"Mantis" AA/AFD

[skymnky721]

Hi all,,just got back from the NNL #9 in Mtr city area,{ I reside about 7 miles from the show site} anyways,,,it was a great show,,all in all. Some amazing stuff on the contest tables. Heres my little buggy I entered for the tables. It was a AMT bantam blast kit,,but the frame grew a bit in length,,and it grew a few more wings,,and somewhere along the way,,it got an injected Boss 429 tossed in there.instead of the Hemi. So much for convention. At any rate,,I also made a few vids of the show,,so happy building,,and happy holidays!

[PappyD340]

AWESOME rig Scott, looks great, love the detail!!

[skymnky721]

Thanks Pappy,,I didnt have the correct front end section for the 429,,so I had to use a nascar belt/pully setup,,and decided to put radiator in as well. Almost as if the guy pulled a 429 boss out of a mustang,,and put it in the dragster. The Car hauler is the AMT Ford C-600 Stake truck,,with a car hauler platform on back. Scratch built tire rack. The x-tra wings on the dragster body are exsaust tips from Revell 1/12h choppers. {circa 1968-74} A friend of mine has a Boss 429 {Real one} on a stand in his garage,gettin it ready to go in a 67 fastback 1:1 car. Milan Dragway soon after. maybe he'll let me drive it? lol {dont think so} Anyways ,,thanks for looking and the kind words,,happy holidays. S

Edited November 26, 2013 by skymnky721

[cobraman]

Very, very cool !

[skymnky721]

Thanks Cobra,,I tried to challenge myself to do something totally different than anything Ive done before. " To boldly go where no tube of glue has gone before" lol. Thanks for the kind words

[slusher]

Thats a great build and amazing detail...

[Chuck Most]

One more reason I wish I'd made it to the Detroit NNL this year...

[Chris White]

very cool

[skymnky721]

Thanks you all,,you guys have great stuff on here also. The guy who inspired this build is Dave Crane,,hes built + raced AA/AFD since the 50's 60' I tried to post a vid of his shop + collection,,but the link didnt work,,but I do have 4 vids of his place. Thanks for looking,,+ Comments. Happy Holidays

[Davewilly]

Very Cool!

[Danno]

Nice.