bogger44 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 It's been a long time coming, but I finally got something finished this year. It's been a long time coming for me to build this kit, too. My parents bought it for me way back when it was first released and I was something like 11 or 12 years old, and it's been lurking in the stash ever since. Needless to say, I think it came out better now than if I had built it back then Lol! I added AMT pad printed redline tires, added a correct air cleaner from the Revell 67 GTX, and scratched some torque boxes for the chassis. The rear suspension was raised a tad as well. I wanted my Hemi Runner in a subtle, unassuming color, so I decided on Tamiya TS-61 Nato Green. The color is a little darker than the pictures show. I cleared it with some Testors Glosscote laquer, and then polished it out with Meguiars Scratch X. And yes, those are the clunky kit supplied tail lights, I just went with them and paint detailed them the best I could. I wish the pictures showed it better and hadn't washed them out, but I used Testors dark red from the little bottle on the tail lights and it looks really good IMO. Oh yeah, and the poor exhaust tips were ditched and some aluminum tubing took their place.
landman Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 59 minutes ago, bbowser said: That's really nice. Neat clean work. X2
Hmann68 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Wow that's nice, and the color looks great! Fine job! Mopar to ya!
Snake45 Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 Wow, not what I was expecting when I clicked. You exceeded my expectations! That color looks great. It's very similar to, what, F5 Green, which looks SO good on these '68-'69 B-bodies. Well done and model on!
6bblbird Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 You did good! Not a fan of green cars ( I actually owned a green '68 road runner at one time. Looked like an Army staff car! lol) but the paint finish on yours is terrific. WF
shoopdog Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 That's a top notch build, and that color is perfect for it.
High octane Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Very nice job on that Road Runner as I just love dem Mopars!
berr13 Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Ya done good! I like the color, and the stance is perfect. It's hard to beat a well-built Road Runner, like yours.
Kmb0319 Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 WOW, Bogger... that wait all these years in your stash was totally worth it. That thing is STUNNING!!!!!!
peekay Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Very nice! To my eyes muscle cars invariably look best without stripes, bulges or wings.
PARTSMARTY Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 I absolutely love it and i'm a mopar die hard for sure-congrats !!!
TooOld Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 Very nicely done , very clean and the paint looks perfect !
espo Posted March 10, 2018 Posted March 10, 2018 I like the understated look. The Red Lies fit the car perfectly. These cars always looked like they were "coming off the line" when they were sitting still.
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