Rocking Rodney Rat

x3 -RRR

Go, Man GO!!!!! -RRR

Thanks, Ray... -RRR

Works continue on the underside of the '36.... motor mounts installed and here fabbing up the exhaust... I had to take a slice out of the oil pan to fit it over the front crossmember... ------- Here the undercarriage is just about done. Front crossmember installed, exhaust routed (I still need to make mounts), driveshaft put together (universal joints from a Revell '32 kit, with tube extended using Evergreen round). Now attention turns to the interior for a few items to take care of, package tray needs some work and a steering column hanger needs to be made and attached to the dash.. ------- The front suspension components were cleaned up with a few bolt details added...I'm getting dangerously close to throwing paint! Thanks for looking in... -RRR

WOW! I'm not sure how I missed this one. Stunning work. -RRR

You had a productive year. The '29 roadster came out great and ya can't go wrong with a chopped '32 5ive window coupe. Jeep is nice, too! Keep up the good work! -RRR

Tim- The desert boot tires are big rubber (as opposed to molded hard styrene) tires. -RRR

Yeah, it is pretty cool...and since I have a lot of Wynnsjammer parts (I love that 392 Hemi), it's an easy build with available parts (and a tad of scratchbuilding) without sacrificing the original. I'll be on this one soon... Happy Holidays! -RRR

This still begs the question, what was the "Saints" reference to? I always thought it had to do with the football team from N.O. I'm pretty sure we can rule out that it had anything to do with the early punk band The Saints, from Australia, as cool as that band is/was... -RRR

It could very well be. I've had my share of them over the years! -RRR

Thanks for the compliment, Jim. -RRR

Slowly working on the '36 as time allows over the holidays with family from out-of-state here. I got the floor pan installed and the rear suspension dialed in and the spring hangers fabbed up. I'm not sure what kit that axle and spring setup came from. Obviously from an AMT offering with that grey/beige color.... Also cutting in area for exhaust in trans mount brace. Shocks will need to be shortened. Next up: installation of front suspension, motor mounts and exhaust system....thanks for looking. Happy Holidays, all! -RRR

Nice! Thanks for the laugh.... -RRR

They were called a Craftsman Bungalow. I owned one in the Pac NW. Cool house built in 1918 that had lots of nice touches including amazing woodwork, built-in dining room hutch, leaded glass. I put a lot of sweat equity into that house. I bought it in 1985 for $45,000.00. Sold it in 1999 when the family grew (only had one bathroom). It's now worth over $625,000.00!!! -RRR

Remember the football Saints version of the kit? Why??? Or was Revell referring to other Saints? -RRR

Thanks for the very detailed review on your fotki page. I know we all appreciate what you do for the hobby. Happy Holidays! -RRR

Cool build and an even better story. -RRR

Well done! -RRR

There is a cardboard sand dune for the car to sit in, on both Sandkat and Sandbagger kits. I will set up the new one in the reissued Sandkat once I get this done... -RRR

Looking good, looking forward to seeing the paint job.... -RRR

Some serious mud slinging going on here. I approve. Carry on.... -RRR

It was more likely: "Sand drags are becoming a big hit, how can we quickly capitalize on this trend? Modify a couple of existing molds and get them out there!!!" -RRR

The Sandkat is the Piranha chassis. The Sandbagger is the Garlits Wynnsjammer chassis. The box art are very similar and they both have the same cardboard "sand" display.

Nicely done. Very subtle paint scheme, it works well. I picked up a few of these new kits and I'm itching to build another. -RRR

The Sandbagger was an AMT kit issued in the mid to late '60s (?) based on a reworked Don Garlits Wynnsjammer chassis set up as a rear engine configuration. I acquired a kit many years ago. It's complete but had been somewhat crudely worked on...a few gloo smears, etc. I don't want to molest the kit further. With the recent re-issue of the AMT Sandkat (based on the Pirhanha chassis), it afforded me the ability to recreate the Sandbagger using a Wynnsjammer chassis and the big sand tires now available in the Sandkat (I also own an original of that kit). So, here's the 'yard sale' of parts with the Sandkat in the upper left and the Snadbagger in the lower left. The Wynnsjammer chrome parts are under the Sandbagger instructions.... A very simple kit. The only parts I will have to replicate is the part #25, 'frame front brace tubes' in the below instructions, pictured on the left side, it holds the gas pedal, clutch pedal and the steering. It will be fairly easy to replicate that, and two rear frame braces (easy peasy)... this build is next up, after I finish the '36 5ive window coupe now in progress... -RRR