discussion Rik's 1970 Dodge Challenger Revell 1/25

[Guest]

This is my entry for the muscle car GB. Sorry about the poor pic quality but my poor ol' phone doesn't like artificial light at all.

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The last pic is of a despatch sticky label which I'm thinking will be perfect for making white decals for the intended gloss black paint job.

 

[monica]

hay did you get a camera like ,I,have lol, ,

very nice Rik,will be sitting in on this one if you don,t mind me tagging along,

 

[Guest]

Good one Rik.
Thanks for join in

 

[Guest]

Rik, Looking forward to seeing one

 

[grumpa]

I am ashamed to not have participated in this GB as a Yank who actually owned..er...built one of these monsters back in the day (description can be found on Monica's thread)
Will be watching..........Jim

 

[Guest]

I am ashamed to not have participated in this GB as a Yank who actually owned..er...built one of these monsters back in the day (description can be found on Monica's thread)
Will be watching..........Jim

There is still plenty of time for you to join in.


Update - Well, everything is now black. I haven't done any pics as there isn't much to see right now, just imagine all the sprue pics as negatives and you're there lol.

 

[monica]

oh lol,
we do like pic,s hear ,and I just lov black,

 

[Guest]

Well, did the best I can but the pics are very poor quality indeed.

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The kit has 2 types of wheels, can't decide which I like most.

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My phones auto focus is about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike.
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Just in case you needed more proof.

 

[Guest]

Very nice, that engine is looking rather good

 

[Guest]

Very nice, that engine is looking rather good

That is one seriously good forum name indeed!

I think the blurring probably makes the engine look better than it really is right now. One thing I have done on the block which seems to work rather well is to paint it red then paint a quite thick coat of Tamiya X-27 clear red over it which has produced 2 pleasing effects. Firstly, because I slapped a load on, it has darkened the recesses and secondly, it has turned the block gloss as it should be.

 

[monica]

nice work,Rik,
see you went for the engine as well,so I must of got it right,
good progress so far,
any pic,s are good,ta for posting,them,

 

[Guest]

Moni, your engine is the better one, it has a supercharger, mine only has a ram air scoop.

 

[monica]

oh lol,my one is a 9sec car.

 

[Guest]

Test fitted the body, bonnet, chassis and engine. The engine is sitting a couple of mil higher than it will in the finished model.

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I'm no camera expert but my phone takes far better pictures in daylight so I'm thinking I need better lighting???

 

[monica]

looking real nice Rik,liking what I,m seeing,
I just use my phone,camera,has good and bad days,or maybe who,s on the end of it lol,

 

[Ian M]

Nice choice.
A thing I found with my mobil phone camera is that the lens gets rather dusty. Cloudy photos are a thing of the past now I remember to clean the lens once in a while.
so 1002 things to do with cotton buds!

 

[Ian M]

I am ashamed to not have participated in this GB

Never to late dude.

 

[Guest]

I have done some work on the interior and fitted magnets to the bonnet to hold it shut. I will take some photos later and post them up.

 

[monica]

look forward to the update,

 

[Guest]

Done some work on the brightwork, still a lot to do tho.

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