Moebius did model builders a huge favor with these two altered wheelbase Mopar kits. Before they arrived, I used to slice and dice stock bodies and chassis to create altered wheelbase match racer models. Life is good! -Steve Magnante
These are very cool kits. I used to have no interest in these altered wheel base cars. I liked the stock looking 64 and older drag cars. But the engineering and physics behind them and the fact the Chrysler Engineers were not afraid to give it a real world try. That made me appreciate them more. I have watched some of your videos myself and have enjoyed them. I saw the video you did of your old models and how you built them. That’s awesome and a lot of work for sure. Not to mention your junkyard crawl videos as well. Lots of good info in them as well. So thank you for commenting as I am a big fan and could talk for hours if we ever got to meet.
Sharpie offers an Industrial marker that doesn’t leave that purplish hue like the regular Sharpie Marker does. Try it out my friend, you can get these at any Office Depot or Staples office stores. Great job on your models as always!
that's a neat effect,and the model looks great,good enough to be competitive at a show.I grew up in the 70's /80's and have owned or worked on quite a few muscle cars from the early 60's through the late 70's. Not one of them had gasketed windshields.the non moveable glass was glued in using polybutyl caulk,which is gray. every truck from the (40's through the 80's) that I worked on or owned DID have front and back windows held in by gaskets and trim,my guess would be that gaskets provided the glass with a bit of shock protection.
Thanks. Many Mopars had gasketed windshields. Many switched over in 67/68 to glued in windshields. This 65 did have a gasket. restorationpartsandmaterials.com/products/1965-satellite-2-dr-htop-windshield-gasket?gQT=1
@@TheMuscleCarModeler I can't disagree or argue that point with you since I only owned one mopar (65 cuda,and never had to remove the glass),and that was over 40 yrs ago. I suspect that manufacturers went with glued in windshields due to it being less labor intensive and faster to install
Excellent job building your Moebius '65 Dodge Coronet AWB Dave Strickler model car, Raoul. Thanks for posting your video(s) too! What plans do you have for 2025 as far as model kits you plan on building? Oh, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family too!
I've found with some of these Möebius kits that the glass will not fit well after priming and painting. What I do now is mask off the windshield area before paint. It makes for a much better fit.
That (Industrial) Sharpie for Windows is an often used technique for NASCAR builders. I always use 91% alcohol if I need to remove it. That AFX is looking great! Same for those example builds that had a cameo in the video. Sorry for the bad automotive pun, but how often do you get to make one?😊
You do great work Ralph thank you very much for this tip but I have two questions for you sir why did you paint the interior the wrong color when it should be almost like a goldish brown and second of all the the Dodge decal for the roof it should be on there your models are very accurate Ralph you needed to show that this was on there and also the bumpers should have been depleted painted almost like a fiberglass thank you I live in York I know the car very well
Thanks. The decals are one issue with this kit. You see them in the pictures but no mention of them anywhere in the directions. I’m glad you know the real car. I can’t find much about it online. Searches pull up the kit mostly. Here is the real car and the pics I was using for reference.. www.hotrod.com/features/1965-dodge-altered-wheelbase-ripples-past/ Also remember that the car progressed from race to race so I have no idea when it had the red roof decal. I initially thought it went on the trunk. It does not fit the trunk! As you can see I followed that car for the build! The bumpers look like polished aluminum and I understand that fiberglass bumpers were not allowed at the time. The 64 Thunderbolts had fiberglass bumpers but they had to be replaced with aluminum!
Moebius did model builders a huge favor with these two altered wheelbase Mopar kits. Before they arrived, I used to slice and dice stock bodies and chassis to create altered wheelbase match racer models. Life is good! -Steve Magnante
These are very cool kits. I used to have no interest in these altered wheel base cars. I liked the stock looking 64 and older drag cars. But the engineering and physics behind them and the fact the Chrysler Engineers were not afraid to give it a real world try. That made me appreciate them more.
I have watched some of your videos myself and have enjoyed them. I saw the video you did of your old models and how you built them. That’s awesome and a lot of work for sure. Not to mention your junkyard crawl videos as well. Lots of good info in them as well.
So thank you for commenting as I am a big fan and could talk for hours if we ever got to meet.
Nice to see Moebius moulding the rubber gaskets on the windows. The Sharpie was a great invention for us modelers. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for watching, Merry Christmas to you as well!
Very nice detail tip. Thanks. Merry Christmas
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you as well.
That model is finishing up nicely. Isopropyl alcohol will remove Sharpie easily as well.
I have not tried that. Thanks for the tip!
