R. Thorne

TS14 Tamiya black is what I painted the body with. I then applied TS13 Tamiya clear over that. I used the same procedure on both (1 light coat, then 1 medium coat). Nothing to do with the chassis. Hope that’s clear.

This is what I use for strong welded type bonds and, yes, it is ModelMaster. I have had this for quite a while. Bought an extra when I heard it was being replaced by the Testors version. When it is gone, I guess I will try the Testors.

Cut out the fuel tank with the help of my drill and vari-bit, then my old faithful Xuron nippers. Put some TS-13 Tamiya clear on. Humidity was down to 48% today (inside the house, that is). Same process as with black paint. 1 light tacky coat, then 1 medium heavy shiny coat, then stop and cover it up and leave it alone. This is 3 hours later.

Thanks, Tom. It makes my hood scoop look bad. I almost hate to put some TS13 clear on it tonight.

Thanks, Carl. The best to you.

Windshield base scribed with Dspiae tool. No primer on body, just ts14 black. One light coat, waited 5 minutes, then 1 medium coat, then had to force myself to stop, because it looked flawless. These pictures were taken 3 hours later.

Very nice build. One of the few models (other than mine), that has had side windows made and installed.

Did some more sanding and finish work on the trans, then sprayed with ts30. Primed the hood scoop as it is resin. Also, installed some afb’s and the hood scoop. Finally, glued the trans on with some thick ca glue, like I used on the carbs. Gives you a little more alignment time. Hopefully, get some paint on the body tonight.

Cut hole for hood scoop, removed wiper blades (made hole for “stub”). Still have to scribe the windshield base.

Love it! How often do you see an upside down Hooker (err, headers, that is, on the door). Great job.

Thanks for the heads up. Strange. I will probably put side windows in anyway, as I do with most of my drag cars, so it won’t be a big deal, as you said. Painted the block and trans. Digging for headers.

Tried to fix a hood scoop I had cast a while back. After spending way too much time adding thick super glue, then sanding and priming with Mr surfacer 500 , I just wasn’t happy with it or the th200 trans. I finally realized (duh!!), it was way easier to make more castings, which I did. Old habits die hard. I ended up casting a bunch of miscellaneous stuff, as I usually end up with lots left over in the mixing cup.

I have tried to look at this idea through a glass half empty point of view, as some people do, and the only possible negative I can think of is “bounce back” when you are painting the lower part of the body with a spray can. I am definitely going to try your idea, though as my common sense says that this is a good idea. Sound thinking, Terry.

Thanks, Jeff. A byproduct of my always experimenting nature.

Your lettering looks superb. I have some decal paper that I considered using, but my ego got in the way, as I thought I could do a good job applying to the car, instead. Wrong. The main problem was having to go over the letters as there was a lot of skipping or inconsistent flow of the pen I was using. Next time, decal paper perhaps. Thanks.

Again, thanks, Trevor. I appreciate it.

Thanks a lot, guys. I messed up some parts of this build, but learned a little, and enjoyed myself.

Thanks, Daniel. Believe it or not, I have two more drag cars I am currently working on and will post here in a couple of days.

Thanks, Tony. They are nice kits, for sure. I don’t think I will have to do much of anything to the body to prepare it for paint (except cast and install the scoop).

This is a current type build, so headers would have been used for better performance, not to mention the sound of a present day stocker.

I modified a Compresins turbo 200-4r while working on the Winchester Corvette Stocker, then made a mold and cast a few for future builds like this one. It’s not perfect, but it will have to do, for now.

Thanks, Tony. I am calling this one done.

Thanks, Daniel.

One of my favorite magazines back in the day and I remember reading it concerning this car. Looks like you are well into this one.

It will be a few days, but, sure, be glad to let you know my opinion of it.