Bronx Speed Dragster at Raceway Park

[6bblbird]

I just started on another Monogram Slingster kit and I thought that I'd revisit this one that I built when I worked at E-Town. 

It's built out of box with my own decals. These are great fun to build. The next one will have a Hemi and a coupe body

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

So clean. All the details! Those headers are killing it.

[bondo bill]

very cool

[M W Elky]

Great looking early slingshot.l really like the early dragsters. I’m really mad at myself for not stocking up on this revell master piece as I talked to the revell representative at the NNL east about a reissue, and he informed me that it didn’t sell up to expectations the first time out . So I got a hard no . In my opinion some of these kits would sell better if they were distributed through hobby lobby stores that way they would be seen by more of an audience. As most local hobby shops are gone now. Unfortunately that is sometimes the only place people have left to fulfill their hobby needs 

[PappyD340]

Very nice build!

[Mike 1017]

Nice piece of Drag Racing history.

Mike

[dragsterguy]

On 12/5/2024 at 6:08 PM, M W Elky said:

Great looking early slingshot.l really like the early dragsters. I’m really mad at myself for not stocking up on this revell master piece as I talked to the revell representative at the NNL east about a reissue, and he informed me that it didn’t sell up to expectations the first time out . So I got a hard no . In my opinion some of these kits would sell better if they were distributed through hobby lobby stores that way they would be seen by more of an audience. As most local hobby shops are gone now. Unfortunately that is sometimes the only place people have left to fulfill their hobby needs 

Unfortunately Revell chose to replicate the Sizzler early 60's kit, not replicate an accurate early 60's dragster. it was not fish or fowl. The out of scale bad Hemi in this kit matched the original  Sizzler all right! Yes people are / were nostalgic for the Sizzler kit, but that didn't mean they wanted all the poor things of the original reproduced. The "bantam" body was about 2/3 the right size, the Chrysler was terrible, everything else was Ok but I can't imagine why Revell thought their target buyers ( early dragster guys) would 'not want the most authentic car possible....like the old, SWC,,  Tony Nancy, ivo and Thompson Revell kits were. I see you borrowed some items for a better build! It really looks the part! I really like lower class cars like this, in triality. You actually did the work Revell didn't!

 That being said, i have 4 Slingster kits and a million parts kits, plus the Atlantis kits. There were few blown, nitro cars compared to the total I'd guess hundreds of unblown diggers in those days! The backbone of hot car racing! Ya know, if I live to be 200 i can build all the kits i've stashed!

[Zippi]

Nice looking Drag car Walter.

[Straightliner59]

Cool looking little digger, Walt! 

[Nitro330]

Very cool build!  Captures the essence of the era perfectly.  Love the simplicity of the early FE dragsters!

[Wild Child]

Cool Digger, love the nostalgic dragsters.  Great vintage look.

[slusher]

Very nice dragster!

[6bblbird]

Thanks for the kind replies!

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great build. Pretty paint and nice detailing.