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With 3 aircraft builds on the go I felt it was time to spice up my workbench with some wheely goodness, so I'll be building this... The kit has its origins in a Monogram 1971 Plymouth Satellite kit (first released in 1984). I'm not exactly a big officionado on US muscle cars but apparently the kit isn't a great representation of the movie car (I think the actual car in the movie had different rear bumper sections from a later model, and the side skirt detail removed, etc.), I'm not planning on going overboard with the accuracy though - just going to pretty much do an OOB build, with the addition of the resin bloke as hopefully a fun build. Here's what greets you inside the side opening box... So the body section is heat sealed into a sub compartment thankfull to stop it getting box-rash, but the other half contains another poly bag? Inside that there are sub-bags for various parts - chrome tree, clears and wheels (though they may have been stuffed into the body shell). Here's all the bit laid out... Kit instructions are the new style Revell colour booklet and the decals seem reasonable, nothing too intense to worry about other than those bonnet stripes. Here's the contents of the aftermarket figure, just some scant instructions on how to form the shotgun trigger from the PE, I might leave that out, the resin looks fine for me. Nothing too stressful looking in terms of the kit parts count, though I need to figure out how much of the bodywork I can assemble pre-paint. I had a bit of a test fit of the body and chassis rails and it's tight without the interior tub and engine getting in the way. I might be able to get the rear sections attached and front grill but the front lower bumper would need to be added separately which is a bit annoying (looks like there'll be a seam line). Maybe I can 'cut and shut' the lower chassis later then drop the engine in through the hood opening? Something to ponder as I cleanup the parts. I'm also wondering about the chrome parts - I'll need to de-chrome with some bleach but I wonder if I could put a bit of liquid mask into the light openings to keep those bits chrome? -
Hey All At the request of a friend, I'm not supposed to talk about losing my sanity and building car models instead of my usual aircraft... oh wait, oops, sorry Rob Today I present Revell's 1/25 1967 Plymouth GTX. Enjoy.. In 1967, Plymouth was know for making good, dependable everyday cars for the everyday person. The GTX was advertised as "The Gentleman's Muscle Car" and was essentially a performance oriented version of the company's popular Belvedere. Coming from the factory with the legendary 426 Hemi, the GTX was packing some serious heat. Although the GTX finally gave Plymouth the muscle car it needed to compete with Ford and GM, it ended up playing second fiddle when Plymouth unveiled the Road Runner in 1968. Unlike my last car build, this one was more or less box stock and therefore I had no real problems aside from the right side A pillar. This had a bit of an outward warp, fortunately it is not all that noticeable... I hope. The engine was given a Morgan Automotive Details distributor and this was the extent of the aftermarket add-ons The body was primed with Badger's new Stynylrez primer (Absolutely love this stuff!) and given two good coats of Model Master British Metalllic Green enamel thinned with Tamiya lacquer thinner. Apparently the internet is correct and thinning enamels with lacquer thinner greatly speeds up the drying time. Within a day or two the paint was followed with two coats of Tamiya X-22 gloss and a polish with Novus 1 and 2. The chrome was stripped from the front and rear, these being painted with Vallejo's new Metal Color paints. All the trim work was done with Bare Metal Foil. This stuff, although tedious, is not a difficult as some people let on. What can I say? I guess I'm hooked on these car things. I makes a nice change of scenery from the usual stuff crowding my workbench and gives me a chance to try different tricks and techniques I wouldn't otherwise use. Regards ANS .
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