AMT Plymouth 71 Duster 340 build update #7

[@RCDUDE81]

Looking great Mark! Love these detailed updates on here and Facebook. Very educational as well! Look forward to seeing the final!😎

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much for following along. I'm hoping to have this wrapped up next weekend. Still have a lot of weathering to do on the body.

[@billquiggle4187]

Nice job, you seem to always bring back my high school/ college days. Had a High School friend that bought a Demon with what he said was a 440 (his Dad was a Plymouth Dodge Dealer special order). It was the scariest, squirrelest I have ever been in. He wrapped it around a telephone pole 6 months later. Looking back its amazing any of us survived.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Wow, I can't even imagen having a 440 in one of these. It had to be a rocket when it bit in. I had a Firebird that I thought it was a good idea to put a 455 in from a Bonnyville. That car scared me so bad that I sold it to the first person who had cash. LOL Found out later it didn't last a month before he totaled it. Fun days for sure.

[@motionboy356]

I like the Pat on the back! Well deserved Mark!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

LOL. Thank you very much. Thanks for watching.

[@LarrysModelShop]

Thanks for sharing your secrets on how you did the dirt and rusty bits. Now I'll be looking for a pastel set to go along with the washes that I make. Will greatly help with my own weathering experiments. Great work.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. I learned how to use the pastels when I was working on my son's ship. They help a lot. Once you get them you'll be surprised at how often you go for them.

[@kyledehartsscaleworks]

Great update. Really coming together now. Interior is fantastic. Looking forward to that final reveal.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. I'm hoping to have a reveal either Friday or Saturday.

[@kyledehartsscaleworks]

@@grandpamarkshobbies you’re welcome!

[@DonnieGriffin-eo2eo]

Great job Mark, bring back my younger days by looking at this. My first car was 53 Belair Chevy two door rust bucket,but had a lot of fun it.Donnie

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. I had a few rust buckets myself. They ran well most of the time, but sometimes they didn't run at all. LOL It was a heck of a lot of fun.

[@michaelcooke2559]

Very nice looking build. Excellent work with the pastels. Thanks for sharing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. Thanks for watching.

[@richiek6379]

Beautiful detail Mark. Incredible! Hope I pick up a lil bit of your talent with your terrific tips. Thanks so very much.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. Give them a try. Trust me if I can do it anyone can.

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

Looks Great!!! love the patina!!!!! Nice Work Mark!!!! I'll be watching

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. It's getting close now.

[@waynewootton5385]

i wish my grandpa would do a model car for me what a great job you did grandpa i love your model cars you do i wish i had the talent you have i wish i wish apon a star some have it and i don't what happen in our family i was pass over i love grandpa

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. I am about three months out from being caught up, then I'll shoot you a line.

[@modelcars2978]

Very cool. I liked your picture in the trunk.🤓👍

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you for watching. And I wasn't sure if anyone would notice. I'm going to put one in all my videos for now on.

[@PhillipJ]

Just got this kit for Xmas…was thinking the same style weathered- barn-find look. Great tips, beautiful build. Thanks for sharing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

You are going to have a great time with that kit. I want to do another one that is factory fresh so I can put them next to each other.

[@bigeddie1231]

great looking update and very cool looking build so far

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@travasarmstrong5638]

Looks great Mark. I like the silver sharpie window trim. I use it myself sometimes along with the copper and gold ones for engine and chassis detailing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much for following along. Between the Sharpies and the gel pens my detail work has gotten so much better.

[@CaptSpeirsB744]

Great work, looks really believable. 7:56 The round black cannister looking object on the left fender in the engine compartment is a vacuum reservoir for a vacuum operated heater valve.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you for watching. It took me a bit to figure that out. I ended up Googling Vacuum connections for the car and it showed what it was and where it went. In a later video I show that I ran one hose to the firewall, but told everyone that I should have ran two, but there was no room to drill both holes. I was just happy to represent what it was for. LOL Thanks again and have a great day.

[@Mannysscalemodeling]

Awesome! The weathering looks awesome man!!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@Mannysscalemodeling]

@@grandpamarkshobbies Your welcome!!

[@Leadfootkurtis]

That is so cool. Thank you for sharing.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you. Thanks for watching.

[@tomcatflynn805]

Awesome I keep on learning from ya. Thanks

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@ModelCarMinion]

Great video, I have noticed your logo picture making a cameo appearance in the last few videos.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much, and thanks for following along. I've been trying to hide the logo in my last few videos. It's just something dumb that I'm having fun with while I'm doing my editing. I always put a picture of one or both of my dogs in my Facebook updates, and thought it would be fun to add something here too.

