1977 Dodge Warlock 4x4 440 1/25 Scale Model Kit Build How To Assemble Decal Paint Woodgrain Plastic

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MPC 1977 Dodge Warlock Pickup 1:25 Scale Model Kit (DUE FEBRUARY 2024) mpc983 983
The D series (also called D/W series) is a line of pickup trucks that was sold by Dodge from October 1960[1] to September 30, 1993. The same basic design was retained until the October 1993 introduction of a completely redesigned Ram. The D/W series shared its AD platform with the Dodge Ramcharger/Plymouth Trail Duster twins. 4×2 models were designated D, while 4×4 models were designated W.
Notable models produced during this era were the 1978-1979 Li'l Red Express, the Warlock, the Macho Power Wagon, the Macho Power Wagon Top Hand, Macho Power Wagon Palomino, and the Adventurer.
The Warlock, as part of Dodge's "adult toys" line from the late 1970s, is a short wheelbase truck produced in limited production in 1976 and regular production from 1977 to 1979. Warlocks came in black, red, green, and blue; however, other colors could be special-ordered. Its main draw was being a factory customized truck, also known as a "trick truck," and was designed to appeal to young 4×4 buyers. The Warlock featured custom gold wheels, wide tires, bucket seats, and a Utiline bed with oak racks. Optional equipment included five-spoke wheels, bucket seats, tinted glass, chrome rear bumper, and power steering. All had black interiors, with gold accents on the dash and the doors, and a "tuff" steering wheel. The exterior was accented by gold pin striping around the wheel wells and the body lines. The pin striping continued inside onto the doors, dashboard, and instrument panel. On the 1976 model, Dodge was printed in gold on the tailgate, while Warlock was printed in gold on the tailgate through 1978; the 1979 model instead had "Warlock II" printed.
The colors of the Dodge Macho Power Wagon Palomino were the same as a Palomino horse (all Li'l Red Express trucks were Adventurers, but not vice versa). The Li'l Red Express was not available for sale in California, Florida, Maryland, Oregon, or Washington state, and did not meet special noise standards in certain locations. Because of this, the Midnite Express was born.
The Midnite Express was not a factory option like the Li'l Red Express; it was a dealer-installed package. Dealers that could not sell the Li'l Red Express used high-optioned Warlocks, repainted them metallic black, and ordered all of the Li'l Red Express parts through their parts department. The Midnite Express was available for the 1978 model year only. This truck was equipped much like the Li'l Red Express with exhaust stacks, wheels, and gold pinstriping. The Midnite Express was painted black instead of red and featured a "Midnite Express Truck" decal on the door. Most Midnite Express trucks were powered by the 440 engine, instead of the 360 like the Li'l Red Express. All of these trucks were considered "lifestyle" pickups and were marketed to an audience that wanted specialty, personal-use trucks.
Dodge pioneered the extended-cab pickup with the introduction of the Club Cab for 1973. Available with either a 6.5 ft (2.0 m) or 8 ft (2.4 m) Sweptline bed, the Club Cab was a two-door cab with small rear windows which had more space behind the seats than the standard cab, but was not as long as the four-door crew cab. Inward-facing jump seats were available, providing room for five passengers. 1974 saw the introduction of the 440 cu in engine as an option for the light trucks, as well as a "Dyna-Trac" dual-rear-wheel option on D300 pickups with a 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) GVWR.
The 1972 D series was made famous in the television show Emergency!, where a D300 chassis cab was the featured paramedic rescue squad vehicle for all seven seasons.

[@eibenjohn1299]

The engine is a big block. Chrysler big blocks have the distributors in the front. Keep the great videos

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

Nice catch, I head the mistake in sprue shake down and laughed. Still great craftsmanship, and will not hate on the Bowties for not knowing the Chrysler Tell.

[@scorpio7d]

Came here to say the same.

