Jack Chrisman's 65 Red Comet F/C

[JPolli]

[Daddyfink]

Nice! Resin, Plastic or Both? 

[afx]

Is that the Trumpeter Falcon chassis?  Nice job.

Edited October 9, 2020 by afx

[John Pol]

You should describe what you all done to get it look like that and what you use I`m sure there alot of guys here that would like build that one great job by the way

[JPolli]

Thanks for the kind words.  The build from the Moebius Arnie Beswick Comet kit.  The engine was taken from the Dyno Don Mercury Cyclone F/C kit with the Blower and blower hat from Calnaga Resin.  The chassis, fire wall  and dash were modified so the engine could be moved back to the interior.  The engine cover (dog house) was made from Evergreen Styrene.   The front suspension was taken from the AMT 55 Chevy Nomad kit.  Front tires are from Speed City Resin.   Front Wheels are from a Polar Lights F/C kit.  Rear Slicks are from the Revell Miss Deal F/C kit.  Rear Wheels are from Speed City Resin.  Paint is Tamiya Clear Red over Testors Pure Gold.  Decals are from PoleKat Decals.    Will be more than happy to answer any other questions you may have about the build. 

[Scott8950]

Very nice build

 

[Draggon]

Great work, this is one of my favorite 60's drag cars. Love it ?

[skymnky721]

looks great,,I may have to get this one

[echo]

Nice !  The early exhibition cars were some of my favorites, ushering in the funny cars.  You did a wonderful job on your model, a lot of nice details & scratch building.

[dragcarz]

Wow very accurate, very nice work!

[M W Elky]

That came out crazy good I’ve been wanting to build this one myself. Very well done.

[bisc63]

Very sharp drag racer! Well done.

[R. Thorne]

Clean, accurate, build with lots of attention to detail and copious research done to ensure realism.  Bravo!

[MeatMan]

Nicely done!

[Nitrobarry]

The wheel base is spot on! Nice build! Not to be critical of other modelers that have built these kits, but I find the wheelbase of the standard kits to be a might off especially the front wheels. Looks too short. Anyone else feel that way?

[Dave Armstrong]

Love it, looks great!

[TransAmMike]

Very nice job on the Comet James. The engine set-back on those cars was crazy.

[geemoney]

23 hours ago, Nitrobarry said:

The wheel base is spot on! Nice build! Not to be critical of other modelers that have built these kits, but I find the wheelbase of the standard kits to be a might off especially the front wheels. Looks too short. Anyone else feel that way?

TOTALLY AGREE

[Zippi]

Nice looking Comet.  I like the old school drag cars.