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[Dyno Davo]

Looks good! But pardon my ignorance, but what is the Tampa dump stance?

Hi mark, i believe its the term used to describe the forward tilt on the motor, normally between 3 to 8 degrees. Cheers dave

[tim boyd]

Wow! Can't wait to see this progress....brilliant idea on the parachute body....TIM

[Dyno Davo]

Beautiful work. What's the basis for the front half of the bodywork? The combination works out really nicely - very sleek lines. The chassis, I assume, is all styrene. What diameter rod did you use (.080"?). It scales to the eye perfectly.

Hi Bernard, plans are not to have any front body work, it's just a personal choice thing. For the styrene I used on the chassis here are the details remembering this model is in 1/16 scale

Roll bar tubing was 213 Evergreen rod
Main chassis tubing was 212 Evergreen rod
Chassis minor tubing was 222 Evergreen rod

Hope this helps

is this 1/25 scale, or bigger?

Hi Joe, this is 1/16 scale

[Dyno Davo]

Wow! Can't wait to see this progress....brilliant idea on the parachute body....TIM

Thanks Tim, its an honor to find you looking in on my build, read your articles all the time.

[Dyno Davo]

Hi guys, got some more work done.











Clutch can cast by Mark Johnston and 4 port scoop cast by Jack Martin

[Mister Twister]

That is some really nice detail work!

[Mooneyzs]

Hi chris, this is in 1/16 scale, thanks for checking out this build. Cheers dave

David.... It is awesome you are doing another 1/16th scale build. You are gonna knock this one out of the park like your last 1/16th scale dragster. I believe that I have seen a sneak peek in the most recent issue of MCM with the cover to the next issue and if I remember right your other dragster is on the cover . It is well deserved. You are making some great progress on this build and doing a fantastic job so far. Keep up the awesome work.

[Dyno Davo]

David.... It is awesome you are doing another 1/16th scale build. You are gonna knock this one out of the park like your last 1/16th scale dragster. I believe that I have seen a sneak peek in the most recent issue of MCM with the cover to the next issue and if I remember right your other dragster is on the cover . It is well deserved. You are making some great progress on this build and doing a fantastic job so far. Keep up the awesome work.

Thanks Chris, yep I was honored to be asked to have my Dragmaster model in the Nov/Dec issue. The editing guys did a great job with the photo layout.

[Dyno Davo]

Got some more work done over the weekend. The 392 has been supplied by Mark Johnson who does amazing casting.

Clutch rod made with RB Motion rod ends

[TexasGonzo]

Ah, the good ol days when a driver could get a blower in the face or a few quarts of burning oil.....It looks great!!

[vintagedragfan]

very nice work Dave! its beautiful!!

[Ira]

BEAUTIFUL WORK DAVID!!!

[Dyno Davo]

Thanks for the compliments guys, really appreciated. Well I had a productive weekend and managed to get a fair bit done.

Decided to tackle the front end a bit different this time so I turned up some collars for the torsion tube, scratch built some links and then turned up some end caps.





Detailed up and installed the parachute pack, still needs some detail painting later on


Took the Revell Cirello mag and chopped off the base and turned up a new one. Turned up a collar for the coil lead and the kill switch lead. Added a metal label as well




Here's a mock up of the body panels, color looked great in the jar but not on the model, so it's going to changed out




My best wishes and prayers to all affected by Hurricane Sandy, devastating to see the damage, destruction and loss of life.

[Mr Cranks]

Outstanding work David this build looks great!

[vintagedragfan]

everything looks top notch Dyno!!

[GoatGuy]

Looks REALLY good. Love the stance and detail.

[FASTBACK340]

I love watching well detailed scratch building!

[Draggon]

This just keeps getting better! I like the color, though

[Alan]

Love the magneto ! Injector hat looks sweet, VERY nice build happening here

Alan

[Mooneyzs]

Dave... this is an absolute beauty my friend. Very nice and clean work. love all of your scratch building you are doing. That magneto looks Killer, nice work on the machined parts. Also love the parachute. I have to ask what did you use for the collar at the end of cable. that looks great.