[@Stovalls]

I’ve mentioned before, I used to sell Desert Dog tires. The PCV was a very short run but PCV stood for Pickup Camper Van and came in 10:00 or 12:00 x15 I still have one brand new 10:00 in-storage never been mounted gonna make a big wall clock out of it for my shop.

[@clarenceupton6243]

That's pretty sharp looking, It'd be nice if they made a model kit of the Dodge Ramcharger SUV 😊❤👍

[@purpurahaze9179]

Revell has re-leased them in the past

[@clarenceupton6243]

@purpurahaze9179 yep I've got two of them 😊👍

[@r.a.monigold9789]

What a TASTY TREAT ! ! Thank you to EVERYONE involved in bringing this to vieo ! !

[@jarialshurfield5696]

Just as soon as I seen the ragged Dodge, I knew Chris was going to have it looking great. Coming from a Chevy guy, I would love to have one of those in my model collection. Thanks for this video Chris. I'm just joking about the ragged part. I actually respect the Fords and Dodges when I go to car shows.

[@Guns_N_Gears]

Looks great Chris!!! Wish they still built trucks like that

[@kevinnobody3052]

I had one of these. Bought it from the original owner in 1980 with only 11000 miles on it . I loved that truck. I'm sure gonna get the model. Nice job man.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool Kevin, I always wanted one back in the day.

[@danielkemp4801]

Buy 2 of them, and make one into a "Little Red Express" 4x4. Love the Mopar trucks. Great work and a great video. Have a great day.

[@purpurahaze9179]

the little red express was two wheel drive they also had a midnight express

[@andypug42]

I'm sure I had this model as a kid in the 80's along with a Chevy Blazer

[@michaelsmith1926]

Great job, Chris! I hope they bring back the Express, too!!

[@Adventuresbydb]

That larger fuel tank is for another version of the truck, it was a 3/4 ton off road version. It would be great to see that one re-released

[@goforitpainting]

Professional as always 👍

[@kinleycalvert2915]

Neighbor across the street had a new Lil Red. I was just 5th/6th grader. Loved the truck but dad laughed at him when he couldn’t get it out in the snow. Now I understand why. 2WD. But secretly my dad was probably just jealous! Great build as always, Chris! I’d love to see the Star Truk reissued sometime before I die. Love to try a Close Encounters of the Third Kind RR crossing Dio. But I’m not paying $300 on eBay for one!

[@pappytinkers]

A friend of mine built that scene and put it in a show last year, he even put the correct maps in it!! Sometime in the next month or two I'll put a picture of it up to advertise the contest for 2024 . It won best diorama

[@cm-ek4ci]

Buy it , it’s just money , if it makes you happy 😊

[@user-jf8rf1dz9v]

chris, you have put out some nice builds, THIS is the nicest build i have ever seen you do

[@lylebriggs923]

Looks F#$KINGawesomely cool Chris love it an thanks for another nice build an as always thinks forthe time you invest in your video's for us 👍👍👍👍

[@d.staten5954]

Great job. I learn something every time I watch.

[@acrowe2512]

Wow that came out spectacular. Very nice job and a good lesson on decals. You can indeed make headlight lenses out of Modgepodge. Microclear seems to work a little better imho but costs a lot more. Just put some dabs or drops on a piece of waxed paper and pick the ones that came out the best and the right size. You can even press a grid into them with the right pattern tool. There's probably a better way but that's what I tried with good results.

[@Kovboi]

That’s cool! Hope they come out with 77-78 Power Wagon. Wonder if one could splice together the D100 kit with the 4x4 parts of this one?

[@jamielane3860]

I haven't seen it personally, but I know that someone combined this kit with a D100 and something else in order to make a 78 Power Wagon. I'd really like to see a 40s or 50s Power Wagon.

