Shelly Anderson's wild Dragster

[Wild Child]

This is Shelly Anderson's wild dragster (1998), part of my Evolution of the Dragster collection.  The body has been cleaned up a little, sprayed in correct colors and buffed to a nice finish.  The dual distributer Hemi is highly detailed.  This was one of her most popular rails.  The 3 car shot includes my mid '50's dragster and the Ramchargers mid 60's car to illustrate what a radical change  roughly 40 years makes.  

As a side note, the wrap around decals on this dragster can give you fits.  Once again, they get brittle with age and want to crack like  crazy.  But patience will pay off,...along with a little touch up.

[M W Elky]

That’s a fantastic build plus you really nailed the evolution of the rail job . I feel the modeling world could use a new tool 2025 top fuel dragster 

[Dragline]

Nice to see a semi "modern" car for a change. And what a beauty it is.

I had to edit this when I realized I used the word Modern.

 

Edited June 17 by Dragline

[Model Guy]

Love the detailed  hemi  !

[jlucky]

Very nice work! Always great to see a fellow dragster builder. Love the dragster comparison. 

[Wild Child]

54 minutes ago, jlucky said:

Very nice work! Always great to see a fellow dragster builder. Love the dragster comparison. 

Thanks guys.

Jerry, I have a small set of Dragsters showing every 5 or so years from (and including) the very first Dragster.  It makes a cool set, but would take a bit of time to shoot and post all 6 or 7.  If there is enough interest though, I could do it.

[Wild Child]

19 hours ago, M W Elky said:

That’s a fantastic build plus you really nailed the evolution of the rail job . I feel the modeling world could use a new tool 2025 top fuel dragster 

Mike, you are right.  Due for a nice rail, and a couple Funny Cars.

[Dragline]

We need both an AA/FC and AA/FD. It's been how long since the Bud King fuel rail came out?

Edited June 17 by Dragline

[Wild Child]

32 minutes ago, Dragline said:

We need both an AA/FC and AA/FD. It's been how long since the Bud King fuel rail came out?

I forgot about that rail.  Yeah, new cars would be nice. Most companies seem to want to re-do current kits with new box art vs new cars. Costs just keep going up.  If you do one car, maybe two, a year...it's ok.  But if you like to build more, this stuff starts getting expensive,  Pretty soon, a new kit will approach $45-50.  I do not know how young kids can even do these anymore.  With WAY less kits being sold because of this pricing, there will be way less on the second hand market.  I see less cars in the future....one time I hope I am wrong.  Cool Rail though..."BUD" (lol).

[TonyK]

Very nice looking model and great engine detail.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

Grreat looking dragster!

[Force]

On 6/17/2025 at 10:33 PM, Dragline said:

We need both an AA/FC and AA/FD. It's been how long since the Bud King fuel rail came out?

The Budweiser King and ARMY dragsters was the last Top Fuel dragsters from Revell and they came 2002.

[Dragline]

So it's been a while. What brought this drought about. n the first place. I am certain those kits sold well for Revell.