DanL Posted March 14 Posted March 14 This is a simple but interesting kit. It only contains 77 pieces but everything is molded nicely and fits properly and I believe the body shape is fairly accurate. This gives you a kind of blank canvas to build upon allowing you to create and add all the extra details you want. I separated the exhaust from the rear end structure for a more realistic look and added rear shocks. The rear end was dropped 2 mm for a better stance and I raised the front bumper 1 mm. I detailed the engine bay with battery cables, dip stick, heater hoses, 2 PCV hoses and washer container hose. Finally I applied white letter decals for the tires and the purple roadrunner "Meep Meep" horn. I painted it to replicated the Chrysler High Impact color Sublime / Limelight and painted the black hood stripe in Satin black. I'm happy with the result. If you are at the point where you want to add your own touches and variations to a model this one works really well for that... Cheers Dan 19
Dragonhawk1066 Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Very nice! The extra details look great! All of those old Monogram 1/24 scale kits are like that, low parts but great fit and nice molded in details that just beg for extra added details.
AMT68 Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Every aspect of the build turned out excellent and I like how the carpeted area is detailed. I concur with what Craig mentioned about these old Monogram and it's why I have so many in my collection.
DanL Posted March 14 Author Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Dragonhawk1066 said: Very nice! The extra details look great! All of those old Monogram 1/24 scale kits are like that, low parts but great fit and nice molded in details that just beg for extra added details. 53 minutes ago, PappyD340 said: Super nice RR, very well done! 39 minutes ago, AMT68 said: Every aspect of the build turned out excellent and I like how the carpeted area is detailed. I concur with what Craig mentioned about these old Monogram and it's why I have so many in my collection. Thanks guys... I'll have keep an eye open for more of these older monogram kits... they make for a nice change
DJMar Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I really dig this. Nice, simple, clean build of a nice and simple kit. Honestly, it's my favorite of all the Mopar kits Monogram gave us in the 80s.
ncbuckeye67 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 That looks amazing! A very clean build (and that paint!!).
DanL Posted March 15 Author Posted March 15 16 hours ago, Jim B said: Great looking Roadrunner. Very well done. 15 hours ago, slusher said: Beautiful Roadrunner! 15 hours ago, DJMar said: I really dig this. Nice, simple, clean build of a nice and simple kit. Honestly, it's my favorite of all the Mopar kits Monogram gave us in the 80s. 13 hours ago, michelle said: awesome work 10 hours ago, charger74 said: Looks really nice 1 hour ago, Mike 1017 said: Spectacular 1 hour ago, ncbuckeye67 said: That looks amazing! A very clean build (and that paint!!). Thank you for all the positive comments... Cheers
karbuildr Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Excellent Roadrunner, nice paint (I always liked Mopar's high impact colors), well detailed.
Geno Posted March 15 Posted March 15 That bad boy rocks. I have the GTX version I'll be starting soon. I'd always noticed the front bumper mounted too low, you got it just right, it looks WAY better.💯😎
DanL Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 23 hours ago, Gustavo Reis said: Very nice Plymouth. 18 hours ago, karbuildr said: Excellent Roadrunner, nice paint (I always liked Mopar's high impact colors), well detailed. 16 hours ago, Geno said: That bad boy rocks. I have the GTX version I'll be starting soon. I'd always noticed the front bumper mounted too low, you got it just right, it looks WAY better.💯😎 Thx guys... 1
espo Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Great looking paint finish and the contrasting interior color looks good. Like the clean original looking body trim and the engine detailing.
drodg Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Nice clean build. I like the way you adjusted the front bumper as where it normally sits looks weird to me.
Ragtop Man Posted March 17 Posted March 17 The build is clean as new money, really welll done. There are some issues in a few these Monogram kits with a 'blocky' look, but when they are this well done, it pretty well goes away. While I'm not a major Mopar fan, the good part of this series of kits is the easy parts interchange; a 340 'Cuda and Hemi Challenger are just an engine swap, decals and bit of scrounging away. Moving Hemi/6-packs around the B-Bodies is simple for a nice piece of club night work; I keep walking past the '71 RR but might end up caving in on this trip to the DAAM show.
happy grumpy Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Fantastic build. Those old monogram kits are still relevant today as they were back then. You did this one justice. Great work.
DanL Posted March 17 Author Posted March 17 On 3/16/2025 at 12:16 PM, espo said: Great looking paint finish and the contrasting interior color looks good. Like the clean original looking body trim and the engine detailing. On 3/16/2025 at 3:35 PM, TransAmMike said: Flawless looking build Dan, great job!! 👍 9 hours ago, drodg said: Nice clean build. I like the way you adjusted the front bumper as where it normally sits looks weird to me. 8 hours ago, Ragtop Man said: The build is clean as new money, really welll done. There are some issues in a few these Monogram kits with a 'blocky' look, but when they are this well done, it pretty well goes away. While I'm not a major Mopar fan, the good part of this series of kits is the easy parts interchange; a 340 'Cuda and Hemi Challenger are just an engine swap, decals and bit of scrounging away. Moving Hemi/6-packs around the B-Bodies is simple for a nice piece of club night work; I keep walking past the '71 RR but might end up caving in on this trip to the DAAM show. 8 hours ago, crazyjim said: Gorgeous Road Runner. 5 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Fantastic build. Those old monogram kits are still relevant today as they were back then. You did this one justice. Great work. Thanks for the nice comments... I'm pretty happy with the results on this one Cheers Dan
Bainford Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Very nice and tidy Road Runner. Love the colours. Well done.
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