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We thought to do something really unique that no other model company has done before......
The process of making a master model !
follow along
as we create a NEW 
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1965 DODGE CORONET A/FX (HardTop )
The '65 Coronet
A/FX will be designed from 2 original amt. bodies !
Dont
worry, only one was worth saving, the other will be for patch panels.
Work has already been started and will have NEW .... Corrected Tail Lights,
Single & Double head light grills, New Window & Door Trim.
Resin kit also include: Altered Wheel Base Chassis, Interior tub & '65 Coronet Dash.
As soon as this gets finished, We will be doing the '65 Dodge Coronet Sedan A/FX also !!!
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"FLYING DUTCHMAN" CHARGER III F/C
This is not a direct copy of the MPC kit, but has been Re-Mastered to an accurate body !
This is the original mpc. body parts.
A- Pillars were added to the the body mid-section.
The rear Valance Panel was removed & will be a seperate piece !
The original rear wheel wells did not have a flare, so masking tape was
applied and was cut out for the shape of the flare. Then it was puttied,
after removing tape, it was sanded and shaped !
New Re-shaped wheel wells !
The front wheel wells were moved forward 12 scale inches, just as the real
car was !
A piece of sheet plastic will be needed for the patch panel.
This is what the stock mpc.body looked like before Wheel well alteration.
Here's the New "ALTERED" Front Wheel Wells, Now its looking like
a Funny Car !!!
A filler panel was needed for the cowl, as the original mpc kit was incorrect.
Shown on top is the original mpc. Flying Dutchman F/C frame, the lower frame
has been stretched to fit the new Altered Body and a new mount was installed
to fit the Radius Rods from a "Model King" GTO Funny Car or the
Kenz & Leslie Cougar F/C........ Either kit can be used (and will be
needed as a Donor model ) !
Master is finished !
Resin
kit comes with Accurate: Body, Floor Pan, Interior Tin, Fire wall, Rear
Hinge, 2- Frame Rails, Splash Pan, Rear Valence,
&
Roll Bar.
#SC- 14 ......... $45.00
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1965 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE A/FX
(with all new Chassis, Interior parts and Correct body mod's)
#SC-15
This body was mastered by someone else, and although it was still better than the competitors, It wasn't perfect.
A new mold for this item needs to be made and after closer examination, some issues needed to be addressed.
The front & rear wheel flares were somewhat washed out, so Evergreen putty was used to build them up.
Also the front wheel wells were moved forward by another 3 scale inches.
The entire body went through a complete re-surfacing.
I wanted to have a separate grill & front bumper, so one bumper was
scraped to save the grill and One
grill was scrapped to save the front bumper !
Of all photos I've seen of these A/FX car's, not one had headlights, but all had cone shaped headlight covers.
Thankfully I have these, so the headlights were drilled out and the block-out's were put in.
Look at a real '65 Plymouth Grill, notice the middle body valance..... under
the grill.
This was not on the original Johan '65 Ply model kit body, and it wasn't noticeable on the" Grill / bumper part" either !
Count less hours were spent on redesigning the front of the 1/4 panels to perfectly match the new separate grill !
The correct spear molding was not on the original kit, so a little putty & carefully taping & sanding and there it is !
Windshield wiper holes were drilled in place too !
The cowl vents were really washed out on the original kit, so I cut out
a cowl from a Johan '63 Ply Fury
resin body I had laying around.
Hood supports were put in, But later realized that the hood supports on the cowl need to be removed so the Lindburg Firewall would fit !
The sail panel trim was also washed out, So on goes the reading glasses
and magnifying lamp for some
" Plastic surgery" !!!
The top window trim was not very noticeable, so plastic 1/2 round was applied and sanded down to match other trim.
You'll also notice that the B-pillars were removed............ ( because they didn't have the proper angle )
The new B-pillars will be done last so they don't brake during all the construction.
The top front window trim was also barely visible, 1/2 round plastic was
added and sanded to match !
The licence plate area was totally incorrect, so I cut one from the same
Johan '63 Ply Fury resin body,
Along with some plastic sheet filler panels.
The molded in Taillight bezels were also removed as I want to have separate Taillights !
The lower spear molding on the trunk was washed out ( sanded off ) and was built up with Evergreen putty.
( The only putty you should ever use !......... BONDO will not hold up )!
Bumper bolts were added to the rear bumper using PRO TECH's - PTMC 7 .040
bolt heads.
A nice added bonus feature !
.......... Heres how the new '65 Ply A/FX Chassis was designed .........
I wanted to make an all new chassis for this kit as the other one didn't
have good detail and the rear
section of the chassis looked too much like a modern pro stock.
With trying to keep a stock '65 Ply chassis look, I started with a Lindburg '64 Dodge 330 Chassis as the '64 Plymouth's had
brake lines and just didn't have the detail as the Dodge had, but there basically the same !
the gas tanks were removed on both chassis' and rear frame rail on the master was removed.
The other chassis lent its trunk section floor pan and both gas tank holes were filled with sheet plastic.
the pieces were glued together, to add length to the new A/FX chassis.
