James Moparbuilder Tester Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Hey guys, I started a new project this weekend. I cut the front end off of the Johan 71 Cuda kit and fit it to the new Revell 70 kit. I smoothed out the seam for the lower panel and fixed the grille, then painted the body with Testors Green Go lacquer. I added two sets of Fred Cady Hemi billboard decals to the sides. I will let the decals dry for a couple days before I shoot some clear on the body to seal them. James Edited February 17, 2014 by James Moparbuilder Tester
Randytheroadrunner Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 Looks good James. Long time no hear. Happy Holidays.
Old Buckaroo Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 That looks awesome, cant wait to see more.
hgbben Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 Looks real good. are you going to incorporate the gills into the fenders also?
OldTimer50707 Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 Looking good. Can't wait to see more.
James Moparbuilder Tester Posted December 24, 2013 Author Posted December 24, 2013 I will be adding photoetched gills to the fenders (from the Model Car Garage kit). As for the taillights, suprisingly the 1/24 scale ones from the Monogram Hemi Cuda kit drop right into place into the new 1/25th scale body. James
tubbs Posted December 26, 2013 Posted December 26, 2013 hey James, how are you, this is Al, from the model club i so infrequenty show my face at. one of these meetings, anyways, not to be the only one to ask but why this conversion? what don't you like about the johan body - or - what do you like about the 70 body that you want to make it a 71? it's going to be a killer knowing your talants. hopefully i will see you at the next meeting.
James Moparbuilder Tester Posted December 26, 2013 Author Posted December 26, 2013 what don't you like about the johan body - or - what do you like about the 70 body that you want to make it a 71? it's going to be a killer knowing your talants. The new Revell kit has a far superior stock interior and chassis than the Johan kit does. I figured it would be easier to convert the 70 Cuda kit into a 71 than to adapt the new interior and chassis to the old Johan body. Besides I would have to add the fender gills to the Johan anyways. The tailpanel was an easy conversion too. The 1/24th scale lights fit in the back of the new kit.
oldscool Posted December 26, 2013 Posted December 26, 2013 That green with the white billboards looks great!
James Moparbuilder Tester Posted December 27, 2013 Author Posted December 27, 2013 More updates on the 71 Cuda project: The Grille has photoetched "cheese grater" parts and screen behind. The headlights are from the parts box with some cigarette paper behind for reflections. The Chassis is straight out of the box airbrushed with Tamiya acrylics: The engine and interior are built and painted but I want to add the final details to them before I post any pictures. Stay tuned... James
66belair Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 That's really nice,I'm not a Mopar guy but I do like the Cuda. Great color choice.
Ron Hamilton Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 James, That is coming along great. I had an idea to do the same thing. I bought this last weekend at our club meeting Unfortunately, I am not even going to cut this one up, as it is surpisingly complete, and the paint should strip easily. I already removed the decals, and I have a set of Slixx Sox and Martin Decals. I'm going to build mine as a '70 instead. Yours is looking great so far.
Speedfreak Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 James, that chassis looks great! It looks , like you said , to have very nice detail. Looks real to me!
James Moparbuilder Tester Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 The build is a little further along now than the posting is... The side gills are photoetched pieces from Model Car Garage's 1/24th scale set. I used a piece of pinstripe tape to temporarily attach them to the body and used future floor wax to "glue" them to the body. Meanwhile I did some work on the interior while waiting to attach the Fred Cady billboard stripes and clear coat the body. The body is now decaled, cleared and windows are installed. The grille is mounted to the body. Tail lights are mounted as well. The engine is complete with only basic plug wire and paint details. The next posting will most likely be the finished car. James
FASTBACK340 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Nice work James. It's good to see you post a build here, especially with all the Mopars being built these days!
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