NEW! 1968 Dodge Coronet R/T Convertible 440 1/25 Scale Model Build How To Assemble Paint Dashboard

[@r.a.monigold9789]

Nostalgia build - from the late 60's through the early 90's NO car - new or used - bought at a car lot, ever left that lot without paying $50 for "UNDERCOATING". It eventually became the basis of most late night TV jokes. Today - gone, but the smell of that lost $50 remains. Hand painting the undercoating on this car is a memory flogger. Beauty build. Thanks again for sharing. Great way to launch the weekend - with undercoating - but without losing $50.

[@hpiguy]

I remember my Dad's new 93 F150 underbody absolutely covered in that sticky grimy gooey black gunk when he bought it. Never slowed down the rust either. Thanks!

[@JohnW1711stock]

Rare cars even in 1/25th scale. Cool kit.

[@Zim85]

I love Coronets. My step dad left behind a 65, 66, and a 67 500 Convertible. Such fun rides.

[@Guns_N_Gears]

I never would have guessed a Mopar Muscle car!!! Lol I'd love to do a build off. This brings out soooo much memories from my past, it's crazy. Thank you Chris, great job!!!!

[@martyoberman2108]

It's 4:38amEST here in Maryland. Couldn't sleep so I'm watching your value rich video getting some valuable information. I'm currently building it in a light metallic blue with white interior and at the same time building the AMT '69 Plymouth GTX convertible kit in the same color scheme, sorta like a brother/sister combo 😅 So far the Coronet has been as pleasant and trouble-free build as the GTX. Thanks again for providing me with invaluable information and tips and especially some neat tools and tricks that I have been able to utilize to improve and enhance the quality of my builds. You're indeed a blessing to the hobby and to me. Keep rocking my friend and as you say...build for YOU!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@markbehr88]

Very cool.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Defiantly on my "To Get" list!!!! 😊👍🙂

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

One comment from viewing your vids - you have a very steady hand! Super useful with Sharpies etc. - I was never that steady when I was your age!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@michaelcooke2559]

A very nice refurbished kit. Only needs a convertible top, and 2 steelies for the trailer. Wonderful build as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@ofcourseitsme5023]

I really enjoy your videos. I work from home and just allow the videos to play as I work. They are relaxing and well done. We acknowledge that there's a lot of effort that goes into them! Thank you for your content.

[@hpiguy]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@StratBurst92]

Superb build. At first, I thought the engine color should be orange as my real 69 Roadrunner 383 was that color but documents show that the blue color was correct for 68 Dodges. Also, word has it that there will be an issue of the Mpc 1971 Dodge Demon 340 kit soon. Cannot wait for that one, friend of mine had the real one. The Coronet R/T kit is available everywhere now.

[@thomassmolenski2600]

WOW VERY COOL

[@marc-andrepalange5794]

Nice job like always with a 440 the trailer Will bounce around 😁

[@charlesfielding3536]

This is NOT a complaint- just a comment from a Mopar freak- the '68 Coronet R/T had 2 motors available: the 440-4bbl and the Hemi. The later released 68 Super Bee also had only 2 motors: the 383-4bbl and the Hemi. That 383 had 440 heads, and tested faster in the quarter mile than the Coronet and Charger R/T's 440. The Super Bee didn't offer a 440-4bbl . My built MPC model '68 R/T hardtop is still gathering dust on my shelf. Can't wait to build this convertible ! Your "Top Banana" yellow was the first "high impact" color available in '68 for the R/T. Great build, Chris !

[@jonflanagin6682]

Love the trailer.

[@union01089]

Looks beautiful! So glad they brought the 68 back. I have to say the super bee decals look a little funny on an RT convertible and the power bulge hood would look better body color. Sun fire yellow would be a few shades lighter. All that said it still looks awesome. Thanks for posting

[@davesmodelcarshop..]

Very cool build sir …

[@toddw6716]

Fabulous

[@ericlansing]

I really enjoy ur channel. Love the sneak peeks and kit reviews.

[@hpiguy]

Glad you like them!

[@jasongette3392]

Great build..I'm looking forward to this kit to kit bash it with 1968 Road Runner kit for better chassis.

[@rickzinck9326]

Very cool to see the 68 Coronet & the trailer back again. Thanks for the kit & build up review.

[@lorenharwood5137]

Love it ! great color !

