12 hour build completed...Jake & Elwood...

[Howard Cohen]

Every year I get together with a few friends and we have a 12 hour build. The rules are simple...start with a new kit and build it in 12 hours. The kit can not be started or painted or sanded. It must be virgin. You can examine the kit in advance if you want to add any parts but they must also be virgin. It takes a little planning but it can be done. Yesterday when I woke up, I was too ill to travel to my friend's place so I took part at home. My kit was the Lindberg Dodge Charger police car...that I built as a modern day Bluesmobile. It was not as easy as I thought. The instructions are not very good, leaving out a few parts, not showing assembly order and generally being poorly drawn. On top of that the tires were missing from the box. I decided to paint the car 2 tone similar to the original car. I masked off the front doors and part of the greenhouse and painted the car Tamiya Satin Black; the chassis and seats flat black; the interior bucket, exhaust, engine, transmission and drive line gray. I left off the head and tail light covers as I don't think the Blues brothers would have wanted them. Over all, I rate this kit 6 out of 10. It would have been better if I had more time and I think a 24 hour build would be better for this car.