Dragline

THIS is extremely cool! I need a ramp truck for my 64 Dodge AA/FC too. Cool one Gary Bob

The opportunities here are just mind blowing. Once that type of machinery comes down, I expect scale modeling to change forever! Bob

I somehow missed this one too??? Geez. Beautiful one here [again]..... Chassis looks particularly slick. Bob

Just getting around to looking at this John. RIDONCULOUS! Do you have a wedge up shot? Sweet... Bob

Now that I see all the work I can see you'll fit in SUPER around here. Very nice and well executed. If they don't make it, make it yourself! Bob

Marlowe, solder will of course work but I think Plastruct is the answer for a tube chassis. If you have a decent HS near you they should have a rack. Solder will end up weighing a ton. Bob

Got some paint and decals on her today. Painted it at 1:45 with Tamiya yellow. Decaled it an hour later. It's a wonder what direct sunlight and 90 degree temps do to this paint. Ready for clearcoat and BMF in the next couple of days. Comments always welcomed. Bob

At first I was confused. I read it like it was a diecast and you were just showing it to us. Now I see that you altered a car to be what you wanted. I feel the fool. Well done indeed sir. Welcome to the forums and if you build drag cars we'll get along just fine. Let's see some more. Bob

First time I've ever seen this kit built. I love the shag carpet. John, you are showing your years with this build. LOL Bob

After giving it some thought here is how I glued the body top to the bottom. I started with the nose with Zap and just glued the very front. I used Testors liquid cement [it's very strong] for the portion up to the front of the headers. I let that dry overnight and then glued the rear portion down with Zap. The chassis was a bit warped but it has positive places to glue it down in the rear and the front that are hidden when assembled. I agree with Khart, gluing things that are in a finished state is tricky and can lead to disaster. But, it went together fine. Scraping the paint from the portions top and bottom of the body were key. It's a basic skill, but I sometimes glue glued surfaces together myself. Then, when they fall apart later I cuss and give myself a talking to. I usually listen. For a while. LOL How they built these things in the 60's and 70's is anybody's guess. Give those kits a GO! Bob

Judging by the response there are a few 1/2 built Hippie Hemi kits out there. No body off shots, it's glued together forever. About the only issue I had was gluing the rear top portion to the the bottom. Seemed to be kicked out a bit but I used Zap and taped it for about 10 mins and it was good. The body did seem a tad warped but it's thin so it conforms. The decals didn't like Tamiya clear to much, but other than that it went together OK. Not much else to say. Perhaps I got a good one? LOL Bob

Box stock except for plug wires and a fuel line. Tamiya Met blue w/yellow chassis. Thanks for lookin. Bob

My Mongoose AA/FC was getting lonely so I figured I'd make it a playmate. This was a 1/2 built that was in a bad way from a long time ago. I bought the double kit when it was first released and it went through 4 moves and several girlfriends. Time has come to get it back in order and built so I took a break from making wire wheels for my Garlits car to bust this one out. Nothing fancy just plug wires and poetic licence as to the colors. As one thread said here, "build for yourself". That's what I'm doing. Bob

Total 70's Bling John. The colors POP! Executed with your usual panache. Bob

Just happened upon this thread and WOW Marcos! You are going for broke on this one. I love those seats and the interior is stunning. Bob

FINALLY...... Ya see John, most of us think you use alchemy or a shrink ray to produce your scale masterpieces. This will be informative indeed. Bob

That car came out awesome Roger. I cannot inmagine what the power to weight ratio is for it. It must leave the line like a rocket. Great build buddy. Bob

Super tight Bee! The custom touches are subtle yet add to the vibe. NICE Bob

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm building a set of wire wheels for this. I got the "How To" at www.striaghtlinemodeler.org and it's turning out great. I still have to find the nose piece for it. It seems to have gone missing. I also have to add the throttle from the framerail just below the right header t the fuel block. I scraped the fittings last night to make em look used. I stole the idea froma Don Fahrni Pro Stock I saw somewhere. What a difference that makes to the appearnence. Then it's the front wing, attatch the fuel shutoff and it'll be PAU. Next up is the Snake Cuda.

Sweet build. I must say Old Coyote, you are a prolific builder. I've been gone for a while and uopn returning find you have multiples in Drag Racing and Nascar as well. How do you do it? Do you sleep? Bob

BUMP, It's nearly finished and wished to share... Bob

So has there been any progress on this Shane? I'm itching to see more. Bob

Tonight, it's time for a reckoning of sorts..... I get to bitch, you get to post after it...... That's the GREAT thing about what it is I am about to do..... Dukefan, I love ya.... But I have not see ONE IOTA of progress in your modeling. Not one!!!!! You post the same lame ass ###### over and over again...... When are you going to invest in a sharp knife and some BMF??? Take a chance man! The weakest paint jobs sidled by the lamest subjects is beginning to get my GOAT! I post... Beautiful cars... Highly [usually] detailed subjects, yet, I get less views than this ShappaHead!!!!!! I am FLOORED beyond it all... http://www.modelcars...=1&#entry278149 This is a car CLEARLY above what is generally posted here... The post count is so low I thought it really didn't get noticed. Before you think this is a cry for attention.... let me say this. I appreciate the time OTHERS put in to patronize other posters. But where's the help? Saying, their POS is worthy of our reverence? I know it deserves HEALTHY criticism, but we are not helping Nick telling him we are on board with his less than avarage builds time after time. Time to MAN UP Nick. Build something righteous DUDE. I have had it. I Am not being PC here and I could care less. Truth is..... The more of us that get on the less than motivated, the better this hobby will be. I know this seems unseemly coming from me, but I have had it with just OK. I want better than OK....... Dukesfan...... buy a friggin knife and some BMF...... Bob Frias OUT....

This is TOTALLY impressive. The steering wheel looks like it could be converted to a Rim Blow with minimal work. I'm in awe.... Bob

See yall later this morning. I'll be the slightly hung over guy over with red n white checkered Vans and a Floyd Rose tremelos T-shirt. Please don't yell Bob