The first and last Blue Max

[MoparMark]

Hi all, Just finished awhile ago with these dual builds and i thought I'd post this for all to check out. It was a fun build for the sake of just seeing how things change over roughly 20 years. I started the 70 Max with the Polar lights kit, really only using the body and then tweaking it more to what I thught how the car should look. Slightly longer hood,flatten the nose and I think i shortened the roof as well.I made a Don Hardy chassis for it (see my earlier post from 2019 pleading for help) complete with working front springs. I put a revell hemi in it,custom headers more correct tires as well.I did custom tin work as well as making custom decals using what I could with what came with the kit. The 1989 Trans Am I started with a resin body I got from somewhere,made the necessary corrections and remolded it.I used a late model chassis,engine, and rims.I made a new fuel cell, custom headers, and tinwork. I made custom decals and finally got to use my Ghost white laser toner to print white on clear decal paper Yay!.Thanks for looking

[Altered Ego]

Incredibly cool project and incredibly well done.

[M W Elky]

I have no clear favorite here both are totally awesome 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Two real beauties.

[Force]

Nicely done.

[Bills72sj]

Those are beautiful. You are are a level I will never get to.

[TarheelRick]

Two fantastic builds.  Really shows the progression of the Funny Car bodies over the years. I think I like the Mustang best, at least it sort of represents a real car.

[TonyK]

Two excellent models! Really enjoyed looking at them and all the work you did.

[iBorg]

VERRRRRY Nice!

[Nitrobarry]

WOW!

[PappyD340]

Very nice!!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Really cool, both builds but love the Richard Tharp FC man, that came out fantastic

[ChrisR]

LOOKS GREAT!

[catpack68]

Awesome work on both models! I hope you post more of your work?

Edited January 22, 2023 by catpack68

[David G.]

Nailed it on both accounts!

It's also interesting how the location, size and prominence of the sponsorship decals changed over that twenty years. In the early version, the car's name is the most prominent feature. In the latter version, the sponsor is most prominent with the car's name almost as an afterthought.

Spectacular representation of some auto racing history!

David G.

[tim boyd]

Mark, this is some really outstanding work.  Particularly drooling over that '70 F/C; you captured the body and chassis work perfectly.  Big congrats from this corner...TIM 

[slusher]

Two beautiful models!!

[skymnky721]

cool

[echo]

Two nice builds, I'm personally attracted to the Mustang Funny Car and the earlier era cars but both extremely well researched and thought out, great decal placement too !

[bytownshaker]

Two awesome builds sir.

 

[Street Rod]

Two great looking cars! Great job on the detailing.

[dragcarz]

Fantastic work Mark! I built the Mustang from the Polar Lights kit some years ago and was really impressed by the decals. Your Don Hardy chassis is amazing. The car started the season with the Logghe Chassis and quickly moved on to the Don Hardy, improved safety and performance. Very nice pair of builds!