Dyno Don's Eliminator II

[Dr Cobra]

[sflam123]

VERY nice work!!  Someday I'd like to build one of these.

[magicmustang]

Excellent build. Nice to see body, chassis and engine accurately displayed. 

Edited July 6, 2023 by magicmustang

[Rattlecan Dan]

Excellent job Dale. Looks great!

[Len Woodruff]

I always wondered if this car ever had a blower. Looks like it did based on the aboe pic.

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[magicmustang]

6 hours ago, Len Woodruff said:

I always wondered if this car ever had a blower. Looks like it did based on the above pic.

Yep, he started the '67 season as a injected only car, but added a blower as the need for more power arose. 

Edited July 7, 2023 by magicmustang

[6bblbird]

Well done replica! Nice job.

[papajohn97]

Nice job Dale! A very accurate representation of a milestone drag car. I have a set of Slixx decals for this car and would love to build one like this as a “bookend” for my early sixties super stock model collection showing the evolution of drag cars from showroom stock to flipper funnies. Which kit(s) did you use to create this model? It’s too bad we have to kit-bash to accurately recreate early funnies like this one. Thanks for posting! John

[Dr Cobra]

2 hours ago, papajohn97 said:

Nice job Dale! A very accurate representation of a milestone drag car. I have a set of Slixx decals for this car and would love to build one like this as a “bookend” for my early sixties super stock model collection showing the evolution of drag cars from showroom stock to flipper funnies. Which kit(s) did you use to create this model? It’s too bad we have to kit-bash to accurately recreate early funnies like this one. Thanks for posting! John

I used the body from the AMT 67 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT kit, the chassis from the Polar Lights Hawaiian funny car and the 427 SOHC from Texas 3D Customs

[Dr Cobra]

10 hours ago, magicmustang said:

Yep, he started the '67 season as a injected only car, but added a blower as the need for more power arose. 

Yeah, these cars changed constantly to keep up with the competition, you kinda have to pick a time and base your model on that period.

[Snake45]

Almost certainly the nicest model of this car that I have EVER seen. VERY well done and model on! 

[chris chabre]

beautiful work! My father is a 60/early 70s ford and mercury drag race historian, I love those cars

[M W Elky]

Looks great the injected cammer is exceptional and the color looks right on 

[catpack68]

Very nice!?

[Bainford]

Love it! Fantastic build. Everything looks right. I really dig the look of an injected Cammer. Glad you built this one un-blown. 

[iBorg]

I need a thumbs up emoji. Looks accurate as a replica.

[jdhog]

Well done.  Very cool.  

[Lobo2me]

Very nicely done! Brings back memories of watching "Dyno" Don run at Mid-America Raceway in 1966 (except I believe that was in Eliminator I). Thanks for thew memory jolt! 

[dragcarz]

Wow, that’s pretty! Great work!

[Mopar2]

Very nice clean build...Great job...

[Hoffman]

Dale, that looks GREAT! Excellent workmanship. Love the details. The colors look right on, especially noticed the magnesium finish on the wheels and valve covers- perfect! What type/color paint to you use on those pieces?

[Zippi]

I really like the old school drag cars.  Nice job.  

[slusher]

Very nicely done!

[Dr Cobra]

On 7/19/2023 at 7:42 PM, Hoffman said:

Dale, that looks GREAT! Excellent workmanship. Love the details. The colors look right on, especially noticed the magnesium finish on the wheels and valve covers- perfect! What type/color paint to you use on those pieces?

For the magnesium finish I started with Tamiya XF-24 and added a little silver, a little gold, a little green, until it looked right to me. If you look at vintage photos of magnesium parts, there are many shades. I was going after a Dow #7 look.