Model car collections Let's see them!!!

[MrMoparCHP]

There was a time I spent a lot of time working on building scale models and I'm still in the process of going through my fathers stuff and I'm sure I'll have an extensive collection. Here are some of my projects that I have i reasonably one piece.

1967 Plymouth Barracuda Project

This started as an AMT 1967 kit #6857-170 that I got in trade. It had already been started and needed some repair. The back half of the rear wheel openings were cut open, this was easily repaired with a patch panel from the MPC 69 Killer Cuda kit.

A lot of work was done on this and it was never finnised.

This is a L-700 Flatbed truck that was built from the short wheelbase tractor that was available.
The chassis was extended and a bed scratch built. Also never finished and suffered from years of storage.

Another one from my collection is a Chrysler Sebring, this had a detailed windshield that was missing so I put this one in for the pictures.

This one took less time than one might imagine. Based on the Dodge Venom show car. Started life as a Mitsubishi 3000GT

Another Sebring, Fitted with a NASCAR frame and V-10

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Last up is a Neon with a rear mounted V-10

Alan

 

[sb61fury]

How about this .

 

[BLUPORT]

Didn't know where else to put this, but I would think someone here might be interested:

Johan 1968 Chrysler 300 Customizing Kit C-5468 gg | eBay

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

While it's been on hold for years now, I'm building a one-off Canadian 66 Monaco 500 w/4 speed (same as the real one I own!) by combining two 1/24 scale kits.

I found an NOS Monaco kit (MPC) but of course it uses the USA interior, so I took a gamble and found an NOS (Johan I think?) 66 Sport Fury kit with the correct for Canadian Monacos interior with the extra bonus of being a 4 speed model.

I tried the Fury dash and interior tub in the Monaco body and it was a perfect fit!!

Sooner or later I'm gonna finish it!!

Along the same lines, I eventually want to do a '66 Windsor 2-door hardtop. I have a Johan '65 300 body to cut the roof off of and a '66 300 body to graft it onto. The 300 rear end is close enough that I can turn it into a Windsor rear, but not sure what to do about the front, as it's not very close to either the 65 nor 66 300 front end.

I was looking for another model with a similar grille that I could hack-up to make a fairly accurate '66 Windsor grille without much success. Recently I've been thinking about having my spare grille 3D-scanned and reproduced to scale in resin with a 3D printer. If I was going that far, I'd get the bumper scanned too, then all I'd have to worry about hand-modifying is the kit hood. I haven't looked into what that would cost though.

 

[traintech55]

Along the same lines, I eventually want to do a '66 Windsor 2-door hardtop. I have a Johan '65 300 body to cut the roof off of and a '66 300 body to graft it onto. The 300 rear end is close enough that I can turn it into a Windsor rear, but not sure what to do about the front, as it's not very close to either the 65 nor 66 300 front end.

I was looking for another model with a similar grille that I could hack-up to make a fairly accurate '66 Windsor grille without much success. Recently I've been thinking about having my spare grille 3D-scanned and reproduced to scale in resin with a 3D printer. If I was going that far, I'd get the bumper scanned too, then all I'd have to worry about hand-modifying is the kit hood. I haven't looked into what that would cost though.

If you have a good 1965 and 1966 300 body PLEASE do not cut them up. They are rarer than hens teeth. It would be great if someone could scan the bodies and put them in a 3D printer. I would even by it.

 

[traintech55]

Didn't know where else to put this, but I would think someone here might be interested:

Johan 1968 Chrysler 300 Customizing Kit C-5468 gg | eBay

Thanks for posting this. This kit is a reissue of the original one. You can tell by the new style box, the original kits the boxes were flatter. His asking price is about what it is worth.

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

If you have a good 1965 and 1966 300 body PLEASE do not cut them up. They are rarer than hens teeth. It someone would be great if someone could scan the bodies and put them in a 3D printer. I would even by it.

I know they are very rare. My 65 body and the glass is good, but I have a 66 hardtop body only that someone started to modify by shaving off emblems and such, and a built 66 convertible that is a "glue bomb" but the interior tub is salvageable.

 

[BLUPORT]

Thanks for posting this. This kit is a reissue of the original one. You can tell by the new style box, the original kits the boxes were flatter. His asking price is about what it is worth.

Man, I wish I could find a model of my car at all, they just don't exist.

 

[xxcarguy]

It's not a hobby,
It's an addiction