sflam123 Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 I finished this one up about 10:00 PM December 31, so it is a 2020 build. I've been waiting on some sunshine to take some outside photos, but it doesn't look like we are going to get a break in the clouds for a few more days, so these will have to do for now. This is the 1/16 Revell kit, and it went pretty smoothly. The yellow is Testor's Daytona Yellow lacquer over white prime and the blue is Tamiya Racing Blue T-51. I know the tires should be sanded smooth, but the tires are pretty degraded by time, and I was fearful of sanding through them trying to remove the mold line. I've been fortunate to see the real (or restored) car at the Don Garlics museum in Ocala, Florida and I have lots of pictures, so I used those as a guide on the colors. The decals that come with the kit are, for the most part, the wrong color blue, especially when it comes to the striping, so I masked the bodywork and painted the blue, then cut the blue out of the decals and applied the red pinstripes on the top and lower side panels. Not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Comments are welcome and THANKS for looking!! 1
majel Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 Looks really nice! I absolutely love the 1/16 dragsters and funny cars. Bought this one about three months ago, yours is inspiring me to get it out and get started!! 1
Dragline Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 I congratulate you on getting it done last year. I have 2 of these and I think I need to build at least one of them. 1
Hmann68 Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 That’s awesome! Nicely done! I’ve got the California Charger that’s been in the stash for half dozen years. Every time I see a nice 1/16 such as this it makes me wanna dig it out! Good work ?? 1
Nitrobarry Posted January 4, 2021 Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Nice! Think I`ll pull mine from the stash and give it a go. By the way, saw Snake get smoked two out of three to the "Royal Canadian" fueler back in the day. That didn`t happen very often. Edited January 4, 2021 by Nitrobarry 1
lordgodbob Posted January 6, 2021 Posted January 6, 2021 Fantastic build, I love it. Not even a fan of dragsters (I'm a door car kind of guy) but this thing looks great! 1
jasoncamaro Posted April 19, 2022 Posted April 19, 2022 @sflam123 awesome build ! Is there any chance you could pm me your pictures. I have this kit but I live in New Zealand so I unfortunately can’t get to Don Garlits museum thanks Jason 1
sflam123 Posted April 20, 2022 Author Posted April 20, 2022 18 hours ago, jasoncamaro said: @sflam123 awesome build ! Is there any chance you could pm me your pictures. I have this kit but I live in New Zealand so I unfortunately can’t get to Don Garlits museum thanks Jason Yes, I'll be glad to, but it will be a couple of days.
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