Dave42

Holy smokes, those bolt heads are neat....patience, patience,...I have to keep telling myself that. You have to have incredible patience. Not my strong point....

I agree with everyone, this looks amazing. Would love some more info on this build...

Beautiful paint, super detailing, and I just tried to do to my pipes what you did here...fail! I have to know how you did that...it looks great!

Sweet, love the slung rubber!

Looks great. Obviously like the design, but also love that color and the matching Carbon Fiber... Inspiring work.

Stunning paint work, and clean as pin build!

Top notch work for sure. Your White "Alternative Altered" is on the cover of my very first issue of "another" magazine I subscribed to. Very cool!

Hey Steven, Very nice work here! You complimented the cleanliness of my work,(thank you) but yours is cleaner than mine! I love the White belts and all the chrome on that slingshot. Keep up the good work, I look forward to more. Later,

Wow, some serious work areas here. My corner of sanity, kits, mags, and supplies to the left, reference / computer area, and paint booth to the right, business in the middle. Another cool thread... Later, Dave

Thanks Jim, I love them SHINY too! I have found super inspiration here for trying my hand at weathering some, and I will....but long live the GLOSS! Thanks Bernard, and yes, this was one of my most enjoyable builds. I love these old dragsters, and I'm stoked that you like it. Thanks to Dave, Dr. Cranky, and Shane as well...I have mad respect for all of you guys and I am flattered. Pretty much finished this one up with some fuel lines, no idea if they would have / could have been done this way, but ignorance is bliss! You'll likely find that my builds lean far more towards visual than accurate... ..chute, helmet, etc. Thanks for checking out my stuff!

I have one of the two. I've not started the other yet, but I will. Hope these help. Later, Dave

Thank you very much Chris, and Mark! Dave

Hey, Not sure where this fits in the forum, (apologies if this is not the right place) a bit of a different build for me. Mud dragster, used the wheels and tires off of a 1/64 Hot Wheels monster truck. Nail polish, chopped top, some minor scratch bits. Fun build. Hope you like it. Later, Dave

Looks great, really like the color combo and interior detailing,....and I'm with Jim, can you tell us where the shifter came from? Later, Dave

Really neat looking build. The holes and rivets look great, and of course the rust, but the worn decals are my favorite extra touch. Enjoyed the story/theme behind the build up too. Thanks for sharing this. Later, Dave

Super looking dragster! I really like the extra details, and the headers are one of my favorite parts. Beautiful addition to any collection. Nice work. Later, Dave

Impressive work here. I'm new here and continue to be amazed at all of the talented builders. Your work is right at the top. The design, the fab, clean assembly, easily understood explanations, and sharp pics. I look forward to watching this and learning from you. Thanks for sharing your work. Later, Dave

Wow, this is a cool thread. Great looking builds. Here are my latest two drag racers. Later, Dave

Wow, I just got through this and amazed isn't descriptive enough. Incredible scratch building and realism. I can't imagine how a person even figures out that they can do something like this. While some of this could be observed, practiced, and in some ways duplicated, you have a talent that just can't be learned. Some have it, some don't. I don't, thus I absolutely appreciate those of you that do. Thank you for sharing this. Dave

Thank you Dr. Cranky, and Darren, your compliments are most flattering. I have continued to roam around this site and I'm not sure if I getting more inspired or more intimidated. The information and talent on this site is overwhelming. To try and get through it in some methodical fashion I thought I'd start with those that have checked in on my stuff. You all do fantastic work and I have truly never seen so much high caliber modeling at any other sites. I hate to be singled out, but at this point I do have to single someone out that has me simply awestruck. Dr. Cranky, you sir...I really don't know what to say besides you have an incredible imagination, and amazing talent and skills to bring those visions to life. I have been pretty consistent in my types of builds, my methods, and my thoughts of what a model should look like...so much for that! A fan of yours for life. Thank you for sharing your craft, and for taking the time to comment on my work. Ok, apologies for being so long winded. Some progress on this build in that I've painted up and assembled the few interior bits, the belts are painted because I didn't have anything that I thought would look better on hand. A bit glossy but I'll try to tone them down. Slapped the body on, put the engines in. Getting close now. Thanks for looking and for entertaining my thoughts of being a builder one day! Later, Dave

Hey guys, thank you very much for the compliments. I've checked out some of your work, which is what inspired me to join, very impressed, and look forward to seeing more. Some progress here, but not impressed with my results. I had more trouble wiring this than any time ever before and no real idea why. The wires are a bit too big, which may be part of the problem. Results were too much handling and the evidence is showing pretty badly. I tried to to heat stain the pipes too (a first), not very happy with those either, but better luck next time. Also tried to drill them out a bit and fill with paint, but the Black is too stark of a contrast. Anyway, tried to give these engines a bit of a been running look, but I'll keep practicing. Thanks for looking! Dave

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Hey, My first post here, (aside from introduction) of the AMT Slingshot dragster from the 3 in 1 kit. First some preliminary nail polish. Added some decals and clear. Lastly a motivational mock-up. Going with the twin mill set-up. Likely most have seen this car many times, hopefully my take will be different enough not to be a bore. Thanks for looking! Dave

Hey, New guy here. Wanted to say hello and thanks for having me. I like to build older drag racers, muscles cars, etc. I've tried a few other types lately, a Reynard Indy car, and a Nissan sports car are a couple of the out of the norm builds I've done recently. Some amazing work and talent on this site. Dave