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NCIS 1971 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 8:15 AM

keavdog

Nice!  Looking forward to this build.  Is there a kit of a boat in the basement?

 

Sorry, but no boat in the basement kit!  Still trying to figure out how Gibbs got the boat out of the basement... 

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    May 2011
Posted by Mr Mike on Monday, January 18, 2021 3:54 PM

Thanks guys!  I had this kit and I wondered what to do with it, especially with a shaker hood scoop.  I had watched an episode of NCIS on USA network called "Jack-Knife" and I knew what and how to build the Challenger as.  I knew I had the extra parts in the parts box that I needed and I can make this one.  I have my suspicions about the 1:1 car used.  The first one used in "Heartland" has the 426 Hemi scripts on the hood and the one used in "Jack-Knife" does not and the paint is a different shade of yellow.

I got out my Bondo Glazing and Spot Putty and I puttied the roof joints.  Then I got out the rear deck wing spoiler and assembled the stanchions to the spoiler and set it aside to dry.

More NCIS to come...

  

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    March 2003
  • From: Towson MD
Posted by gregbale on Monday, January 18, 2021 10:26 AM

hogfanfs
I'm not familiar with the car in the NCIS series, but, I'm a big fan of a Elephant Challenger being built.

Me too! This is one of my favorite old AMT kits.

(However...since my 'first love' was a '71 426 Hemi 'Cuda, we'll agree to disagree about the 'Shaker' scoop....Wink)

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
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    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Monday, January 18, 2021 9:15 AM

Nice!  Looking forward to this build.  Is there a kit of a boat in the basement?

Thanks,

John

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    May 2013
  • From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho
Posted by hogfanfs on Monday, January 18, 2021 8:57 AM

I'm not familiar with the car in the NCIS series, but, I'm a big fan of a Elephant Challenger being built. And I love the dual scroop hood much better than the shaker scroop. I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together.

 Bruce

 

 On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

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    May 2011
NCIS 1971 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T
Posted by Mr Mike on Monday, January 18, 2021 8:21 AM

My newest project is a car that has not been seen since Season 7 Episode 15 of the long running TV series NCIS.  The Challenger has only been seen a couple of times with its last appearance in the Season 7 episode "Jack-Knife".  This Challenger has a 426 Hemi engine, rear deck wing spoiler, Rallye wheels and blackwall tires.  There is very little known about this car, so I am using some creative license building this.  The Challenger was first seen near the end of Season 6 Episode 4 "Heartland".  

I am using the AMT/ERTL kit #6466 for this build and I am replacing the shaker hood with the dual scoop hood, much of the chrome since it looks like it was dragged through sand before being chrome plated and I am using the Revell 426 Hemi from the recent issue '70 Hemi 'Cuda, Rallye wheels and a rear deck wing spoiler from my parts box.  I sanded off the texture on the roof and glued it on.  I assembled the 426 Hemi engine and mocked it up to the chassis for a perfect fit.  The body will be painted with Tamiya TS-16 Yellow with a black interior and the engine will be painted with Mopar Street Hemi Orange Engine Paint.  The decals will be a combination of the kit decals and Keith Marks decals.

More NCIS to come...

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