mikemopar70 Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 What a cool Charger... I like this color on your 1968, and the paint is smooth and gloss just as the real thing! Nice build!
TFchronos Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 This is why I like Mopars so much, very nicely done!
BirdWatcher Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 I like steel wheels too! Blacked out hood is cool. Maybe a lil paint wash for the hubcaps?
DeeCee Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 Nice work mate, i would love one like that in the shed.
Mrdarkmonkey96 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Posted May 29, 2014 I like steel wheels too! Blacked out hood is cool. Maybe a lil paint wash for the hubcaps? I actually did give them a light wash, but I thought it was too much and wiped most of it off.
10thumbs Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 Hi Anthony, Very nice car! Nice paint job too. OK, I'm going to criticize something, not your technique, but your choice of wheels. Were the steel rims and nut caps your idea, or was this an option or even a mandatory from the kit? The thing is, you're showing a 68 R/T Charger. That was a top of the line performance Dodge back in the day. I don't think they were turned over with steel rims, but rather with Mopar wheel options or chrome hub caps. Since the car has a 440, probably a wheel option other than steel rims was standard equipment. Then, if the car did have steel rims, they were probably in body color. But this is just maybe a question I had about the car, and it's configuration. Something else that sticks out is the gear shift. They were definitely chrome, I've had enough Mopar 4 speeds when they were new cars. A very nice model. May I ask how you did the paint, and what you did to get that nice gloss? Michael
Mrdarkmonkey96 Posted May 29, 2014 Author Posted May 29, 2014 Hi Anthony, Very nice car! Nice paint job too. OK, I'm going to criticize something, not your technique, but your choice of wheels. Were the steel rims and nut caps your idea, or was this an option or even a mandatory from the kit? The thing is, you're showing a 68 R/T Charger. That was a top of the line performance Dodge back in the day. I don't think they were turned over with steel rims, but rather with Mopar wheel options or chrome hub caps. Since the car has a 440, probably a wheel option other than steel rims was standard equipment. Then, if the car did have steel rims, they were probably in body color. But this is just maybe a question I had about the car, and it's configuration. Something else that sticks out is the gear shift. They were definitely chrome, I've had enough Mopar 4 speeds when they were new cars. A very nice model. May I ask how you did the paint, and what you did to get that nice gloss? Michael your correct on both points. I was dechroming some stuff and accidentally put the shift in. And the wheels were supposed to be body colored, along with the hood. I wanted it to have a no nonsense, slightly customized look to it. As for the paint, it's model master 2 stage lacquer with wet look clear. I sprays two light coats, and wetsand with 1000 sprayed a wet coat, cure for a week wetsand with 200, two wet coats, cure for a week wetsand with 4000 then the final wet coats
Mrdarkmonkey96 Posted May 30, 2014 Author Posted May 30, 2014 Man that is nice,Looks good to me. Thank you!
Mopar - D Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Anthony great job your skills have improved with this build. If your looking to build factory stock or close to factory I find searching on the internet for pictures and study the pictures for the little details it helps me.
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