Because the rear wheel wells were moved forward, the chassis had to have
some of the Uni-body
floor pan removed.
The Front wheel wells were moved forward and so the chassis needs to be
moved as well !
Keeping the K-member locations the same, so you can use the supplied Lindburg
kit suspension parts !
Suspension Risers (shackles) were added to the frame, Along with Shock risers......
So the( Lindburg Dodge or Ply. kit ) suspension parts would have the proper
ride height. Another fine addition, saving you tons of time by not having
to add it yourself.......... SEE, We think about you the builder !!!
.......... Heres how the new '65 Ply A/FX Interior tub was designed .........
After getting some requests for an "Interior tub" with door detail
and personally test fitting the Lindburg door panels to this this int. Floor
pan, It was decided that a new Interior tub would need to be made to save
you builder's a lot of frustration !
An old
amt funny car chassis gave up its rear wheel wells, to add to our existing
floor pan.
This is the new '65 Ply Belvedere A/FX Interior tub
!
The door panels were reworked from a Lindburg '64 Ply Belvedere and are very close to '65 Ply door panels !
( I've since taken out the window cranks )..... after reading the story about the Belvedere A/FXer's ( it pays to do research ) !
New motor Mounts were added to the stretched frame, by measuring the displacement
of the original
Motor mounts on the K-member, This will keep the motor at stock displacement and height !
To raise the front suspension, you can add pieces of plastic to all location points on frame !
After doing extensive research !!!, None of these cars had a stock hood,
So after carefully measuring where the Injectors will come through, the
hole in the hood was cut out !
Note: A hood scoop ( if needed ) can be found in the Lindburg '64 Dodge Ramchargers kit .
Finally, a 1965 Ply Belvedere A/FX Dash !
It was made by starting with a Lindburg '64 Ply Dash and adding Plastic Sheet to fit the '65 Ply Cowl. (photo 3)
A new plastic insert was made to fill in the area from the original kit Instrument Cluster. (photo 1)
New Gadges, Including a Tachometer, Oil Pressure, Temp. & Voltage Meter. (photo 2)
Master model is shown before installation of motor mounts & hood was cut out.
Body & Chassis are sitting on Lindburg '64 Plymouth / Dodge Suspension and Firewall kit parts.
............... Here are
the new parts !
This master is finished and I guarantee it is the only CORRECT '65 Ply A/FX Hardtop ever offered !
"COMING SOON" ........... Febuary 2010
We've taken all the guess work out it for you !
It just doesn't get any easier to build than this !!!
This NEW '65 Ply A/FX will come with "CORRECT" Body, Hood, Grill, Bumpers, Taillights, Interior Tub, Dash & Chassis.
A retail value of $70.00
But to keep cost down for you, it will be sold for only $48.00 !!!
"
YOU GET A BIGGER BANG FOR YOUR BUCK " at.............
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Want
to learn more about the history of '65 Ply Belvedere funny cars ? ............
click on photo...... 
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1965 DODGE DART A/FX
(with new ALTERED WHEELBASE CHASSIS, FRAME & INTERIOR)
# SC-1
This was the first model put into production back in July 6 2006
This master model is getting a new face lift and extra parts !
The first thing was to re-surface the entire body & Hood, Also Thinned the Inside body of the body !
a rear
molding was added to the top of the rear fender.......................
....We
couldn't do this to the
original, as it would have been to hard to remove it for all the other Dodge Darts that we planned on doing !
Next, It
was decided to rebuild the front wheel well as they were cut out for the
"Rambunctious Dart" 
This new
wheel well gives the new body some alternatives for the builder......................
This is
the original body with the hogged out front wheel well ............................................
Heres how the new '65 Dart afx chassis was designed
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64 pieces of ........... Evergreen & Plastruct : plastic sheet, half round, strip and tube
were used to complete this new chassis !
Starting with an amt/ertl '71 Plymouth Duster 340, The gas tank was removed & all holes filled.
21 scale inches were removed from the floor pan, the chassis was then super glued back together.
and an extension was built to the trunk section to fill the gap.
Starting with a '66 Barracuda firewall, The side panels & holes for the hood brackets were filled in.
all wires were sanded off, but the master cylinder, water heater housing,
ground bolt & electronics box were left on, which gives the firewall some nice detail !
The '71 Duster front frame clip need to be simplified for drag racing !
Extra plastic strips were used to fill in the frame holes. and a solid square tube was used for the front frame rail.
The door panels are all scratch built from plastic sheet, flat strip, square strip and half round.
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These are the new pieces that will be added to the '65 Dart AFX #SC-1
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Check out how nice this new chassis looks, Even better than
my original chassis I built for my personal model !
The '71 Duster rear end & suspension will fit, or you can create your own from the parts box ?
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Heres a top view showing how the Interior door panels will fit ...........
Perfect !
Door panels have braces for the dash board to be glued to......... another bonus !
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This will be the new #SC-1 with AFX CHASSIS easy
to assemble "starter kit"
This will be selling for $48.00 ............. COMING VERY SOON !
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Please contact us for more info. !
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