happy grumpy Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Been a while since I posted. A lot going on, had to slow down a bit. I built this last year as a " can I do it project " . Not my best work though but as there is no Charger 500 but the MPC which is rare and pricy. I took and old MPC daytona body and slap everything I could find that would approximate the real thing. The chassis comes from the Revell 67 coronet . I slapped the front bumper of the MPC 69 charger (which is part of the Daytona kit). I adapted the Hart parts 68 coronet resin grille to fit the front bumper and put clear lenses over the headlights. This was supposed to be just a test but it turned out better than I thought. I tried to print the decals but was half successful. The front side markers are missing in the photos, I will put them on when I can find suitable ones. The Revell Daytona would be a better choice but I still have a kit but I did not want to use it as I have ideas for that kit. there you have it , my take on the Charger 500, a short live muscle car superseded by it's more popular Daytona sibling. BTW, the Coronet chassis fits it like a glove. Thanks for looking. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Looks fantastic.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great looking Charger. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Got its own thing goin' on. Looks nice though. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hobby1 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Very nice Charger there Mario, really well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Beautiful color for an awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 awesome kitbashinh and conversion work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 awesome kitbashing and conversion work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 awesome kitbashing and conversion work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) Very nicely done , MPC kit bash ! Edited September 17 by Mr mopar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Looks great. Came out a lot better than mine did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great build Mario, and awesome tips on where to get the parts. Thank you for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Nice looking build Mario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Great looking paint color and finish. Like the unique grill treatment and rear window area of the 500 model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbuildr Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Ya done good. Great looking Charger, brilliant kitbashing, very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satterwhite78 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 All I can say is "Campbell's Soup"....it's hmm hmm good! Something thing you wished Revell would issue, all the part trees and half the mold.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STU111 Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Interesting to see one of these Chargers. The flush rear window and headlights not hidden behind the grille certainly makes it stand out. Very tidy build too. 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 On 9/16/2024 at 10:12 PM, Kenmojr said: Looks fantastic.... On 9/16/2024 at 10:14 PM, Jim B said: Great looking Charger. Very well done. On 9/16/2024 at 11:30 PM, Rattlecan Dan said: Got its own thing goin' on. Looks nice though. Good work. On 9/17/2024 at 4:10 AM, ChrisR said: Looks great. On 9/17/2024 at 6:32 AM, 1hobby1 said: Great build On 9/17/2024 at 6:49 AM, Tom99 said: Very nice! On 9/17/2024 at 7:17 AM, XYHARRY said: Very nice Charger there Mario, really well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 On 9/17/2024 at 8:34 AM, ncbuckeye67 said: Beautiful color for an awesome build! 22 hours ago, michelle said: awesome kitbashinh and conversion work 22 hours ago, Mr mopar said: Very nicely done , MPC kit bash ! 21 hours ago, spencer1984 said: Nicely done! 20 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Looks great. Came out a lot better than mine did. 20 hours ago, ea0863 said: Great build Mario, and awesome tips on where to get the parts. Thank you for posting 19 hours ago, Zippi said: Nice looking build Mario. 19 hours ago, espo said: Great looking paint color and finish. Like the unique grill treatment and rear window area of the 500 model. 19 hours ago, karbuildr said: Ya done good. Great looking Charger, brilliant kitbashing, very well done. 14 hours ago, satterwhite78 said: All I can say is "Campbell's Soup"....it's hmm hmm good! Something thing you wished Revell would issue, all the part trees and half the mold.... 14 hours ago, STU111 said: Interesting to see one of these Chargers. The flush rear window and headlights not hidden behind the grille certainly makes it stand out. Very tidy build too. 👍🏻 Thank you all, really appreciated. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 Very nice conversion!!,Revell could certainly make this kit if they combined their 69'Charger/Daytona,maybe someday..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 40 minutes ago, kelson said: Very nice conversion!!,Revell could certainly make this kit if they combined their 69'Charger/Daytona,maybe someday..... Thanks Curtis, Agreed, it would not be too hard, all the components are already there, the grille could be easily done, I have both the Daytona and 69 charger but I did not want to cannibalized the kits I have other plans for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 2 hours ago, happy grumpy said: Thanks Curtis, Agreed, it would not be too hard, all the components are already there, the grille could be easily done, I have both the Daytona and 69 charger but I did not want to cannibalized the kits I have other plans for those. Yeah for us guys in Canada kitbashing can be to expensive nowadays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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