Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) The Sandbagger was an AMT kit issued in the mid to late '60s (?) based on a reworked Don Garlits Wynnsjammer chassis set up as a rear engine configuration. I acquired a kit many years ago. It's complete but had been somewhat crudely worked on...a few gloo smears, etc. I don't want to molest the kit further. With the recent re-issue of the AMT Sandkat (based on the Pirhanha chassis), it afforded me the ability to recreate the Sandbagger using a Wynnsjammer chassis and the big sand tires now available in the Sandkat (I also own an original of that kit). So, here's the 'yard sale' of parts with the Sandkat in the upper left and the Snadbagger in the lower left. The Wynnsjammer chrome parts are under the Sandbagger instructions.... A very simple kit. The only parts I will have to replicate is the part #25, 'frame front brace tubes' in the below instructions, pictured on the left side, it holds the gas pedal, clutch pedal and the steering. It will be fairly easy to replicate that, and two rear frame braces (easy peasy)... this build is next up, after I finish the '36 5ive window coupe now in progress... -RRR Edited December 23, 2021 by Rocking Rodney Rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Looks like a fun project. I will be following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Interesting I wasn't away of this version. I always thought it was a modified piranha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, bobthehobbyguy said: Interesting I wasn't away of this version. I always thought it was a modified piranha. The Sandkat is the Piranha chassis. The Sandbagger is the Garlits Wynnsjammer chassis. The box art are very similar and they both have the same cardboard "sand" display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 It would have been interesting to be in the meeting where these were discussed. "So we've got 10,000 Wynsjammers molded up but no one is buying....What can we make with them?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 9 hours ago, iBorg said: It would have been interesting to be in the meeting where these were discussed. "So we've got 10,000 Wynsjammers molded up but no one is buying....What can we make with them?" It was more likely: "Sand drags are becoming a big hit, how can we quickly capitalize on this trend? Modify a couple of existing molds and get them out there!!!" -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimKustom Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Looks to be a cool project. What are the "desert boot" tires mentioned as an option to the dune tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 kewl looking little project. It would like nice in a small Dioramas going up a sand hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Your drag models always turn out killer so a “sand drag” rail should be no different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 12 hours ago, Zippi said: kewl looking little project. It would like nice in a small Dioramas going up a sand hill. There is a cardboard sand dune for the car to sit in, on both Sandkat and Sandbagger kits. I will set up the new one in the reissued Sandkat once I get this done... -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 On 12/22/2021 at 5:36 PM, Rocking Rodney Rat said: The Sandkat is the Piranha chassis. The Sandbagger is the Garlits Wynnsjammer chassis. The box art are very similar and they both have the same cardboard "sand" display. Sorry I wasn't clear. I'd never seen this kit before. It was an interesing way to create another sand car version. Looking forward to your work on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 5 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said: Sorry I wasn't clear. I'd never seen this kit before. It was an interesting way to create another sand car version. Looking forward to your work on this. Yeah, it is pretty cool...and since I have a lot of Wynnsjammer parts (I love that 392 Hemi), it's an easy build with available parts (and a tad of scratchbuilding) without sacrificing the original. I'll be on this one soon... Happy Holidays! -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 On 12/23/2021 at 9:57 AM, TimKustom said: Looks to be a cool project. What are the "desert boot" tires mentioned as an option to the dune tires? Tim- The desert boot tires are big rubber (as opposed to molded hard styrene) tires. -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimKustom Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 7:32 AM, Rocking Rodney Rat said: Tim- The desert boot tires are big rubber (as opposed to molded hard styrene) tires. -RRR Cool, are they treaded or slick? Pix would be be helpful. I like big tires and I cannot lie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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