ColonelKrypton

One banana, two bananas .... Now you've done it! I am gonna have that theme song running around and stuck in my head all day! Very nicely done. I was not aware that Aurora or anyone else had done kits of these characters. cheers, Graham

There is one here: https://themodelcarmuseum.org/jim-keeler/ and some recent video of Jim and some of his builds cheers, Graham

Hmmm, parachute release handle perhaps. My favourite has always been the 66 Mustang AWB. I always thought the box art was the best of the lot. cheers, Graham

Jim Keeler's Dodge Fever was one of those pivotal articles in Car Model that provided much incentive to young pre-teen model maker. I think I tried at least four times to make my own version of Jim's Dodge Fever using whatever model car bodies I could scrounge. I used a Dodge Charger body twice, a Chevelle, and a Mustang. The last two wouldn't have been a Dodge Fever of course but I tried to follow the basic concepts of the build and use what I had. Pocket money didn't amount to much in those days and beggars couldn't be choosers. My attempts resulted in four different builds each ending in various stages of completion but in the end none where completed or even resulted in "rolling chassis" builds. Never the less, it was fun, educational, and a creative challenge I have never forgotten about. I have just been thinking recently of having another go. I might just do so now that Lee's build has got my creative juices flowing again. cheers, Graham

very cool. 1967 was right around the time I started buying Model Car and Science with whatever pocket money I had but I don't remember this issue. cheers, Graham

Very nicely done. cheers, Graham

Very nice. cheers, Graham

Yes, Some of the MiniArt armour kits have 1000+ pieces, most of which are the individual track links but the remaining bits number in the several hundreds and sometimes include full vehicle interior bits as well as engine. I have been overwhelmed at least once. More often than not I find myself underwhelmed especially with the many numerous re-releases of the old kits. New tool Moebius are just right. cheers, Graham

Very nice. Thank you for sharing. cheers Graham

Very nice cheers Graham

Very good idea. something else for me to tinkerwith. cheers Graham

Good idea. I will have to do the same to one i have. cheers Graham

I quite like this one. It has presence and character. Kind of like a lot of us old model builders - looking old and worn but with a good heart and the will to just keep going. cheers, Graham

Very nice. I think these full bodied front engined dragsters of the 60's and early 70's where some of the best looking cars on the drag strip. cheers, Graham

Very nice. Well done. cheers, Graham