Another weathered Charger

[VW Dave]

With the new baby, it has been a quiet modeling year at my house....but with him knocking on the door of his first birthday, I'm getting back on track. Speaking of 'track,' I have another model just about ready for my buddy Tom's G-gauge junkyard. I have a few small bits to add, like tiedowns and wood, but it's close enough to post in the 'under glass' forum.

Backstory:Tom's known the owner of the real Charger since about 1978, and the car has been in this sad state for well over a decade. I figured it was a worthy addition to my 'personalized' set of vehicles in the junkyard section of the model RR layout.

The real car:

And the nearly-done model:

The link to more photos of both:

CHARLIE'S CHARGER

Edited October 23, 2009 by VW Dave

[Guest]

Which one is the real car, and which one is themodel?

Edited October 27, 2009 by midnightprowler

[george 53]

Dave, does yer Buddy wanna sell it? I'd dip into my PSP for a shot at one! I'm DEAD serious! BTW, I like the idea of your lil Charger beein protected by that "tarp' looks like TOO many I have seen. Good lookin build,makes me wanna look under it!

Edited October 23, 2009 by george 53

[envious8420]

very cool dave, kinda reminds me of home with my dad.

[VW Dave]

Thanks for the kudos, all. Even though I jammed a fair amount of detail and weathering into this one, it was a refreshing 'quickie' build because I turned it into a curbside.

George - The car is sadly not for sale; Charlie is one of those 'hoarder' types, and it's likely not going anywhere while he's alive. This is a pretty Mopar-heavy area, and there's a long list of folks who would love that car. The bees kept me from peeking under the tarps, but I'm told it's a column-shifted 383 car.

[dimaxion]

Thanks for the kudos, all. Even though I jammed a fair amount of detail and weathering into this one, it was a refreshing 'quickie' build because I turned it into a curbside.

George - The car is sadly not for sale; Charlie is one of those 'hoarder' types, and it's likely not going anywhere while he's alive. This is a pretty Mopar-heavy area, and there's a long list of folks who would love that car. The bees kept me from peeking under the tarps, but I'm told it's a column-shifted 383 car.

Nice model , which one is 1:1 ? Oh , they both are . Are we in Real or model ? Nice job . Art imitating and replicating life . Do you know you should post this in <carsinbarns.com> ? Check it out ..Thanx