jlucky Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I have been working on a History of Top Fuel Dragsters in model form to show the development of my favorite drag racing class and I keep looking to fill in holes in the timeline. Here’s a late fifties/early sixties dragster I built a while back to fill one of those spots. It involved using an old Revell parts pack Dragmaster Chassis and body parts. The engine came from a completely different parts pack and had been built and sitting around for years. I finally decided it was time to put it to good use. The rear slicks came from the relatively recent AMT M&H Racemaster tires pack and the fronts and both sets of wheels were just in the regular spare parts box. Even the decals came from the spare-decals drawer. I cleaned everything up, repainted parts of the engine, added the magneto and ignition wires along with the braided fuel lines and all the usual aluminum AN fittings. All in all, it turned out to be a rather easy build but a very satisfying one. All from the parts-box! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Nunes Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Very nice build! And that's a great collection of dragster models you have. 👍👍 Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 You nailed the look! Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Sweet Little Racer! Great Build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 9:08 PM, Joe Nunes said: Very nice build! And that's a great collection of dragster models you have. 👍👍 Joe X2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 This is killer! Fantastic use of that old Dragmaster parts pack and the Algon injected blown Pontiac AMT parts pack motor looks perfect in it. Love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Nice work Jerry, a great guild from the most interesting era of drag racing! I love your detail work on the fuel lines. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 What a parts box build. Nicely done. Fine looking collection you have there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Very simple and nicely done - your dragster collection is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Parts box builds are truly satisfying. You have done an outstanding job putting these pieces together. Very convincing dragster, overall clean build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Yup, yup, yup. I love those old Revell parts packs.... Just my kinda build, using some old parts combined with just the right combo of other newer parts all put together in a straightforward and fairly simple style. It just goes to show a build doesn't have to be super complex, loaded with every PE lever, nut and bolt in place to have 'the look'.... Awesome! P.S. I spy the Greer, Black, Prudhomme yellow dragster on your shelf. That's on my bucket list of builds...-RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Nicely done. Parts boxes builds are enjoyable. Nice collection of dragsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I dig it! Cool parts box build. That's what model building is all about. Your dragster collection is impressive. Thanks for posting that photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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