 17, 2024 by Mr mopar

[spencer1984]

Nicely done!

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Looks great.  Came out a lot better than mine did.

[ea0863]

Great build Mario, and awesome tips on where to get the parts. Thank you for posting

[Zippi]

Nice looking build Mario. 

[espo]

Great looking paint color and finish. Like the unique grill treatment and rear window area of the 500 model.  

[karbuildr]

Ya done good. Great looking Charger, brilliant kitbashing, very well done.

[satterwhite78]

All I can say is "Campbell's Soup"....it's  hmm hmm good!  Something thing you wished Revell would issue, all the part trees and half the mold....

[STU111]

Interesting to see one of these Chargers. The flush rear window and headlights not hidden behind the grille certainly makes it stand out. Very tidy build too. ??

[happy grumpy]

On 9/16/2024 at 10:12 PM, Kenmojr said:

Looks fantastic....

 

On 9/16/2024 at 10:14 PM, Jim B said:

Great looking Charger. Very well done. 

 

On 9/16/2024 at 11:30 PM, Rattlecan Dan said:

Got its own thing goin' on. Looks nice though. Good work.

 

On 9/17/2024 at 4:10 AM, ChrisR said:

Looks great.

 

On 9/17/2024 at 6:32 AM, 1hobby1 said:

Great build 

 

On 9/17/2024 at 6:49 AM, Tom99 said:

Very nice!

 

On 9/17/2024 at 7:17 AM, XYHARRY said:

Very nice Charger there Mario, really well done. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

 

On 9/17/2024 at 8:34 AM, ncbuckeye67 said:

Beautiful color for an awesome build!

 

22 hours ago, michelle said:

awesome kitbashinh and conversion work 

 

22 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Very nicely done , MPC kit bash !

 

21 hours ago, spencer1984 said:

Nicely done!

 

20 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

Looks great.  Came out a lot better than mine did.

 

20 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Great build Mario, and awesome tips on where to get the parts. Thank you for posting

 

19 hours ago, Zippi said:

Nice looking build Mario. 

 

19 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking paint color and finish. Like the unique grill treatment and rear window area of the 500 model.  

 

19 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Ya done good. Great looking Charger, brilliant kitbashing, very well done.

 

14 hours ago, satterwhite78 said:

All I can say is "Campbell's Soup"....it's  hmm hmm good!  Something thing you wished Revell would issue, all the part trees and half the mold....

 

14 hours ago, STU111 said:

Interesting to see one of these Chargers. The flush rear window and headlights not hidden behind the grille certainly makes it stand out. Very tidy build too. ??

Thank you all, really appreciated. Cheers! 

[kelson]

Very nice conversion!!,Revell could certainly make this kit if they combined their 69'Charger/Daytona,maybe someday.....

[happy grumpy]

40 minutes ago, kelson said:

Very nice conversion!!,Revell could certainly make this kit if they combined their 69'Charger/Daytona,maybe someday.....

Thanks Curtis, Agreed, it would not be too hard, all the components are already there, the grille could be easily done, I have both the Daytona and 69 charger but I did not want to cannibalized the kits  I have other plans for those.

[kelson]

2 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Thanks Curtis, Agreed, it would not be too hard, all the components are already there, the grille could be easily done, I have both the Daytona and 69 charger but I did not want to cannibalized the kits  I have other plans for those.

Yeah for us guys in Canada kitbashing can be to expensive nowadays.