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Most all of the good 426 Hemi's in model form are 1:25th scale and Moebius are just that like the AMT, Revell and most of the others, Mr Mopar asked for a good one in 1:24th scale and there is the problem as it aint many to choose from as the only American model manfacturer who did 1:24th scale models was Monogram and the 1:24th scale models under the Revell name is just old Monogram tooling. But, as the 426 Hemi is based on the RB engine you can put Hemi heads on a 440 block and no one will know the difference, in the real world the difference on the Hemi vs the other RB engine blocks is cross bolted main caps, 8-bolts for the fly wheel on the crank instead of 6 and the 8 bosses for the upside down head bolts in the lifter valley, otherwise the blocks are the same as all other RB engines.

Very nice, I like the dash panel.

Maybe in your country, where I live we have lots of cars with manual transmissions, not 4-speed but 5 or 6...but not many cars on the roads anywhere has sequential transmissions. And for the tall sidewalls and 15 inch wheels...the rim diameter restrict the size brakes you can use and with tall sidewalls the corner speeds gets lower as the tire sidewall flexes more...result, keeps the average speed down so it's safer. And who says it's better with larger rims and lower profile tires, the ride is rougher as the sidewalls doesn't take up bumps as well as the taller profile tires do, the tires are more expensive and you get less miles out of them as most of them are softer rubber compounds, yes you can use larger brake discs inside a larger diameter rim, but you don't really need that on your daily driver at regular highway speeds around 60-65 mph...so it's mostly a design feature. I don't know but if NASCAR continues like this we will have cars like the Australian V8 Super Cars on ovals, rovals and road courses in the future and I don't think I will follow that.

Arias was based on Chevy big block, Keith Black was the first to base his engine on the 426, Donovan based their engine on the early Chysler 392 Hemi, after that there has been several manufacturers, JP1, BAE, AJPE, TFX and some others and all based on the 426 and as the rules are today you can't use any other than the 426 Hemi specs.

You are right Brian, the later Monogram and Revell Funny Car engine blocks does not look stock, the engine blocks in the nitro and alcohol classes are aluminum and not cast iron, they are aftermarket blocks and heads only based on the production Hemi's in specs like bore spacing and other measurements and now the blocks are forged or billet aluminum and heads are billet aluminum machined in CNC milling machines. I don't know but maybe the Hemi in the early 70's Barracuda and Duster Funny Car kits like the Snake and Mongoose Hot Wheels funny cars are closer to the street version as they used production blocks back then.

Earlier in this thread I have listed the resin engines I know of but if anything is missing and not listed please add them to this thread. Unfortunately it's not possible to edit old posts any longer so I can't update the engine and color lists I did earlier with new information as I get it without doing a completely new list in a reply to this thread.

Ehh...the U-joints doesn't have bolts, the needle bearing cups are pressed in the yokes and sometimes secured with a C-clip lock ring and the ones connecting the shaft to the rear end are clamped to the rear end yoke.

The thing I like the least with the next generation cars is that they are going away from the things that has been different with NASCAR Cup racing from all other racing series for all these years, and that they deviate even further from stock, these new generation cars will be a lot more like saloon cars from other racing series driven on paved/concrete tracks and what's so special about that and the uniqueness of the NASCAR Cup series is lost. I like it as it has been with the long pit stops due to the five lug wheels and one man handled hydraulic jack, the H-pattern gear boxes wich are harder to shift than sequential gear boxes, the use of older chassis and small brakes and wheels, not as much exotic materials and so on...kind of basic racing and it's nothing wrong with that. The rules are the same for everybody so it really doesn't matter if the cars are more exotic or more basic for the racing to be good, and I don't think this new generation cars will result in more competitive and exciting racing than what we have had up to now. It's not like the car manufacturers has benefitted much from NASCAR racing lately and will for sure not do with this new cars, and if you let the teams do more to the cars with more modern technology, go to larger wheels and brakes, add a lot of aero thingamagigs for downforce, use more exotic materials and special racing equipment, the racing will not automatically get better and more exciting because of that...no it will just make it a lot more expensive for the teams with lower fundíng to keep up or even to be able to participate in the Cup series and the gap will be even larger than it is today, and the cars will have faster average speed on the tracks even tho' NASCAR has tried to slow them down for many years due to safety reasons, so I don't really understand the need for this change other than some of the well funded multi car teams would like to go further in the development of the cars and pushed NASCAR to it...because I don't believe the fans has asked for it. If you take a look at other series like the German DTM and the Brittish BTCC wich started with stock appearing cars like the BMW M3 and Mercedes 190E Cosworth, Audi A4, Volvo 850, Alfa Romeo 155, Ford Sierra Cosworth and other cars wich you could buy a slightly more civilized version of at the dealer, after some years the rules were changed, most likely under pressure from some of the teams, and loosened up a lot so the cars in the DTM series ended up looking more like space ships on wheels and very far from what you can buy at the dealer, and it also got a lot more expensive so many of the factory teams left the series...not a good development in my book and the same has happened to several racing series in the past were some has died completely due to lack of competitors. Even F1 is going back a few steps in air flow technology and the next year cars will have less downforce as the floor will be changed to a smaller one, and the next generation F1 cars from 2022 will change even more where they take away most all of the air directing thingamagigs and the cars will make downforce in other ways wich isn't so sensitive to "dirty air", this is so it will be easier to follow a car close without loosing grip and make overtaking easier and they can get rid of the DRS (Drag Reduction System) when they open the rear wing to make overtaking possible with the cars they have today.

