Post by Grandpabeast on Jul 19, 2023 0:29:11 GMT -7
The Real Car:
Now for the look I was after. The stock wheels and tires look alright but I wanted something a bit more aggressive and with these wheels I wanted to drop the front stance in the front and raise the rear just enough to get the "meats" I had in mind to look how I wanted. I had the parts from three different kits to make the wheel & tire choices. In the following pic I would end up not using the front Cragars in sourcing a more traditional looking set for the front.
Other parts used throughout the build were the PE fret from Model Car Garage for the engine, interior and exterior details. Magazine in the seat from a supplier on ebay years ago and decals from Speedway for the license plate. MCW supplied the Rasberry Red and Testors Wet Look was used for the clear coat. A light coat of Tamiya Smoke goes on the wheels to give them a more realistic look and bring out the details. The kit fought me some but wasn't too bad to build after reading reviews and looking over build threads from other folks who have built this same car.
My 71 h.p. slant 6 powered Duster
workbench 06-24-2014 001 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 002 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 003 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 004 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 005 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 006 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 007 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 008 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 009 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 010 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 011 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 012 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 013 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 014 by David Keim, on Flickr
workbench 06-24-2014 015 by David Keim, on Flickr