[@purpurahaze9179]

should work looks like the same chassis but this one might be shorter but the front axle parts should work on it

[@MarkCharapich-jf5ls]

The front axle and suspension are inter changeable with the d 100. The Mpc dodge truck kits of the 70s were kind of modular to keep tooling costs down. Matter of fact if got the latest realease of the 78 d100 it actually had a few of the 4wd parts included.

[@cm-ek4ci]

Did you know you can cut this truck in half behind the the cab and kit bash it with a Chevy tow truck model to make a dodge one ton wrecker and pickup trailer 😊

[@Trueno1600]

Ooff can't wait to get my hands on this beauty!!!!

[@soupy607]

I took one of these out in 1978 ,4x4 burnt orange. I dont remember any decals on the hood. This one was a 360 and it had a sticky throttle that turned me off. Wish I had it today ! 😅 great build.

[@charlesmcclure5994]

Damn that looks good Chris great job 👍👍

[@maryfiltz800]

Great build - the bed looks so good.

[@johngligo4049]

Excellent Dodge Warlock Chris! This bad boy is definitely on my list! It would be my first Mopar model build! I hope to see the Lil' Red Pickup out too!

[@Duececoupe]

Just need the Li'l Red Express and Midnite Express now....come on Round2! 😉 Excellent video and build, as always! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@hpiguy]

Yes please!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

On my "to get" list!!!!👍👍

[@nielschristianwithmller138]

Well, in fact it is Wednesday! 🙂

[@Randyshotrods]

I owned a black 77 4x4 Warlock. It had the 400 big block. It also had dual fuel tanks. It needed that extra tank to feed that big block. I didn’t care how much fuel it used though. I love that truck. I have this model on preorder. Still waiting for it.

[@Randyshotrods]

I received this model in the mail today. Can’t wait to get started on it.

[@glmfaa1276]

The front turn signals were clear or amber lenses. It depended what the sub parts provider made. Some came off the line with one amber and one clear.

[@bcknapp1]

love it great job

[@cushingpushing]

I really enjoy your channel Chris.

[@Hntrwzn]

That’s a nice truck got to get that one to build

[@andreperrault5393]

I appreciate the skills and techniques, and a little friendly “finger-pop” for those doing extreme model scrutinizing.

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

One of your "Top Ten" Builds since I have been following!!

[@rogerward3185]

I have been wanting them to reintroduce this for ages! I almost never buy two of the same kit. Paused the video to preorder two. Great work!

[@hooligangeneral300]

Just ordered this so I can make a shortbed truck out of it. Using the 78 2wd kit and cutting the bed down to fit.

[@jonoedwards4195]

Great Build an what a Machine! Beauty hpi.

[@mullins6429]

Nice build. Thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Loved your description of how to deal with super nosy visitors touching models, in austalia that would come under the heading my house my rules😂

[@michaelcooke2559]

Very nice build. Triple black is the perfect color for the model. I really like your choice of decals. Very nice work on the bed rails, and the chassis. Thanks for sharing.

[@Gene1969]

I would definitely do it in the box art. I have no choice. I showed the thumbnail of this video to my wife and told her that the Warlock also came in Burgandy or a metallic green and she flatly said, "No. It has to be black. Just like the box!" 😯 Looks like I'm getting this model. (She also remembers the Little Red Express. She likes them and thinks they are cute.)

[@jasonburdette9921]

The engine in the kit is a big block. MPC sticks that engine in all the Chrysler kits except the Volare kit. For those who do not know. Chrysler big blocks the distributor is in the front. On a small block the distributor its in the rear.

[@nicholasfansler4301]

That looks amazing, I like the hood decal delete look as well was thinking about doing the same thing. Have been waiting for this one for awhile.

[@jimchapman1524]

it wasent a 4x4 it was a regular pick up truck with a white camper on it that ya can take off ony time it had a 3i8 with a holly 4 barrel in it jut to show off a little , your one outstanding model builder keep up the good work ok

[@jacobtrent4263]

My wifes great uncle has a little red express. Still looks like brand new! Hes close to 80 now

[@TomSchry-hb4mg]

I’ve been waiting for this kit for a long time. Definitely will be purchasing two or three of these kits.

