1/25 MPC General Lee kit

[JHDuke]

Hey y'all,

I've decided to take my first few steps into modeling and what better way to do it than with a General Lee kit! It's a 1/25 scale MPC kit produced by Round 2 Models, I will be posting updates on this although I will be working on this whenever I have a free minute, so I apologise if updates are a bit inconsistent.

10:4

Joe 

 

[HossC]

I look forward to your updates, Joe. There are some talented model makers on HNet, so I'm sure they can answer any issues you may come across with your first project.

[RogerDuke]

Thanks Joe. Don't rush your project. Great art takes time and patience. 

[JHDuke]

57 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

Thanks Joe. Don't rush your project. Great art takes time and patience. 

Definitely, I'm going to the model shop this weekend to pick up some paint, cement etc. That I might need

[RogerDuke]

I can't wait for retirement. I want to do all the things I did as a kid including model making. 

[JHDuke]

Hey y'all,

So today I sprayed the body and interior and started painting the underside, rollcage and a few other parts, I've been using Tamiya TS-31 spray for the body and TS-68 spray for the majority of the interior (dashboard, steering wheel and seats are all hand painted with the closest Tamiya bottle paint I could find, the same goes for the firewall etc.), I'll try to post some photos but I'm having problems with the size of the files, worst case scenario I'll have to scale them down in Paint, anyway that's all for now, I'm gone.

[HossC]

2 hours ago, JHDuke said:

 I'll try to post some photos but I'm having problems with the size of the files, worst case scenario I'll have to scale them down in Paint, anyway that's all for now, I'm gone.

Paint.Net is much better than MS Paint, and it's free. You can download it here.

[JHDuke]

15 hours ago, HossC said:

Paint.Net is much better than MS Paint, and it's free. You can download it here.

Thanks Hoss, I'll go try it out 

[RogerDuke]

Another General Lee in the delivery room getting ready to pop out and make the world a better place! Life is good!

[JHDuke]

Hey y’all,

Well, it was officially a year ago yesterday at the time of writing that I started this project.

Unfortunately, cold weather, family commitments, an international pandemic and two bereavements got in the way of things.

Well, I’ve made some progress! I’ve painted the dash, centre console and steering wheel (ended up using the wrong Tamiya colour ‘Deck Tan’), I’ve also started on the rollbar and done the first coats on the oil pan and firewall.

I also have those long overdue photos for you that will be ready very soon!

10:4

Joe

[RogerDuke]

Thanks Joe. It is good to hear from you again. We'll be keeping an eye out for those pictures.,

[JHDuke]

Ok folks,  here’s how the build is coming along, the photos are low quality due to max file sizes but you get the general idea! (No pun intended)

[RogerDuke]

The General idea....LOL! Thanks for posting the pictures♡

[Spike]

I see they finally put the right body in the kit. The kit I have the body was of a Charger 500 instead of a regular Charger body. 

[JHDuke]

On 12/21/2020 at 12:29 PM, Spike said:

I see they finally put the right body in the kit. The kit I have the body was of a Charger 500 instead of a regular Charger body. 

Ouch. Although saying that, the hood is a little bit off on mine, it's too hard to see on the photos, but I know for a fact others have metioned this before on HNet.

[Spike]

On 12/23/2020 at 7:45 PM, JHDuke said:

Ouch. Although saying that, the hood is a little bit off on mine, it's too hard to see on the photos, but I know for a fact others have metioned this before on HNet.

I see it has locking hoodpins whereas the General Lee did not. The hoodpins are also in the wrong spot as they should be at the front corners not by the faux hood vents

[HossC]

47 minutes ago, Spike said:

I see it has locking hoodpins whereas the General Lee did not. The hoodpins are also in the wrong spot as they should be at the front corners not by the faux hood vents

I wonder why the General didn't have hood pins, especially after they welded the doors shut and put a roll cage in.

[RogerDuke]

When I was a kid my mom's cousin took me and my brother for a ride down a curvy mountain in his stock car and the hood flew off. Luckily we didn't crash. Hood pins would have been nice! 

[JHDuke]

On 12/25/2020 at 12:27 PM, Spike said:

I see it has locking hoodpins whereas the General Lee did not. The hoodpins are also in the wrong spot as they should be at the front corners not by the faux hood vents

Yup, that’s it!

[CHARGER UK]

On 12/20/2020 at 7:57 PM, JHDuke said:

Ok folks,  here’s how the build is coming along, the photos are low quality due to max file sizes but you get the general idea! (No pun intended)

Looks like a good kit. Look forward to seeing the finished article.

[RogerDuke]

The most famous car in the history of the world!