geetee66 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 My last few builds have been a bit of a brain-fry, so I decided to have a bit more fun with kit building. These Zingers really captured my imagination and the more I found out about the original creations, the more I wanted to build the whole set. Next, I'll build the Super Drag Zinger and the VW Beetle Zinger (got an original kit on eBay for $20, as Round 2 don't seem to have licencing rights to the Beetle) It was a lot of fun...except the point where I discovered the printed instructions were wrong, and the valley-cover is on the wrong way round, meaning the magneto is at the wrong end of the engine. I wigged-out about this, screwed-up the instruction sheet and ranted about it for 10 minutes, but it's actually no real problem. I just wanted to build it like the photos. I added plug wires and fuel lines and swapped the kit rear tyres for some SATCO M/T Sportsman's I had lying around in my parts box. I also added a bit of clear acetate for the 'screen. I hope this makes you smile... Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanFordF1 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I've always liked the Zingers but never tried one before. Your's looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Nice job. Always a fun model to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxicoop Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 that is very sweet !!!! but I'm thinkin' the wheelie bars might need to be a little longer .... or it might flip over !!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Very nice. I did mine in purple to match my AMT Meyer's Manx. And I agree, Zingers are fun to build. For some reason I did not have the problems you had. My only question is, would air scoop work facing that direction they show. I built mine that way too. But, it just doesn't seem quite right to me. Scott Edited October 26, 2014 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Very nice. I did mine in purple to match my AMT Meyer's Manx. And agree, Zingers are fun to build. For some reason I did not have the problems you had. My only question is, would air scoop work facing that direction they show. I built mine that way too. But, it just doesn't seem quite right to me. Scott Ah, yes. I thought about that. It's probably to prevent sand or the driver's hat being sucked into the engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Hearse Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer50707 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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