michelle Posted February 14 Posted February 14 this is a rebuild of my factory stock 74 charger se i built a few years ago from a 1/25 scale mpc super charger dodge muscle car kit i took it apart and redid it i used a 71 charger hood that i cut a big opening in so it could cleaning fit around the blower i swapped out the left hand drive dash with a right hand drive one i 3d resin printed i got rid of the front buckets and added a modern recaro style racing bucket seat that i 3d resin printed for the driver side i added 2 nos bottles and a pistol grip shifter and trunk spoiler are from my parts boxes the roll bar is from a mpc general lee snap kit and i made the padding on it from pieces of painters tape i wrapped around sections of it the blower i 3d resin printed and mounted to a mpc 426 hemi from my parts boxes the deep dish smoothie rims i 3d resin printed and fitted into some wide tread tires from my parts boxes the modern challenger exhaust tips came from my parts boxes also i painted the body eastup high performance wheel paint red brown gold i brush painted most of the roof apple barrel matte jet black i painted the interior rust-oleum 2x flat black primer i painted the rims and blower rust-oleum bright coat aluminum Custom 1974 dodge charger se.mp4 8
johnyrotten Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Awesome. Blown hemi, nitrous. You built one wild ride. The wheel/tire fit the stance perfect. I looks like it means business. Great job.
michelle Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 3 minutes ago, johnyrotten said: Awesome. Blown hemi, nitrous. You built one wild ride. The wheel/tire fit the stance perfect. I looks like it means business. Great job. thank you
michelle Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Rattlecan Dan said: Nice job! Looks downright ferocious! thank you
michelle Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 30 minutes ago, Rescued customs said: Very 70s Aussie style thank you
STU111 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 G’day Michelle, tuff Charger! I love those deep dish rims. Nice work. 👍🏻
michelle Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 5 hours ago, STU111 said: G’day Michelle, tuff Charger! I love those deep dish rims. Nice work. 👍🏻 thank you
michelle Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 4 hours ago, PappyD340 said: That's a real nice hot rod there Michelle! thank you
lordairgtar Posted February 15 Posted February 15 (edited) This is pretty good. love the color, and I am amazed that you are making your own dash panels to make a right hand steering set up. Good job. Just an aside, if you ever get your hands on a late 70s AMC Matador, they sold the real cars in Oz with right hand drive. Just a cool bizarrely designed car that I really like. https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-cohort/cohort-capsule-1976-rambler-matador-x-coupe-one-of-80-made-in-australia/ Edited February 15 by lordairgtar
karbuildr Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Another very cool build. I really like that color, and the wild blown engine gets one's attention.
michelle Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 3 hours ago, lordairgtar said: This is pretty good. love the color, and I am amazed that you are making your own dash panels to make a right hand steering set up. Good job. Just an aside, if you ever get your hands on a late 70s AMC Matador, they sold the real cars in Oz with right hand drive. Just a cool bizarrely designed car that I really like. https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-cohort/cohort-capsule-1976-rambler-matador-x-coupe-one-of-80-made-in-australia/ thank you i had a 76 matador x that i had built but i traded it a while ago i do have a amc hornet that i built so i could turn it into a aussie rambler hornet and i have a 73/74 javalin amx i plan on making into a aussie 72 rambler javelin and i have a 69 amx i plan on making into a aussie 69 rambler amx
michelle Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 3 hours ago, karbuildr said: Another very cool build. I really like that color, and the wild blown engine gets one's attention. thank you
michelle Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 49 minutes ago, Sledsel said: Very nice. Great color choice! thank you
michelle Posted February 18 Author Posted February 18 5 hours ago, slusher said: Very nice! thank you
RockinRoller Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Hello Michelle, I guess with all the "nice"..."well done"... comments you will never grow in your skills. The the picture of your finished model(s) don´t impress me much - and I don´t want to harm you or offend! (Sorry - I´m German, so I don´t always find the correct words in your language...) What bugged me most is the window frames painted by hand with silver paint... it don´t matter how well everything else may be done - that ruin the looks! My suggestion here: - Prep everything well before and be sure the surface and structures are clean, crisp in detail and "there"! That means - if you lost tiny details by sanding (we focus here on window frames) re-scribe them with a sharp "scribing" tool and use sturdy tape for guidance. (Search scribing tools on YouTube) - So you are ready for primer (use no automotive stuff -> too much too agressive) -> use Tamiya fine-surface primer - Paint your model after that... (I prefer oldschool solvent-based colors or automotive colors for my airbrush) if you want a rattlecan -> Tamiya TS! Or use Mr.Hobby "C" colors (dark blue sticker) - let it sit for a week... don´t look touch or whatever! Now whe finally came to the point -> window-frames (and other similar stuff): - buy Bare Metal Foil "Chrome" NOT "Super Bright Chrome"! - buy surgical knife(s) (Amazon) Use BMF for these frames... look on YouTube for tutorial, there are many! After all use clear-coat... Model-Clear Coat!!! I use Mr. Hobby Topcoat -> pricey but effective!!! -> Let dry 1-2 weeks minimum!!! (Topcoat is easy, but so damn slow drying...) - NOW apply decals, make black washing into door gaps, blower here for example, grille... rims... (use "Oilbrusher from MIG AMMO" and white spirit to remove everything you don´t need after a day or two drying. Don´t worry these stuff doesn´t stick to the paint! - Now give it a final coat of clear to seal everything... or "flat" when desired... or "semi-gloss" for making the look perfectly vintage, because thermo-paint/laquers back then wasn´t that shiny than todays finishes! You will be amazed by your own work then, trust me! And don´t feel angry - many years back a guy told me that and more on a model-club meeting in front of all other guys... his words where much mor harsh and cutting - but do their work on me putting that "extra mile" in my work! And don´t forget - using the "right tools" for the job - saving time by using "something" to get it faster done mostly ends up in "more work" or "crappy work". And a last thing from my side is - focus on what is important for you! I glued hoods to the body for years, because "I" have no interest in detailed engines, when the car sits in his clear-case after being done. And that is the point - getting things done and focus... It was a big thing for me to let this in my brain! By the way: nobody looks under a scale model... 