Revell 68 Hemi Dart w/Model Car Garage Photo Etch

Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Revell 68 Hemi Dart w/Model Car Garage Photo Etch

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:04 AM

Hey guys, I signed up here a long time ago and never really posted. I am just getting into planes so I planes and Military stuff so I thought I would start posting here, i will need help with that stuff when the time comes.

I am on the back end of this one. Some little parts here and there and I have the full body to go.

I still haven't decided on a body color yet

Tamiya primer, Alclad black base, then lacquer clear

Alclad Stainless Steel

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:09 AM

Shaved off the grille detail. I am going to order the grille from R&M of Maryland to accept this PE grille

I am going to use these wheels instead of the kit wheels. i wanted to tuck the rear tires without trimming the quarter panel. It can't be done with the narrow rear end and wide tires so I used these wheels to modify. Then I ended up building my own tube axle housing, and scratchbuilding the leaf spring u bolts and mounts

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:14 AM

Blue Tac is great

Making throttle linkage

fuel line

made the T fitting from styrene rod

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:23 AM

Fuel lines made

ignition coil

added some hardware to the starter and alternator

chaos

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:28 AM

on to the interior

bare metal foil on first.

Removed the paint afterwards

did the dash too, not so great, but acceptable

used PE washers for the knobs

Weathered the interior

decided to remove the seats and do flocking. It's my first time using it. I dirtied it up a little bit.

Keys are ready

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:30 AM

This is where I am at right now. I glued in the engine, exhuast, subframe, front wheels and rear suspension.

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:38 AM

Oh and I used Kosutte Ginsan, or graphite powder, whatever it's called, on the center console. No black needed, I just polished the plasec first. Applying over white keeps the color tone more chrome. Applying it over black makes it too dark IMO

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mustang1989

Member since
March 2012
From: Corpus Christi, Tx

Posted by mustang1989 on Friday, September 11, 2015 7:27 AM

First off this thing is looking superb!!! I just love watching builds like this with all this talent just splashed everywhere throughout the build. Totally awesome!!!

Secondly: where did you get the terminal ends and teeny retaining nuts from?

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Friday, September 11, 2015 10:14 AM

I appreciate the compliments.

The terminal ends are actually rod ends from RB Motion that ended up being too big to use for what I orginally bought them for. The nuts are from Scale Hardware. I have had a bunch of their stuff for a while. I don't get to build often so I thought I better start putting them to good use.

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bobbaily

Member since
November 2003
From: Nashville, TN area

Posted by bobbaily on Friday, September 11, 2015 11:21 AM

Yes-very impressive build-I am looking forward to what's coming next

Bob

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Raualduke

Member since
February 2011
From: St louis

Posted by Raualduke on Friday, September 11, 2015 12:50 PM

Keys!?. Really, looks great,mike

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, September 11, 2015 4:28 PM

Wow!

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

Ask me about Speedway Decals

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M. Brindos

Member since
January 2015
From: Tumwater, WA.

Posted by M. Brindos on Friday, September 11, 2015 4:52 PM

Ditto, WOW!

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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Stone Dude

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Stone Dude on Sunday, September 13, 2015 3:37 AM

Thank you guys, i appreciate it.

I pretty much finished the battery tonight. I added the anti-corrosion donuts. Just painted some PE washers. Shaved off the molded in posts and drilled a hole, made the new posts from aluminum rod. PE cable ends from the Model Car Garage set