Scottnkat Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 My Roadrunner is done. Just to summarize, I used many of the parts from the Monogram '71 Roadrunner kit. The 426 Hemi engine came from the MPC '70 Coronet Super Bee. The rollcage, seat, window net, dashboard, rear end cooler, fire extinguisher, shock absorbers, and firewall were all handmade. The tires and wheels were resin copies. The hood was a resin copy of the GTX hood, but the large bump in the middle was sanded down to make it level with the rest of the hood. The decals were from Slixx. Here's the pics:
Scottnkat Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 Here's a closeup of the front of the car: And here's a pic of the engine compartment:
MicroNitro Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Looks great, That one is one my to do some day list.
bbowser Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Great job. Petty always had nice looking cars, you captured the look well.
Scottnkat Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 Thank you for the comments, guys - I had four builds going on at once, so it took me a little while to get this one done. I think I'm going to keep it to two builds at a time from now on - it just takes too long with four of them at once.
CorvairJim Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Another winner, buddy! Someone ought to get in touch with "The King" and have him check out your work!
W-409 Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Nice build as usual! Nice detailing all over, paintjob looks very good too. This is clean one.
Bartster Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Another winner, buddy! Someone ought to get in touch with "The King" and have him check out your work! ......The best idea l've heard all year! Scott, you've done yourself proud once again. Can almost hear & smell it. Beautiful build. Please keep 'em coming. Bart.
Lunajammer Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Probably my favorite Petty car. I enjoyed the build and you did a great job. It's a beauty. Are those wheels the right scale?
Draggon Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Wow, thats nice! Good to see a nascar that has an appropriate stance.
ChevyCoupe41 Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 That is beautiful build! I really like these old nascar mopars and all of those modifications and details that you have put to Roadrunner looks awesome. Very nice Job.
Scottnkat Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 Thanks for the comments, guys. I really do appreciate it, but I did find a few things that I will change when I make another one (which I am planning on doing later). Mike, the wheels are the correct scale. I had test-fit them and they fit in fine, but when I put the superglue on (both wheels and tires are resin), they stuck out just a touch. However, superglue dries rather quickly so I couldn't quite get them all fixed before they had set. Just one more thing for me to watch out for in the future.
Kmidd65 Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 Saw your post over at Randy's. Thought I would echo the comments over here. Nice Job, Scott! You have a real knack for those Petty cars! Thanks for sharing with us.
jjsipes Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 Looks great Scott. ANother model to display and be proud of. Keep up the great work.
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