Mercury Cyclone

[Modlbldr]

I picked up this Mercury Psyclone kit recently and dove into it yesterday. Got it primed in dark grey and shot with an old can of auto touch-up paint in orange. Came out a Copper color.

I cut apart some Slixx decals and rearranged them to make the name "Backlash". Dug through my decal stash for the rest of the decals. Here's where I'm at today. I haven't built many drag cars, so let me know what you think. 

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[Deuces ll]

Lookin' pretty good..... ?

[Modlbldr]

Thanks. Too bad I posted it in the wrong section!

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[dragcarz]

Great start, I’ll be following. I love the old box art!  

[GeeDub]

Very nice!

[Modlbldr]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it. Been doing quite a bit of painting of the various parts today. I'll post some pics tomorrow once I get some things assembled.

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[Modlbldr]

Here is where I got to today. I tried working on this tonight to get a bit further but the thing began to fight me every step of the way. So, in the box it goes for tonight.

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[Deuces ll]

I'm liking it so far.... ??

[rustybill1960]

Nice

Good color choice, what's Your plan for the interior

Thank You for sharing

[Scott8950]

Very nice... I've gotta get one of these.

[Modlbldr]

Been plugging along a bit more on this one while I wait for the paint to dry on my 63 Tempest. 

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[Scott8950]

I like it ?

[Modlbldr]

Thanks Scott.

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[oldscool]

I'm likin' it.

[Modlbldr]

Thank you. It's been a fun build so far.

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[Sam I Am]

Did it stay together this time? ?

[Modlbldr]

5 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

Did it stay together this time? ?

It's amazing how well it goes together when you build it the way it was supposed to be built. I don't even want to discuss what I was doing wrong. 

I've got to find some different front tires. The two piece kit tires are way too big, in my opinion.

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Edited August 27, 2020 by Modlbldr

[Modlbldr]

Got about an hour to work on this today. Got the front suspension put together.

I'm going to have a bit of touch up painting to do on the chassis.

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Edited August 27, 2020 by Modlbldr

[Sam I Am]

Are you still looking for tires?

[Modlbldr]

21 minutes ago, Sam I Am said:

Are you still looking for tires?

No. I think these will work. Just some nice old Firestones. I like the look of them because they are tall and somewhat skinny. Looked a bit like these.

I got a bunch of the pieces remaining painted up today and ready to assemble. I should be able to get this done by early next week.

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Edited August 27, 2020 by Modlbldr

[David Miller]

Is that kit the same as the newly re-issued Nicolas Eliminator2 Cyclone ? You know the one that has a body of an altered wheelbase car yet the kit wants you to build it as a funny car . The radiator attaches to the core support and lifts up with the body ! 

[Modlbldr]

2 hours ago, David Miller said:

Is that kit the same as the newly re-issued Nicolas Eliminator2 Cyclone ? You know the one that has a body of an altered wheelbase car yet the kit wants you to build it as a funny car . The radiator attaches to the core support and lifts up with the body ! 

That would be the one. Lol. Right now I'm having an issue with the front of the body not sitting all the way down. It wants to stick up and shows about an 1/8 inch of the frame rails below the front of the doors. Seems that the interior tin is hitting on the rear chassis wheel wells. I may just end up gluing it closed. I highly doubt I would display it very often with the body up anyway.

I spent some time today painting and assembling the engine. I may be able to get this finished this weekend.

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Edited August 28, 2020 by Modlbldr

[Modlbldr]

Been doing a bit of basic wiring and plumbing for the engine. It's down to the tedious stuff.

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[Deuces ll]

Cool.... ??

[Modlbldr]

Just finished this one. Not the best, but it works. Moving to Under Glass.

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Edited September 8, 2020 by Modlbldr