GSL Common Kit '29 roadster - Snoopy steals the Red Baron!

[Russell C]

I sure had fun at the GSL contest, and at least got the chance to mess with folks' minds one more time on the number of cylinders I put in my engines. The backstory here is that I originally intended to put this GM slant 7 prototype in a fantasy prototype of a Dale Earnhardt NASCAR, and had started on it a couple of years ago with a different block. But then it dawned on me that it would be better out in the open in the Revell '29 roadster, rather than where I'd have to open a hood to show it. Not stopping there, however, I thought it would be one increment more fun to have a "what if" build that Tom Daniel might have done if he'd chosen the '29 Model A instead of a T-bucket for his Red Baron design, and if he'd included the little triplane as something that would resemble a quarter or 3rd scale radio control plane that could be loaded onto a platform out back. More likely Tom Daniel and/or Monogram would have maybe used the same slant 6 that's found in the Horn Toad kit, who knows? Here, lets just say I still lose track of all my fingers when I count up how many cylinders I want in my engines. Since the Revell roadster had capped exhaust headers that dumped into underside pipes/mufflers, this was a great excuse to create a cap over all the pipe ends (thin polished aluminum) rather than hollow all of those out! It still needs a couple more details - a better spear for the helmet, a little radio control box to sit next to the magazine on the back, a bungee cord to hold the plane tail to that big post, and maybe I'll eventually locate an original chrome helmet top that's in much better shape to replace the so-so one here.

Enjoy!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Wow! A collision of creativity, imagination, and modeling skill. Great job!

[H.A.K]

Wild and kool. Very nice.

[ChrisR]

Cool!!

[espo]

Great looking build and the engine is sort of the center piece. Would have thought the engine would have been leaned to the passenger side for weight distribution. Like all the clean details and my old friend Snoopy in the back. 

[slusher]

Creative build!

[Kah puts]

What a neat imagination, I like it ??

[Russell C]

Thanks all! The one deciding factor for the slant to the driver's side was the curve of the original (+ one more pipe) Red Baron kit headers.

Build thread here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/177430-gsl-common-kit-29-roadster-with-gm-slant-engine-prototype-you-never-heard-of/

[ncbuckeye67]

That is badass !

[David G.]

What a cool concept, exceeding well executed!

David G.

[Crapy Builder]

To cool! I’m lovin it.

[Street Rod]

Fantastically cool custom! 

[alan barton]

Nuts - I like it!  For what it's worth, the real Red Baron has a silver painted helmet rather than chrome ( or polished alloy) so if you pained it silver it would be appropriate. The radiator overflow can is a nice touch!

Cheers

Alan