You don't have many to choose from in 1:24th scale as most of the good ones are 1:25th scale, the Revell/Monogram 71 'Cuda and some blown race engines from various race cars.

The edge on the fender openings sticks out way too far but it can be sanded down to look much better.

I watched a couple of episodes in the beginning but I didn't like the show, I'm a racer and prefer sanctioned racing.

Well today it's possible to do a NASCAR Cup or Pro Stock engine based on the production V8 engines available right now, rules might have to be changed but it's for sure possible if you want to do it. NASCAR Cup has a 358 cui limit but that's maximum so the modern Chevy LS or Ford Modular can fit that requirement, Toyota also has a V8 from the Tundra that can work, but as I say, the rules have to change as only pushrod engines are allowed as it is now. The engines they use today, the Chevy R7 developed and built by Richard Childress Racing and Hendrick Motor Sports, the Ford FR-9 by Roush-Yates and the TRD V8 by Toyota Racing Development are developed for NASCAR racing and NASCAR racing only and can't be bought in any car even if you want to, and if you want it to be cheaper for the teams and fill the field, and safer for the drivers (wich means lower speeds) you most likely have go go back a few steps instead of loosen the rules further and allow more special equipment which is the way NASCAR is going with the next generation cars, they tried before with the COT cars but that didn't catch on that well and the cars they have used from then up to today is the result of that as the spectators wanted to see more stock appearing cars than what the COT cars was. The car manufacturers did special engines for racing (and cars) before but they were required by the rules to be available to buy at the dealer before they were accepted...there is no such rule in NASCAR today. It doesn't matter if the chassis technology is old or what gearboxes or rear ends or wheels they use, it's the same for everybody and what they have today works just fine and must be cheaper than what they will have in the next generation cars, the teams must have plentiful of the older stuff but they have to get everything new and start from scratch if they go the direction they are thinking about with the next generation cars. Same goes for the engine they use in NHRA Pro Stock today wich is a class bound to die if nothing drastic is done as it's too expensive and the cars are far from what you can buy at the dealers, the bodies are massaged way too much and most of the racers use the Pro Stock Camaro body wich only slightly resembles the car it's supposed to be as it's narrower, lower and longer. The dispacement limit in the NHRA Pro Stock class has been 500 cui since the early 80's but there has not been any regular production V8 engine with 500 cui for many many years and such engine can't be ordered in any car, the GM DRCE engine is developed for Pro Stock drag racing and is not based on anything as all measurements like bore spacing, deck hight and such are changed and are far from the regular Chevy big block it once originated from. NHRA skipped the rule that the engine has to follow car manufacturer a couple of years ago and the rpm limit killed the Mopar and Ford engines as they did not make enough power at the lower rpm's to be competitive, so the GM DRCE is the only engine used today in Pro Stock regardless of car make...not that exciting if you ask me. So they could easily change the specs and use the regular production engines as a base, go back to production based bodies like they were at the beginning when the Pro Stock class started up to the 90's with slight modifications, maybe then the car manufacturers will get interested again as they are all over the Factory Stock and Factory Super Stock classes with the Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers, and the spectator interest will most likely also be higher as well as the cars will more be like what they can buy from the dealer, and the Factory Stock and Factory Super Stock classes are more popular than Pro Stock today. All I can say is if you deviate too much from what it originally was and loosen rules and let things go too far it will get more expensive and there will be less competitors in the particular class or series, the spectators and the manufacturers will loose interest as the race cars are far from what they are supposed to be, so it's not a good situation. The Top Fuel dragsters go faster today at 1000 feet than they did at the quarter mile before the change. If the top fuel dragsters go 3 seconds at 340 mph or 4 seconds at 280 mph in 1000 feet doesn't matter that much, it's not necessary for them to go any quicker or faster as it's not that safe to do so without doing something to the tracks, and there has been thoughts of how to slow them down for several years, but the racing will still be competitive regardless of what they do as the rules are the same for everybody.

Looking good.

I can only agree with that, and add that I like it to be a regular production based engine and not the special developed engines they use today wich can't be bought as an option in any car, that goes for both NASCAR and Pro Stock.

I'm still not so sure that I will like the new cars, I prefer them as they were or even go back a few decades, but that will never happen. I think the new cars will be more like copys of cars from other racing series and will loose what has been genuine and specific for NASCAR...that I don't like.

