Model Car Building

[bentpshrods]

 I did this one a while back. I also have a shelf full of others to get done but it is starting to warm up here--lower 50's this next week-- so its time to move out to the garage and work on the real thing.

[Super Blue 72]

Every thing is done with paint.  I use tooth picks.  If need really fine points I shave the tooth pick points down with a razor, the letters on the tires were the most complicated as the white testors paint isnt the most friendly of mixtures and tends to not completly dry for weeks LOL!!!  

Depending on the letters, I like to use a white paint pen with a nice firm tip that doesn't spider web out.  I just barely touch the tip against the raised lettering, moving my hand in an arch that follows the curve of the lettering.  Try experimenting with this technique.  It works well for me! 

[whitesatinmopar]

These all look good, way more patience than I now have. If I were to attempt that now that SOB would be about  1/2 inch high.  Keep at it Don, you'll geterdone. 

[71bigblock]

Depending on the letters, I like to use a white paint pen with a nice firm tip that doesn't spider web out.  I just barely touch the tip against the raised lettering, moving my hand in an arch that follows the curve of the lettering.  Try experimenting with this technique.  It works well for me! 

Ive used that testors paint on all the trim and chrome lettering on the car, and on the tires.  I know exactly what CG means when he says it doent dry.  I use just a plain pin to do the details.  It works pretty good.   


Oh, and excellent job CG!

[moparclown]

Heres a few that I have been working on,some for years.

[Super Blue 72]

Heres a few that I have been working on,some for years.

Very cool! Love the colors on the stripe of the '71! 

[moparclown]

The black 70 vert started life as an AAR,and has a vert top that I have been trying to get right.That candy red 71 was a SOX and Martin kit and the yellow challenger was a T/A kit with a homemade shaker hood.

[Super Blue 72]

Too bad we don't have a child board for Mopar toys/diecast/models.  This is good stuff.

Sox and Martin kit?  That must go for a pretty penny on Ebay! 

[moparclown]

Heres a shot of the convertible top that I have been working on for that 70 cuda.Also the shaker hood for it was built using the center out of a challenger hood,slicing the sides from a cuda hood and glueing the three parts together.

[Rare_T_A]

I don't have the skill to do one but I have a friend who does. This is the one he did for my T/A. He is also doing one for my Road Runner. He has working hood pins as well as the carbs are detailed with venturies and air cleaner studs that go throught the air cleaner. The detail would take a long while to list.

[The Cuda Guy]

Made some progress, the body is painted.  Going to let it sit till the week end add the stripe and then spray the gloss coat.  Then the detail trim ect.  As far as that TA goes those Carbs are insane!!!  I plan on doing my engine bay similar to that on with out the detail of the carbs.  Also I hae posted a pic of a Ralley wheel I did when I was 13 off a 71 Cuda kit that got scraped for parts due child involvment LOL!!!  I will now use these wheels and tires (after I paint the center cap for a 70) for a 70 Road Runner kit I will work on after this Super Bee is finished.

Cuda Guy

[The Cuda Guy]

I plan on gloss coating the body, my question is should I put the stripe on and then clear coat it or should i put it on after to keep the dull flat look to the stripe?  Im kinda confused on this one?  Im going with the black stripe.

Cuda Guy

[Rare_T_A]

  All I can say is I wish I had your guys skill. I love model cars and I must have 20 kits of just Mopars. They are all still rapped as I couldn't put one togather to save my sole! Lets see some more cars!! 

[The Cuda Guy]

That is all I have is Mopar models, I only get the Revell/Monogram ones though the quality is top notch. 

Here is a list of Kits I have and future plans for them; none of these are built:

67 GTX: (Forest green / Tan Int)
68 Dart Mr. Norm (Gold / Gold Int)
69 Super Bee (Black / Black Stripe / Black Int) 80% complete
70 AAR Cuda (Yellow / Black Int)
70 T/A Challenger (Black / Red Int)
70 Road Runner (White / Red Int)
71 Cuda HT (Orange / Orange Int or Gunmetal / Black )
71 Cuda Convert (Butterscotch / Black)
71 GTX (Blue / White)

As you see I have alot  of work to do and at one about every ten years I dont need anymore LOL!!!

Cuda Guy

[Super Blue 72]

I plan on gloss coating the body, my question is should I put the stripe on and then clear coat it or should i put it on after to keep the dull flat look to the stripe?  Im kinda confused on this one?  Im going with the black stripe.

Cuda Guy

If you want the dull finish on the stripe I would think that you would gloss coat then put the stripe on, otherwise a flat black stripe will turn out glossy after a coat of gloss coat and would be harder to see.