jlucky Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 With the release of the Ramchargers which included an expanded decal sheet, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a cleaner rebuild. I wanted the build to be closer to the 1965 version of the car as that is closer to the wheelbase of the kit. So I got rid of the old glue-bomb version and started this Ramchargers project. All was going well until I realized that the rear body panels were wrong. Even Round 2 was unaware that they had packed the John Milner tail section in this kit rather than the original rear section. By the time I noticed the problem the body had been glued to the chassis so it required some delicate de-gluing to remove the wrong panels and replace them with the original I had in another version of the kit. The motor consists of a few resin parts, nothing dramatic, a bit of fundamental wiring nothing overly fancy. I actually got tired of problem solving and chose not to add fuel lines. Finally all the chrome was touched up with my Molotow pen and some weathering was added to the headers. So there we go. The Ramchargers now takes its place in my “History of Dragsters” display…see last photo. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Nice work and I would love to have a collection of FEDs like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Very nice collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Great rebuild and wow, what a collection. Love that blue and white "Smirnoff?" FED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 That turner out really well, beautiful work! I love your collection also, very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Looks like you’re missing the AMT Tommy Ivo rear engined dragster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Beautiful job on the Ramchargers!! Great collection of dragsters too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Nicely done! So the tail body section came from the older issue. Was that the 60`s issue or a later version? I have a 90`s issue in my stash. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlucky Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 23 hours ago, dragcarz said: Looks like you’re missing the AMT Tommy Ivo rear engined dragster. Good eyes....yeah it's still on the shelf waiting it's turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlucky Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Nitrobarry said: Nicely done! So the tail body section came from the older issue. Was that the 60`s issue or a later version? I have a 90`s issue in my stash. Thanks. It came from the 90's reissue. That's safe to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Excellent! That`s what I have. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo2me Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Nice job! And very cool collection of quarter milers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADmodelDOCTOR Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 Nice job and cool "museum" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 12:41 PM, jlucky said: With the release of the Ramchargers which included an expanded decal sheet, I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a cleaner rebuild. I wanted the build to be closer to the 1965 version of the car as that is closer to the wheelbase of the kit. So I got rid of the old glue-bomb version and started this Ramchargers project. All was going well until I realized that the rear body panels were wrong. Even Round 2 was unaware that they had packed the John Milner tail section in this kit rather than the original rear section. By the time I noticed the problem the body had been glued to the chassis so it required some delicate de-gluing to remove the wrong panels and replace them with the original I had in another version of the kit. The motor consists of a few resin parts, nothing dramatic, a bit of fundamental wiring nothing overly fancy. I actually got tired of problem solving and chose not to add fuel lines. Finally all the chrome was touched up with my Molotow pen and some weathering was added to the headers. So there we go. The Ramchargers now takes its place in my “History of Dragsters” display…see last photo. Jerry. your "history of rail dragsters" collection is an incredible body of work. Tremendous kudos from thsi corner on your achievement! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 A very worthy tribute build, Nicely Done! You also have quite an impressive collection. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 One of my favorite kits in it's various configurations over the years. You did I nice job on this iconic car. Impressive display of dragsters, too! -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlucky Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 5:54 AM, tim boyd said: Jerry. your "history of rail dragsters" collection is an incredible body of work. Tremendous kudos from thsi corner on your achievement! TIM Well I'm currently blushing and flattered....at your compliments, Tim. Big encouragement to keep on, keeping on. By the way I refer to your book on Collecting Drag Racing Model Kits constantly. Wonderful reference thanks for putting it together. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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