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'69 dodge charger
Capsule

Thanks Guys, I really appreciate it. I've been working on the car all day and will soon update on the progress. It's turning out pretty sweet I think!
25-Jan-2009

´69 dodge charger continued
Capsule

Yepp, any Mopar muscle wil do in my book! 67 Dart sounds sweet too! When I'm not working on my 1/10 scale, I work on my 1/1 scale '71 Roadrunner. She still needs some work though!
25-Jan-2009

´69 dodge charger continued
Capsule

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like the car. I dunno how it handles with smoothies and RWD yet! The wheels are Tamiya Beetle wheels painted black around the dogdish center. The tyres are standard grasshopper smoothies. I got the idea for the wheel/tyre combo from TC member Soontie who used them on his Ford truck.
26-Jan-2009

´69 dodge charger continued
Capsule

I think it will handle quite poorly and be really fun to drive! Back in the day I had a Hot Rod based on a Hornet rear axle, steel front axle, a hot motor and smoothies in all 4 cornes. Simply amazing to drive, the rear smoothies didn't last for long though!
26-Jan-2009

Nike gtr
dr.roberts

Very cool looking. Love the wheels and tyres too.
26-Jan-2009

Finished stratos stradale
ciadelta16

This car looks really great, very nice! I really love the Stratos too, who makes the body you've used?
The wheels look good too, only I think I would try and find some beefier tires, maybe the HPI muscle car tires. Dunno if they will fit your Ferrari wheels in size!? Very cool car!
28-Jan-2009

My desert racer special
Fantuzzi

This is soo cool! I would really like to build one too, a 'Super Scorcher'! Very nice!
15-Feb-2009

At last got one !!
Biscuit

Nice ride indeed! I just got a used Toyota Tom's Levin and sure enough the rear hubs were mounted wrong way around. There´s a L and R on the hub, just switch and turn the upper wishbones around and jobs done!
17-Feb-2009

2cv baja 500 project
Capsule

Yeah the match box roll cage does a great job! Only downside; the slight chance of it catching fire!
22-Feb-2009

2cv baja 500 update
Capsule

Thanks for the comments, Im glad you like it!
The body is from Carson, I got it from eBay Germany.
14-Aug-2009

66 pontiac gto
tuff bug

Ooh, thats a nice GTO. Looking forward to see this muscle car come alive!

Capsule
3-Sep-2009

2cv baja 500 details
Capsule

Thanks for the comments, guys. It's a Carson body shell I found on German eBay. I have modified the fenders for the body to fit better on the chassis and the roof has been opened!
20-Dec-2009

2cv baja 500 details
Capsule

@floppydisk35 : its Tamiya Falcon wheels and tyres!
11-Feb-2010

Pontiac gto
tuff bug

Hey, this is turning out really cool! Love the Cragar-style wheels. How did you fix the HPI supersize wheel arches? -heatgun and patience? I took my Charger for a short indoor spin, it really handles like a brick in a shoebox .... really cool:-D Need to take some action photos once the snow is gone. Anyway, good job on the GeeTo Tiger!
28-Feb-2010

Lunch box 4x4
MadInventor

Wow, this is really cool! Finally the Lunch Box gets the 4x4 muscle it deserves! Pretty pro-looking btw, good job.
Capsule
12-Jun-2010

Van scorcher part 1
Franklin

woooh, sweet ride! Nice details too. Is it a plastic or steel body?
Capsule
21-Dec-2010

1971 plymouth roadrunner
Capsule

Hi fellow clubbers, thank you for the comments. The casting process is as follows: First I pour a cup of plaster down into the lexan body, rotating it while the plaster cures. That way the plaster sticks in a 2-3 mm thick layer all over the surface. I let it cure completely and then repeat this process 4-5 times untill the whole body has a ca. 10mm thick layer of plaster. All this is to end up with a modelling base that is not too heavy. If I just filled the body set completely with plaster, it would end up weighing 20 kilos!
I then fill up the rest with expansion foam that I cut flat afterwards, this gives the plaster mould a good flat surface to sit on. The foam also allows me to drill small holes in the finished Roadrunner mould in all the small cavities where the vac-machine can't suck out air from the ouside! Hope this makes sense! I will explain later when I get to the drilling. The lexan body will come right off after the casting in the very same way it came off the original mould at the HPI-factory! So the 'Cuda body will probably end up as a Hot Rod-project some day:-)
23-Jan-2011

1971 plymouth roadrunner pt.2
Capsule

Thanks for the comments guys! I can't wait to see the end result myself:-)
26-Jan-2011

1971 plymouth roadrunner pt.2
Capsule

Yes you are right tamiyoman. I need holes by the side windows, the wheel arches and the front grill. I made the mould hollow and filled it with expansion foam. That way I can easily carve/drill evacuation holes inside the mould.
26-Jan-2011

Not sure what the heck this thing is...
Tamiya Tim

It's a Steyr-Puch. The chassis is based on the Unimog.
28-Jan-2011
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