M W Elky

Nice clean build up I really like the velocity stacks on that 409 and the front white walls. It’s got that 60’s vibe

I believe what I used is a long discontinued testors color called grabber orange a 1969 ford color. At the time I built this 13 or so years ago testors had a great line of factory colors like Hundoas maroon and Nausea blue just to name a few all were lacquers. Unfortunately the Testors company met a very sad demise of corporate greed. You might be able to get the color from Mcw . Although it’s not as convenient as going to your local hobby lobby. Good luck with your build, Mike

Coming attractions! The Peanuts B/R , and THE B & W Hydro roadster

This week’s fuel altered update. Some progress on the Mondello Fiat and the Dorricott & Sheehan Fiat

I built this mostly from the MPC Winged express kit with a few additions the front spring perch is from the double dragster, the front leaf spring is from the Atlantis fiat. I used the taunna cover from AMT’s T parts pack , and molded it onto the winged express T bucket. The thin fuel tank behind grill frame is from the MPC bantam blast. The bell housing cover is also sourced from the bantam blast. I used resin 12 spoke front wheels from comp. Resin. On the tin work is tamyia gold the body’s metallic green is testors enamel. Decals are aging slixx as a few of them broke apart. All in all this was a real enjoyable build. As this was the second best fuel altered kit next to the bantam blast kit actually there both just as good. Until next time thanks for looking. Mike

That’s a great looking gasser you got there.

This is constructed from a mix of parts starting with the AMT T body parts pack. The frame is a combination of the double dragster fiat for the back half with front half of the single engine dragster frame. The front axle and spring are left overs from the Atlantis fiat. The roll bar hoop is made of 0.80 styrene rod. The 392 hemi is from the MPC bantam blast kit the headers are actually the hemi injector tubes from a couple of double dragster kits. The rear wheels are some left overs from the AMT 40 Willy’s kit with AMT pie crust slicks. The front wheels are from the MPC Winged Express warped with some spare AMT hollow Firestone supremes . The red paint on the bucket is Testors red enamel with wet look clear. The Tuanna cover is painted with a Krylon red to get a slight contrast. The decals are available from Chris Walsh . I did add the NHRA , and the welded strokers crankshaft decals from a random Slixx sheet. The reference photo is from an early 70’s issue of DRAG RACING USA. Until next time thanks for looking. Mike

I get the 63 vette kits at hobby lobby when they have 40% off

This is a build up of one of the 2 best altered kits of all time the mpc bantam blast . I used the blown big block Chevy from the amt 1963 corvette kit. Which is one great parts donned kit. The decals are slixx from 1997 , but they went on really nice as the earlier slixx decals from California usually do . The paint that I used is testors lacquer with wet look clear. The fuel tank is a spare part from the Atlantis fiat. Until next time thanks for looking, mike

That’s a great mix of parts you have going there. I can’t wait to see the finished product.

Looking at this photo you might want to make a tube grill from some paper clips. In the day j c Whitney sold them for just about every make and model

It came out fantastic I just love the Willie figure . These cars changed weekly , and got banged up a little. Great attention to detail i like the back dating into the earlier version again well done .

It looks great those comp resin slicks look way better than the kit ones. I’ve had the same problem with some of the old slixx decals they’re getting up there in age , but then again so am I .

Hey thanks Marty I always look forward to your wild gasser builds there so creative. Stuff i would never think of bashing together.

The weekend update on altered projects the Pure Heaven is nearing completion, and the mondello Fiat is wearing its decals and has engine and some chassis work done

Thanks I fully agree the wheel well cut out are a little rough unpolished rear mags , and the nose high stance all lend to that look

I can’t agree more . For some reason I like to build a couple of them every year around the end of February and early march

I made this with the first release of the 55 Chevy sedan kit that included all the gasser parts from the nomad kit. The rear wheels were sourced from the amt 33 Willy’s kit , and the front wheels are from the old amt ertl 1970 Camaro. The white wall front tires are amt items from the parts box I got the decals from southern Motorsport hobbies. The paint is good old testors gold enamel topped with wet look clear . I made the headers from solder and aluminum tubing. Until next time thanks for looking, mike

I think the nascar GM teams of that era ran Monte Carlo’s and Oldsmobiles

Know that would make an interesting subject . I don’t know how well it would sell as a drag car only builder I wouldn’t be in for any, but it could be a big hit for the low rider builders along with replica stock

This is an out of the box build with the only upgrade being the slicks which are from the AMT parts pack . The cover shot was taken at the winter nationals which is perfect for this time of year. Those snow covered mountains make a great backdrop. As you will notice the box is in rough shape as I purchased it from a little local gift shop that was in our town in 1978 with saved up allowance as I was 8 years old . The spectacular box art with the fire burn out just sucked me right in I had to have it. At this age I was still building snap kits needless to say at the time this kit was way above my skill set . At the time my dad was way too busy with work to take on a project like this. So In the box it stayed getting moved around from here to there until I was 48 years old as the original decals had gotten a large crease in them, and were not salvageable . Thanks to eBay I was able to find a newer reissue with usable decals. So here it is. I hope you all like the little back story. These Revell funny car kits of the mid 70’s were some of the finest ever made. At least in my opinion. Until next time thanks for looking ?, Mike

All these mopars are coming along really nicely. I’ve got a real soft spot for the 64 and 65 dodge and Plymouths

Today’s progress the pure heaven is on its wheels and decals are done. They were no easy task due in part to their age I guess, but I think they would have been tricky when they were new. All In all not bad for being 27 years old. The earlier slixx decals from when they were in California always seem to me like a better quality. As they work well with micro sol , and really settle down over the curves nicely. I also find that it’s best to have the water on the hot side. I like to use our electric tea pot to heat up the water then I mix In a little cold water from the tap, and a small squirt of dawn dish soap.