A friend of mine did a Roadster with the fenders from the 3W Coupe and as I recall he had no issues with it.

Nice, I like that you did a more correct looking N14 engine.

Nice project and I will follow this closely. I own a 1963½ Galaxie 500 XL and one thing I really don't like with the AMT kits is the much too thick tail light bezels, if you look at the picture of the real car you see how the bezels should look, they are quite slim compared to the kit part.

This is not the development I want to see in NASCAR racing, I think they will destroy the Cup series even more than they allready have done so far. Nascar has done much the last 30-40 years to try to keep speeds down and the smaller 15 inch wheels restricts the size brakes they can use wich do just that, with larger wheels they can use larger brakes and go faster and brake harder and the lower profile tires generates higher corner speed as the sides flex less wich can be more dangerous when you loose grip and hit the wall with higher speed. Single nut vs five nut wheels...well a five nut wheel takes longer to change and a manual jack also takes longer than air jacks wich also has been considered and it gets the pit stops more interesting at 12 seconds than a 2-5 second pit stop as more can go wrong as Dave said. If they want to get more interest in the sport, keep it more back to basics, keep the 15 inch wheels they have today with larger profile tires, go back to production based engines instead of the non production special engines they use today, keep the H-pattern gear box and 9 Inch rear ends, and leave out as much exotic composite materials as possible. Because if you want to keep costs down for the teams and also speed you can't do what they are considering to do as it will only benefit the teams with large budgets, and the Cup series will just be just another version of many other racing series as they will loose what's different and has been significant for NASCAR, and the changes they have done up to this date is more than enough and I would like them to back up rather than go more forward and deviate even more sfrom stock. BTCC and Aussie V8 Supercar series are maybe more stock to the eye but the V8 Supercars also has a special developed non regular production engine, sequential gearbox, single nut large wheels with low profile tires, air jacks and so on and it seems like NASCAR would like to go the same route and do more similar cars but on ovals, rovals and road courses, and I don't like that as the V8 Supercars is allready there to fill that need. So I'm not that keen on the planned changes. As for the sound, I don't think it's 180 degree headers, the exhaust has one pipe on each side instead of both on the same side as it was before, so you hear one cylinder bank more than the other and a V8 with the exhaust out on each side of the car sounds a bit strange.

Before that it was the Force 440 kit with a two-door body.

I agree with the other comments, very nice work there.

Nice work there Gerald.

I don't know why Round 2 did it in black, yes the truck was painted black on the outside but mostly everything else is other colors, the chassis for example is white, and we all know how well white covers over black. I hate it when model kits are molded in color and I thought we had seen the last of colored plastic model kits when AMT did all kits in grey and Revell in white, and I also prefer the kits in neutral light colored plastic...and Round 2 are supposed to be modelers and know the business...why do they do kits in colored plastic then when not many modelers want it...I can't understand it. I believe the Peterbilt style bumpers used on the trucks are aftermarket from Chrome Goodies (one of Malones sponsors) and correct bumpers are not available in any kit, so if you want it to be correct you have to scratch build one or if a close one makes it for you you can use one from a kit and I think the closest you can find is from the Revell Bill Signs kit, it's not exactly correct as the Papa Truck bumper has no holes what so ever but the Bill Signs bumper has no holes for lights.

I don't know if it's all of them but these are the ones according to Scalemates. No. 07245 1:24 2006-2007 BMW Sauber Team No. 07206 1:24 1995 Benetton B194 No. 07209 1:24 1997 Ferrari T1/B (Reboxed Protar) No. 07228 1:24 1990 Ferrari 641 F1 No. 07223 1:24 2001 Ferrari F1 2000 No. 07099 1:24 2010-2011 Ferrari F10 No. 07244 1:24 2005 (80-7244) Ferrari F2005 No. 07252 1:24 2008 (80-7252) Ferrari F2007 No. 07214 1:24 2000 Ferrari F310B No. 07220 1:24 2000 Jordan Peugeot No. 07241 1:24 2005 Team McLaren Mercedes MP4-20 No. 07097 1:24 2010 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 Jenson Button No. 07096 1:24 2010 Vodafone McLaren mercedes MP4-25 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton No. 05717 1:24 2011 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 Gift Set No. 07215 1:24 1998 McLaren Mercedes MP 4-12 No. 07098 1:24 2010 Mercedes MGP Petronas MGP W01 No. 07075 1:24 2013 Red Bull Racing RB8 "Mark Webber" No. 07074 1:24 2013 Red Bull Racing RB8 "Sebastian Vettel" No. 07237 1:24 2004 Renault R23 No. 07236 1:24 2004 Sauber Petronas C22 No. 07211 1:24 1999 Williams Renault FW 19 Jacques Villeneuve No. 07211 1:24 1999 Williams Renault FW 19 Jacques Villeneuve's 1997 F1 Champion Rothmann's 1 of 75,000 No. 07222 1:24 2001 Williams F1 BMW FW23

Sooo nice, great work man.