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Zoom Zoom
05-06-2006, 06:31 AM
Bruce Owen (built that wild and controversial red show car "Virtue RSX" that won GSL a few years ago and he brought it to our show later that year) built this model of the new '06 Charger R/T for Testors boxart:

http://www.geocities.com/bruceowen2003/06ChargerRT.html

Looks reasonably good; though I have some skepticism about it considering price-it's going to be a $30 retail kit, and for that I'd have hoped that some details wouldn't be as off as the headlights. Compared to 1:1 the kit's lamps just don't cut it. They look like cheesy chrome plated toy lamps, they're too small and too centrally located; they need to be repositioned upwards to be nearly cut off at the top. Somewhat spoils the aggressive face of the car. Considering the test shot seen from Milwaukee's NNL showed the Daytona's rear wing to be too tall and somewhat misshapen, I'd say I'm not going to be buying one of these kits for anywhere near full retail. That said I'm looking forward to eventually building the Daytona and the police version ;) Let's hope Hobby Lobby gets 'em in good quantity and blows 'em out at 1/2 price for us skinflints :D

This will probably be a BIG model, as it's 1/24 scale. So it will definitely look a bit out of scale compared to the AMT Chrysler 300 and Revell's upcoming Magnum.
Matt Wadlinger
05-07-2006, 05:56 PM
The wheels and tires seem a bit weak, but that's easily fixed.

I didn't like these cars at first, but the more I see of them, the more I'm warming up to them. They don't look too bad in Cool Vanilla.

Cobra Colors has the factory colors already available for this car. :)
Ferrarifreak
05-07-2006, 06:17 PM
Ride height/stance appears off too. Hopefully we can alter that somehow. I think Bob's onto something there. That's probably going to be the way i'll get one.
Zoom Zoom
05-07-2006, 07:33 PM
The wheels and tires seem a bit weak, but that's easily fixed.

I didn't like these cars at first, but the more I see of them, the more I'm warming up to them. They don't look too bad in Cool Vanilla.

Cobra Colors has the factory colors already available for this car. :)

I saw one on the way home from the ACME meeting (the May '06 Hookeyfest :rolleyes: ) that was two-toned w/the new Go Mango over Cool Vanilla. It almost looked good ;)
slammd454SS
05-08-2006, 10:38 PM
if it comes home with me, it wont get off my table with just big rims & a nice paint job, its gonna have a nice 1 on 1 talk with floor (as in floor'd).