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• Just finished building a 1971 Dodge Demon. The kits body is great, the interior is OK, but in my opinion, the engine and chassis and suspension are very generic. Toy like. ....... *PICS* .....
  • Looks pretty good! I kinda like it without the stripes too. It's an old MPC kit, I think. Never known for great engines or chassis. *NM*
  • Diggin that! *NM*
  • I would hit that engine compartment with some black wash. You dont have to grime it up but it will look more like a real engine, thats if i was building it , you do you. *NM*
  • Beautiful model - great paint! I don't see why R2 felt the need to simplify things so much , regardless of what the original kit was like. Link to a real 340 under the hood in the msg. *NM* *LINK*
    • Just substituting the front cover and the belts/accessories from a Revell 340 to that engine would improve it 90%. Add the heater hoses and it'd be 95% better. *NM*
  • FYI, I kind of like the 340 engine in the AMT '71 Duster 340...INSTRUCTION EXCERPT INSIDE..
  • I also don't understand why when AMT had the newer tooled 1971 Duster with the detailed frame,suspension & engine they didn't use it as the underpinnings for the 1971 Demon.........AFAIK didn't both Duster & Demon share the same,chassis,engine & body shell etc in 1:1 scale. *NM*
    • Tooling from 2 different eras, maybe fiddley to run together *NM*
      • I'm sure that's it, but as modellers, we can make those two kits work together, just cost us twice as much. Hey maybe that's the reason! *NM*
      • Correct. New-tool Duster is now 20+ years old
        • You make a great point. While I like some of the details of the Duster kit, the mis-shapen windows take a lot away from that kit. To my eye, the Demon body looks much better on the shelf, which is most important, IMHO.
          • Has anyone fitted a Demon body with Duster bits yet? *NM*
            • I gave it a real quick look. Biggest issue is the engine compartment. One kit it's attached to the body and the other kit it's part of the frame. *NM*
              • There is a solution
      • Even though the tooling designed in the late 90's is really good, it is all pre-CAD. So Round2 is reluctant to try to make changes to that era tooling after all the headaches they had with the full bumper 70 Camaro. *NM*
  • I think it looks great! *NM*
  • I like it! I hear what you're saying about lack of detail, I still think it's a decent kit.....but if you don't like the Demon, save your money when the 72 Duster comes out, cause it will share most of the underpinnings with this kit.
    • Ahh, ignore my comment above! *NM*
  • Looks great to me. Is that MCW paint on the body? *NM*
    • The paint is from Scalefinishes. I like their Super Primer and their colors. *NM*