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| Submitted By | |
| Alex Kahn | |
| Orlando, FL, United States of America | |
| Build Information | |
| Readers Ride Title | Daylight's End Plymouth Road Runner |
| Vehicle Class | Scale, On-road Car |
| Chassis Brand | Red Cat Racing |
| Chassis Model | EPX Drift |
| Body Brand | Custom |
| Body Model | Nikko Plymouth Superbird |
| Custom Body Brand and Model | Nikko Plymouth Superbird modified by Billy C. LeWorth into a Road Runner |
| Power System | Electric |
| Electric Motor Brand and Model | stock Red Cat Racing |
| Speed Control Brand and Model | stock Red Cat Racing |
| Battery Brand and Model | NA |
| Wheels and Tires Brand and Model | NA |
| Paint Brand and Model | Primer gray with rust effect |
| Scale Accessories Brand and Model | Screens to replicate caged windows |
| Other Options Brand and Model | tow hook |
| Further Description/Back Story | Alex has a thing for horror movie cars, and muscle Mopars in particular. We featured his Phantasm Cuda in the December issue and we’re following that with the less well-known (but more challenging technically) ’70 Road Runner from the post-apocalyptic vampire flick Daylight’s End. The chassis is a fairly stock Lighting EPX drift car from Redcat Racing, but the body that tops it has been extensively reworked to mimic the ’70 Plymouth, and then modified even more to match the movie car. Alex recruited his friend Billy C. LeWorth to do the body fabrication. The first step required taking a toy-grade hard-body Nikko Plymouth Superbird and “de-supering” it by chopping off the bullet-shaped nose cone and the giant rear wing. With the nose removed he then had to build the Road Runner’s grille, headlights and front fascia completely from scratch, which has been done with impressive accuracy. The rest of the body then received a weathered primer paint job followed by mesh over the windows and some sheet styrene for the armor plating. He even added the tow hook under the left rear, which is a plot point in the opening scene of the film. |
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