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I think the fronts are right. As for the decals......that last reissue left a lot to be desired. Jesse's picture of the Sandbagger is not the Piranha but the AMT Garlits dragster-seriously! The attached image is the correct Piranha sand dragster

Can I bring an empty box and fill it from your display case? Your replicas go way beyond model in most cases. I love the extra details like the fuel stains.

Mr. Speed used the Piranha chassis as well as AMT used it as a rear engined sand buggy. As for more than one Piranha funny car, see: https://www.nhra.com/news/2010/piranha As far as a second Piranha being at the bottom of a rock quarry, the literature I have from that time frame doesn't mention it. This car was sorta like Garlits' Dart, more a dragster in disguise than a stock based funny car. Of course two years later its design was not uncommon.

Great display case. Have you shown the DoT Camaro before?

Your photos make your models look so realistic. Great staging. Your models are also outstanding although is there supposed to be a vent on the passenger side window? Absolutely killer model.

What software are you using?

The Jeb Allen kit may be the cheapest as it has a bad reputation for the frame rails being twisted. I don't know if this was due to mold wear or what. I haven't heard this about the more recent issues of the same basic mold.

I'm pretty sure the most recent issue that should have chrome to work would be the Revell Jungle Jim dragster. The last McEwen Dragster (has the guy holding his ears) IS NOT the same mold family. It's origins is a double Snake/Mongoose set from the early 70's molded in 1/24.

The Hemi Sphere's first life was as the Don Garlits rail by AMT......it was molded in clear, just to add confusion to this discussion. Overall its a much better kit than the Ramchargers kit which was molded bt MPC. The biggest shortcomings of the AMT kit is the engine according to some is undersized but they're comparing it to a 426 when its actually a 392. That never bothered me but the blower scoop, like most kit blower scoops just seems wrong to me. The Ivo dragster dated to 1969 and was much later than the Greer Black and Prudhomme car. In my opinion it is the best front engined dragster in 1/25 although the Tony Nancy double kits are quite nice.

This is so far from an accurate replica. Where's the oil dripping from the engine. Plus the body needs rust holes......several rust hopes.

I was an early Apple devotee (I go back to system 6.5 on the Mac and Apple IIe). The Apple livery will get me to buy a Beemax kit. Maybe even build it.

I'd like to see the list of what's available in October.

I just completed a trade with Karl Smalley (afxmustang). Quite happy. Item was as described, packed well. As good as a trade gets.

Your tire decals will look better if you coat them with dull coat after lettering them. A lot of people will spray gloss on the tires, then decal the tires. Then dull coat them afterwards. Your overall build looks like its going to be killer when you're done.

It looks the part. I'm sure if we were on the salt in the 50's we'd see something very similar on the flats.

My experiences with brake fluid is mixed. I had a Tamiya Porsche I used it on. After three days, the plastic was deformed. In the same vein, whats the best thing to strip chrome to the bare plastic removing the chrome and the chrome under layer?

New Corvette or Camaro. The nose reminds me more of the Camaro.

The wheel looks right although I agree with you that the music wire is a touch small. Do you think the same technique would work with a 1/16 wheel which of course would be half the size? Thanks, Mike

Over the years I've always held these two kits up as a low standard. A black car against a dark gray background. Any designer can tell you that's a no-no.

I never saw the second reissue of the '59 Chrysler.....if so I'd bought it. I saw the first one and had no idea what was inside. I thought it was a promo that had been converted into a kit. I passed on even picking up the box.

To throw more sand into the mix, the Lindberg Challenger body is a pretty good copy of the MPC '73 or '74 Challenger. The chassis and engine, not so much.

The Glidden late T-Bird and the Reher and Morrision Camaro were both reissued. The Iacono Camaro was scheduled but I don't know if it was. In both cases the runs were fairly small and many snatched them up. They weren't on dealers shelves long although the Glidden car did end up at Ollies.

Two thumbs WAY up. Looks like what I saw in the early 70's on a Sunday afternoon at the local strip. Mercy I miss those days.

This is my first look at this project in a couple of weeks. The details you're throwing into a curbside is amazing.

It looks terribly archaic and dangerous.....just like the real one. Looks like you nailed it.