jlucky

This is one of my FAVORITE funny cars! Sorry you struggled with the build...but it turned out great.

Nice work! I used to have this kit, but always felt it was just a bit too unusual for me. Your build looks very cool and pretty accurate color-wise. Always nice to see these kits built, rather than just sitting in a box on the shelf. Good on you for going out on a limb.

Nice job on the Butch Leal car! It's a classic. I had the opportunity to chat with Butch at last year's Nitro Revival at Irwindale and he would not let me leave! He had so many stories to tell about all his cars. This ones a classic. Great work!

Great job...that really takes me back! I really love that period of drag racing before all the hi-tech engineering started making everything look that same.

Nice Work! I really enjoy this series of builds.

Having completed a Space 1999 Hawk spaceship, it was time to build another drag car, and with the recent passing of owner Roland Leong it seemed appropriate to build up Leong’s 1969 Hawaiian Mini-Charger. Leong, a Hawaiian native had a long string of drag cars that carried the Hawaiian name. This was the second Charger he introduced in 1969 after the original took off at the top end of the Pomona quarter mile and crashed into a be-gillion pieces. This new car was built eight-inches narrower in an attempt to be more aerodynamically sound and it did find its way into the winner’s circle a few times. The kit was released by Revell in 2010 as part of their NHRA Motor Sports Series that included four different funny cars. This series had completely new tools for the kits and they were absolutely spectacular in detail. This build, like almost all my funny cars is box-stock with my focus being more on getting the paint and the large decals right. The only changes I made to the kit include re-shaping the rear wheel wells to match the real car and the tightening up the rear slicks to have them sit properly inside the body.

Hi guys, One of the reasons I got on this kick...partially because I want to be somewhat legit when it comes to the parts...but primarily because in Tom Boyd's book Collecting Drag Racing Model Kits, he points out that the Monogram (Revell?) kits had a 6-71 blower that was too small. The AMT kit's 6-71 was a more accurate size. So that just got me wondering.

Please excuse the poor grammar...I should have reread the post before sending! Sheesh!

I appreciate the response guys...much of that I was familiar with but it's a good summary. I guess what I was hoping to find was something like this page from an article about building AA/Fuel Altered. It gave a great overview of the various model items that was available.

Greetings, Not sure if this is the place to ask...but here goes. I'm looking for some information that details the various drag racing superchargers (blowers) that have been issued in 1/25 scale model drag racing kits. I've been around drag racers all my life but was wondering if anyone out there in model land can point to a chart or collection of images that detail or describe the various blowers out there. Specifically, what does the usual 6-71 look like in comparison to the Mert Littlefield blower, etc.? How are the front plates and rear plates different? That kind of thing. Not sure if there is a chart out there, but I thought I'd ask. Any help would be appreciated. All the best!

Greetings, Not sure if this is the place to ask...but here goes. I'm looking for some information that details the various drag racing superchargers (blowers) that have been issued in 1/25 scale model drag racing kits. I've been around drag racers all my life but was wondering if anyone out there in model land can point to a chart or collection of images that detail or describe the various blowers out there. Specifically, what does the usual 6-71 look like in comparison to the Mert Littlefield blower, etc.? How are the front plates and rear plates different? That kind of thing. Not sure if there is a chart out there, but I thought I'd ask. Any help would be appreciated. All the best!

Well, it was in the final days of 2023 that I finally completed my last build of the year. It took me long enough! I had purchased the Slixx Decals for this car a couple years back from a local hobby shop, then scrounged around for the front axle and 427 Chevy engine from other kits and with the reissue of the Bantam Blast AA/Fuel Altered, reckoned it was time to get everything together. First off the front end was completely reworked to more closely match the real car. That meant chopping off the kits’ coil springs and adding side shock absorbers to a straight front axle with leaf spring suspension. This necessitated reworking the torsion bars and steering link as well. Trust me it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. The 427 engine went together quite nicely only I discovered that none of the fan belts in the parts box fit. So it was time to make my own fan belt using parts-box pulleys I mounted on the 427. The belt is actually made of black Gorilla tape with thin black backing inside and then crazy glued in place. Looks pretty good for a first time effort…even if I do say so myself. To top off the front end, the Moon fuel tank needed a special mounting plate to sit just outside the front grill. Front wheels are Competition Resins 12 Spokes with rubber tires and the rear are the 11.75 AMT Goodyear slicks as per the real car. See the photos. Interior is basic and the body was reworked slightly to enlarge the rear wheel openings. As for those decals that prompted the build, well given their age I gave them a healthy coat of Micro Scale Decal film…and don’t you know they were still too brittle and cracked with every application. I managed to get the side panels to work, but had to remove the top white parts and create completely new versions from plain white decal paper. Then I applied the smaller details and it sort of worked. Given that virtually all these drag cars rarely looked the same month to month, it didn’t turn out half bad. The Pure Heaven II Bantam now sits proudly in the collection next to its chief on track rival the Pure Hell Bantam.

While I build a lot of Drag Cars...I must admit my other passion - 007 Stuff - is anxiously awaiting the new James Bond Aston Martin Revel kit. Some years back I got tired of just looking at the Airfix box in the collection and decided - models are there to be built. The finished product now sits in a place of prominence in my movie/TV collection.

Perfect...thanks so much for the speedy reply. That was extremely helpful. I guess now I have a Chevy Nova that I'm not going to build.

Greetings, Hoping someone out there can help me with this. I just purchased the AMT 1966 Chevy Nova Pro Street (AMT 636) and I'm wondering what is the engine size? I'm hoping it's a 427? If it's not...what's the best kit for a Chevy 427? Appreciate your help. Jerry