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Post by mrmike on Jan 11, 2020 9:21:57 GMT -7
I had started this Charger R/T over five years ago and I would work on it, box it up and put it back on the shelf and repeat it several times since then. This time it is going to be finished! The 440 CI engine has been painted and semi-assembled waiting to be finished. I fired up the paintbooth this morning and got out a can of Tamiya TS-54 Light Blue Metallic and painted the '68 Charger this morning. This is three mist coats of paint. The chassis had a piece of 1 1/2" wide painters tape in the center so I could make the chassis overspray. This works pretty good!    More Charger R/T to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Jan 19, 2020 10:39:10 GMT -7
I wanted to lower the front suspension and the only sensible way seems to be to raise the king pins on the on the backing plates. When this dries, I'll paint them with Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black.  I have this PE set left over from the '69 Charger SE R/T I built years ago and I didn't use all the pieces. I superglued the fan blades onto the fan center and will use this on the 440 CI engine.  The chassis is in progress. The suspensions are only in mockup. The exhaust has been glued in.  More Charger R/T to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 19, 2020 22:26:21 GMT -7
Off to a good start Mike.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 20, 2020 7:31:49 GMT -7
Thanks Mark! I'm trying to clean up the unfinished projects I have lying around in the model cave and this is one of them. I don't like having an unfinished project, but they are there.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 20, 2020 9:41:49 GMT -7
Well, I goofed up again! I used black embossing powder for carpet and then painted the floor pan with Tamiya TS-54 Light Metallic Blue. The blue did not cover the black. What was I thinking?!!! So, I spent about an hour scraping the black embossing powder and glue from the floor pan and I will start over with white embossing powder.  I have never used this brace since it can't be seen. The first time I tried to use it, the instructions didn't indicate how this was suppose to be positioned. This time I figured it out and installed the brace that the back seat will cover completely.   More Charger R/T to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 20, 2020 22:00:08 GMT -7
Wow that brace takes me back.
Had a weird deja vu of me working on my cars back in the day.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 21, 2020 6:24:08 GMT -7
Originally, I wasn't going to use the brace. But, I decided, "What the Heck? Let's figure it out." After a moment of test fitting, it must go this way, but it'll never be seen. Oh well.
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 21, 2020 18:56:56 GMT -7
Yeah, but you and I know it's there. That's good enough for me.  |
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Post by mrmike on Jan 22, 2020 9:21:04 GMT -7
I had used some old white lettered Goodyear decals and they had turned brown on the tires. I peeled them off and found a partial sheet of Shabo Graphics transfers in the decal drawer that I had forgotten about. I used these and then added a coat of Model Master Acryl Semi Gloss Clear over the transfers. I may clear over these with Model Master Acryl Flat Clear instead as these are a bit too glossy.  This is where I am at with the chassis. It is minus the 440 CID 4-bbl. engine and 4-speed transmission and the driveshaft. I need to finish the engine before installing it into the chassis.  I couldn't resist a mockup with the Cragar SS wheels and Goodyear tires.  More Charger R/T to come... |
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 22, 2020 9:52:25 GMT -7
Moving along nicely mate
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Post by mrmike on Jan 22, 2020 11:55:12 GMT -7
Thanks Les! I was going to use the AMT F60-15 WLT for this build, but the didn't want to fit the wheels properly. I had some old decals and those turned brown on me and they didn't want to stick to the tires. I found the Shabo transfers and I knew they would work.
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 22, 2020 12:12:29 GMT -7
Nice progress.
The transfers look great.
I second the notion to hit them with some flat.
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Post by Deano on Jan 22, 2020 17:49:43 GMT -7
This is looking very nice indeed.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 22, 2020 19:45:43 GMT -7
Thanks Marks and Deano! I have coated the tires with Model Master Acryl Flat Clear and it took away the glossiness that I didn't like. I'll have pictures later as I am heading for bed soon.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 28, 2020 10:58:24 GMT -7
Another couple of coats of Tamiya TS-54 Light Blue Metallic has been applied to the Charger. I applied a coat of Tamiya White Surface Primer to the center cushion to cover the grey plastic. When I paint the center cushion with Tamiya TS-54 Light Blue Metallic, it should match the rest of the interior. I also painted a set of Hemi valve covers Testors Flat Black Lacquer for another 426 CI Hemi I am building.    More Charger R/T to come... |
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 28, 2020 12:46:27 GMT -7
Paints looking good Mike, nice and smooth
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Post by poet on Jan 28, 2020 15:10:16 GMT -7
Turning into a beautiful build Mike.
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Post by mrmike on Jan 29, 2020 7:55:00 GMT -7
Thanks Les and poet! Tamiya makes a great product and this is a great color, too!
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 31, 2020 8:28:34 GMT -7
Good color Mike!!! Not one seen on these old Chargers. Great progress so far!!
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Post by Deano on Jan 31, 2020 23:58:35 GMT -7
Onto another winner with this one Mike, coming together very nicely.
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Post by mrmike on Feb 1, 2020 7:16:42 GMT -7
Thanks Joe and Deano!
Joe, the blue paint is to represent the Mopar B5 Blue that Chrysler used quite a bit. Why other people don't use it on a model is beyond me. I really like this Tamiya color!
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Post by sharp on Feb 1, 2020 10:28:02 GMT -7
Paint looks great Mike! You can't go wrong with a set of Cragars too!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 1, 2020 19:48:19 GMT -7
Thanks Mike! Cragar SS are my favorite mag wheel!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 5, 2020 9:17:06 GMT -7
I started on the Charger interior this morning. I added the dark inserts to the seats and inserted the seats and shifter into the interior pan.   I'll let the interior side panels dry a bit before I add them to the interior pan.  More Charger to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 5, 2020 16:10:55 GMT -7
Looking nice and crisp Mike.
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Post by mrmike on Feb 6, 2020 6:55:52 GMT -7
Thanks Mark! This Charger is coming along as I hoped it would.
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Post by coyotecrunch on Feb 6, 2020 10:10:13 GMT -7
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Post by mrmike on Feb 7, 2020 16:08:07 GMT -7
Keep watchin'! Some progress on the '68 Charger R/T! I finished the chassis and interior save for a few touchups and the air cleaner.    More Charger to come... |
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Post by DeeCee on Feb 7, 2020 16:54:58 GMT -7
Great looking interior Mike.
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Post by mrmike on Feb 7, 2020 20:03:15 GMT -7
Thanks DeeCee!
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