jlucky Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Having completed a Space 1999 Hawk spaceship, it was time to build another drag car, and with the recent passing of owner Roland Leong it seemed appropriate to build up Leong’s 1969 Hawaiian Mini-Charger. Leong, a Hawaiian native had a long string of drag cars that carried the Hawaiian name. This was the second Charger he introduced in 1969 after the original took off at the top end of the Pomona quarter mile and crashed into a be-gillion pieces. This new car was built eight-inches narrower in an attempt to be more aerodynamically sound and it did find its way into the winner’s circle a few times. The kit was released by Revell in 2010 as part of their NHRA Motor Sports Series that included four different funny cars. This series had completely new tools for the kits and they were absolutely spectacular in detail. This build, like almost all my funny cars is box-stock with my focus being more on getting the paint and the large decals right. The only changes I made to the kit include re-shaping the rear wheel wells to match the real car and the tightening up the rear slicks to have them sit properly inside the body. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Elky Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 It really looks great nice job on the wheel well mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragin70s Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Beautiful! Love the tribute vibes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bblbird Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I found that kit a bit difficult. you did a good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Great looking historic funny car Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Nice build! Exceptional paint and finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Coomer Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Beautiful Build, makes me want to pull mine of the and tinker with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Very nice! Did you have to adjust the ride height at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlucky Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 On 5/3/2024 at 11:03 PM, Chinacar said: Very nice! Did you have to adjust the ride height at all? Actually no...if I remember correctly...it seemed to set down in the right spot. I've always been pretty happy with how the body settles onto the chassis in these Revell NHRA kits. The polar Lights kits seem quite good as well. The only thing I did notice with the kit is that when you try to get the proper 90 degree setting for the headers....they are really low to the ground...perhaps a little too low. But you only notice that when you look at it eye-level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Very nice indeed Sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Beautiful work! A stunning tribute to the Legendary Roland Leong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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