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I have no earthly idea what it would cost a company to tool up a Nova late model sportsman. I do know that I would be in for buying several of them!

The best route to one would probably be for Roun ...

R2 could do this one..............
ALSO there is a red/black/white version too.......
https://media.fotki.com/2vYKWrcgxJcANd.jpg

That’s it right there. R2 could do it with minimal investment, ...

I don't understand R2 not doing a Coke sponsored Chevelle.

Tom

Seems like a no-brainer as they already have licensing for Coke. That could open up sales to the Coke collectors as well as the s ...

Salvinos has signed the Chrysler license. The are coming out with the Superbird and 1968-70 Roadrunners. They have been talking about this on their Facebook videos.

Thanks for that. This is good n ...

Let’s hope that they are somewhere on the list, it would be nice to see some more variations come along. I did my part with the Pond kit, buying 4 or 5 of them. Oddly I lost track of how many I go ...

Ah, thanks. I'll stop looking at the "Coming Soon" areas of model vendors. lol

I wonder if any additional AMT or MPC reissues might be coming up. Seems to me with new decals there coul ...

I recall hearing, a long time ago, that Salvinos were going to expand their vintage Mopar catalog sometime in the future, perhaps with a Superbird or something like that. Has anybody heard anything r ...

Good news that they are continuing with the vintage NASCAR stuff. I wasn't super happy with the Olds that they did first, not happy at all with the '73-'77 vintage Monte Carlo, but I've found the Cha ...

While these criticisms are definitely on point for the Monte Carlo, and to some extent the Cutlass, I think the Satellite/Roadrunner and Charger bodies are not bad - not perfect but reasonably good re ...

Here it is:

https://i.imgur.com/lu6OlAP.png

This one didn't show up in Tom's post above (there was an extra "img" in the code):

https://media.fotki.com/2v2ekTLfdxvk5f.jpg

That is so cool! I've been wanting to do the same trick using available kits to do the Dick Trickle Mustang one of these days.

For fun, here's the MPC Super Stocker kit I built as a kid in the 197 ...

Appreciate the heads-up on that. I haven't purchased a modified kit as they have been limited production and priced higher than other similar kits, plus I don't really have a connection to modern mod ...

My 2¢ is that it really depends upon what you want out of the hobby. Some of us strive for an exact, 100% correct replica of the real item, and are willing to do what it takes to get there. Some of ...

I'm not a fan of limited production to create competition among buyers (and fuel the re-sale market), but it's up to them how they want to run their business. I refuse to pay a fortune buying from a ...

I'm not a fan of limited production to create competition among buyers (and fuel the re-sale market), but it's up to them how they want to run their business. I refuse to pay a fortune buying from a ...

One more question:
Has anybody ever done decals for the Winston show car that was built by the Pettys back then? I've wanted to do this one for awhile.

https://i.imgur.com/bw74eWw.png

https:// ...

I think powerslide is doing the Fred Lorenzen sheet in February.
also the AJ Foyt CV sheet.

Ron

I'll keep a lookout for it. Thanks!

I have a few.......some are different than those offered by others

7101 ‘71 Baker Charger STP #11 WHITE NUMBERS
7205 '71 Baker Charger #11 white (like MPC)_
7206 '72 Baker Charger STP #11 BLUE ...

The Lorenzen STP #99 was one of Yesterday's earliest sheets, pretty hard to find now.

https://i.imgur.com/fzYZp70.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/bCFJfIR.jpg

Thanks for that. Hopefully this sheet wi ...

Now that there are both Dodge and Plymouth versions of both the '71 and '72 Mopars, and '73/4 Chargers, I'm wondering what decals are out there to do different versions (other than the ones kitted).
...

By the way, there are some great pics of this car on the Cotton Owens Garage site:

https://www.cottonowens.com/photos/photos1971-74.php

Understood. I just thought that actual measurement would confirm which one was correct in dimension, over and above the reputation of the Modelhaus (which I agree is very good).

For my purposes, h ...

I'm a bit wary of the MCW resin kits. I bought a 1956 Dodge from them and it seems like it's 1/26 scale - or even less.

https://mcwfinishes.com/shop/ols/products/1956-dodge-royal-lancer-2dr-ht

I ...

