dmthamade

Even more reason to build it. Don

I would build it. Never will be a collector/flipper/speculator. Always been a builder. I built this decades ago when it was the Mickey Thompson pinto, would still build it again. Would be a happy builder if i could find the Johan Rambunctious Challenger and the two Mickey Thompson kits. Would happily build and display them!! IIRC these were some of the first funny car models where the chassis actually resembled the real car, not the onesizefitsall MPC offerings. Monogram Snake and Mongoose were accurate as well. Don

I got boxes from work, lots of boxes for car parts. Have also cut down bigger boxes and made them work. Don

No allowance, no pay for house chores. Christmas/birthday money or money earned outside of the home. Teen years money earned from helping my dads sidework. Money spent on kits, paint, car mags....typical stuff. Don

A terrible kit, but you did a fine build with it!! I did buy the kit when getting back into cars, what a disappointment!!! Scrapped the kit used the decals on a Moebius Nova Gasser kit as a whatif. Expensive decal sheet... Don

Curbside. Have built 3 funnycars since starting up with cars again. Spent very little time on the chassis and engines, engines had enough done to support the blower and headers. After finishing the builds, they'll go on the shelf, never to be touched again . I build them as if they're ready to stage, ready to race, in their natural enviroment. Don

Good to hear everything got squared away. Going to be BOLO for one of these kits, now. Don

Paint pens... Don

Fender assembly from a shorter wheelbase kit? Looking at the instructions and that build you can see the fenders are too far forward. Garage sale kit?... anything's possible. Have to say, looking around Google, it looks like a kit i would really like to build Don

Tell you what, if the fender piece isn't glued down, install it into body, no glue, then drop this onto frame. Think it will all look ok after you do that. Don

I used Mr. Color Leveling Thinner to thin Tamiya Acrylics. I was finding the gloss colors took a while to harden using X-20A thinner, Mr. Color cut that time. Don

Looks like the fenders are too far forward. Looks like the stub of the rear axle in the second pic isn't centered in the fender opening... Don

Pretty much says it all. Lots of people you could point your finger at, but not knowing how it got to that point you're probably going to be wrong with who the culprit is. Probably not one individual but a "committee" decision. I don't even worry how the vehicle got to the end product now. It's what we have to fix, it's what the customer bought so i'll take the work order/keys, and fix the car. Don Don

Have to say, the big Ford/Lincoln/Mercury boats of the era were pretty nice cars. Didn't see a lot of problems with them, just typical stuff. The intakes were a problem, splitting open on the coolant crossover and puking coolant all over. Don

I bought a can of this a while ago. Your description is spot on, sprays like a firehose. I think if you're doing a BIG project the spray rate ...would still be too much. It is flammable, so i often wonder what a spraycan flamethrower would be like.... I've been looking at different spray nozzles to try, (sprayed my shirt trying one of them) because with the lack of Tamiya sprays, i need to find something else. Vallejo has hobby paint sprays, i've tried 3 different colors, stuff works great!! Comparable to Tamiya sprays but limited colors. They come with two nozzles, the low discharge flow gives excellent control, never used the medium discharge nozzle. unfortunately the low discharge nozzle won't fit the clear can. Don

Lots of dislike for the Aztek, always has been. Only complaint i have with mine is no parts, now. Have owned three beginning when they first came out. first two damaged due to mishaps, third still going strong. Have put pretty much all types of model paints through it, with no damage done. I clean the tips the same way, disassemble drop in appropriate thinner/cleaner, shake, rinse, reassemble start spraying. I use two different tips, grey and tan large and fine. Happy with the results. Seem you either love 'em or hate 'em. Don

Like i said, not always necessary. FSM says to pull cover/grille, look around first. When we get a car in we've never done bulbs on, first thing we do is see if there is a workaround. Sometimes there is, sometimes not. Don

Forgot the Vdubs. IIRC the first ones i remember doing were on Tempos and Taurus, mid eighties.... Don

Ford? Don

I worry about the stuff i can control. Design/engineering of vehicles, not my job. I'm at the service/repair part of it. What vehicle manufacturers produce is what we fix, same now as when i started, gravytrain or time killer. All part of the job. Don

Meh. Not much shocks me any more concerning car repairs. Re+Re bumpers for headlight bulbs isn't too rare any more, though not always necessary. For the past while, i just shake my head and get to the repairs. End of the day, car needs to be fixed, no matter what. Don

You guys are making me sad. Tamiya spray bombs are not available up here any more, my one and only go to for spray bombs....😢 Don

I see the Ardun parts now. Is the green one behind it yours too? Can see the flathead parts at the front. Did see the Revell Chrome spray at the hobby shop last visit...$36.00 or $38.00 IIRC...put it back...have to think about that buy. Don

Unusual motor!! Looks like a v-12 with an old school 6-71, dual mags. LSR Bonneville car or dragster? Don