[@nealbeggs5962]

Looking really cool 🤘on

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@ruanecrummett9261]

Looks fantastic 👌

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@waynewootton5385]

its always on the table grandpa when ever you want some let me know please for free for you anytime

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

You are too nice. Thank you very much.

[@poohdude2476]

At 7:57, that looks like a plastic vacuum canister, usually found on vehicles with A/C. Its lines run to tiny vacuum lines behind the dashboard to the A/C control panel. The passenger compartment baffles/valves are positioned by those vacuum lines based on the position of the A/C control levers.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. I had no clue. I never had a car back then that had AC. Or an engine that ran every time. LOL But I half thought it was some sort of emission thing. I would never thought it was for AC.

[@alancyr3100]

I like how you did the weathering. Especially how it looked clean where water would run down. I noticed while you were showing the interior it looked like you had a Grampa Mark stamped on top of the tire well. But it went away as the video went on. I thought maybe you had a trademark stamp on your build. Or was my mind playing tricks on me? Haha

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much for following along. For the past few videos I've put my logo somewhere in the video to see who notices it. LOL. So your mind is good, and your eyes are sharp.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Nice man, cool little Duster, just like a high school kids car, except if it was something like I had, mine would've been beat up a little more, probably 4 different tires and wheels on it too! Haha! Actually I had a pickemup back then 76'.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I'm planning on doing more to the body once I get them mated up and won't be fumbling with it as much. My High School VW didn't even have a gas pedal. It just had a post sticking out of the floor. LOL

[@waynewootton5385]

great info grandpa

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you buddy. I am sure having fun with this one. I am trying to get my computer up and running and hopping I can get a video out this weekend.

[@kirkstersstuff2006]

Looks great. You have great detail ideas, I love it. Your video instructions are easy to follow. I’m working on watching all your videos. BTW, has anyone told you that you sound just like Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs?

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much for following along. I have never been compared to Mike Rowe before. That is a serious complement. Thank you very much.

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

If I didnt know it I would think that you photographed an actuala old beater interior and engine! I just finished mine but I didnt do the weathering. Maybe one day I will try it on a kit.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much. This was the first time I've done anything like this. Most of the time they are show room fresh.

[@Leadfootkurtis]

Very cool sir 😎

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@robertmann7277]

Are you going to " wear out " the drivers side door ( where fhe window meets the fender?- because. let's face it, he doesn't have A/C, and he has to keen the window down for fresh air )

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I sure am. LOL Grate minds think alike.

[@markellison1364]

I think the mystery can is a vacuum reservoir.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much for watching. I was thinking that too, but I don't think this car has power brakes.

[@markellison1364]

@@grandpamarkshobbies Probably for heater controls.

[@markellison1364]

@@grandpamarkshobbies Cool build btw.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

I never thought of heater controls. Good call!!!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Thank you very much.

[@hermanhandbrush4402]

So you mixed the flat green paint in with the floor wax? What ratios did you use? I like the effect.

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

First off, thanks for watching my video. I did not mix flat green with the floor wax. I mixed Tamiya's X-21 Flat Base www.amazon.com/Tamiya-Acrylic-X21-Flat-Base/dp/B01BPCLCI0/ref=asc_df_B01BPCLCI0/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=646540113046&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6816234781966636554&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015474&hvtargid=pla-2015582495517&psc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw44mlBhAQEiwAqP3eVgMrq2D3cc0uluHO2oE6lanSAQIODYzTcpS9W2AjJUwR4NaA5vaMxBoCoisQAvD_BwE I mixed this in a plastic shot glass. I didn't measure it out. I've used the flat base with floor wax for years and years on my model ships to flatten the shine down after adding decals, so I have an eye for how much to add. What I would recommend is to start out with a 20 to 1 ratio. 20 drops of clear to 1 drop of flat base. Test that on something else first, and adjust accordingly. With 20 to 1 as a base you should get a slight dulling. With 10 to 1 you should get an almost flat to flat. Just make sure you mix the flat base VERY WELL first. It is a lot thicker than regular Tamiya paint and it mixes different. Just remember to test it on a spoon or something that you've painted the same color as what you are going to flat coat. I've had to adjust things more than a few times to get the look I want. Never use the flat base by itself. It will dry gray as heck (don't ask me how I know this) It's great stuff if you just want a dull to flat surface.

[@hermanhandbrush4402]

@@grandpamarkshobbies Thanks a lot for this very useful reply!

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

You are very welcome. I'm glad I could help.

[@waynewootton5385]

you need some cargar wheels for it if so i have some i will send them to you grandpa

[@grandpamarkshobbies]

Cragar wheels would have looked good on this. Sadly I have the wheels glued on already. Thanks for the offer though.