[@davidhinkson8856]

The finish on this truck is excellent! I figure the stripes would be labour intensive to apply but they really make the all black finish stand out.

[@nicholasbcleghorn8008]

Fantastic!

[@bluesfan4life_945]

Don't forget the Midnight Express. Great vid as always

[@doublenickelbob]

Great video Chris, keep em coming, I'll keep watching.

[@richardlee1092]

Looks great Chris! Love that truck. Nice job Round2! Thanks for the review!

[@charlesstellini7052]

Another great review mate

[@jamestauschek5424]

Simply said, super build Chris!

[@franceclavet6010]

Very nice build sir...lolll you make me just ordered one right after i seen your video...i hope i will build it right 😉🤞😀

[@craigwellsjr3968]

Well done Chris. Looks awesome.

[@user-xg1ut3bm8u]

Another one right out of the park KUTGW

[@richardray9267]

Chris thatt engine is a big block the oil filter and distributor is in the front all small block mopars the distributor is in the back and the oil filter is on the side of the block sorry been building mopars for 15 or so years

[@josephsizemore8770]

I have never seen this truck, nice model kit turned out great

[@rickhenson660]

It looks great, I will probably buy one. I believe that's a big block, dodge small blocks have the distributor in the back, big block 440,in the front. Just trying to help.

[@robertmungo5428]

Always wanted a little red express! Oh well I'm not dead yet.Love this one!

[@cm-ek4ci]

They make a model of that from this kit😊

[@thbbbt]

I am so going to kit bash this. I want to make a US Army Dodge M880. So between this and the 78 D100 kit, I should be able to get close.

[@eibenjohn1299]

You'd just need 8 bolt wheels for the m880

[@thbbbt]

@@eibenjohn1299 yeah, haven’t figured that part out yet.

[@eibenjohn1299]

The old mpc power Wagon had 8 bolt wheels. I'm presently working on one, I switched the engine to a small block and automatically transmission from the Plymouth Valarie. And 3D printed tires.

[@rallyboys4582]

They came in 2 wheel drive also

[@chadbaxter753]

I have a die cast in this truck. This would be awesome kit

[@jimchapman1524]

yep best truck I ever owned 20 years a go to day mine was a maroon color

[@johnkozloski5288]

we would hide cans of beer in the vent on the passenger side

[@jongrunert8733]

Yes, slide the lil door to the left and they fit right inside

[@MarkCharapich-jf5ls]

Cool! I have a original issue of this truck unbuilt and i looks exactlly the same except its molded in black

[@darrelld.paveyjr.1477]

My favorite part w\HpiGuy is "Build It The Way You Want! It Does Not Need To Look Like The Box!" Keep preaching to the choir man, Karen's and Kevin's are never gonna listen!!! I really enjoy you posts...wish you sold you finished products.

[@chaddthompson]

Seems like I building this back in the 80's as a kid.

[@MrCocg1]

Little Red was '78 and '79... FYI. No biggie

[@joemazzola7387]

The distributor 28:03 in the front would be a big block I don't remember seeing a warlock but the little red Express was totally cool and should be reintroduced as a RAM I guess you could call those vinyl seats heated seats but only work in the summer lol

[@purpurahaze9179]

They some what did but they just called them express pickups

[@walterkoeberl5086]

Definitely a 440

[@jimchapman1524]

oh it had running boards on it aluminum with chrome mags

[@SolamenteVees]

Distributor on the front of a Mopar engine = B or RB engine

[@cindyweiland3929]

the base engine was a 360 for this truck same as the little red express truck a 360 v8

[@cm-ek4ci]

How about the pumpin iron version of the little red truck 😊

[@Rwalt61]

It's not a 360. That's the 440 big block. The distributor is on the right front of the intake manifold. The small block distributor was in the center rear of the intake manifold (273, 318, 340, 360). My dad worked at our local Chrysler plant and I worked on enough Mopars that than I can even remember.

