chris731 Posted December 3, 2010 Posted December 3, 2010 This was a 69 GTX I turned into a 383 68 Road Runner. Added some details like the clean air package, reshaped the rear wheel openings, filled in the trunk panel, tried to kept it as plain as possible with steel wheels. Used Keith Marks decals. It's MM Mopar Bronze. The motor color I mixed up myself.
diymirage Posted December 3, 2010 Posted December 3, 2010 looks good you cant ever have too many mopars thats a nice scenery you got there too, is that the cut out from the kit ?
chris731 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Posted December 3, 2010 Thanks the gas station is from the Revell Highway Scenes. The one that comes with the 57 Nomad.
ian ashton Posted December 3, 2010 Posted December 3, 2010 Sweet build! Curious why you didn't just start with the amt '68 road runner though, lol
chris731 Posted December 4, 2010 Author Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Sweet build! Curious why you didn't just start with the amt '68 road runner though, lol I did, and that is what was in the box, a 69 GTX body. Edited December 4, 2010 by chris731
charlie8575 Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 Very nice execution. I like it. Charlie Larkin
chris731 Posted December 4, 2010 Author Posted December 4, 2010 Love the model...love the avatar too! ) Thanks Terry.
sigmaman Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 Probably the best build of that model I've seen. Hope I can do justice to mine when I finally get stuck into it.
davyou5 Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 Whoa! for a second and just for a second it looked like a 1:1 . Excellent Job! :lol: .
cposada Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 I'm working on a '68 Roadrunner myself. Can we see a few close ups of the engine? From what I can see, it looks beautiful. I've spent some considerable time looking at photos in order to make the engine bay look accurate. Even down to the purple horn. What did you use for the heater core hose? I used soldering wire and painted it flat red. It was very easy to mold it into shape. I drilled some holes into the firewall and crimped them on the other side. I really appreciate the look of a model when the car is built stock. Yours is awesome. Great work! cposada...
Guest Sickfish Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 looks good you cant ever have too many mopars I agree! Look's sweet! Beep Beep Cheers Cliffo
EH225M Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 great job Chris, It looks driveable Can I have the keys please? By the way, is there a flat hood available for this model? James.
chris731 Posted December 4, 2010 Author Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) great job Chris, It looks driveable Can I have the keys please? By the way, is there a flat hood available for this model? James. I'm not aware of one. You could use the wedge hood with some sanding and a Dremel router bit. Draw out the U with a pencil, then follow the line with the router bit. I would use masking tape for a guide going down the hood, free hand the u part. Thanks for the comments. Edited December 4, 2010 by chris731
chris731 Posted December 4, 2010 Author Posted December 4, 2010 I'm working on a '68 Roadrunner myself. Can we see a few close ups of the engine? From what I can see, it looks beautiful. I've spent some considerable time looking at photos in order to make the engine bay look accurate. Even down to the purple horn. What did you use for the heater core hose? I used soldering wire and painted it flat red. It was very easy to mold it into shape. I drilled some holes into the firewall and crimped them on the other side. I really appreciate the look of a model when the car is built stock. Yours is awesome. Great work! cposada... Thanks! I found the vynil tubing at a craft store called Pat Catans. It's like Michaels. I did the same thing you did and drilled into the firewall, cut the hoses long and ran them through the holes. Your motor compartment looks great by the way, really nice detail. Your time spent has paid off. Mine I used memory of what I owned, lol, so I hope I didn't forget anything. Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
montelsc Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 This was a 69 GTX I turned into a 383 68 Road Runner. Added some details like the clean air package, reshaped the rear wheel openings, filled in the trunk panel, tried to kept it as plain as possible with steel wheels. Used Keith Marks decals. It's MM Mopar Bronze. The motor color I mixed up myself. cool lookin roadrunner nice color
imatt88 Posted December 4, 2010 Posted December 4, 2010 Very Nice!! Love those late 60's Mopars! Love the steelies Cheers, Ian
parki Posted December 5, 2010 Posted December 5, 2010 Great build. Love the colour choice and the steelies.
chris731 Posted December 5, 2010 Author Posted December 5, 2010 Thanks for the comments. I wanted it to be as accurate as my skills allow because of what this car represents to me. I grew up around the 383 Road Runners, and this car was the car slugging it out on the streets more than the Hemi's. Hemi's were the exception, 383's were the rule, in my part of town anyways.
stevehansen Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 Cool Diorama, Good job. Like the steely look
vaughn Posted December 7, 2010 Posted December 7, 2010 Sweet...a friend of mine had one of these in college. Same color. It was pretty much unbeatable.
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