{"id":1202,"date":"2011-05-18T10:31:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?page_id=1202"},"modified":"2011-05-18T10:31:40","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:31:40","slug":"1970-plymouth-roadrunner-revell-85-2980-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?page_id=1202","title":{"rendered":"1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Revell 85-2980 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Twitt\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

RoR Review 20110524 – 1970 Plymouth\u00c2\u00ae Roadrunner\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Revell\u00c2\u00ae 85-2980 Review<\/p>\n

\"rr000.jpg\"<\/a>
\nBuy This Kit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Review & Photos by Mike Phelps\u00c2\u00a0\"Mike<\/a><\/p>\n

In 1968 Plymouth decided that muscle cars had gotten to far from their original purpose.\u00c2\u00a0 Thus the Road Runner\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 was born.\u00c2\u00a0 It was based on a stripped Belvedere\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 the standard engine 383cdi up to race ready 440 Magnum\u00e2\u201e\u00a2. Plymouth\u00c2\u00ae paid 50,000 dollars to Warner brothers to a fix the cartoon bird on to its new vehicle. The Road Runner\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 is perhaps the second most significant muscle car to the 64′ Pontiac\u00c2\u00ae GTO\u00e2\u201e\u00a2.\u00c2\u00a0 In 1970 the 6 pack hood was dropped and the\u00c2\u00a0 air grabber hood was put into its place.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1614\"<\/a>
\n1614 This kit contains 76 pieces which includes 3 trees molded in white,2 trees molded in chrome, 1 tree in clear\u00c2\u00a0 parts and soft black tires. It also contains a 23 piece decal sheet that will allow you to stripe it if wanted. This kit gives you the option of both the stock sport rims and the cop rims. Not to be misleading but the body and the hood are molded in white and needed to be painted. Sorry for any confusion.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1616\"<\/a>
\n1616 The body was primed with Color Place\u00c2\u00ae gray primer and painted in Plastikote\u00c2\u00ae Chevy engine orange.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1617\"<\/a>
\n1617 The engine was painted in Testors\u00c2\u00a9 Chrysler\u00c2\u00ae engine red.\u00c2\u00a0 The 440 in this kit is equipped with a 6 pack carburetion system. The 440 was good for 390 hp and 490 ft\/lbs. of torque.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1619\"<\/a>
\n1619 There are no decals in this kit for the hood stripes.\u00c2\u00a0 You will need to use painter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tape to line out the stripes.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1621\"<\/a>
\n1621 This is what the stripes should look like after being painted on. They were flat black.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1626\"<\/a>
\n1626 The frame and chassis also need to be painted need to be the same color as the car.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1629\"<\/a>
\n1629 This is what it should look like after the rear suspension and exhaust pipes are put on.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1633\"<\/a>
\n1633 As shown here do not forget to paint the A-arms.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1634\"<\/a>
\n1634 This is the sport rim that is stock and this is how it should look like after being painted. It should be painted flat black to give it an original look. If you use the cop rims\u00c2\u00a0 there are\u00c2\u00a0 two ways\u00c2\u00a0 that it could be painted authentically which consists of the following :\u00c2\u00a0 1) it could be painted the same color of the car 2) from the inner part of the rim to the center cap it could be painted silver to dull the chrome. If you choose to paint the rims the car color place them in liquid plumber this will dissolve the chrome and not hurt the plastic. After the chrome is gone wash thoroughly and let dry.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1637\"<\/a>
\n1637 In this picture of the dog house the bottles are to be painted flat white. The radiator and battery are painted flat black. Now if you are wondering about the purple circle on the radiator support, it was a sprue that I painted to simulate the horn.\u00c2\u00a0 If you decide to add a horn, on all Road Runner’s\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 they were purple.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1638\"<\/a>
\n1638 The dashboard and door panel are shown here. They were painted in flat black and then in satin black. After detailing, this is what they should look like. This matches the interior of the real car.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1642\"<\/a>
\n1642 The interior\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bottom should be painted the same as the chassis in the car. The bottom part of the interior should be taped off so that you can paint the top part satin black.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1643\"<\/a>
\n1643 This is a picture of the completed interior.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1648\"<\/a>
\n1648 The clear parts were put in with Testors\u00c2\u00a9 Window and Clear Parts\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 glue.\u00c2\u00a0 The window trim was done with a toothpick and brush. The grill was painted flat black and the excess paint was removed with a toothpick.<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1650\"<\/a>
\n1650 This is the completed engine and dog house<\/p>\n

\"DSCN1651\"<\/a>
\n1651 This is how the competition views it!<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*All registered trademarks are the property of their respective brands.<\/span><\/p>\n