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1972 Dodge Demon Street/Strip Racer

This 1/18 scale diecast model will be a tribute to the real pavement pounder, complete with eye-searing graphics....

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This '72 Demon from Supercar Collectibles will serve as the starting point for our conversion.
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This '72 Demon from Supercar Collect…
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Here it is fresh out of the box.
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Here it is fresh out of the box.
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Although it looks good at first glance, this will need a lot of work to turn it into an accurate replica.
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Although it looks good at first glan…
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This shows several areas to be modified -- hood, poorly represented grille treatment, too-thick panel gaps, and painted-on marker lights.
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This shows several areas to be modif…
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The chassis will not require too many changes.
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The chassis will not require too man…
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The interior will be changed significantly, and we'll address the ugly blob on the door sill. Dogleg hinges are unattractive, but it would be a ton of extra work to change them.
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The interior will be changed signifi…
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The model is carefully disassembled.
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The model is carefully disassembled.
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Nearly all of the parts shown here will be modified to some degree.
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Nearly all of the parts shown here w…
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Body parts are stripped to bare metal before any work begins.
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Body parts are stripped to bare meta…
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For some reason, they installed the mirrors with these gaping holes which show through. We fill them for the proper look.
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For some reason, they installed the …
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Here's the body in primer, with the vinyl top trim added.
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Here's the body in primer, with the …
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Note the pronounced trim around the front wheel (for chrome) and the distinctive front fender panel line is missing behind the wheel opening.
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Note the pronounced trim around the …
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Again, the pronounced trim is supposed to duplicate chrome, but our car does not have this extra brightwork.
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Again, the pronounced trim is suppos…
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A hole is cut in the hood in preparation for the Outlaw style hood scoop.
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A hole is cut in the hood in prepara…
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After cutting a hole in the hood, we cut out the sides of the Outlaw style scoop from sheet plastic.
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After cutting a hole in the hood, we…
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The sides are glued in, and the "top" is attached to the leading edge.
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The sides are glued in, and the "top…
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Next, the top is glued down snugly, and the back of the scoop is trimmed out a bit.
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Next, the top is glued down snugly, …
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Once everything is dry, we cut away the excess plastic and start smoothing the edges. Of course, we check for proper clearance on the body.
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Once everything is dry, we cut away …
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It looks good in profile. Now we have to smooth things out with some automotive body putty, and re-prime. This shot also shows where we shaved the back edge of the wheel opening and knocked down the chrome trim.
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It looks good in profile. Now we ha…
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Here's the stock interior before modifications. Note the incorrect shifter location and the holes in the edges of the floor. We'll correct all of this, and the seats will be replaced with racing buckets.
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Here's the stock interior before mod…
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