Here it is:

https://i.imgur.com/xGSfw5E.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/0ROEief.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/AGeIROa.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/xXYIzAG.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QGW6Mtm.jpg

A few more shots from another video (https://i.imgur.com/MtCL8Hq.png

https://i.imgur.com/K5bIQhj.png

https://i.imgur.com/2KFPQaZ.png

https://i.imgur.com/YGMnl45.png

https://i.imgur.com/56x ...

From the 1960 Daytona 500 video (https://i.imgur.com/6p84AJE.png

Taking colour changes into the film into consideration, plus that fluorescents tend not to be picked up as well on film as they woul ...

Love it! Nice job on the build!

Agreed, but I won't cut off my nose to spite my face. For example, I will sometimes browse facebook marketplace to see what old cars are for sale in my area, but I will not participate in facebook gr ...

FB and all of social media is a cancer on the body politic. Best if all would avoid it.

Agreed. I avoid it whenever possible. IMHO whatever good may have come of it is far outweighed by the cost ...

Welcome back Billy!

If you ever get some free time away from building (lol), I'd love to see some pics of your favourite builds.

This from somebody who hasn't built in quite a while, but plans t ...

I took a picture with my phone. How do I post it?

Upload them to a hosting site like imgur (https://imgur.com/), then copy the URL of the uploaded pic and post it here, by clicking the Img button, ...

If you can wait SalvinosJR is coming out with a RoadRunner early next year.

If anyone on here is in their club, or is in a position where any of those guys will listen to them PLEASE make sure they ...

Thanks for the info, Tom!

On the topic of the day-glo red (sorry for the slight derail), I assume the #11 Charger in its STP colours was painted day-glo as well? It seems to come off the same as the red on the Petty car in th ...

The only race the #11 STP Dodge won in 1972 was the World 600, where the white numbers were used. Based on that victory, that's arguably the definitive version of the car.

Here's a photo album tak ...

I only recall seeing one or two pics that show the day-glo red as bright as it should be, and IIRC they were taken on bright sunny days. I'm imagining that shutter speed, F-stop setting and even film ...

Nashville 420 Aug 26 1972

https://live.staticflickr.com/1188/1030612395_dcd3d45993.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/1005/1030603491_3c31952300.jpg[url=https://flic.kr/p/2z57vH]Nashville043 by [url= ...

From the Martinsville Sep 24 1972 race:

https://live.staticflickr.com/2170/1535042851_6bb3b78dc0_z.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/2173/1535050891_3825ace179_z.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/213 ...

To further muddy the topic, the National 500 pics from October 8, 1972 show wheels which appear to be the lighter "Petty blue" that the body is painted.

https://live.staticflickr.com/2191 ...

In the Baker Charger thread in this forum, there was a link to this album:
https://live.staticflickr.com/2571/4311598161_9a896ac56e_z.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/4070/4312332798_093c6aa68a_z.jpg ...

Should be doable, though it's not completely flat (the hood has a slightly convex shape and there is a styling ridge up the middle of it).

http://oldcarbrochures.org/United%20States/Dodge/1971_Do ...

A sticky with brush painting tips etc....

Thanks! I hadn't seen that before. I will give it a read!

Wow! Amazing job!

I'd love to hear more about your brush painting method, because the paint finish looks great. Brush painting would solve a lot of my painting issues when the weather is bad as I ...

Thanks for posting the pics, Tom! Both look great!

I have a couple of '73s on the way and a '71 as well. Looking forward to them!

I can't say definitively, but weren't the "wide five" configurations based on heavy duty truck hubs, that could be bought reasonably by the local short tracker?

As for NASCAR, I'm not sur ...

To post pics, I usually upload them to imgur (free photo hosting site) at this link: https://imgur.com/upload

You can upload your photos by dragging them to the box labeled "drop images here& ...

Thanks guys, I had looked around but not in the right forums. I've seen the '73/4 now and am now comfortable with ordering both that and the new '71/2.

Good stuff! Would love to see pics if possible. Same with the '73-'74 as I haven't seen it yet either.

Yes, RIP Luke '57...

...greatly missed and not forgotten...

I miss the old board as well. Jerry's contributions were always among my favourites.