Mpc 1006 72 Plymouth duster

[gtx6970]

 

Thats my quandary

 

Im not 100% happy with it as is

But not dissatisfied enough to pull it apart.

 

I bought it with about a half dozen other old MPC pro stock / drag cars builders off ebay about 10-12 years ago. 

He listed a bunch of builtups. And I bought all the Mopars and the Schartman Comet 

 

None are perfect ....most are ......OK 

The SM duster is the worst. The Comet is the best one

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7 by gtx6970

[Mark]

Notice the backwards leaning lettering on the Barracuda.  MPC made the lettering for both sides exactly the same, meaning it is wrong for one side.  The Missile project involved a few ex-Ramchargers personnel; like their cars, the Missile lettering should lean forward at the top on both sides!

[gtx6970]

2 hours ago, Mark said:

Notice the backwards leaning lettering on the Barracuda.  MPC made the lettering for both sides exactly the same, meaning it is wrong for one side.  The Missile project involved a few ex-Ramchargers personnel; like their cars, the Missile lettering should lean forward at the top on both sides!

That kit is unpainted I think( been some time since ive had it in my hands)

 

It really needs redone

The Missle Duster is poorly painted flat black. 

So both will get redone someday...... soon I hope

I have slixx decals for them all. When the time comes

 

 

Apologies for the hijack 

Edited September 8 by gtx6970

[Dave Darby]

On 9/7/2025 at 10:06 PM, gtx6970 said:

That kit is unpainted I think( been some time since ive had it in my hands)

 

It really needs redone

The Missle Duster is poorly painted flat black. 

So both will get redone someday...... soon I hope

I have slixx decals for them all. When the time comes

 

 

Apologies for the hijack 

As a lover of survivors, I think they are all pretty cool as they are! Cool collection.

[Ragtop Man]

Are the Butch Leal mags the correct ones for the actual car? And are they the same that came in the kit?

Tripped over a bagged orange plastic Leal Duster prior to turn of the miilenia and it has just been sitting, it was missing wheels and tires and have not really pinned down what it was a.) originally molded with  or b.) what the actual car used.

Hoping the Moby Mavericks BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH the bubble of JoHan pricing so the excellent pro stock bits from that era become a little more accessible.

[Mark]

The wheels on the Leal Duster look like they are the ones that came in the kit.  MPC used similar wheels in other kits in that time frame: the Switchers T and Deuce, the '67 Streaker 'Vette, to name a couple. 

[gtx6970]

On 9/11/2025 at 10:17 AM, Ragtop Man said:

Are the Butch Leal mags the correct ones for the actual car? And are they the same that came in the kit?

 

Accurate to the actual car would be dependent on when in the season you are trying to replicate. Wheels changed a lot back then. 

But.... the ones shown were on it when I bought it several years ago 

[Mr mopar]

Read that this kit will not be out till March 2026 . can anybody confirm that ?

[Mark]

I don't think it has appeared in the Round 2 monthly videos yet.  And the items that do appear often take another month or two to turn up locally.

[Mark C.]

Sunward Hobbies has the following on their website, but I don't know if it's accurate or not:

1st Quarter, 2026 – Due late December 2025

Then below they have:

Available on: 2026-03-31

So... yeah, next year sometime is probably a safe bet?

https://www.sunwardhobbies.ca/mpc-1972-plymouth-duster-1-25-scale-mpc1006/

Edited October 8 by Mark C.

[bytownshaker]

On 9/11/2025 at 10:17 AM, Ragtop Man said:

Are the Butch Leal mags the correct ones for the actual car? And are they the same that came in the kit?

Tripped over a bagged orange plastic Leal Duster prior to turn of the miilenia and it has just been sitting, it was missing wheels and tires and have not really pinned down what it was a.) originally molded with  or b.) what the actual car used.

Hoping the Moby Mavericks BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH the bubble of JoHan pricing so the excellent pro stock bits from that era become a little more accessible.

Here's a picture that shows the kit wheels

 

[Ragtop Man]

14 minutes ago, bytownshaker said:

Here's a picture that shows the kit wheels

 

Oh dang... now I need to do a darn Hornet, too!  Thanks for the pics, I will scour my vintage MPC stash and maybe lean on some friends to stir up some silicone...