Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Whenever I've added detailing to the race track I've kept to 1/32 scale. This Carrera track is capable of supporting 1/24 scale cars. I've got 2 for it now. - an XKE Jaguar and a Corvette. They're older cars and don't handle very well but the larger scale looks really cool going around the course.
I've been determined to get a pair of 1/24 scale cars to add that will look and perform better. There doesn't seem to be a big variety of 'hard bodied' cars available. Some places sell those clear plastic bodies that can be easily mounted on a chassis but I don't think the detailing is very good.
It seemed like the best option was to build my own out of model car kits. I searched around online to see which two cars I'd want to make. After a few days I decided they should be A-Bodies that are RACE cars. This is what I've come up with.
What better than a couple of Chrysler Kit Cars! I saw a few of them racing back in the day around here and always thought they were cool. Here are some pics I found online of models other guys had built. I may just go with the themes that are pictured on the boxes but am gleaning ideas from images of other's builds.
Whenever I've added detailing to the race track I've kept to 1/32 scale. This Carrera track is capable of supporting 1/24 scale cars. I've got 2 for it now. - an XKE Jaguar and a Corvette. They're older cars and don't handle very well but the larger scale looks really cool going around the course.
I've been determined to get a pair of 1/24 scale cars to add that will look and perform better. There doesn't seem to be a big variety of 'hard bodied' cars available. Some places sell those clear plastic bodies that can be easily mounted on a chassis but I don't think the detailing is very good.
It seemed like the best option was to build my own out of model car kits. I searched around online to see which two cars I'd want to make. After a few days I decided they should be A-Bodies that are RACE cars. This is what I've come up with.
What better than a couple of Chrysler Kit Cars! I saw a few of them racing back in the day around here and always thought they were cool. Here are some pics I found online of models other guys had built. I may just go with the themes that are pictured on the boxes but am gleaning ideas from images of other's builds.
