traditional Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) I'm having a lot of fun photographing some of my really old models and these were todays photo project. A/MR was a '50s/early '60s NHRA class of racecar that was basically a dragster with some sort of roadster body covering the driver's area, and in the mid '60s the class became combined with the 'competition coupe/sedan' class and became simply 'Modified' class. These two models were completed circa 1980 (time really flies!) using the Lindberg 'double dragster' and a Monogram 'big deuce' as starting material. The dragster frame was modified and a 'blown' Pontiac used instead of the unusual double Ford 'Y-blocks'. The 'modified roadster' body (fits right over the dragster body) is modified from a Big'T' kit and the Chevy motor in the Deuce is also modified from that kit. The Deuce's wire wheels and wide whites are from a Lindberg 1/8 Model 'T' hotrod kit from that same era. The flames on both vehicles were masked and sprayed in lacquer with clear topcoat, and the white outlines and other pinstripes were all done by hand. Lettering was by letraset. Although, now-a-days, I'd probably add a lot more detail to models like these, I'm quite happy to leave these models exactly as they were built 30+ years ago. Again, thanks to being kept in a dust-free display case, the models have withstood the passing of time nicely and I'm still proud to display them in my 'model room'.. Edited March 8, 2012 by traditional
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comp1839 Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 WOW! 30 years and still looking strong. that is some really clean work! VERY nice!
W-409 Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Wow, great combination. That Hot Rod looks very Old School, and so does that Dragster too. Detailing is incredible. I really like them both, paintjobs are very nice.
old-hermit Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Very nice, clean builds and some cool mods on the rail. Especially for 30 years old. Can you tell me how you modified the frame on the rail to get the dip in front of the engine.
Prostreet Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Beautiful models, 30 years ago. That's amazing, looks like they were built yesterday.
1930fordpickup Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 What can you say about work that holds up well for this long ? Awesome !!
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