Mieser Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 My version of Don Prudhomme's 1/25 Wynn's Winder. I found this kit to be somewhat challenging due to vague assembly instructions in some of the steps and the fact that the decals had a tendency to tear. I know it's not the most accurate representation of the real dragster but I just built it box stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon17 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I'm building the same car currently. Your build is very nice and clean. Awesome job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieser Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 55 minutes ago, Brandon17 said: I'm building the same car currently. Your build is very nice and clean. Awesome job. Be careful with the decals as they tear easily. Especially the red along the bottom of the body. Also, I had to shave some off the main body in front of the engine to get it to sit back far enough and mate up flush with the 2 side panels on each side of the driver's cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safire6 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Looks good! I like how you scuffed up the slicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Extremely nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majel Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 That came out really nice, I've got the 1/16th scale I'm hoping to start on soon. Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon17 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Mieser said: Be careful with the decals as they tear easily. Especially the red along the bottom of the body. Also, I had to shave some off the main body in front of the engine to get it to sit back far enough and mate up flush with the 2 side panels on each side of the driver's cage. Thank you for the tip about the decals. I built kansas john wiebe's dragster from the 1971 nhra supernationals at ontario using the young american dragster and it being the same kit as this one, I had to shave some of the main body off for it to mate with the back section. Your tires look so real. How did you get them to look like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mieser Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 34 minutes ago, Brandon17 said: Thank you for the tip about the decals. I built kansas john wiebe's dragster from the 1971 nhra supernationals at ontario using the young american dragster and it being the same kit as this one, I had to shave some of the main body off for it to mate with the back section. Your tires look so real. How did you get them to look like that? First, I sprayed the tires with a thin coat of Testor's dullcote. Then I found a deep socket that fit snugly inside the tire, put the socket in my cordless drill and then spun the tire while holding some 120 grit sandpaper on it to scuff it up and give it that "used" look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Very nicely done! Clean and sharp. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon17 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 19 hours ago, Mieser said: First, I sprayed the tires with a thin coat of Testor's dullcote. Then I found a deep socket that fit snugly inside the tire, put the socket in my cordless drill and then spun the tire while holding some 120 grit sandpaper on it to scuff it up and give it that "used" look. Thank you for the tip!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Very well done!! Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrobarry Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Very clean build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Super nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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