Evil Appetite Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The wheels look good, too bad they're 2 piece..I think we'll cope though! There's an extra set of front tires on the tree as well The Frame clean and solid As for the parts trees..they look pretty good...no flash that I can see anywhere. Complete surprise The chrome looks good as well....well done and nicely plated This is what surprised me the most. wired distributer, plumbed fuel and oil lines with attached hardware. I thought this was new..but read somehwere that this was actually in the origional kit. Why they stopped doing this I'd like to know. It's a great starting point for the basics as far as I'm concerned. I sure could have used something like this the first time I did one of these kits. The parts arent named on the diagrams, but they're listed and numbered at the front of the instruction book and last but not least, the decals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I can tell you why they quit doing it.....when originally issued superglue wasn't commonly available. Expoxy was also difficult to find. With the adhesives that were available (1975 or so) getting those parts to stick where you wanted them was pretty much impossible. Those wonderful pre wired distrubutors and fuel lines ended up never used. Kit truly looks like a direct repop of the '75 kit without the decals. That doesn't really bother me as the car wasn't ran much or if at all in the Carefree markings (it was first issued in a red-orange with main markings from Carefree gum). I do wish they'd re-did it as the Hot Wheels Blue McEwen dragster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haubenschild Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! That kit looks awesome i am getting it for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Appetite Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 I can tell you why they quit doing it.....when originally issued superglue wasn't commonly available. Expoxy was also difficult to find. With the adhesives that were available (1975 or so) getting those parts to stick where you wanted them was pretty much impossible. Those wonderful pre wired distrubutors and fuel lines ended up never used. Now I know! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitswapper Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The rear Slicks in this kit are the ones from the funny car, pro stock and pro mod kits from 1984 forward, not the Nostalgia funny car kits , the Goodyear lettering was removed due to licensing in this reissue, heck you even get the funny car front tires in this kit.The funny thing about these slicks is what they went on to become in other kits.., in the original issue of this kit (the Care Free Snake and Mongoose) the original tire molds were after these kits were done running modified and widened from the Goodyear blue streak special lettering on the sidewalls and replaced with Goodyear Eagles lettering and these reworked molds went on to be used in the Monogram and Revell pro stock funny car and pro mod kits for many years, so they have come full circle. these rear slicks are too wide for to be correct for this time period on this dragster. They couldn't do the Care Free car again due to Licensing issues and Tom liked this car much better, I supplied the reference for the kit for Tom McEwen.and to answer the gentleman who said the Care Free car wasn't run much or if at all, the car ran both the NHRA and AHRA circuits plus match racing and was repainted in these markings for 1974. The chassis in this kit replicates a Garlits chassis which Tom was one of the few to run. I wish they had Molded the Vinyl fuel and plug lines in Silver like the original or white instead of black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Love the fact that it comes with all he extra goodies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Great, I'm gonna be broke now :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) I'm out to get a couple today. Thanks Bob I'm pretty sure that the aftermarket will do the original decals for this. At least the Mongose stuff. The Snake is notorious for not licensing things with ease. Hopefully some enterprising underground decal maker will take care of those. Edited January 8, 2012 by Dragline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) The rear Slicks in this kit are the ones from the funny car, pro stock and pro mod kits from 1984 forward, not the Nostalgia funny car kits Just for clarification, are you saying the tires included with this newTom McEwen T/F dragster kit are the same as the Goodyear slicks and Frontrunner tires included with the 1/24 scale Monogram (and later packaged as Revell) Pro Stock and F/C kits? these reworked molds went on to be used in the Monogram and Revell pro stock funny car and pro mod kits for many years, so they have come full circle. these rear slicks are too wide for to be correct for this time period on this dragster. IIRC, the Revell 1/25 scale Pro Mod and Por Sportsman kits are all 1/25 scale and use slightly smaller tires (and wheels) compared to the 1/24 Monogram-based tires. Also, are there two "Christmas trees" included? Interesting on the distributor (magneto) cap and wires. Not sure how effective that would be when all of the wires are bent into position... Edited January 8, 2012 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtienutz Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 the slicks are from the Early Pro-Stock (Camaros, T Birds)& Funny cars, with the lettering removed. not the later Olds cars, 1 christmas tree just it the older style with lights on both sides of the tree. The wires and lines in my kit are molded in gray. (rivet counter moment..... the firing order is wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'm out to get a couple today. Thanks Bob I'm pretty sure that the aftermarket will do the original decals for this. At least the Mongose stuff. The Snake is notorious for not licensing things with ease. Hopefully some enterprising underground decal maker will take care of those. Decals are already in the works for both original versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Good news indeed Wayne. Please let us all know when they are available. I want a couple of sets each. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Appetite Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Decals are already in the works for both original versions. Will you be doing these decals Wayne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratnasty Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Ok guys here is everthing about this kit this is a direct repop of the orginal Snake and Mongoose kits from 1973 hence the copyright on the box. The tires are from the original series of funny cars and prostocks less the raised letters...I just checked some kits. here the original box arts. The decals for the carefree cars for both dragsters are done and available through Chuck Boener. I gave him my set to redo them I plan on recasting the rear tires so you will be able to build the car like the original. and finally the kit as issued depicts a car that never ran .......the Fly Navy dragster never ran a front wing thanks Chuck Edited January 9, 2012 by ratnasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitswapper Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Here's copy of the original Mongoose handout that I sent to Ed Sexton with other pictures to make the Kit, Chuck is right this car never ran a front wing in the navy version but did in the Hot Wheels and Care Free versions Tom ran the same car for about 3 years updating and changing the paint.This the Navy version had a front axle cover type spoiler.I have some more pictures if you want me to post them for model reference, Believe it or not Tom has very few pictures of this car.Also Tom wore a Firemask driving this car not the full face helmet in the kit, Snake wore a full face helmet in his rear engine car. Edited January 9, 2012 by kitswapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Will you be doing these decals Wayne? I had read on another forum that a person that has been making vintage funny car decals is supposedly in the works of making these decals. I will keep you updated on any added news about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Never mind, Chuck mentioned it above that the decals are/have been done by Chuck Boerner. That is who I was referring to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbusch Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 the tires from the 80's Monogram pro stock kits are the same as the re-issued pro sportsman kits with the lettering removed. they are also the same as the ones pictured above and included with this kit. not sure why Revell has included that size slick with this kit, it's way too big for that era dragster Are the tires in the original kit the same size that was in the re-issue Mongoose II Front Engine Dragster. If so why not use those. tb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Here is the picture of the reworked decals. Looks like what Chuck showed above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Those look quite nice. Contact info?? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERNON Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 i'm new to this site, can someone tell me how to get in touch with Chuck Boerner about the original Snake & Mongoose decals. Thanks, Vernon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 i'm new to this site, can someone tell me how to get in touch with Chuck Boerner about the original Snake & Mongoose decals. Thanks, Vernon contact Chuck Boerner at (317) 703-8923 or stang1forever@yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitswapper Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Here's a shot of the CareFree Car for everyone to enjoy.and I was wrong in a earlier post here, he did wear a full face helmet...must be getting old, sorry about that.. Jim Edited January 11, 2012 by kitswapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERNON Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERNON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I got mine from Hobbylinc yesterday and it looks really good. None of the quality issues that I found in my Jungle Jim Vega kit which were mentioned in another thread. Can't wait to get started on it. gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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