If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
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If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Tried something different, wanted a old school stock car theme for the Mcallister oval lowering kit. The chassis is a half copy of a houge, and the parts are dyed dark blue NOT black need to see if the a&l will take dye, and also hit the rear bulkhead.
Still needs dull silver (outside) bumpers, numbers, and some stock car fender stickers.....once the paint drys!
Still needs dull silver (outside) bumpers, numbers, and some stock car fender stickers.....once the paint drys!
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Hell yeah, a Charger doesn't have to be Hemi Orange to still be a Charger! Frankly, I hate that color...yours looks just fine! Should look even better with stock car stickers on it.gomachv wrote:Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Mine is a Bolink, who makes/made that one? Paint looks great on it!
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
I think it's a Parma body...I have another one that I'll paint up one of these days. I just wish the detail and proportions were accurate. The Charger body that HPI makes for the monster truck chassis has a lot better detail but the wheel-wells are all wrong and the out-of-scale oversized blower doesn't help much, either.
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
That's sweet! Love those Bolink wheels on there. It has that cool retro look to it.
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
I love the retro stuff! ....Let's see more builds like this!
Hmmm...my Dual Sport still looks kinda boring with it's Mustang body...
Here's a little Mo' MoPorn for inspiration:
[youtube]WUaN21qZZSw[/youtube]
Hmmm...my Dual Sport still looks kinda boring with it's Mustang body...
Here's a little Mo' MoPorn for inspiration:
[youtube]WUaN21qZZSw[/youtube]
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Dangit, now I want to build a Charger... lemon yellow, though, with a black vinyl top, in honor of the '69 that belonged to my friend Chad in high school. Rode to school for a whole year in that thing...
Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
I agree with the hpi having better detail but yours still looks and came out pretty good. I kind of want one now..
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
black yellow orange. All still a charger to me. You cant change those body lines.
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Finally got around to almost completing this one. Dropped in a trinity pole position motor, 610rv, s148, and an old receiver. Need to finish by soldering some connectors on and will be good to go.
Also added a carbon fibre nose from an old cut up chassis. Seemed like a good fit.
Lots of cutting on this motor plate!
Also added a carbon fibre nose from an old cut up chassis. Seemed like a good fit.
Lots of cutting on this motor plate!
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Yes. They took almost double time to dye. I was a bit scared they wouldn't take it but I had read they would. In the end they turned out great. Took about as long as a shock tower.
New numbers sourced, will update pics when they are Installed
New numbers sourced, will update pics when they are Installed
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
I wonder how wide the TBG charger is and the one that Coelacanth has.
The bolink one fits a DS perfect. Mine is translucent orange.
The bolink one fits a DS perfect. Mine is translucent orange.
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
I was tempted to buy one of the TBG bodies but maybe it's just the perspective, but something seems a little off. Then again, the Parma body is WAY off, proportion-wise. The HPI '69 Charger body is the most proportionally accurate--with the obvious exceptions being the retardedly-large (that's a new phrase, I'll bet) wheel-wells to make it fit a monster-truck chassis and the idiotic over-sized blower. God only knows why they don't make a body intended for an on-road chassis, like they did with the 'Cuda & Challenger bodies.
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Re: If it isn't orange, is it still a Charger?
Probably the final update here, i got a new Mcallister lowering kit from Phin so the dyed black stuff is gone! Also got some proper sized numbers now wired up the sermons connectors, and installed a futaba connector on the 6-10rv.
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