Street Charger

[kruleworld]

Street Charger is a 1/16 73 charger that was recently reissued. I'm returning the body to a more factory style.

Started here, trying to fill the wheel arches. rear seems pretty easy, but i think the fronts will be harder. i've been using the AMT 71 charger as a guide. i made a strip of styrene that i filed to create the angle of the factory wheel arch, but it's kinda hard to see it here.

Reworking the front wheel arches. i've backed it off with a thin sheet of styrene and did the new line, then filed off the flare with filler, then later add an arch strip like the rear.

after filling to the correct shape, i tapered the edge, then glued a lip made from styrene.

Mockup with the kit tire

Ready for some paint. i'm thinking lime green with a black stripe.

[BOSWELL891]

Looking good

[High octane]

Nice work on those wheel well openings.

[Bonekrosha]

Nice, I wish I had the ability to do "bodywork"

I'm working on a few of these Street Chargers and Dukes cars right now.

I sure do hate those front wheel wells

[kruleworld]

Bonekrosha, you should try your hand at bodywork, all you need is a scrap body, sandpaper and some body filler.

here's the charger with green paint. i'm not sure if i want to build the rest of the factory bodywork, like the inner fenders. unlike the 69 charger, the 3rd gen are a much more complex shape.

[Bonekrosha]

I've got some beaters I'm gonna fool with, so I'm at least trying.

I built fill panels for two DOH Chargers I'm working on, that kit panel is way too small.

They turned out pretty decent for my 1st try at filling seams & all, I used super glue but I'm gonna try some body filler soon.

I am going to try to fill the blower cut out in a Street Charger hood and see if it comes out half-way decent.