monogram revell 1971 gtx

[happy grumpy]

Having owned one back in early 80's, I have a soft spot for these, only 2 years with this body style, I just like this car, had a lot of fun too. If I could have one today this is how I would like it to look like. This was my last project before I went on vacation for the last 2 weeks. The paint is Tamiya matt grey acrylic ,top coated with TS 13 and slightly polished. I have in all 8 of these. The kit is simple and yet quite good and a joy to build.

The engine in the model is pretty basic and I did not detailed it. However, I had a spare that I detailed and added the beautiful resin carbs and intake from fireball. It makes a world of difference. I made a frame to display it alongside the car so it would not be hidden under the hood.

Thanks for looking .

[Classicgas]

Well done. Kinda menacing in that color.

[karbuildr]

Very cool build. Your engine looks very realistic, I like the slight weathering.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[SpikeSchumacher]

That is very cool Mario! 

[Dragonhawk1066]

That looks excellent!

[Jim B]

That looks really tough.  great looking engine, too.

[XYHARRY]

Cool build Mario. I like what you did with the display engine. I've been thinking of making up some engine trolleys to display my spare engines. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Zippi]

Very kewl 71 GTX Mario.  I'm diggin the color.  Nice build dude.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[ncbuckeye67]

Love everything about this build! I used to really love a lot of chrome on my muscle cars, but the more I see work like yours, I am inspired to take a stab at a monochromatic look. 

[Yeah Nah]

Bit of a brute. Love it!

[Bainford]

Cool Plymouth, Mario. It looks a bit evil in gray. The engine is nicely done, too. You're right, those carbs really make a big difference.

[fivesuns]

Very very nice.  One of my favorite body styles.  Well done!

[ea0863]

Just beautiful Mario! Low, wide, long, and sinister. How could you go wrong with a '71 GTX?  

[espo]

Great looking paint finish. The low lighting and the diorama setting really add to the appearance. The engine detailing is very realistic looking. Always fun to build a subject you're familiar with and enjoy. 

[Koellefornia Kid]

Looking great! Nice paint and finish!

[michelle]

very awesome looking great work 

[Supernurd]

Spectacular mopar ?

[happy grumpy]

23 hours ago, Classicgas said:

22 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Very cool build. Your engine looks very realistic, I like the slight weathering.

thanks Lee

22 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Very nice!

Thanks David

21 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

That is very cool Mario! 

Thanks Mathias

21 hours ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

That looks excellent!

Thanks Graig

21 hours ago, Jim B said:

That looks really tough.  great looking engine, too.

Thanks James

9 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Cool build Mario. I like what you did with the display engine. I've been thinking of making up some engine trolleys to display my spare engines. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thanks David. I like the idea of displaying a detailed engine with the car. many kits offer spare engines so it's a win win.

9 hours ago, Zippi said:

Very kewl 71 GTX Mario.  I'm diggin the color.  Nice build dude.

Thanks Bob. 

9 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice!

Thanks Chris

8 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

Love everything about this build! I used to really love a lot of chrome on my muscle cars, but the more I see work like yours, I am inspired to take a stab at a monochromatic look. 

Thanks Jeff, I wanted to give this one a more modern vibe, and the monochrome approach works well on this body style.

8 hours ago, Yeah Nah said:

Bit of a brute. Love it!

Thanks Garry, I always liked the aggressive look of this car.

6 hours ago, Bainford said:

Cool Plymouth, Mario. It looks a bit evil in gray. The engine is nicely done, too. You're right, those carbs really make a big difference.

Thanks Trevor, Joseph makes some awesome stuff, I forgot to mention the wheels and tires are also from fireball.

5 hours ago, fivesuns said:

Very very nice.  One of my favorite body styles.  Well done!

Thanks Howard, I like this body style too along with charger 68, cuda 70 and challenger 70.

5 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Just beautiful Mario! Low, wide, long, and sinister. How could you go wrong with a '71 GTX?  

Thanks Emre, I wish revell would issue a 72 version, it would be easy to do or round 2 re issuing the RR 72.

4 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking paint finish. The low lighting and the diorama setting really add to the appearance. The engine detailing is very realistic looking. Always fun to build a subject you're familiar with and enjoy. 

Thanks David, There are those kits we could build over and over this one of them for me.

3 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Looking great! Nice paint and finish!

Thank you Oliver

1 hour ago, michelle said:

very awesome looking great work 

Thanks Michelle.

52 minutes ago, Supernurd said:

Spectacular mopar ?

Well done. Kinda menacing in that color.

Thanks . 

 

[Keef]

Love that color!! That extra engine should be a model on its own!! 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very sharp. Nice build.

[bluestringer]

Beautiful build. Nice work.

[Mike C]

Really nice build!

[slusher]

Sweet Mopar…