Straightliner59

I have the front suspension in place, and the steering rack, as well. I'm currently figuring out what needs to be what length, to mount the rear wheels, and have the axle ends not poking out of the wheel. Up front, there's touchup, detail paint, and tie rods to make, then I'll mount the brakes, while I decide what color to paint that dadgum wheels! Anyway, it's not a lot, but it is progress. Thanks for looking!

I'm so happy I did it! I'm saving nearly $200/mo. Currently, they're showing the 1963 Winternationals. I've barely taken it off the NHRA channel, since I found it!

That much is true.

I use all three of those. Yeah, I can't see anymore need for cable. I do need to get an antenna, and I wouldn't mind having DVR, of some sort.

They're puke hoses, I'd guess. The probably go into a tank. They are the same thing as these:

I'm hoping to have an update, later. I've had to redo the left strut three times! Twice after paint. Grr. I just re-primered it. I did get the middle section (rack and pinion housing) of the steering done, barring an end cap for the pinion housing.

In the new Museum Annex to your house!😂

That's an excellent idea! Given the size, this beautiful beast will be should provide lots of backdrop space, too.

Recently, I decided that I could no longer afford nearly $300/month for cable. I switched over to straight internet, and bought a Roku stick for $29. I just happened to scroll down their "Live TV" menu, and came across an NHRA channel. I've seen a couple of cool interview segments, one with Snake and one with Force, but it' mostly just been old Diamond P coverage of events. I've seen the '76 Gators, so far now they're running the '92 North Stars, it's just all cool stuff, like that! I am sure I'm late to the party, but, just in case you hadn't seen it...

Looks good! I'd probably go with that engine, and do a Super Gas car. It has the right look.

I just saw this car on a replay of the '76 Gatornationals on Roku!

The fluidity of their change, from day to day, race to race, definitely adds to the challenge. There are almost always some educated guesses involved.

That's the stuff! It's worked great for forty years, or so.

Way cool! I've been wanting one of those F-85s, forever! I'll be check it out!

Yes. Midwest makes it, too.

That's what I'd use. Well, I like kitchen parchment and diluted white glue. I would put a wire framework together to sit atop the cockpit area, and use that to form the paper--you know, so it could drape over a support? Once it's dry, trim it and paint it, and don't glue it on. You should be able to figure a way to align it with the cockpit, simply--a couple of small tabs, or such. Just for the record--all bucks are males!😂

That would echo my sentiment. There are tradeoffs, with everything. I really barely notice the ads, anyway. It would be cool if they could be ads for places like Albion Metals, Scale Hardware, Micro-Mark, Sherline, etc., but whatever pays the bills! Nobody's being harmed by ads. If you are being hassled over the ads on here, you might want to find some more reasonable people to hang out with!

I love building projects that draw inspiration from "classic" sources. I have a project on my bench shelf that's inspired by the first Warren, Coburn and Miller rear engined car. I have a plan to build Monogram's Long John as inspired by Mel Heath's '56 Nationals winner. I have a couple of others, like that, as well. I don't see anything at all wrong with it. I have only ever built two replicas; Dick Kraft's "The Bug" and Cook and Bedwell's dragster, from a Monogram Slingshot. Most frequently, I pull together cool features from different sources, and incorporate them into my models. I guess I mostly look to capture an era.

Nope! I know exactly what you mean! I've made almost all the decals for my models, the last few years. Unfortunately, I can't print white, so I have to figure out other ways around it. I really wish I had a space to set up my Cricut, then I could just print them on white, and cut them out. Anyway, this stuff interests me!

I think solder is fine, as well. I am most interested in the way it forms, when I want to pose it. Well, and at least to be reasonably sized!

I enjoyed seeing it from its inception, to now! Nicely done! I've long wanted to build something inspired by High N Mighty. Very cool project!

Micro Superfilm is what you're looking for. It's excellent stuff!

I would tend to doubt that they would be, because the Revell kit was new tooling, upon its release. I believe the 1/12 kit is the old Monogram kit. At the same time, the Revell kit was released after the Revell-Monogram merger, so I suppose there's at least a chance they based the 1/25 kit off the 1/12 one.

I've had another setback with the strut, dang it! I had it repainted, after the previous repair, then notice that the steering arm was nowhere to be found! I have a new one made, I just need to solder it on, then I can paint the strut...again!

Yes, I screwed up the math!🙂 I'm not really sure, how, since the entire time I am at the bench, I think in terms of .005"=1/8". Same with Evergreen. That's not .040"X.040", it's 1"X1"! I'm clueless as to how I messed that up!😄 I generally only measure that small if I need something to fit. The Sherline equipment makes it easy--for that matter, even plausible, at least to thousandths. I try to make all my fittings the proper size, but, somethimes concessions have to be made, because I just can't work that small. Plug wires have always been a conundrum, for me. While .010" would be very close, it's always looked small, to me. Generally, I go with some old MSC stock I have, or Detail Master's wire. The stuff I used on this thing is some old craft wire that came in a box of eight or ten rolls of different colors. I've had it for abut 20 years, now, and had never even tried working with it, so I thought, why not? It's sized almost identically to the aforementioned suppliers. Thanks for your interest and for your kind words!