Sharpie offers an Industrial marker that doesn’t leave that purplish hue like the regular Sharpie Marker does. Try it out my friend, you can get these at any Office Depot or Staples office stores. Great job on your models as always!
Thanks for the tip, I will have to check that out!
Please do, additionally, it’s even stronger than the regular Sharpie….😉😉😉😉
Merry Christmas!! Great tip for replicating window weather stripping! I use Meguiars PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner and Polish to clean/polish windows.
Thanks. Merry Christmas to you too!
Great job merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you, Merry Christmas to you as well!
merry christmas
Merry Christmas to you too!
Nice work on this one. I really like the black Sharpie on the windshields. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Great looking build👍
Thanks 👍
I love that trick with the Sharpie pen! I have that model in my stash!.
Thanks, it really helps.
Always a good day when MCM posts
Thanks for watching!
Great tip! Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well!
Nice job on the Strickler car and thanks for the tip on the window gasket!
Thank you! Glad you like the build!
that's a neat effect,and the model looks great,good enough to be competitive at a show.I grew up in the 70's /80's and have owned or worked on quite a few muscle cars from the early 60's through the late 70's. Not one of them had gasketed windshields.the non moveable glass was glued in using polybutyl caulk,which is gray. every truck from the (40's through the 80's) that I worked on or owned DID have front and back windows held in by gaskets and trim,my guess would be that gaskets provided the glass with a bit of shock protection.
Thanks. Many Mopars had gasketed windshields. Many switched over in 67/68 to glued in windshields. This 65 did have a gasket. restorationpartsandmaterials.com/products/1965-satellite-2-dr-htop-windshield-gasket?gQT=1
@@TheMuscleCarModeler I can't disagree or argue that point with you since I only owned one mopar (65 cuda,and never had to remove the glass),and that was over 40 yrs ago. I suspect that manufacturers went with glued in windshields due to it being less labor intensive and faster to install
Amazing tip. I've used it on a few builds it worked out great. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad it's working for you!
Nice tip! Thanks for sharing sir! Build looks like it's coming along nicely.
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the build!
The build is looking great! Thanks for the video!!
No problem 👍
Cool as always. 🚙
Thanks ✌
Awesome
I also use silver sharpie to do chrome trim
As i have no patience for BMF
I did that long ago. Testor’s used to have a silver paint pen for that purpose.
Excellent job building your Moebius '65 Dodge Coronet AWB Dave Strickler model car, Raoul. Thanks for posting your video(s) too! What plans do you have for 2025 as far as model kits you plan on building? Oh, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family too!
Thanks, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you also. I plan to do a video showing some that I want to do. We will see what happens this next year.
I've found with some of these Möebius kits that the glass will not fit well after priming and painting. What I do now is mask off the windshield area before paint. It makes for a much better fit.
Thanks for the heads up. I have many Moebius kits but have only built these so far.
@ Oddly, not all of the’65 Mopars have this problem.
How do you shake that much and still produce a very nice model?
It’s not easy but you find ways. I will rest my hand on the part as I’m painting it.
Where did you get that bottle for the glass
Most hobby shops should have it.
Is that suppose to be like the rubber older cars used as a seal? Or just color preference?
Yes. Some of these still used a rubber gasket instead of being glued in.
That (Industrial) Sharpie for Windows is an often used technique for NASCAR builders. I always use 91% alcohol if I need to remove it. That AFX is looking great! Same for those example builds that had a cameo in the video. Sorry for the bad automotive pun, but how often do you get to make one?😊
Thanks! LOL!
I want one
My sponsor Hobby Nut models carries it as well.
You do great work Ralph thank you very much for this tip but I have two questions for you sir why did you paint the interior the wrong color when it should be almost like a goldish brown and second of all the the Dodge decal for the roof it should be on there your models are very accurate Ralph you needed to show that this was on there and also the bumpers should have been depleted painted almost like a fiberglass thank you I live in York I know the car very well
Thanks. The decals are one issue with this kit. You see them in the pictures but no mention of them anywhere in the directions. I’m glad you know the real car. I can’t find much about it online. Searches pull up the kit mostly. Here is the real car and the pics I was using for reference.. www.hotrod.com/features/1965-dodge-altered-wheelbase-ripples-past/
Also remember that the car progressed from race to race so I have no idea when it had the red roof decal. I initially thought it went on the trunk. It does not fit the trunk! As you can see I followed that car for the build! The bumpers look like polished aluminum and I understand that fiberglass bumpers were not allowed at the time. The 64 Thunderbolts had fiberglass bumpers but they had to be replaced with aluminum!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family.😊
Merry Christmas!