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The stain on the cylinder head was the result of too much Tamiya panel liner. I was gonna wipe it off, but it looked like a perfect oil leak from the valve cover, so I left it! ?
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Another orphan that I found in the bowels of my storage trailer. It was mostly complete but needed some TLC and repair to finish it. I may install a parachute cable and it could use a sponsor decal. Mostly left over parts from a AMT Double Dragster kit ( one of my favorites!) I had some fun making the floor pan from sheet aluminum and using a pounce wheel to add rivet detail. I bought some HO scale stanchions a while back. They make perfect rod ends for the steering linkage. This was one of the most relaxing and fun builds in a long time!
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Grandpa's Soxs and Martin Cuda Glue Bomb
6bblbird replied to FoMoCo66's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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Grandpa's Soxs and Martin Cuda Glue Bomb
6bblbird replied to FoMoCo66's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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This another one of those projects that I started a loooong time ago that I was determined to finish. Not a big name car but a reminder of the good old days when you could get a few guys together and actually build a competitive race car. One guy with money, another with a gas station to work on the car, and a little guy brave enough to drive the thing! It was built with left over parts from MPC Don Garlits and Young American kits.
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Thank you. I try my best ?
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I love clean builds. I guess I love it!?
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Nice presentation! You went the extra mile!
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Well done! The colors are perfect. They’re so 1966!
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Good looking car! Verdoro Green was such a popular color for ‘68 Pontiacs. You saw them everywhere! Now , it’s like seeing an old friend!?
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Tank you! They are great engines to detail
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Thanks!
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Coming along nicely! Good looking engine!
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I am pleased with how the chassis and engine turned out but not the kit supplied harness. Sticks out like a sore thumb!
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I started on this one in 2017, but with all of my moving and changing jobs, I put it away for 7 years. I recently decided to go back to my unfinished projects and complete them all. Here is where I started: I wasn't satisfied with the poor fit of the "doghouse" to the windscreen (big gap) and the area above the injector was too tight, so I enlarged and reformed the "sheetmetal" engine cover.
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Thanks! I've been using Tamiya TS 75 Champagne Gold for the vinyl parts and TS 46 Light Sand for the carpet area and headliner. Almost all of the factory A990 and AWB cars came with gold interiors. Only a couple were red. Some cars had black rubber floor mats while others had the tan carpets.
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Can you imagine what would happen if they took the restraints off of Hoover? A close friend of mine worked for Ray Barton and got to speak with Hoover on a regular basis. Awesome stories and wild ideas!
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I found that kit a bit difficult. you did a good job!
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That is a show winner right there!
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Better L/S photo with a door handle. You have to be really careful with these as they are quite flimsy and will either break or disappear forever into the carpet! I bought a handful of resin door handles for replacements.
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Can't get enough of these Moebius '65 Plymouths! This one was sort of a "get back into the hobby" deal. Started on it a few months back but I wanted the correct paint color (Ford poppy red). Ordered the bottles from that famous paint guy , Took forever so I had a body shop supply company put some in a spray can for me. It is amazing! Two part paint and clear. Decals are Slixx. It went together so well that I' building a few more SS and AWB cars. The big photos show me a lot that I can't see ! Gotta hook that upper radiator hose back up!
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Absolutely gorgeous! Great paint and decals. The stance is perfect! However! Me being a stickler for accuracy and an NHRA tech inspector for over 30 years, I gotta tell you that the Demon ( with that engine and hood) would not be classed as a Super Stock car. Non original engine and hood scoop would put that car in Modified Production or a Gas class. Regardless, its a really nice looking car!
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Clean machine! That kit was one of the first drag cars that Inbuilt as a kid about a century ago! PS : For future reference. Sanctioning bodies only allowed non factory tint on the side and rear glass, not legal on the windshield.