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JWVD5953



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:35 am    Post subject: Dodge Daytona kit Reply with quote

Before I start the Black Widow I need to get this out of the way.
Revell's Dodge Daytona kit. I was thinking the K&K Insurance
scheme maybe, anything but blue! How much work is needed
to correct any inaccuracies?---John

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DaveVan



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The kit is a stock showroom Daytona with some So-So racing parts added, most you throw away for a serious Cup build. Biggest issue for me is the wheel wells are to narrow to fit racing tires up into....results in LOTS of work or a Salvinos Olds chassis under it!!
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 12:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks. Looks like this sits for a while and I move on to the
Black Widow, I don't need a long term commitment right now.---John
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess this has same problems?---John

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty much....it is ALL STOCK.....at least the Daytona has a interior w/o back seat....the Bird is molded in. But being 1/24 it has more room in the wheel wells.....so a trade off...
Makes a nice showroom build BTW
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john843



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On the Mono Superbird, having to sand off the vinyl roof was a deal breaker for me as far as doing a Nascar build but as Dave mentioned (and showed), It does make a fine looking street model.

John
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, I did a stock Bird with a custom black paint job....maybe
I'll hack back seat out and attempt a Superbird NASCAR.---John


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My German is horrible, is this the new Pro Modeler kit?---John
http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/12-autos/11287-1969-dodge-charger-revell.html
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The photos are dated 2014 so it's probably the older release.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's the same as when the kit was new. It was re-issed twice (I think) before the latest, and those did not have the racing parts except for the hemi air breather on the chrome tree.

The current issue ( # 94 on box) is the same as the original with the exception that Goodyear is no longer engraved on the tires.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The racing version is neither fish nor fowl........kinda reminds me of NASCAR kits in the early 1960's were they added a simple roll bar and called in a CUP car.....
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 10:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, just for curiosity was there a #94 team? Who was it?---John
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Box art car is fantasy..........wish they had done like we did with the Model King reissues and include a number of decals for real cars.......
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

is the nose cone on this version still a pain to get to look right? I remember reading it was a mess when the Pro Modeler version came out.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

327, not sure what difficulties you're referencing but other than the fact that the original Pro-Modeler came with a photo-etch screen that was a little fiddly to get bent exactly and applied to the nose, the nose fit the car fine. It does have (or did) the rubber gasket molded to the nose piece which you may or may not want to keep but if not, a couple of trips around it with a 400 grit sanding stick will take care of that. That kit, while not having nearly all you need to build a stock car, is well engineered and goes together well.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used the original release of the kit on this build. It was a while ago, but I don't remember having any issues wit the nose. Although I did botch the front wheel openings, LOL..




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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great looking Daytona!!!!


ONE of my favorite teams back then....
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shepard327 wrote:
is the nose cone on this version still a pain to get to look right? I remember reading it was a mess when the Pro Modeler version came out.


Maybe you are thinking of the MPC/AMT Dodge Daytona? Those molds got modified multiple times so that the nose didn't fit right or look accurate in later reissues.
The Revell kit had a pretty accurate shape from the start IIRC, it was not subjected to the modifications that the MPC / AMT version was.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mprmprmpr wrote:
I used the original release of the kit on this build. It was a while ago, but I don't remember having any issues wit the nose. Although I did botch the front wheel openings, LOL..




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Looks pretty good to me, VERY nice! Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 7:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Build
Any pics of the bottom
Need to know what color the chassis is
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know if its correct but I think I painted it the same as the body and interior. I can check.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

poppy red was the color for the real car. the car was painted with it everywhere, body, interior Chassis
Really nice build on the Charger.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

james220 wrote:
poppy red was the color for the real car. the car was painted with it everywhere, body, interior Chassis
Really nice build on the Charger.


That's what I used on mine...

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Nice
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nicely done!!
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

james220 wrote:
poppy red was the color for the real car. the car was painted with it everywhere, body, interior Chassis
Really nice build on the Charger.


Inside roof was originally white, like most all other Nichels 500s, out of the gate.

There is a pic out there of the K&K on the Salt flats with the interior roof in white.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forgot to mention. The interior is semi gloss, to almost flat in color, depending on the angle and lighting of the photo.

Nichels used lacquer paint, inside and out.
The inside wasn't buffed up, outsides were!
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