Post by hard2handle on Mar 25, 2024 19:42:27 GMT -7
I've been lucky enough to own two muscle cars in my life, a 1972 Chevelle and my current car, a 2015 Challenger. With the 2015 being styled after a 71 Challenger I have been wanting a good representation of a 71 R/T. Sadly, no one makes a 71 Challenger kit I did a conversion a few years back, but I always felt like I could do better. I've been pretty low on money lately as my dad was in the hospital, (plus I wanted to get a few new kits) but I finally decided to pull the trigger on doing another conversion. During the process of building the model my father ended up passing away, so this build is dedicated to him.
The resin conversion kit came from Hart's Parts. I've used them before and they're excellent conversions. The fit is great! The stripes are Keith Marks 71-74 Challenger decals I got off eBay. The kit itself is the newest version of the AMT 70 Challenger. It's not a great kit (see my previous post), but I was able to make a pretty descent conversion learning my lesson from the 70 Challenger I built a few weeks ago.
SAM_1571 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
SAM_1572 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
SAM_1573 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
My previous build for comparison
SAM_0602 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
The resin conversion kit came from Hart's Parts. I've used them before and they're excellent conversions. The fit is great! The stripes are Keith Marks 71-74 Challenger decals I got off eBay. The kit itself is the newest version of the AMT 70 Challenger. It's not a great kit (see my previous post), but I was able to make a pretty descent conversion learning my lesson from the 70 Challenger I built a few weeks ago.
SAM_1571 by Eric Lucas, on FlickrSAM_1572 by Eric Lucas, on FlickrSAM_1573 by Eric Lucas, on FlickrMy previous build for comparison
SAM_0602 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
