72 Demon resin kit

[moparman18064]

Feb 16, 2024 20:33:11 GMT -5 jeaton01 said:

Now there's some pipe fitting! Aluminum is not too good for bending, I've had better success with annealed brass tube, or solid brass rod for tight bends.

Thank you.

[moparman18064]

Feb 17, 2024 4:03:46 GMT -5 TJ said:

Your planning is really paying off. The trunk space and interior are really looking good

Thank you

[406 Silverado]

That deck lid just dropped right into place, hinges and all Rich. Some really fancy foot work there if I do say so myself.

[moparman18064]

Feb 17, 2024 18:29:12 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Pretty slick work there on those hinges for the trunk. And I like how you’ve planned everything out. This is continuing to look better and better

Thank you Kyle, I’ m hoping it all goes well.

[moparman18064]

Feb 18, 2024 4:49:17 GMT -5 handiabled said:

You have been a scratch work building machine since I checked in with this build last. I like the interior mods and cage you've added

Thank you. I still have a bunch more scratch work to do on this one. I am definitely venturing into places I’ve never been before. 

[moparman18064]

Feb 18, 2024 8:20:24 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

That deck lid just dropped right into place, hinges and all Rich. Some really fancy foot work there if I do say so myself.

Thanks Joe. Pretty soon I have to plot carefully areas that have to be painted to go to next steps, lots of masking and unmasking on this one.

[406 Silverado]

Feb 18, 2024 8:37:27 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Feb 18, 2024 8:20:24 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

That deck lid just dropped right into place, hinges and all Rich. Some really fancy foot work there if I do say so myself.

Thanks Joe. Pretty soon I have to plot carefully areas that have to be painted to go to next steps, lots of masking and unmasking on this one.

Looking forward to seeing what you do in these next steps bud. 

[moparman18064]

Feb 24, 2024 15:16:14 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Feb 18, 2024 8:37:27 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Thanks Joe. Pretty soon I have to plot carefully areas that have to be painted to go to next steps, lots of masking and unmasking on this one.

Looking forward to seeing what you do in these next steps bud. 

I was not happy with that hinge at all, trunk lid corners kept catching on window ledge. I have been fighting with many different designs ever since. I might have to get much more elaborate for it to work. Has anyone else experienced this( due to no Dutchman panel and slope, sharp corners on lid)?

[kyledehart5]

I am sorry to hear it’s fighting you. Hopefully someone has some ideas on it. I have yet to try to open a trunk so I am useless.

[406 Silverado]

Haven't gone through that yet but I can help by bumping this thread back up to the top Rich so more eyes can see it.

[moparman18064]

Solved! After many hours of struggling with all sorts of ideas, the hinges kept telling me that the fulcrum had to be farther away. I made a couple L shaped brackets out of double .030” styrene to mount the aluminum tube to. It also required the rod going in to the lid to be at a higher level than the fulcrum. The L brackets will sit just below the package tray, therefore not seen from above. I still have to pretty everything up, but now I can go forward, instead of backward. Thanks to everyone that replied.

[lyle]

Hooray!

Way to stick with it.

[kyledehart5]

Nice!! Way to go solving this issue. That looks like an awesome solution.

[handiabled]

Great solution! Glad you can move forward with this great looking build

[moparman18064]

Mar 4, 2024 9:58:45 GMT -5 lyle said:

Hooray!

Way to stick with it.

Thank you Lyle

[moparman18064]

Mar 4, 2024 9:59:11 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Nice!! Way to go solving this issue. That looks like an awesome solution.

Thanks Kyle, still ugly at this moment, but the dremel will make pretty quick work of that. At least I might keep some of the remaining hair I have left😁

[moparman18064]

Mar 4, 2024 10:09:12 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Great solution! Glad you can move forward with this great looking build

Thank you for the kind replies, I hope to be able to do the car justice.

[70 STING]

Good stuff!

[moparman18064]

Onward we go. I am using the dash from Duster kit, but need cluster and trim from 72-up, so plenty of X- acto #11 blade action to remove cluster, etc. from newer Dart kit and same elements from Duster dash. This too, will take plenty of grafting.

[atomicholiday]

Mar 6, 2024 15:16:53 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Onward we go. I am using the dash from Duster kit, but need cluster and trim from 72-up, so plenty of X- acto #11 blade action to remove cluster, etc. from newer Dart kit and same elements from Duster dash. This too, will take plenty of grafting.

Very cool. I’ve never seen that done before.

[70 STING]

Good luck Doctor Frankenstein. 8^)

[moparman18064]

Mar 6, 2024 20:23:55 GMT -5 70 STING said:

Good luck Doctor Frankenstein. 8^)

Thanks, how it looks at this moment

[kyledehart5]

I love this build. Your attention to the details of the car you’re basing it off of are awesome. And all the detail you’re piling in is great.

[moparman18064]

Mar 6, 2024 20:57:51 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

I love this build. Your attention to the details of the car you’re basing it off of are awesome. And all the detail you’re piling in is great.

Thank you Kyle.

[plstcjunky]

Hey Guys, question...has anybody tried using an electric hot cutter for cutting open panels/doors/trunks from models? The soldering irons with an X-acto blade in the head.
I've wondered if such a tool works well?

[406 Silverado]

Oh wow! I'm really liking your efforts on the cluster / dash integration Rich. Looking good so far and I'm glad that you've got the trunk lid hinge issue worked out. Model surgery is a way of life for me so I have a great interest in watching projects like this come together. Beautiful work.

[moparman18064]

Thank you Joe

[kyledehart5]

Mar 6, 2024 21:20:16 GMT -5 plstcjunky said:

Hey Guys, question...has anybody tried using an electric hot cutter for cutting open panels/doors/trunks from models? The soldering irons with an X-acto blade in the head.
I've wondered if such a tool works well?

I haven’t. I just scribe the panel lines over and over and over taking one sliver at a time until it falls off. Lol

[handiabled]

Great kitbashing going on with this one! Looks like your dash/instrument panel graft went together wonderfully

[406 Silverado]

Mar 6, 2024 21:20:16 GMT -5 plstcjunky said:

Hey Guys, question...has anybody tried using an electric hot cutter for cutting open panels/doors/trunks from models? The soldering irons with an X-acto blade in the head.
I've wondered if such a tool works well?

  Never tried that, Bryan. I do like Kyle does and scribe the lines with light to medium pressure till I make it through the plastic. I'm kind of leery of a hot knife distorting the plastic. Never tried it but that's the first thought that goes through my head.