jTorge Posted December 5 Posted December 5 Hi All, I've been building model cars for 1 year. It's my retirement hobby. Just getting to where I can probably contribute the same amount of advice as I seek. I'm on my 7th build - it's the Revell 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. I had a good day at the work bench - dry fitting interior, body, chassis to determine assembly sequence. Things are working out well, and motivated me to join. I hope to chat with some of you. 6
MR. Macabre Posted Sunday at 11:48 PM Posted Sunday at 11:48 PM (edited) All or any MOPAR builds are welcome here. Edited Sunday at 11:48 PM by MR. Macabre 1
Kutnplastik Posted Monday at 02:35 PM Posted Monday at 02:35 PM On 12/5/2025 at 3:48 PM, jTorge said: I'm on my 7th build Welcome Jim! On your 7th build in just a year? Impressive!
jTorge Posted Monday at 06:59 PM Author Posted Monday at 06:59 PM 3 hours ago, Kutnplastik said: Welcome Jim! On your 7th build in just a year? Impressive! Ha! Yeah, it has been a busy year. It must be that first-year enthusiasm. It will wear off, I'm sure. I had a little pressure moving me along. A lot of starts, stops, shuffling, even building three kits at once. My first kit was a gift from my son, so I had to do a super good job on that. I wanted to build it as a replica of a local car I would see often when I was a kid. But I had no idea what I was getting in to, so I set it aside and built a different kit first, just for practice. Then an old friend reminded me of a car he had in the '70s - so I built a replica of that. And then... I came across a decal kit for a vintage Minnesota Highway Patrol car that another friend had in the '70s. We got in trouble a time or two with that, so I had to build a tribute to it. A best friend from Junior High School passed this year. He was a model car builder. So, of course I built a tribute to him. Then a couple more cars just for fun - and here we are. Thanks for sitting through a very long-winded reply. -jT 1
Kutnplastik Posted Tuesday at 05:50 AM Posted Tuesday at 05:50 AM Well that is just awesome, Jim! Dig your enthusiasm and hope to be bitten by the same bug! 1
jTorge Posted Tuesday at 01:48 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 01:48 PM Hi All, I appreciate all the replies. I have a confession though... I build pretty much straight out of the box. Browsing the forum, I see there are a lot of members who do A LOT of customizing. I have purchased some parts and decals to complete the look of a replica or tribute, but the closest I've come to doing anything custom is an Air-Grabber delete and fabbing some vinyl roof molding with styrene strips. So, not much. I hope we can still sit at the same lunch table.
STU111 Posted Wednesday at 12:30 PM Posted Wednesday at 12:30 PM G’day Jim. Occasionally I’ll load up a model with custom parts, but mostly l build from what’s in the box as well. Welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing your 68 Charger finished. 👍🏻
Andrew McD Posted Thursday at 12:45 PM Posted Thursday at 12:45 PM The beauty of this forum is the multitude of builders with different interests and varied skill levels but most importantly the willingness to share their experience and ideas. Welcome to a great forum.
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