Claude Thibodeau Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 HI! Those of us who lived the 60's Funny-Cars great expansion will remember three dominant features: 1- cars looked indeed like the cars they represented, 2- They had a "theme" or nickname (Bounty hunter, LA Hooker, The Snake, etc.) and 3- Most could double as show cars, featuring the wild psychadelic "panel painting" & lettering techniques of the day. Meet NITRO MANIAC: a fantasy 69 Johan FC, restored from a glue bomb. The AMC 3 color paint scheme was stipped, the hood scoops shaved, the custom ft & rr ends kept in place but molded, and AMT's modified Trojan Horse M2 FC chassis slipped under the smoothed body (instead of the Logghe chassis of the kit). Scratchbuilt tin work, gas tank, chassis side-panels, barrel valve, wiring & plumbing, shifter, gas pedal and linkage, steering rod, etc. Home-made and parts box decals. Tamya's pure white, Silverleaf, Gunmetal, HOK Passion pearl, Testor's ice green, Mr.Hobby Topcoat clear, fully polished. Metallic gel pen pinstriping. Molotow's chrome. A paint experiment, and hours of fun with styrene! CT 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Amazing,,Always enjoy the AMC cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Beautiful ! Another first class model from the House of Claude ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Beautiful work Claude ! I think you always had a soft spot for those old AMC cars, at least that's what I remember from some of the comments you made on the old JoHan or AMT kits about that car manufacturer. I myself have a soft spot for AMX, Javelin, Hornet and Rebel, so it's possible that I like the negligees more than I realize ! Great way to give a glue can a second life. Your good hands and vivid imagination are once again on full display here, even the spark plug wires match the body color, not to mention the air valve caps that are now your trademark ! Are you equipped to tow a trailer, it's going to take one for the Quebec show this fall and I hope our friends in the area are ready for THE Thibodeau wave, in any case, I am !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Awesome! Like the detailing on the engine and chassis, and the paint is on the button ‘60’s. Nice touch with the mad scientist on the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in Berwyn Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Paint is just amazing! And you have made that AMT chassis look better than I thought possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Wow! Outstanding! Super paint,! Chassis and engine are fantastic! Stellar model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Very cool funny car! The paint job is fantastic, what a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 THAT is a cool build! LOVE the paint job. You did a great job of blending kits and it captures the late 60's/early 70's era so many nostalgia F/C's try to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Armstrong Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Claude strikes again! Fabulous- love the way everything came together, love your paint and decals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Great looking Funny Car. Fantasic build with all the mods. Very nice paint work. Just an all around nice looking Drag car. 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 17 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thank you Larry! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 15 hours ago, skymnky721 said: Amazing,,Always enjoy the AMC cars. Hi Scott! Count me in too! I'm still looking for a 3rd Javelin to modify. I have a promo in my stash, that I will probably complete as the concept station wagon that Harry Bradley created for Car Life Magazine in the late 60's. I still have the mag page over my bench, and it should get underway this fall. And a Hornet pro-touring too... There's already a Javelin pro-touring and a 4WD rallye Gremlin in my dispaly curio. Oh well... So much styrene, so little time! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Really nice model and outstanding paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 An absolute mind-blower! Beautiful paint and decal work, you've really captured the feel of the era, I love the nitromethane formula on the front! The running gear detail is top of the line too with all the delightful details you've added. Outstanding work! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 As Jungle would say "Drag Racing is FAR OUT", and so are your builds. Edgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 17 hours ago, cobraman said: Beautiful ! Another first class model from the House of Claude ! Hi Ray! Thanks for your never-flinching interest. Much appreciated! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymnky721 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Scott! Count me in too! I'm still looking for a 3rd Javelin to modify. I have a promo in my stash, that I will probably complete as the concept station wagon that Harry Bradley created for Car Life Magazine in the late 60's. I still have the mag page over my bench, and it should get underway this fall. And a Hornet pro-touring too... There's already a Javelin pro-touring and a 4WD rallye Gremlin in my dispaly curio. Oh well... So much styrene, so little time! CT I hear ya,,I have the 1/20 MPC AMX kit ,built,,and a old Johan Dragon Lady AMX + the Johan amc scambler built,,but AMC kits are kindof hard to find,,I also have an original Pacer kit from back when built,,yours is wild,,wish I could airbrush like yours,,maybe someday Ill play around w/it. And do the printing of my own decals off the web would be good also. Id like to do a pro Street Marlin,,with fat rear slicks,,and some hillborn injection stacks stikin out of the hood! Lime green w/a light blue metalflake inset down the length of the side body center. Thanks for the inspirations! Build on! S Edited August 9, 2022 by skymnky721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 8:49 PM, AmericanMuscleFan said: Beautiful work Claude ! I think you always had a soft spot for those old AMC cars, at least that's what I remember from some of the comments you made on the old JoHan or AMT kits about that car manufacturer. I myself have a soft spot for AMX, Javelin, Hornet and Rebel, so it's possible that I like the negligees more than I realize ! Great way to give a glue can a second life. Your good hands and vivid imagination are once again on full display here, even the spark plug wires match the body color, not to mention the air valve caps that are now your trademark ! Are you equipped to tow a trailer, it's going to take one for the Quebec show this fall and I hope our friends in the area are ready for THE Thibodeau wave, in any case, I am !!! Hi Francis! Thanks for the kind words. I do, indeed, have a soft spot for AMC... My next-door neighbour was an AMC dealer for a while, so... Waiting in my stash are a third first gen Javelin, and a Pacer. For the latter, I'd like to bring it to 21st century, in accord with a sketch that the famous Steve Stanford created a few years ago on commission from Hot Rod magazine (see below). We'll see... As for the upcoming Quebec event, this october, I'm afraid I'll have to cherry pick among my "Covid collection". Oh well... CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 9:05 PM, Street Rod said: Awesome! Like the detailing on the engine and chassis, and the paint is on the button ‘60’s. Nice touch with the mad scientist on the hood. Hi Doyle! We always need a mad scientist, don't we? LOL. Thanks for the comments! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedpro Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Great build! Excellent paint color choices and application. Love the details. Top notch work here!! Speedpro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 10:14 PM, Chris in Berwyn said: Paint is just amazing! And you have made that AMT chassis look better than I thought possible! Hi Chris! Thank you. I bought the kit from a guy who was discouraged by the fact that the frame sides were badly twisted, probably by being pulled-out of the mold while still soft. I had to heat it with a candle, which is tricky, and had just one glitch, that I hid with slightly longer scratchbuild side panels. And there is a built-in "flaw" in the front suspension: the driver's side lower torsion beam "arm" is drilled in such a way that it mounts the front axle in mis-alignement out of the box. Had to do delicate "surgery" to correct it. Turned out OK! The Donovan Hemi is nice, however. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 10:32 PM, larman said: Wow! Outstanding! Super paint,! Chassis and engine are fantastic! Stellar model! Thank you Larry! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/9/2022 at 12:59 AM, majel said: Very cool funny car! The paint job is fantastic, what a great idea. Thank you Jim! I had fun laying it out. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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