1971 Plymouth Duster 340

[bogger44]

Fresh off the bench, albeit with some flaws.  I had taken an break from building for about 5 months, and just in the last few weeks got back in the mood to start up again.  I built it in 70's street machine vibes.  Overall this is a pretty good kit to build.  The biggest problem I encountered (and knew going into this build) was the rear quarter windows.  I had trimmed them up a bit, as well as filing down the width of the rearward portion of the interior panels to a point where I thought there would be enough free space for the windows during final assembly.  Well, with that being done, I still couldn't get the chassis seated up into the body, and both side windows popped out.  So, I tried again trimming the bottom of the windows down as much as I could, and ended up shaving off a little of both sides of the dash to pull the tops of the interior closer together, and went at it again.  It worked this time but was still a really tight fit, and of course the driver side window popped out again, and the passenger side one came loose on top.  I tried removing that window but it is wedged in so tight I was unable to.  Frustrated, I almost took the body & chassis apart again, but in fear of damaging more stuff I bit the bullet and decided to leave the window as is.  A bummer, but I can live with it.  For the drivers side window, I trimmed off the remaining mounting flanges, and a bit of reshaping of the window itself, and installed it from the outside.  Whenever I build the other one I have, I'll probably go that route from the get-go. 

Then there's the black paint, got a few fisheyes in it for some reason, mainly on the cowl.  I wasn't happy about that either, but since it is just going on the shelf, again decided to just leave it be and move on.

 Aside from those issues, it was a fun build.  I robbed the Cragars and Mickey Thompsons from the 70 BM Camaro.  Paint is Tamiya TS-21 Gold with Tamiya clear over it, interior is Krylon Brown Boots.  I had put the decals on the hood for the 340 call-outs on the scoops, and plymouth badge, but they pretty much disappeared against the black, so I removed them.  Oh, one other thing...the headlight lens were too big to fit the bezels, so I scrounged up a smaller set from the parts box.   I think I've rambled enough now, lol,  so thanks for looking and any questions/comments.

[Bainford]

Beautiful Duster! You nailed the 70s period vibe. Super clean work, and I love the colour. Excellent photography, too, to show it off. Very well done.

[Classicgas]

Very nice.

[redscampi]

This is really beautiful. Looks like the real thing! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My buddy in high school had a 71 Demon. He thrashed the poo out of that poor car. If we'd only known.

[Plowboy]

Very cool Duster Tony! Nice and clean! You really nailed the old school look with this model! I built one of these as a pro street years ago and had the same issue with the fit of the interior. I figured it was my doing. 

[larman]

Nice work! Love the stance and engine details. It reminds me of a real one my dad's friend had when I was growing up. 

[Bronzekeg]

great build and pictures!

[Joe Nunes]

Very, very, nice model!  ?

Joe

[Street Rod]

Great looking Duster! Looks like a 70’s hot rod!

[TooOld]

Oh my that's nice , beautifully done !!

[KWT]

very nicely done!

[James2]

Lovely beast you have there...

[Zippi]

I'm really liking this one.  That color looks pretty nice.  Very nice build.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Outstanding! Very well done!

[AMT68]

Overall, a beautiful build. That TS-21 is an excellent gold and it's complemented by the black details. The interior is very cleanly done. 

[gseeds]

Great looking build ! 

[70 Sting]

Great looking car and nice photography too. ?

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[charger74]

Very well done, can’t go wrong with cragars !!!

[afx]

Very nice!

[LL3 Model Worx]

Very clean! Nice photography also!

[Hi-Po]

Nicely done and great color combo.

[espo]

Beautiful looking build. The color and the stripes plus the interior look good together. MoPars and Cragars just look right together. great clean looking engine details without going overboard. 

[1959scudetto]

Good looking Mopar, Tony - it has that classic 70's street machine look.

[bogger44]

Thanks everyone, glad you like my take on this kit!