Atmobil Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Seeing another Cuda on the forum made me remember that back in 2012 I built this as a quick-build in about 12 hours on the night before going to the Norwegian Challenge modelcontest in Drammen. I built it as a slammer with blackedout windows and no interior. I like the lines of this car, I can understand why the 1:1 subjects are so popular, this car oozes of speed The frontlicensplatedecal got a bit askew in transport. I put it on 5 minutes before leaving for the show Here is the kit I started with:
disabled modeler Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Nice work....I liked these kits need to find some.
JTalmage Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I love the color combo. I did a very subtle bronze w/ white stripes and tan interior for my '74 Barracuda.
Atmobil Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Thank you for the comments guys. I was quite pleased with the result of this considering I built it in just 12 hours (I did sleep while the paint dried)
Bob Ellis Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 It's a nice kit and you did a good job. not too hard to open the hood should you decide to make another
Atmobil Posted February 25, 2015 Author Posted February 25, 2015 Thank you so much for the comments Opening the hood would be a great thing to do, but is there a kit out there that has a better chassis for this?
B-Train Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Sharp build,what did u black out the windows with?
Bob Ellis Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Gaute Yes, there is a better frame. I used an AMT '70 Challenger for the chassis and engine. Required a lot of modification to fit, but it looks good. It took me a few days to figure out how to make it fit. You would think the two bodies (Cuda and Challenger) would be exactly the same, but because one is MPC and the other is AMT, they don't fit. The MPC Cuda body is a little short, or the AMT Challenger chassis is too long .Can only shorten the chassis. I removed some of the AMT Challenger chassis to match the Cuda wheel base. I cut the inner fenders of the AMT Challenger and glued them to the MPC Cuda body, My greatest recommendation is this; lightly glue the parts to test fit. I glued a little too much and after that I realized it didn't fit well, making it difficult to take apart to modify. Edited February 25, 2015 by Bob Ellis
Atmobil Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks for all the comments Gaute Yes, there is a better frame. I used an AMT '70 Challenger for the chassis and engine. Required a lot of modification to fit, but it looks good. It took me a few days to figure out how to make it fit. You would think the two bodies (Cuda and Challenger) would be exactly the same, but because one is MPC and the other is AMT, they don't fit. The MPC Cuda body is a little short, or the AMT Challenger chassis is too long .Can only shorten the chassis. I removed some of the AMT Challenger chassis to match the Cuda wheel base. I cut the inner fenders of the AMT Challenger and glued them to the MPC Cuda body, My greatest recommendation is this; lightly glue the parts to test fit. I glued a little too much and after that I realized it didn't fit well, making it difficult to take apart to modify. A great tip, thank you very much!!
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