71 Cuda hemi convertible.

[om617]

Thought i`d just post it as finish before i was tempted to throw it in the dumpster. Did so many errors and faults i could write several pages on it,but i`ll cut it short. I forgot to paint mirrors,messed up decals for the interiour,forgot to paint the underside of the hood,wrong color on the radiator beam,forgot to paint the top of the front housing the lights,grill etc. I painted the shaker in the same color as the surrounding of the grill,but the paint was really weird,like it got sand in it. So i stripped it,then painted it satin black,with flat black gasket,but this paint was weird too,it was only flat on spots and i stired the can really good before paint,so it`s in strip right now. And to top it all,i was painting an Chrysler 300C the other day,the Cuda was getting clear on the same day. It was in the same room,but far away from where i painted the Chrysler. Even so,it`s full of paint dust from i was painting the Chrysler,the list go on and on and on

The paint is Tamiya.

Decals i found on parts on Ebay.

Tires are from Revell 69 Charger.

Wheels are from Scenes Unlimited.

Plug wires are Hobby Design. I do not recomend these,way to stiff.

Radiator hose from Scale Production.

Heater hose,i dont remember.

Plates and quarter decals are from 71 Cuda Street Machine,MPC?

Some photos. Thanks for looking.

Edited December 31, 2013 by om617

[peter31a]

Well, despite your frustrations, the finished model came out looking really good! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[slusher]

Real nice build Tommy. You can always paint the underside of a hood black. I have been doing it for years...

[1930fordpickup]

Looks fine.

[drodg]

Looks good

[Davewilly]

Looks nice to me

[om617]

Thanks for the nice words and advice. Noticed the window was full of scratched,even sealed in bags.

Couple more.

Edited December 31, 2013 by om617

[bbowser]

You beat it into submission . Those are the ones we look back on with the greatest satisfaction, not the "easy" ones. Nice work.

[Dominik]

As bad as you wrote it aint look! It looks really good, I like it. Specially the wheels looking good

[ChevyCoupe41]

Very nice lookin Cuda! Love that color and those steelies. Nice Job!

[Chris White]

lookin good

[om617]

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Hopefully things will get better for 2014 and future builds,it`s really fun even with all the trouble.

[Danno]

Really not so bad, Tommy.

We've seen people brag about models that were a lot worse.