modelfink Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) Finished this one up this weekend. The original inspiration came from Mike Santiago's single seat speedster that ran on the beach at TROG a couple years ago. My research took me back to the early 30s and the birth of open wheel sprint cars. Most of the kit parts in this build came from the Revell 31 Woody. I narrowed and shortened a T model frame, kicked the rear, used a model A rear crossmember and a perch style front sprint mount. Split bones front and rear. I made my own front spindles, and relocated the steering arms. The only brakes are rear mechanical brakes operated by a hand lever. The nose is from the Revell 29 pickup, flipped upside down and cut in half. the grill is 37 Ford. I scratchbuilt the Cragar/Miller OHV speed head, the headers, the body and the gas tank. A full build thread can be seen here: http://trakinscale.proboards.com/thread/18983/single-seat-bobtail-speedster-trogster Thanks for looking. Edited September 16, 2019 by modelfink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Very nice Travis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Your research really paid off and the model looks great. Thanks for sharing the build link too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Fantastic looking TROGster and very well done. I like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 That is really nice! ✔️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Wow! Awesome Build of a very correct car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Very, very sharp! Hope Tom Woodruff gets a gander at this one. Congrats....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 VERY well done! Great replica. Nice use and retrofit of kit parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Love it. Nice mix of scratchbuilding and kit bash. You really nailed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Very cool project, nice touches all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 COOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Nice work ! Innovative use of parts along with scratch building, like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 That is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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