1973 Dodge Charger - wip
The car I'm aming for.
This is what I'm dealing with.
Added some stock wheels to the kit. I the kit are only those deep dish racing rims and two different big tire types. Thanks to my big parts box. They are taken of the 1968 Charger.
Look at that cool molding flesh. I can't believe, that this is here because the kit is too old to get the mold out of shape. I think.
I did that hole into the hood to set on the hood scoop. And now I notice, that Michael Westens Dodge has a flat hood. Damnd. To cover this up a bit, I'm going to add a middle strip and sand it down to get that central edge.
I sanded down some emblems and molding lines. Not that big issue - except at the front end. And I see, that Michael Westens Dodge has no filler cap. Put that on my todo list
Primered that thin and notice some little past-work on the molding lines.
Tried something new with black painted base color. It's rediculous, how the red plastic still comes through the black paint
Then i put the first layer of black on it. I was satisfied with the result
But two days later there are cracks in the paint :/
Crap. Stripping of the color....
After 24 hours you see the base cote and the black is nearly gone. The rest was done by brush. Another new issue: some parts of the body are sticky now.
Komentáře
10 3 May, 04:45
Christian WMe too 😉 I think I'm going on with that hood. The chances to get the right on ist nearly Zero.
22 June, 13:55
Chris ParsonsAah….been there, done that. I know your pain young Jedi!
I had the original as well at one time, re-powered with a 68 440 six pack, never going back to build another real "muscle car" but nice to have a representation of it at the least.
I converted the AMT 1971 body to a 73/74 body (it's a much cleaner mold) but used parts from Revell/ Monogram B body kits to get there in the end…musta used at least 4 other kits for parts. Scariest part was changing the rear side windows shapes from sweeping up to sweeping down. I may have pictures here somewhere…not sure but, I'm pretty sure I posted the build thread on Britmodeller if your interested
22 June, 14:36
Christian W@Chris ... That was my first thought when I read the first sentences, where you wrote that you converted the 1971 into that: the small window at the side and the c-post. I'll do a research on britmodeller to see, what you've done. On that point, it is too much work for me to go such a way. I want do have the kit done in December. I know, the details "under the body" could be better, but when it sits in the shelf, it doesn't matter somehow. For my needs, it is ok. It's only the hood, what concerns me for accuracy with the look to the movie car.
24 June, 04:33
Christian W@Chris ... I found your thread. But sadly there are no pictures anymore.
britmodeller.com/for..ger/#comment-3826045
24 June, 05:19
Chris ParsonsI've found and added some images of my finished model here, no longer have images of the w.i.p. No idea what happened to them, you may be able to use (or not) for your build. The images are in my "Albums"
26 June, 02:34
Bill NewcomerI have never seen hobby paint crack like that. What is the carrier, enamel, lacquer, water?
13 July, 02:51
Bob HallI thought it was cat hair at first glance and I was going to suggest, it time to shave the cat, but I see it's more of a deep rooted issue ! 🤔
13 July, 02:59
Christian WThanks for your comments. First when I came into my hobby room I also thought it is a hair but... you see. I don't know, what went wrong. I used my rattle cans as on every model kit I built for years.
@Bill I don't know, what the colors are based on. As soon as I had no issue with them I didn't care.
The Dodge sits in a bath to get the paint of. After 24 hours the black was gone. Usually the primer stays on the body. In this case it was as usual 😄 but the hood is sticky and some parts of the body too. The crap goes on.
In the time of hoping and praying 😄 I took the bumper to get rid of that bumperettes.
15 July, 04:19
Nigel ChapmanIs it a chemical reaction with the different paint colours?
Do you use the same paint manufacturer for your rattle cans?
16 July, 10:49
Christian WMaybe and no 😉
I do not know, whether it is a chemical reaction or something else. The manufacturer are different. I had the same issue with a
-> black Pontiac (easily 5 years ago - Pontiac Firebird - RIP | Album by Dominik (1:25)),
-> blue F40 (finished in 2017 - 1987 Ferrari F-40, Revell #7327 | Album by christian-w (1:24)) and
-> black Viper (Restoration in 2022). But the cracks came after some months or years and not within 24 hours.
-> KARR after
Now, when I'm writing this lines, I remember, that
-> another Pontiac got cracks in 2022 too (1989 Pontiac Firebird (red) for a friend - wip | Album by christian-w (1:25)).
The filler was the same but the body color was another manufacturer like on the Dodge. But the cracks came after clear cote. So ....
What do they have in common?
Filler? Yes. Only the Viper has old color under the new painting (it was a restoration - paint remover followed by a new paint job)
Color? Different manufacturer
Clear coat? Not all of them. Only KARR, the red Pontiac and F40.
Cracks came between 24 hours (Dodge), 9 months (red Pontiac) a couple years (F40). Also the time between the different layers vary or the question about a wet sanding and painting over it. There are a minimum of 2 days between the steps. Usually weeks, especially with clear coat.
I don't see a clear pattern.
16 July, 12:41
shadowlightJust some more thoughts about what do they have in common...
- moisture, temperature and air condition in your working room
- air pressure and paint thinner
I am very sorry that this happened to you btw.
16 July, 16:16
Album info
For the build of our so called club theme: "Build a car of your year of birth"
Since I wanted to built any black car and the car of Burn Notice, I take the gull by the horns and built the Charger.
btw: one moviecar was sold: bringatrailer.com/li..973-dodge-charger-4/
