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Old 12-30-2005, 12:56 AM
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Well, calling the Revell AAR 'Cuda a "Cuda" is a bit of a stretch considering how absolutely WRONG the body proportions are.

Seriously, folks, the Revell 1970 'Cuda was based heavily (and inaccurately) off of the Monogram 1970 Challenger T/A kit (hence why the T/A hoodscoop is on the tree) and as such the body was basically a Challenger with a 'Cuda grille.

Oops.

Most folks, when they want a good 1970 'Cuda, will take the grille, bumpers, and hood from the Revell AAR kit and transplant them to the 1971 HemiCuda kit (which, oddly enough, is a wholly different tool). It's a lot of work, but if you absolutely have to have a passable 1970 'Cuda in 1/24th scale it's really the only way to go about it.

A better (and easier) idea, though, is to go 1/25th and find a Johan 'Cuda kit, then use the AMT 1970 Challenger chassis underneath the Johan body.
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