[@genemiller6837]

Came out good maybe they will bring back the Lil red truck they had so many other versions of the 77 dodge do you remember the monster version

[@MarkLPMcCormack63]

I not notice any models of double cabs pickup, s have round2model got any coming up in the future.

[@rodneynoble452]

What brand, of super glue, do you recommend? I've tried a couple of brands and haven't had a whole lot of luck.

[@BamaScaleModels-vq7hk]

I use Krazy glue brand

[@martyoberman2108]

Chris uses Plastruct Bondene and dollar store Super Glue and Super glue Gel. I use them too with excellent results.

[@cj6666666999]

Only warlocks got the wood bed side extensions, lre stacks would be in the way

[@alconk7129]

Damn that turned out great! Now did you brush on the Future or spray it on?

[@jimchapman1524]

how abought a 1976 dodge adventure with a miner an the left or right quarter panel by the tail gate best truch I ever owend

[@rayrussell6258]

Are the clear headlight and turn signal lenses not the right size to fit, or alternatively the chrome grille assembly headlights and signals cannot be drilled out, and filled by the clear ones? I notice you didn't use them.

[@Dylansworkshop2018]

How do you get your kits to look so shiny? I'm a model builder myself and I've tried a Testors gloss coat on one kit and just plain old gloss paint on the rest and they didn't really look very shiny and I'd like to improve my skills so that the kits I want to look new get finished looking like they were fresh out of a factory. I'm trying to switch over to an airbrush but I still want to have a way of applying a gloss coat without having to clean the thing repeatedly.

[@cindyweiland3929]

the basic engine was the 360 v8

[@user-wq2uh6wf9e]

hello Chris you do a great job as always do you want to sell that one to me great video

[@user-zg5im3mv6k]

HI Chris, where do you get your Kaiser gel pens, specifically the silver ones? I'd like to try using some of those for dash detailing.

[@hpiguy]

Hobby Lobby, they came in a set of about a dozen pens.

[@user-zg5im3mv6k]

Thank you! I’ll go check them out!

[@YMagoulo]

Would the hood decal be easier if it was cut down to the four lines?

[@hpiguy]

Probably, but since I used enough water it slid on without a huge fight at all.

[@zoopsmodelgarage]

the engine is not a 360 they have the distribuor in the back of the engine thy shoud correct it

[@jasonrothgeb6071]

Interesting a 1977 not having Catalytic Converters. I was thinking they were required by 1975. Maybe it was different for trucks. Really cool to see this kit back? Out? Another kit I didn't know I wanted or needed until it showed up. Loved the music choice on this video: the Spaghetti Western feeling tune, the Daft Punk type groove, and your go to - what I think of as the "Civil War Soldier who survived the battle" piece. Last note: it was cool to see the new Revell Paint in action. It is good to see hobbyists have a new product come out when another company has phased so many of their's out, especially in terms of aerosol can options.

[@justinmyslive4108]

That truck looks like it should have been in the movie No Country For Old Men

[@phantom629]

did anyone catch the color of the engine? i must have dozed off, it almost looks like turquoise

[@deutschland6022]

Supposed to be Chrysler Blue

[@Adventuresbydb]

And also the shifters are backwards, easy miss

[@RayWarChiefWilliams]

Instead of a Little Red Express,why not a midnight Express.

[@hpiguy]

You can build whatever your heart desires. Aftermarket decals exist for Midnight Express, and maybe R2 will put both types on the Lil Red Express sheet IF they reissue it.

[@user-vb5rd4ib8x]

why not paint befoer building?

[@user-vb5rd4ib8x]

why people glue parts befoer u paint?

[@user-wp1lg2fu7m]

R/c or I'm not Interested unless the real life vehicle model is available