Slightly revised Monogram Firebolt salt racer.

[Alan Barton]

I have one of these kits still sealed in the shrink wrap but when my friend Tom from Pennsylvania sent me a gently gluebombed example I decided I had to rescue it!

After doing a bunch of complex builds this year I needed to do something simple.  The temptation to super detail the model was huge but I held firm and just added a few visual tricks to wrap it up.  I didn't like the open hole in the top of the fin so I added an extended radar dome thingie with two protective covers from the probes off a multi meter. It also needed a jet motor so I fabricated an exhaust cone using the compression fitting from a garden hose and a piece of an old rusty cake icing tool! Finally I cut away the sides of the interior to put a fit a slightly undersized driver albeit substantially larger and more to scale than the one that came with the model.

Comments and critiques welcome.

Cheers

Alan

[ColonelKrypton]

Very cool.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[Lobo2me]

Ingenious. Bravo. Love the garden hose mixer nozzle and the guys looking on. Let her rip!

[Zen]

Too cool, awesome scratch building skills.

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Alan!

Reminds me great childhood souvenirs. I bought one at the local 5 & Dime. Nostalgia!

CT

[Dave Van]

COOL!! I always thought that kit had potential. 

[stavanzer]

Awesome Build! Great ideas on the build!

 

Good Show.

[ChrisR]

Nice!

[Misha]

Well done Alan, you’ve turned a somewhat mediocre kit into an eye catcher, especially the photo of the rear. Your SCTA timing booth is of interest, perhaps a photo or two?

It was a pleasure to meet Ute and yourself this past summer. Your travels through Canada and the US have been celebrated by our club, 17,000 kilometres in a rental!

Cheers Misha

[Mike 1017]

Great build. This would be a fantastic slot car

[Phildaupho]

Great looking salt racer and I especially like the photos.