1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 383

Thank you Joe!

Good outcome on this build Mike. Really like the color!! 

Thank you LonCray!

Oooh, that's a pretty car - love that color.  That's what Heart was really singing about!

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This is my '68 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 383.  It is painted with Model Master Bright Calypso Metallic with a white interior.  The interior has a console and automatic transmission from the Revell '68 Hemi Dart.  The Shuey wheels and tires are from Pegasus.  The engine compartment has side panels from an old MPC chassis.  The decals are from Keith Marks.

Great job Mike.   Good looking model 

I applied the Keith Marks decals to the '68 Barracuda.  Now it is finally done!

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I coated the Keith Marks Decals with two coats of Microscale Liquid Decal Film.  I'll let this dry for a day or so and then start decaling.

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T-B, just as long as that is all you are doing!  

Thanks Jim!  I just need to finish this Barracuda with decals and I am done.

Coming along very nicely! Looks like challenges are getting a little easier to overcome. Nice work!

Jim 

Stay Safe.

I Know That!

    I just had to rib ya! I do the same since I discovered Evergreen Tubing!

Thanks JohnnyK and T-B! 

Just to clarify, my exhaust tips are not for sale!  They are very easy to make!

Let's See;

 I need two dozen. Did you say $2.50 each? Oh, well in that case I'll take six individual units! Those are awesome!

That's a great looking model that you are working on. Nice color.

I have seem those plastic Qtip tubes, but I would have never thought of using them for exhaust tips.  Great idea!

I on occasion have used plastic  qtip tubes covered in foil.

Thanks Lee!  I never thought of making these exhaust tips for public usage.  It was so easy to make them in the first place.  This is something to think about.

Those look great! You should make them and sell em!

Tonight, i tried my hand at creating a set of exhaust tips made from styrene.  I used two pieces of 1/8th inch styrene tube and two short lengths of 1/16th inch rod glued together.  The rods fits into two holes I drilled in the molded chassis pan exhaust and the molded tubes have angle cuts made with eye-ball engineering.  Now to paint them up!

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I built the Monogram '59 Cadillac Seville Brougham and before I painted it, I noticed that the roof had texture on it.  It was a vinyl roof top and the roof had a slight warp to it, too.

Hey!

    I know the feeling my friend. The Revell Caddy Eldorado. The Brougham. Took four tries before I thought the curve from the bottom of the Windshield over the top and to the bottom of the Rear window looked proper when viewed from the side.

     Before, it definitely didn't match ANY pictures.

The more I stared at the front of the Barracuda, the more I hated it!  I don't like the poor fit of the grilles and the open ends of the lower grille header.  I tore it all apart!  The grille header will have some shaped styrene added to the ends and I will try to reshape the grilles and the grill header for a better fit!  And, I thought I was making progress!

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You Know;

         It's funny you should mention that. I had the same problem with my MPC release of that kit. Same molds perhaps? They did swap molds a lot back then.

It's getting there!  I started adding the valances and bumpers.  So far the rear is done and the front is being worked on.  If there is a reason why I don't like old AMT/MPC kits, this is one of them!  I have been stressing for hours on the grille and front valance since they don't want to fit correctly!

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Thanks Lee!  Some polishing and assembly and another one off the bench.

Sweet. 

I got the Barracuda into 3 coats of Testors Ultra Gloss Clearcoat this morning.  And, the underside of the Barracuda hood got a coating of Model Master Bright Calypso Metallic.

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Thanks Charger74!