1:25 68 Dart Hemi

[DANB]

Hey guys, first post on this forum, and may i say what a great forum at that.

Ive sort of recently got back into building model cars again, so has the old man lol. Anyway i finnished this one not so long ago, Its the Revell 2 in one kit, i chose the track look with the Hemi. Im very happy with the outcome after idk how many years out of the hobby haha. Its sort of inspired my one of my REAL project cars.

I should of waited till daylight for better pics, i still might.

And this is the ispiration to get back into the hobby, my 75 VK Chrysler, Hemi 265.

Any tips or even friendly critisism is apreciated, i look foreward to using this forum more and reading up on all the great builds out there.

Cheers.

Daniel.

[trogdor]

Looks nice. A set of plug wires would make a world of difference under the hood.

[DANB]

Yeh, ive never done them before and still dont know how to do them! I looked in the tech section for a how to but coulndnt find a thread.

[BOSWELL891]

Looks good, nice work

[george 53]

A 265 HEMI???? Gotta be an Oz car! They's the ONLY folks cool enough to build somethin like that! Came out nice, BUT, an this is JUST ME, the color tends to blend EVERYTHING together. A little bit of contrasting color woulda given it a bit more zip. But it came out REAL nice. Nice clean building style an very well done.

[Duntov]

Hi Daniel:

This is a very nice car... you did a great job on it... one suggestion... you can use some sand paper or a sanding stick to lightly sand the surface of the slicks... this will remove the seam and the casting stub and give the tire a slightly used look... works great... give it a try next time....

Very nice build....!!!!

Regards

Bill (Duntov)

[rmvw guy]

Welcome to the forum! I say just have fun and use some of the tips you see here. The free ones are the best!

[Modlbldr]

Daniel-

Welcome back to the hobby. Your Dart looks ready to fly! Your work is nice and clean. The only criticisms are the two already listed and to sand the lettering off of the chassis under the rear axle next time.You picked a winner to do for your first build back. I love this kit. Your Chrysler VK is pretty killer too.

Later-

[DANB]

Cheers, i honestly dont think i ever took note of the writing! aha thanks mate.

A 265 HEMI???? Gotta be an Oz car! They's the ONLY folks cool enough to build somethin like that! Came out nice, BUT, an this is JUST ME, the color tends to blend EVERYTHING together. A little bit of contrasting color woulda given it a bit more zip. But it came out REAL nice. Nice clean building style an very well done.

Thanks dude, yeh gotta love the Aussie Mopars!

I know what you meen mate, i tried to do just a real simple clean looking car, i think if i tried to do too much detailing and fancy stuff this early i would of wrecked it lol

Hi Daniel:

This is a very nice car... you did a great job on it... one suggestion... you can use some sand paper or a sanding stick to lightly sand the surface of the slicks... this will remove the seam and the casting stub and give the tire a slightly used look... works great... give it a try next time....

Very nice build....!!!!

Regards

Bill (Duntov)

Cool tip! Thanks for that ill keep that in mind for next time.

Ive just picked up a Revell 32 3 window coupe, i plan to hiboy it and give it a Nostalgic look, maybe throw in the spare 440 from this model? Ill make a new thread and keep you guys posted anyway.

Thanks for all feedback!

Edited February 7, 2012 by DANB