Johan Superbird & Revell Charger Daytona

[Platerpants]

Finished them. Remember the Superbird was scrap bodies so its not as clean of a build as the Daytona. Both are Hemis Both have detail master distributors. The Bird may not look as good but im just happy i have a JoHan superbird i hate 1/24 so this 1/25 bird is a great addition. The daytons plate says thing1 and the birds says thing 2.

Edited December 9, 2012 by Platerpants

[Mr mopar]

Nice Builds I always like the Superbird over the daytona , only wish they would have come with the air grabber hood from the factory..........cool.

[Platerpants]

thanks

[Honda446]

very nice....I too prefer the 1/25th JoHans over the Monograms.

actually I have a three JoHan Superbirds. two of them are WIPs and the other was one that I built for the Service Manager I worked with back in the early 80's. he had a 440+6 4sp Hemi Orange 'bird that was pretty wicked. made the model for him but he left the dealership before I got it done. after 30 years, its in rough shape, but hope to restore it someday.

one of the WIPs is a white one that was started to be a model of the Superbird I passed up in 1974. had a chance to buy it but decided as a 19 year old kid, couldn't afford the gas, let alone the insurance. the other WIP is a model of Dan Gurney's #42 Superbird he drove at Riverside.

also a WIP is a green Daytona. one of these days........

Edited December 10, 2012 by Honda446

[vintagedragfan]

good job Jake they look great buddy!

[Scale-Master]

Why are the ignition wires different colors? Looks like gray and yellow?

[Dirkpitt289]

Nice, I just picked up the Revell Super Bird last week. I've yet to build a Mopar but I'm looking forward to building it.

[Platerpants]

Why are the ignition wires different colors? Looks like gray and yellow?

oh someone noticed. i got bored

thanks for all the compliments

[High octane]

Nice builds! I thought that all Superbirds came from the factory with vinyl tops, no?

[gtx6970]

Cool deal., I like them both

[Platerpants]

i wouldnt take all the credit, dimaxian gave me the hood and the body and i forget who gave me the nose and wing. so the idea is from dimaxion i just painted it up the way i though his idea would look.

[Platerpants]

well unless i find a snap tite that interests me these were my last 2 builds of the year. thanks for all the support guys

[IMPALA SS 427]

In my experience most glue bombs don't turn out as nice as fresh kits but yours turned out pretty good and the Daytona looks great. They make a great pair, nice work.

[Bonekrosha]

Cool job!

Nick: Yes, all Superbirds had vinyl tops.

[Platerpants]

Cool job!

Nick: Yes, all Superbirds had vinyl tops.

Nice builds! I thought that all Superbirds came from the factory with vinyl tops, no?

you are both correct i didnt like the look of the vinyl tops so i went with body color. i was actually considering the vinyl top, but this looks better this way.

[dimaxion]

I am glad to see the fine job you did on these . They look right except for the Vinyl Roof is missing<br />from the 'Bird . You did make it as you would want one . The triangles on the Tulip Panel and the Vinyl<br />Roof were necessary on the Street Versions (new at the Dealership) to make the roof work on this RR Body . Without the Vinyl covering ; let's just say : " God made only so many perfect heads on men . The rest , he covered with hair ." This build is far superior than what I had in a box for 20+ years . Super<br />comparison and resurrection . Thanx ..