mrmike Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Thanks Shawn, James, and John! John, sometimes it's good to buck tradition! I like how your engine compartment looks with the splash of red (ignition, wires, and battery), silver (engine and radiator), and blue (sheet metal and air cleaner cover). Looks great!
mrmike Posted June 1, 2012 Author Posted June 1, 2012 Masking is not something that I am good at. This afternoon I masked off the Duster so I could apply the secondary color of Light Gunmetal. It came out fairly good, but I have to clean up the edge around the top of the windows. I started working on the front suspension. When I got to the spindles, I noticed the offset on them. Instead of installing them per the instructions, I inverted them to see if I can lower the nose of the Duster. I'll do a mockup later and see what the stance looks like. More to come...
lrlocke01 Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 Hey Mike, I am also building this Duster and I also inverted the spindles and I gotta tell it'll work and it looks 10 times better that way. It actually sits level.
mrmike Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 Thanks Rickey! I did a mockup to check the stance and engine placement. I tried the hood with the air cleaner on and the hood is almost closed. I'll trim the underside of the air cleaner for a better fit. I really like the stance with the inverted spindles. More to come...
bryan_m Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 yea mike maskin is tough, especially when you have compound curves, have you every tried maskin with BMF? it works good, as long as you dont get too much paint on there... lookin good mike! keep `er goin bryan
mrmike Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 Bryan, I am reluctant to use BMF as a masking agent due to the price and how little I have left for chrome trim. I chose to use 3M blue masking tape in pieces which worked out OK for the most part. I just have to clean up some parts of it. Thanks for the tip of the BMF!
Mr. Moparman Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 It's looking very good mrmike! It feels somewhat facinating that I have a master builder like you such a short distance away from me!
mrmike Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 Thank you Brandon. While you may consider me a master builder, I don't think of myself as one. I am just another model builder trying to build a better model. I do thank you for your kind words.
bryan_m Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Bryan, I am reluctant to use BMF as a masking agent due to the price and how little I have left for chrome trim. I chose to use 3M blue masking tape in pieces which worked out OK for the most part. I just have to clean up some parts of it. Thanks for the tip of the BMF! yea thats what i usually use......but its rare that i am tapin anything off! LOL keep it goin, looks great bryan
cobraman Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Coming along nicely. I may become a Mopar fan yet ! : )
Hedgehog Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 It's looking good. impressive work you're doing. I'm a fun of classic muscle cars.
Bartster Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Yes Sir! The stance is perfect. l'll have to remember to invert the spindles when l get to this one. lt's lookin' real good, Mike. The 2-tone does wonders for it.
mrmike Posted June 5, 2012 Author Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks guys! The more I look at the Duster, the more I like the tu-tone paint scheme! Combined with the the body colored spoiler and the wheels with the painted centers and I think I have hit upon a perfect combination. I had to rebuild the rear suspension yesterday when I noticed that the axle had separated from the spring. Now, with the suspension rebuilt, the stance is a little more to what I had envisioned. The rear wheels are too close to the edges of the fenders so I will remove them and trim the hub so it is flush with the wheel back. This should bring in the rear wheels about 1/16th of an inch on each side and get them away from the fenders.
bryan_m Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Hey mike, just a little project thats brewin in the back of my head..........I love old mopars, but for whatever reason, i never build them, i couldnt tell you why, but heres a little somethin` i am cookin up in my head! 69 Charger r/t uh-oh whats this? a ross gibson "street Hemi"!!! i have had this kit for so long, and never touched it........i really need to build a mopar! watchin your builds makes me wanna do one. when i get all the ideas solid, ill start a thread for it........oh and guess what? it will be SHINEY.........yea i said shiney! LOL.....me doin a shiney build.......whooda thunk it? thanks for all the inspiration mike. stay tuned for this one in the near future! didnt wanna hi-jack your thread, just wanted to show ya what i had in mind......thanks mike! cheers bryan P.S. it will be triple black! Edited June 5, 2012 by bryan_m
1972coronet Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 Mike , I too am in love with your choice of colours for this build ! Imagine if Chrysler made colours other than organosol [sp?] blackout available ; white , GA4 Winchester Grey , etc. I think that I'll have to try something like this on my next '71 Duster build ...
mrmike Posted June 6, 2012 Author Posted June 6, 2012 Thanks guys! I know I've got to continue working on this Duster, but the colors and the stance and the wheels...oh boy! I need a trans mount since I lost the one that came with the kit. A fellow Classic Plastic Model Club member has one so I'll meet up with him at the LHS. Tonight I took the rear wheels apart and shorten the hubs. Even though the mod was small, it made a big difference in how the rear wheels look within the fenders. They do not look like they are being pushed out of the rear fenders anymore. Bryan, I don't understand why you haven't built a Mopar yet? Dude...you've got the goodies including the RG 426 Hemi! Start building and make it SHINY!!!!! I know you can do it! Just place it all in a box addressed to me at...LOL Bryan, I am happy to be an inspiration to you or anyone who wants to build a Mopar, Ford, Chevy, Aston Martin or any model! I look forward to your Mopar project!
mrmike Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 I foiled the body tonight. The interior is next. More to come...
mrmike Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks Bryan! Foiling is something I am getting better at. I am not as hesitant to do it anymore. This afternoon I made the interior carpet with embossing powder and then I painted over it with flat black paint. The rest of the interior was painted with satin black paint. I filled the slots under the dash since this Duster does not have A/C. The Hurst shifter w/T-handle came from my parts box. I'll detail the dash when it is dry enough to handle. More to come...
mrmike Posted June 10, 2012 Author Posted June 10, 2012 Last night, before turning in, I decided to paint the seating surfaces in Humbrol Gunmetal. My first thought was to use the Tamiya Bright Orange, but I nixed that idea as being too garish. I installed the core support and radiator hoses. And, thanks to a fellow Classic Plastic Model Club member, I have a transmission mount, so the chassis is now complete. Thanks John! More to come...
Bartster Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Oh, Mike! This is the best Duster l've seen in a long time. Thanx! Keep on keepin' on! Bart.
mrmike Posted June 10, 2012 Author Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks Bart! I had to do another mockup just so I can stare at it. It is looking beautiful!
martinfan5 Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Looking good Mike, great job so far, I feel the same way as you do about BMF, but I still suck at doing it
mrmike Posted June 11, 2012 Author Posted June 11, 2012 Thank you Jonathan! I just can't stop staring at it!
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