Volvo 242 drag car, my first build ever

[Blueberry_no1]

my very first build, volvo 242

 

at first I thought of building on Nova's chassis but that got out of hand.. it became my own chassis, built from scratch

 

and remember this is my first build, so be kind

 

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Edited February 17, 2023 by Blueberry_no1

[Dave Van]

Nice craftsmanship!!!!!!   Where is the body from????

[Blueberry_no1]

37 minutes ago, Dave Van said:

Nice craftsmanship!!!!!!   Where is the body from????

 

[Scott8950]

Nice job

[John B.]

Interesting build!

[Blueberry_no1]

2 hours ago, John B. said:

Interesting build!

not so often you see volvo as a drag racing car.. but I have a lot to learn, saw your funny car build which was very nicely done

[Blueberry_no1]

3 hours ago, Scott8950 said:

Nice job

thanks a lot, a lot to learn and a lot of googling and checking how others are doing

[Tortuga Kustomz]

well that's a great start, love how you working your self up with the scratch build tube chassis, looking forward for more

[Blueberry_no1]

2 hours ago, Tortuga Kustomz said:

well that's a great start, love how you working your self up with the scratch build tube chassis, looking forward for more

thank you very much! doing the best I can, feel like I really chose the hard way now when I started this hobby and went this way straight away.. but it's fun

[Tortuga Kustomz]

it's adictive my friend, i started years ago, and that's i think of doing now LOL

[John B.]

21 hours ago, Blueberry_no1 said:

not so often you see volvo as a drag racing car.. but I have a lot to learn, saw your funny car build which was very nicely done

Many Thanks!

[bytownshaker]

Awesome looking Volvo

[Zippi]

Looking good so far.  Nice job.

[TarheelRick]

On 2/19/2023 at 4:09 AM, Tortuga Kustomz said:

it's addictive my friend

Got to agree with this statement, once you start scratchbuilding building box stock very seldom happens. You are doing some really nice work with that chassis, looking forward to updates.

[Blueberry_no1]

5 hours ago, Zippi said:

Looking good so far.  Nice job.

Thanks man

[Blueberry_no1]

5 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

Got to agree with this statement, once you start scratchbuilding building box stock very seldom happens. You are doing some really nice work with that chassis, looking forward to updates.

Thanks man, I try my best.. have a lot to learn

[TarheelRick]

3 hours ago, Blueberry_no1 said:

have a lot to learn

You are learning the best way possible, get in there and get your hands dirty.

[Tortuga Kustomz]

13 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

Got to agree with this statement, once you start scratchbuilding building box stock very seldom happens. You are doing some really nice work with that chassis, looking forward to updates.

Thanks brother, question, what evergreen rods you use on this project, i normally use #222, for me is the most close to regular 1:1 tubes in scale for chassis

[Blueberry_no1]

2 hours ago, Tortuga Kustomz said:

Thanks brother, question, what evergreen rods you use on this project, i normally use #222, for me is the most close to regular 1:1 tubes in scale for chassis

If you mean me, so I use tamiya 2mm and 1mm.. but next build i go for 1.6mm and 1mm

[Tortuga Kustomz]

23 hours ago, Blueberry_no1 said:

If you mean me, so I use tamiya 2mm and 1mm.. but next build i go for 1.6mm and 1mm

yes 1.6mm is the most accurate size in our scale, looking forward to see that project

[Blueberry_no1]

Its time too gett her some love 

[bytownshaker]

Love the stance

 

[Mattilacken]

Great work man! För att vara första bygge, eller 100de riktigt snyggt! Bättre än vad jag skulle kunna åstakomma!

[Blueberry_no1]

1 hour ago, Mattilacken said:

Great work man! För att vara första bygge, eller 100de riktigt snyggt! Bättre än vad jag skulle kunna åstakomma!

Thanks man!

Börja bygga denna i början av februari,  annars har jag faktiskt byggt något bortsettfråna-forden jag börja med när jag tog en paus här, den finns också här .. 

[MeatMan]

Nice work!