[@laurenciozabala4296]

Looks like Round 2 is taking a page out of the Japanese model makers. The 68 Coronet has multiple positive locating pins and holes to properly line up the cabin floor and chassis. I love this kit!

[@dustdevl3404]

This would be a great kit for me to get back into it after 40+ years. Visualizing it in Turquoise or Blue with a white interior.

[@markforster6457]

Looks great! My grandfather had a Coronet 440. He either hauled a fishing boat or a pop-up camper. I loved that car!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool cherished memory Mark!!

[@tomlappin9657]

Great build..will buy this kit for sure !!

[@diecastify]

The amount of precision of your masterpiece leaves me speechless. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder. Master of the building fr

[@hpiguy]

Wow, thank you!

[@richardrodewald152]

Great car and build as always do video on the new motorcycle soon like to see

[@johngligo4049]

Very nicely done on that '68 Coronet Chris! I definitely need to grab one!

[@mikerobertson2993]

One of my favorite builds that you have done. Nice colors contrast

[@spankyham9607]

Nice color choice for the body. I love yellow / black combo's for cars. That's how I did my 74 Camaro, my real life model kit 😁

[@micheldaoust832]

That's another awesome build... Great Job !

[@randytaylor1258]

Terrific build. I really like your technique for doing dashboards and instrument panels -- very effective at bringing out the detail molded in. Great colour choices and nice textures. Brilliant!

[@davidking3918]

Enjoyed this coronet build.good to see these back out,Thanks Chris,

[@tommccully1991]

Thank you Kindly Chris for the Comment about canadian Friends eh

[@alanwbelcher]

As always, Chris, this model looks fantastic!

[@uberquellen]

Chris, this is such a great build. It looks so sharp and so well done.

[@travisbrecher3677]

Cool build!! This car and trailer combo is what we see roll through in October in Wisconsin. Have fun in winter.

[@danielkemp4801]

Very nice. I like that they are coming with extra parts and more options. Great build and keep up the great work.

[@derrellreynolds6226]

Absolutely beautiful model sirrrrrrr. Nice work. Thanks for sharing 👍.

[@richardlee1092]

Nice looking car Chris! Thanks for the review.

[@lylebriggs923]

Another great looking build the colors just sets it off I'm going to order mine now thanks for the work you do for us

[@charlesstarlin6354]

Awesome always cool stuff always thanks 😎

[@OzScalemodeling]

Looks amazing, love the color..Cheers buddy .

[@mitch1048]

This a must have thanks as always

[@ronroberts2453]

Wonderful build Chris, I love the color choices 👌! Mine is pre-ordered and I can't wait to get my hands on it!

[@MikeJBlues]

Cool re release, wonder why they put superbee stripes in when it's an RT .

[@craigwellsjr3968]

Very nice build. I need to get one now.

[@billhayes7383]

Awesome looking kit. I will be pre ordering mine right away. Love the Coronets

[@petervitti9]

Great job! Just wished they had a convertible top. I built a 1970 bonneville convertible. Used a 65 impala top on it. White on white. Looks so cool.

[@lucjanssens543]

Great job Chris! Can't wait to pick up a copy when in the US in a couple months.

[@nielschristianwithmller138]

Wow, amazing 🙌

[@kennyspaulding796]

This has been on my list since I seen the release. Same for the '68 GTO.

[@jamesburchell6947]

Very nice job. Great design, however Dodge never offered a Super Bee in a convertible. I also have problems with yellow paint!

[@jamesdaly5698]

Another great build, Chris! I've been waiting for this kit to come out for a while. I agree with you on the decals for the taillight panel. Please also ask R2 to include the Magnum air cleaner decal too. It's very prominent when you peek under the hood and is conspicuous by its absence. Hoping Keith Marks can help with this one in the meantime. Cheers.

[@scottsheward4740]

The kit looks great! I’m keeping fingers crossed for a hardtop option, and if I’m really dreaming, maybe some ability to build it as either a ‘68 OR a ‘69 with the Ram Charger hood scoops. As a kid I had no choice, but now it always makes me cringe watching anyone blast parts with a spray bomb, but you always manage to make your paint jobs turn out looking good despite my own personal misgivings. Nice build!

