Current model dragster kits?

[graeme838]

Does anyone still make dragster kits? I know Revell used to - I had a John Force funny car at one time - but they don't seem to be available any more

Graeme

[Guest]

Their last issues I believe we're the new challenger funny car, and I think they reissued the Hawaiian Charger. I could be wrong though.

[Force]

No current drag racing cars has been done lately, they have only done kits of older race cars and nostalgia race cars.

The last current Top Fuel Dragster kits were the Tony Schumacher Army Dragster and the Kenny Bernstein Budweiser King Dragster from 2002.

The latest current Funny Car kits were the Pontiac Firebird bodied kits from 1997-98.

And the latest current Pro Stock Car kits were the Warren Johnson Goodwrench and Mark Pawuk Summit Pontiac Firebirds from 1999 reissued in generic form by Model King in 2005-6...nothing current since then.

Revell has recently reissued a couple of the old Pro Stock cars from 1985-7 with the Reher-Morrison Camaro and Bob Glidden Motorcraft Thunderbird.

Edited June 8, 2015 by Force

[richslocum]

sad.....

[Force]

The sadest part is that when they did the last issues they weren't exactly current either, these kits originally came out in the mid to late 80's and early 90's and was pretty much current when they were first released, the later issues were updated to a more current state but never enough to be "state of the art" at the time they were issued.
If Revell had done the necessary updates to the Top Fuel kits back in 2002 they would still be pretty much up to date today13 years later as the outside apperance hasn't changed much over these years, same for the Funny Car and Pro Stock kits except for the bodies of course.

Edited June 13, 2015 by Force

[Travis Bickle]

When I was a kid the dragsters and funny cars were what got me into modeling. Sad they don't make em much any more. This might help a little. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDYXX&P=W

 

Edited August 1, 2015 by Travis Bickle