MoparMark Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hi All . I haven't posted anything for awhile but I'm back with my latest build. I decided a nice tribute to Dale Armstrong would be one of his rides and the one I liked most is his Satellite Alcohol funny car.I started with what i think was a Gooch resin satellite body then pruned and tweaked it to get that real slammed look and stance of the body. Made a custom chassis and fabricated a new intake manifold,body tin of coarse, and a hand full of loose parts and bits. Made my own inkjet decals and used Molotow liquid chrome for the rims ,pretty cool paint. I also made a custom fuel cell and chassis tins covered with the' tie dye ' anodizing look with decals Ive made. I'm also working on the companion alcohol dragster he ran at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day 2 Muscle Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Very nice build on the funny, look forward to the rail. D2M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUZZKILL1963 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Very Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Wow,wow,wow! Very impressive flopper and i’m looking forward to the digger also. Well done ? p.s. Where did you source the blower ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Wow! That is so cool! Can't wait for the rail to get done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Wow!! That is an amazing job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nice work on this Mark. The funny car looks great and the dragster will be just as cool. Can't wait to see it come together. You do some nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Dale Armstrong was an amazing racer. You've made an amazing model as a tribute to him. Is the chassis modified plastic or brass? More details would be appreciated. I wish you'd made a WIP on this one. I'm sure I'd learned a lot from this build. Are the decals from an Alps? Is an Alcoholic next? Without a doubt one of the best funny cars I've seen modeled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaldrumm Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Wow great job . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Kampmann Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Fantastic job, Mark - you nailed it! Looks like the real car! Thanks for sharing all of the details too. Jim Kampmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Awesome job. Every detail looks spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progplastic Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Wow, you nailed it. great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Very impressive build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Simply Awesome in every way. Very unique one for the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparMark Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Thanks all for the great responses, doggie427 you asked about the blower, I grabbed one out of a Revell late model Top Fuel kit like a ARMY kit or Ken Bernstien Bud King kit. Yes I do plan on posting progress on the rail build as I can remember to do so,I'll do my best. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparMark Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 IBorg, In answer to a few questions, I made the decals with Photoshop and an Canon iP7220 inkjet printer with clear film. I painted the back of the car alclad white aluminum, bright candy silver under the stripes and Molotow chrome paint under the Dale area and laid the decals over that and the chassis is modified plastic. The body is right to use for the ALCOHOLIC car , the only mods to it are reducing the front wheel humps and making a roll cage hump in the rear window. Thanks again for the copliments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Wow! Stellar job! That could pass for the real thing until one starts to look really close. I think it's one of the absolute best flopper builds I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 51 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 excellent job... .but that sure is a funny looking "Plymouth". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Great looking builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 That's an impressive Funny Car for sure. The paint and decal work is just simply perfect, especially because the black paint is so tricky to get right. Also your detailing is looking very good. Everything looks really good, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 WOW! - very impressive, I keep going speechless... What you done with the body modifications is awesome, extra points for degree of difficulty working with the resin Satellite body. They aren't the best to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragin70s Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I'll chime in and just echo the previous responses. Simply outstanding build of such a great subject. Love seeing great, lesser-known funnies modeled and this is one of the best I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing and I too look forward to the dragster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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