😉 -> clean build, flat-black, a bit drybrushing... done! (Look for "Drybrushing" also... 😉 ) Enough now - If you need advice, have questions, feel free to contact me: rockinroller@gmx.de Greetings, Oliver
RockinRoller Posted February 18 Posted February 18 One thing... vinyl-tops...: Have a look in my cloud... I mostly documented my work-steps for my guys over here. https://magentacloud.de/s/T2YXpYxzmyKC5jg Greetz, Oliver
michelle Posted February 18 Author Posted February 18 7 hours ago, RockinRoller said: Hello Michelle, I guess with all the "nice"..."well done"... comments you will never grow in your skills. The the picture of your finished model(s) don´t impress me much - and I don´t want to harm you or offend! (Sorry - I´m German, so I don´t always find the correct words in your language...) What bugged me most is the window frames painted by hand with silver paint... it don´t matter how well everything else may be done - that ruin the looks! My suggestion here: - Prep everything well before and be sure the surface and structures are clean, crisp in detail and "there"! That means - if you lost tiny details by sanding (we focus here on window frames) re-scribe them with a sharp "scribing" tool and use sturdy tape for guidance. (Search scribing tools on YouTube) - So you are ready for primer (use no automotive stuff -> too much too agressive) -> use Tamiya fine-surface primer - Paint your model after that... (I prefer oldschool solvent-based colors or automotive colors for my airbrush) if you want a rattlecan -> Tamiya TS! Or use Mr.Hobby "C" colors (dark blue sticker) - let it sit for a week... don´t look touch or whatever! Now whe finally came to the point -> window-frames (and other similar stuff): - buy Bare Metal Foil "Chrome" NOT "Super Bright Chrome"! - buy surgical knife(s) (Amazon) Use BMF for these frames... look on YouTube for tutorial, there are many! After all use clear-coat... Model-Clear Coat!!! I use Mr. Hobby Topcoat -> pricey but effective!!! -> Let dry 1-2 weeks minimum!!! (Topcoat is easy, but so damn slow drying...) - NOW apply decals, make black washing into door gaps, blower here for example, grille... rims... (use "Oilbrusher from MIG AMMO" and white spirit to remove everything you don´t need after a day or two drying. Don´t worry these stuff doesn´t stick to the paint! - Now give it a final coat of clear to seal everything... or "flat" when desired... or "semi-gloss" for making the look perfectly vintage, because thermo-paint/laquers back then wasn´t that shiny than todays finishes! You will be amazed by your own work then, trust me! And don´t feel angry - many years back a guy told me that and more on a model-club meeting in front of all other guys... his words where much mor harsh and cutting - but do their work on me putting that "extra mile" in my work! And don´t forget - using the "right tools" for the job - saving time by using "something" to get it faster done mostly ends up in "more work" or "crappy work". And a last thing from my side is - focus on what is important for you! I glued hoods to the body for years, because "I" have no interest in detailed engines, when the car sits in his clear-case after being done. And that is the point - getting things done and focus... It was a big thing for me to let this in my brain! By the way: nobody looks under a scale model... 😉 -> clean build, flat-black, a bit drybrushing... done! (Look for "Drybrushing" also... 😉 ) Enough now - If you need advice, have questions, feel free to contact me: rockinroller@gmx.de Greetings, Oliver it is not a photo it is a video of the build on a turntable you have to play the video to see it clearly and see the whole thing and there is also a song playing in the video i don't build to win contests i build for fun i use silver sharpie for the interior and body trim i will never use hobby knifes again i am to much of klutz and have learned this in very painfull way using one early on while i was doing 1/1 scale cosplay props for use at comic cons before i started doing models so i use scribing pens and sprue/wire snipers and scissors and dremel i use the spray paint and primer i can get at walmart which is rust-oleum and i order larger cans of metallic and pearl color spray paints ment for wheels and is acrylic based on amazon i use two different brands of blue painters tape both to attach parts to the top of empty spray paint cans to be able to paint them i let my parts sit for a day after priming them before i paint them then after i paint them i wait two days before i can handle them i also tend to have more then one build going at a time i do not just build car models i also do dioramas from time to time and i do ww2 and early cold war military models and i do star trek and star wars and other sci-fi models i also still build 1/1 scale prop replicas every so often when i feel like it
drodg Posted February 20 Posted February 20 Michelle, good job and you do actually build about 30 times as many kits as I do!!!
michelle Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 (edited) 39 minutes ago, drodg said: Michelle, good job and you do actually build about 30 times as many kits as I do!!! thank you i currently have 3 different dukes of hazzard models in various stages of completion as well as 4 custom rhd car models in various stages of completion and 1 small star trek ship model which i just 3d resin printed the other day and now just needs to be painted and it will be done Edited February 20 by michelle 1
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