71 Dodge Demon MPC

Sweet Mopar John. Looks great in Lemon Twist. Looks like another one to add to the ever growing kit collection. I'll never live long enough to get all I have now built, lol.😟💯

Geno:  After looking at the photos again, to me it looks terrible.  Now from a distance it's okay.  I thought my steady hand on the back black area was good, but the photo shows how bad it is.

@carsman1958 Hmm, John, did it come with a decal for the back panel? Just curious. I have taped off panels, rubbed the tape down good to get the panel lines showing through the tape, trim it out, then rub the tape back down really good where you trim it out, so as not to get any bleed under the edges. Also use painters tape if you can. Helps with the nice sharp edge lines. Paint it, let the paint set up a bit, then peel it off. Nice and straight. Hope that helps. It sounds more complicated than it is. Really.😊

@geno After I finished the model I did pull out the decals and I believe there is a back panel.  I'm just not a fan of using the decals.  I have tried painters tape in the past and it bled under the tape.  Maybe it was bad tape.  I will try again on next model.  Thanks for the tips.

@carsman1958 John, you are absolutely welcome. I like helping my buds when I can.💯👍😊

John, window trim especially and all else is fine. And yellow paint job is great

COOL car! Wish it were made in diecast. Your color choice is terrific!

Posted by: @perrone1

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COOL car! Wish it were made in diecast. Your color choice is terrific!

It is made in 1/64th diecast Tony. Hot Wheels did the model in various colors.

Johnny Lightning also did the same model in various colors. The Johnny was a bit better.

Posted by: @carsman1958

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Geno:  After looking at the photos again, to me it looks terrible.  Now from a distance it's okay.  I thought my steady hand on the back black area was good, but the photo shows how bad it is.

I know what you mean about the camera seeing more than meets the eye John. It used to make me pretty angry and frustrated when I seen my own photos, especially with the little diecast 1/64th scale. A hobby shop owner turned me on to this special masking tape for models that works great. No bleeding of the paint. It comes in all different widths too. 

I have built 3 of these Demon kits so far. I waited nearly 40 years for this one to be released because I owned two 71 Demon 340s in my "HEY~DAYZZ" I started building models of the cars I owned several years ago.

These are the 3 Demon kits I have built so far. I posted little tips and tricks for a more authentic look all over the net where ever I could. Detailing the grill, raising the stance and painting your own hood stripes. The decals were way too small.
You did a fine job on yours my friend.

@stangfreak Thank you for your kind words.  Your models look great.  I will get some of that tape and see how well it goes.

@stangfreak outstanding builds. Please continue to post your work.

Posted by: @geoff-jowett

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@stangfreak outstanding builds. Please continue to post your work.

Posted by: @carsman1958

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@stangfreak Thank you for your kind words.  Your models look great.  I will get some of that tape and see how well it goes.

Thank you both John and Geoff. I will do my best to keep posting here. It's a great site for sure and I love the model building and diecast collecting hobby, and have for over 60 years. Fighting cancer for the last 18 years has taken a bit of a toll on my 71 year old body and I am not as active as I used to be and want to be. Thank you guys for the kind words and I will for sure be popping in on those good dayzzzz...