Draggon

Woah, Chuck, awesome! I'd love to drive that thing down the interstate.

Darrell Gwinn has whitewalls in vinyl. Top notch quality. Ck him out! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=53067&hl=

When this showed up I really truely said "what in the heck?" Has there ever been a more bland car, or model? However, after sitting in the pile for a few years, I drug it out, put on some baby D'zs, and its looking pretty good!

Yup,my girlfreind had a spanking brand new 75 Chevy shortbed with 3 on the tree. The girlfreind was a whole heck of a lot hotter than the truck

Beee-utiful Bernard, see ya on the trakside!

I have a couple of carbs by Ryan Silva, and they do NOT lack for detail!

As I hear it, if Norm had an online catalog he could not keep up with the orders. The few things of his that I have are way past impeccable. I have a vintage blower and bugcatcher, and at my best, I could not duplicate it. Norm is a modeler and builder too, here is a ( poor ) pic of his latest creation.

Love the beach and those freaky sea shells!

Thats nice, I love it! Several of these have shown up lately, one of my favorite kits. Im working on one with almost the same wheels and tires. I like how you did the wheels up in that dark gold, contrasts well with the silver paint.

Art's comment on the big box stores is right on. In the 80's I sold and serviced construction equipment, a lot of which was tile saws. Home Despot moved in right across the street ( true story ) and began selling Tile Saws, from the same manufacturer as mine. When my sales fell flat, and a boatload of customers complained, I learned that my saws were being sold across the street for less than I paid for them. I was on a first name basis with the manufacturer, so I called and said " Bob D., what the ****?" His response was that he could sell me 20 or 30 saws in a year, or he could sell Home Despot 20 or 30 saws a month. So it came down to basic economics. Ugh!

Nice Phil, it looks sooooo good lowered with lakes pipes!

Save the slicks, wheels, engine and frame, then wait to see what Chuck does......

Wow, thats nice. Wheels/tires are perfect, love how you did the discs on the inside of the front wheels!

The G/F needed a fender for her Civic awhile back. Not knowing, she opted for the most inexpensive ( read cheap china copy ) option. Not being the most carefull driver, she hit my driveway with the front bumper. It came out fine, but the cheap fender folded up. Now she knows different!

Wow, such controversy Christopher has the right idea, a "gasser" has a certain toughness, and a definite "vibe". To those around drag racing in the 60's, a real gasser is immediately identifiable. While this is a neat car, it is NOT a gasser, and typical of what some people label as a gasser. It is a "highrider". That is what we called street cars like this in the 60's. As has been said, traditional gassers were small, light coupes, originally made in the 40's, with ( usually ) big engines. I know there are exceptions, but the formula was normally the lightest body with the biggest engine. When NHRA changed the frame regulations from "original" to something else I cant remember, traditional gassers were dead. Mustangs and ' Cudas never had full frames, however the Malco Gasser is a great example of the change that led to the death of the original concept. The "El Padrone" Opel is also a good example of the crossover to a close cousin of the funny cars ( complete with turbo ) which changed the class. Maybe we should ask the Doc if he meant "traditional or vintage" versus "nostalgia" as they aint the same!

Pretty cool Chuck, dig everything about it, the tinted windscreen is a particularly nice touch, black frame and wheels contrast well with the shiny green.

Looks great, I like the color combo, especially the hint of orange at the flame tips. I dig it!

The fellow Curt is referring to is "Zed". Heres his tutorial on panel paintng, scallops can be achieved the same way. http://trakinscale.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=hyad&action=display&thread=14273&page=1

Lex's scale modeling has hoods. He's a member either here or that other place. http://lexsscalemodeling1.bravehost.com/LSMproducts.html

Outstanding! I cant imagine doing that one in 1/43--great work!

PM Lyle Willits, he does a great job with brass tubing and music wire. Makes it reeeel simple!

I had some Rustoleum Painters Touch primer that took what seemed like weeks to dry enough to sand.

Beautiful, I like the mild chop, it really sets the car apart from all of the more radical chops!

I love it, the engine and weathering are both outstanding!

Model. Something's fishy about the rear quarters, and the wheel opening is wrong.