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26/12/2025 5:24 pm
nice kit, and a nice daily driver sort of car. Has come up pretty well. I finally thought it was high time I had a go at chroming trim. Used a chrome pen. Took a few goes, using methylated spirits to wipe away mistakes and excess. Used BMF on door handles and side mirror trim. Still getting the hang of it. Plenty of pics of the car online including a couple that had black wheels instead of the majority that used body color, personally much prefer the black wheels.
26/12/2025 6:12 pm
A fine build of this great-looking '64 from Dodge ! I have a couple of 1964 Dodges, although they are 1/18 scale diecasts from Highway 61. I am glad to see this Dodge covered in scale replica form.
Christopher Moroni reacted
27/12/2025 9:34 pm
This turned out pretty good. The black rims look nice - but I would've gone with body-color. I have two questions and a comment:
- If a chrome-pen was used for the body side chrome, then I'm impressed! 😀 😎
- Shouldn't that air cleaner be black? 🤔 🤔 🤔 I'm pretty sure on six-cylinder cars red was sued, but I'm not positive on V8s.
- The "D O D G E" scripts on the hood and trunk - are those decals or did you paint those? They look great!
Topic starter
28/12/2025 2:32 am
thanks Mike, David, Chris.
Chris yes used this chrome pen on the side trim. Its pretty good, I'd say around 80% as shiny as BFM? I used BFM on the door handles and bottom side window trim. 2nd pen I've tried, 1st one was not good, however it is now useful for cast iron metal finishes on exhaust manifolds etc. I first 'paint' with the pen then add a light coat of black wash.
Yes Chris the air cleaner should be black. Fixed! thanks. Found the correct red engine color at the beginning, then didn't progressively check.
Scripts are decals, still a fair way of painting lettering like that!
Once again thanks for your interest and feedback
Geoff
Christopher Moroni and Tony Perrone reacted
28/12/2025 10:55 am
@geoff-jowett Thanks for the info..... I have "chrome & gold pens" but never used them as pens. I always "blob out the paint" then use a brush. Maybe I should use it the right way - like you did! 😀 😀 😀
- Thanks for that black air cleaner! 😀 😀 😀
Geoff Jowett and Tony Perrone reacted