mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Hi guys, here I am in the beginning of the summer with a convertible : a 54 Dodge, started with a R&R resin kit. As usual, it's quite a challenge/nightmare to assemble properly. Anyway it's here, far from perfect but it suits me well. Wheels are from Modelhaus, chassis is from an AMT 51 Chevy, engine is from the 300 57, with some resin "Red Ram" cover. I've done the two tone chrome trim as was not included in the kit, rear red tailights is from a 59 Impala and cut to fit. Hope you'll enjoy it :
peekay Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice! And I've never seen a model of a 54 Dodge before.
TooOld Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice! And I've never seen a model of a 54 Dodge before. It could be the one and only ! Great job Emmanuel !
microwheel Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 What a great job. R&R's stuff is really difficult to build and you did it proud
Ramfins59 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice job Emmanuel, that looks great. I got one of these kits from a guy named Ron Alexander in California and am having issues getting the interior bucket and chassis to properly fit into the body. A lot of grinding with a Dremel is needed. It is a curbside kit and I'm hoping to be able to finish it soon.
Danno Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Very, very nice!! That it is such a rarely built model is icing on the cake!
mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice job Emmanuel, that looks great. I got one of these kits from a guy named Ron Alexander in California and am having issues getting the interior bucket and chassis to properly fit into the body. A lot of grinding with a Dremel is needed. It is a curbside kit and I'm hoping to be able to finish it soon. Thanks for all these nice comments. Got the same problem with mine Richard, had to grind the inside of the rear fenders also because the wheels won't pass...
Ramfins59 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I did not realize that the kit I bought from the guy in CA (on EBAY) was an R & R item. I probably would have passed on it had I known it was an R&R item. I only paid $39 for it and I got it because it was such an unusual car to find in 1/25 scale.
mangodart Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Yep, that's the dilemna with R&R, there are kind of cheap comparing to Modelhaus, and there is also a choice of very unusual models but ther are very difficult to build. Some of them are better mastered, it depends... Edited July 2, 2014 by mangodart
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Nice job Emmanuel! I've never bought an R&R kit. Mostly because I've heard a lot of horror stories about them. But, I guess if you're looking for truly unique subject matter, resin is the only choice & these guys do provide that service. Good job on this one! Steve
Tom99 Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Awesome build! I had a friend of mine, in the late 1960's that had one.
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