gowjobs Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 This is my second attempt at an LSR streamliner, so I thought I'd continue with the "Saline Solution" name. This one will be a curbside build - haven't decided whether to add cockpit detail, or just blank out the canopy. I think this little streamliner would look good on a trailer behind a '60s Chevy pickup, don't you? It's made from three (so far) of the old Hawk 1/32 LSR kits. With better planning I could have done it with two, but I only had the Bonnie Buggy and the Alky-Saltzer when I started this project a couple of years back. Recently, we used the Turbo-Go (the yellow one in the pic) version in a club speed-building night, after which we decorated them with sharpies and coasted them down a ramp and across the hardwood floor to compete for distance. In this pic, you can see how I cut up two bodies to make my more wedge-shaped version: The scoop from the front of the Turbo-Go will become the drag chute shroud on the back of my finished model. Lots of possibilities in these inexpensive little kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowjobs Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 The shape looks a little more cohesive with a coat of primer on it: Still needs more sanding, filling and panels added to the rear to close it up around the chute nacelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randfink Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Man, that is SLIPPERY lookin'!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowjobs Posted March 22, 2007 Author Share Posted March 22, 2007 Now even more slippery looking: Shot the pics before the fresh primer dried so you could see how the light reflects off all those curves. Still have more sanding and some pinholes to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Super! Super! Super! Now you'll have to build a replica of the Pierson Brothers 36 Ford as a pusher car! I also noticed the excellent book the model is resting on- what a great research source! Can't wait to see more pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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