[@carlsailer6948]

The reps from round 2 were at a show unveiling the Convertible kit and stated a hardtop version is in the works for 2024. I personally cannot wait to get my hands on the one i pre-ordered. I had purchased a resin body hardtop to bash with a 68 RoadRunner chassis. Now this is out..i may plan something different for tge resin body now that the styrene version is available again. I wasnt about to pay ebay prices for an original kit. I just hope round 2 has some plans on rebooting the 72 Demon kit. They would really make a lot of us "kids" happy! Model looks great HPI guy. And thank you for your review!

[@scottsheward4740]

@@carlsailer6948 “…hardtop version is in the works for 2024.” That’s great news! Now for the other half of my wish - parts for a ‘69 build. My uncle bought a 440 powered R/T of that model year and those two big scoops, to a young boy of 4 or 5, seemed so very cool. Still do, actually. I s’pose they’d be easy enough to scratch out, as well as the matching air cleaner. I just wonder if the front and rear facias from that Monogram ‘69 Super Bee convertible in my stash will fit. Hmmm. Only one way to find out, I suppose. As for the Demon, it’s very cool as well, and there are a few places online selling that kit for reasonable ($42-ish) prices.

[@GOTHROCK62]

Nice kit that hasn't been available for years wish they'd do the 68 Coronet R/T hardtop.

[@carlkandetzki9077]

Great reviews like always

[@UnsilentErkenntnis]

Excelente trabajo 💪

[@maryfiltz800]

Great looking car - and love the little trailer.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks!

[@robertjdfraser1676]

Hey 👋 there Chris, you don't know me but I've watched your videos 🎥 for a long time now. I've figured out a solution to your problem with the front tire molding pins to stop 🛑 them from breaking off 📴 for now on. Take your hand drill compare it to the size of your wheel backs for the pins and a paperclip 📎 cut a piece 🧩 of the paperclip 📎 and insert it into the wheel pin for extra strength and support. Also I know you prefer doing factory models alot. Just so you know there's a guy who has a shop in Oregon state name Mark something, he's a guru with Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth vehicles even worked and recognized by the company and has been given awards by them also had his own TV show called graveyard 🪦 carz . When doing a factory grill they'd usually have it painted chrome and another silver color because they came in 2/3 pieces apart from the black that they painted so in some cases you might use too much blackwash also you were fine with the black hood because they painted the engine bay even the firewall all the same color as the car even underneath unless it was special order from the buyer would get a undercoating Mark can literally tell you everything you want to know just by looking at the numbers in the engine bay he has all the codes memorized like a friggin encyclopedia. So when in doubt watch the show for Mopar information for Mark is a Mopar legend who's even done work for celebrities he's that damn good with over 30 years he's very well deserved for his work and awards. Please 🙏 try to put on the dashboard decals it just makes the model look poor job incomplete. Thank 🙏 you for your time and keep having fun. Sincerely, Robert JD Fraser a fellow modeler but now with diecast

[@davidpayne4315]

Beautiful work as usual Chris you've got a real talent KUTGW

[@hpiguy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@waynehawkins9090]

Nice looking kit! May have to get that kit!

[@cuda426hemi]

I say make the rear tail lights a separate chrome piece so for R/T and 500 we can black wash center and have the "ribs" exposed chrome along with light bezels. Give me 2 small chrome scallops for the side scallops as the 500 has, too. I used foil to make my chrome side scallops a la Coronet 500. 🚗

[@acrowe2512]

440 ... man what an engine that must have been. I think the biggest engine I've ever had was the 308 V8 in my 1999 Dodge Ram 4x2. Loved the sound of it. Nothing to what this must have sounded like. Very nice kit and the trailer is a nice touch. Gives you options as to another model to showcase in the trailer perhaps, like a motorcycle or lawn tractor, rocket launcher etc...

[@jamessawyer8889]

I'm planning to order 2 of them, maybe 3, 1 would love to build custom, the other would be painted red to look like Miss Hathaway's Coronet, but as the R/T, not the 500

[@andrew-kearney9398]

In late 68 the engines were Chrysler red/ orange. My uncle purchased a leftover Dodge wagon in 12-69.

[@richardhoutman5261]

I wish round two would include a top when they make a convertible.

[@49BigPoppa]

Engine is EV2 Hemi Orange, Corporate Blue or Turquoise

[@PlastykLunatykKreations]

First I want to thank round 2 for doing these kits. I know this is advertised as a completely new tool. It seems that theres a lot old MPC tooling in common. Is this a modified tool? I noticed a lot of new tooled parts though.

