krishna.iskandana Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hi again, Here's an old but recently completed kit from Revell, Joe Amato's Valvoline Top Fuel Dragster which won the 1990 NHRA Top Fuel Series Championship. I added the engine wires and light weathered the exhaust pipes. The color is tamiya blue and pure white. Let me know what you think and thanks for looking. Best Regards Krishna Iskandana Jakarta, Indonesia Perth, Western Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrarijoe Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Nice build . wish there were more top fuel kits out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Whalen Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Hi, NIce job on the dragster. The paint and decals look well done. If you do another top fuel model (either dragster or funny car) have a go at plumbing the fuel system as well, you'll be amazed at how much more life it'll give the engine. Here's one of mine - its got the later ignition system with dual magnetos but the fuel system is pretty much same as the dragster you've built. It is nice to see people doing drag racing models. I've been watching some of the Australian drag racing on TV this year - there is some pretty good racing going on down there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Great looking dragster.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Eh? Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 As always Krishna, your models are always super cleanly built. This one is no exception. When ever I see a new post of yours, I am intrigued by the variety of subject matter that you undertake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Great to see a dragster on here! Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Nice Dragster Krishna. One small detail tho'... if it would be correct Joe's 1990 car should have number 2 on the wing end plates because Gary Ormsby won the NHRA Top Fuel Championship title 1989 with his Castrol GTX dragster and therefore had number 1 in the following year 1990, Joe was runner up in the series 1989 and had number 2 1990. The year after (1991) it was the other way around, as Joe won the Championship 1990 he had number 1 in 1991, Gary came 2:nd and had number 2. Edited August 9, 2014 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDrummerBoy Aka LDB Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Great looking build! Love the drag n funny cars man great kit choice. I see you sanded the tires a little but imo just not enough, the sanded parts of tire seem to highlight the non sanded areas and highlight the mold lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krishna.iskandana Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Nice Dragster Krishna. One small detail tho'... if it would be correct Joe's 1990 car should have number 2 on the wing end plates because Gary Ormsby won the NHRA Top Fuel Championship title 1989 with his Castrol GTX dragster and therefore had number 1 in the following year 1990, Joe was runner up in the series 1989 and had number 2 1990. The year after (1991) it was the other way around, as Joe won the Championship 1990 he had number 1 in 1991, Gary came 2:nd and had number 2. Thanks for the correction, mate. Thank you all for your kind appreciations. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krishna.iskandana Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hi, NIce job on the dragster. The paint and decals look well done. If you do another top fuel model (either dragster or funny car) have a go at plumbing the fuel system as well, you'll be amazed at how much more life it'll give the engine. Here's one of mine - its got the later ignition system with dual magnetos but the fuel system is pretty much same as the dragster you've built. It is nice to see people doing drag racing models. I've been watching some of the Australian drag racing on TV this year - there is some pretty good racing going on down there! I still have a Tony Nancy's Revell-Liner left on my stash, I might try to plumb the fuel system as you suggested on that project. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Nice build Hi again, Here's an old but recently completed kit from Revell, Joe Amato's Valvoline Top Fuel Dragster which won the 1990 NHRA Top Fuel Series Championship. I added the engine wires and light weathered the exhaust pipes. The color is tamiya blue and pure white. Let me know what you think and thanks for looking. Best Regards Krishna Iskandana Jakarta, Indonesia Perth, Western Australia I like what you have done,its a good build,i do agree the slicks could do with a bit more sanding,But hey ,i can see you have put alot of effort into it and it does look good.I would be happy to have that in my collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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