[@robertmungo5428]

What does hpi mean?loving it all the trailer is killer love the molotov chrome it's brilliant compared to the silver sharpie!

[@hpiguy]

hpiguys Workshop is 'Happy Guys Workshop'

[@SolamenteVees]

What color did you end up using for Chrysler Engine Blue? The Model Master paint is virtually impossible to find in 2023.

[@ouestudent2013]

Getting into model building more now than ever I see a lot of air brush painting I see you do the spray paint I’m not to bad air brushing but damn near every time I spray paint it always cracks zany suggestions am I doing something wrong I get the same paint brands as you just never fails so I tend to air brush more but stock of paint is getting low

[@hpiguy]

It simply takes practice to spray paint without issues. I still have mistakes and need to strip things but I just find spray painting to be faster and easier since I'm not going for perfect show finishes and exact factory colors. I do quick, fun, easy reviews that anyone can follow in their own hobby. :)

[@ouestudent2013]

@@hpiguy yeah same here I’m not going for show quality I’m just enjoying my hobby I can live with it cracking the interior tub and what not but not the body parts lol any tips with it like farther back when I’m spraying the car or something I don’t have a booth I live in Florida so I paint outside for time being booth will be here next week

[@andrewsandoz8005]

Still don't understand why you insist on using rattle cans? Otherwise enjoy watching your channel. Great skills, thx for sharing!

[@hpiguy]

Why worry? Thanks for watching!

[@andrew-kearney9398]

I hope they come out with the hardtop.

[@billybleedscrimsonblood9478]

Awesome car! What kind of glue did you use to install the seats? I noticed you didn't have to scrape the paint off at the contact points before gluing.

[@hpiguy]

I use cheap super glue, always works fine for me.

[@billybleedscrimsonblood9478]

@@hpiguy thanks

[@65marlin327]

I SEEM to be in a chat with you as I'm watching this video. If not, OOPS!

[@hpiguy]

That would for sure be a scammer, I don't have much time to 'chat' with folks and I don't use YT chats, etc. Thanks!

[@65marlin327]

So I discovered a little too late. He didn't get any money, but it came close. Thank you for shutting down the comments when you did. Hopefully you can reinstate them soon. LOVE your videos!

[@guidorea8347]

I would have left the engine orange.... But, that's just me...🙂

[@markthompson7261]

do you hinge the hood to open.

[@codys4491]

Chris, just curious if you've had any issues with the panel line accent stuff(used on this build in the wiper /cowl area) effecting paint? Beautiful build!

[@hpiguy]

I use markers for the door and trunk seams these days. I use the panel line wash on flat small surfaces like the vents. Use it very sparingly as it will remove paint if spilled.

[@codys4491]

@@hpiguy thanks for the quick reply, I've been using it without any issues but can see how it could be bad with excess!

[@legendarytater8225]

i have a question, would purple power or simple green be better to remove tamiya spray paint?

[@codys4491]

Personally can't say for the Tamiya paint, but simple green, and purple power weren't nearly as effective as the super clean brand.

[@hpiguy]

Tamiya spray always seems to be very hard to remove, I use Super Clean and let it soak for a day or the QCS paint remover I reviewed which works really fast.

[@alconk7129]

So cool and great job! The super glue that you use does it ever craze over? Didn’t you say it’s from Dollar General? Also what ever happened to your new paint booth?

[@hpiguy]

It's from Dollar Tree. It only crazes if you use too much. The new booth is fine, in storage until my old booth gets too beat up or the fan stops like I talked about in that video.

[@NewbombTurk.]

Looks great, but I would have kept the "Bee" stripes off, as Super Bee's weren't badged with the R/T markings (and vice versa).

[@jamesdaly5698]

Exactly, Newbomb! This car is a R/T, NOT a Super Bee. They should have included the R/T stripes. The Bee has a slightly different taillight panel as well. It's stuff like this that makes me crazy... Well, I guess it's time to spike the punch!! LOL

[@NewbombTurk.]

@@jamesdaly5698 It's so strange, since the box art shows the R/T stripe...lol.

[@jamesdaly5698]

@@NewbombTurk. you're right. Didn't notice that the box art had the correct R/T stripes. That makes it even more maddening! I have an old set of Fred Cady decals that has the correct stripes. Time to dig them out.....

[@Merylstreep1949]

I sadly sold a mint in box original of this back in 2011 like a big idiot