Technically accurate totally incorrect 4x4 top fuel dragster

[Russell C]

Stumbling upon "Cobraman's" 8 wheel top fuel dragster just recently, it reminded me that I needed to dig out a TFD of my own that I built back in 1998. It's not a model type that I'd normally build, but I knew the upcoming contest that summer by the White Mountain Plastic Modelers had a special theme category of "build us a 4x4", but they never specified what kind of 4x4. Knowing that one of the Albuquerque Model Car Clubs's regular attendees at the contest was Big John Pattison, famous for all his drag racing models, I thought I'd do up some fictional main sponsor decals and put them on something that was a cross between Revell's Pennzoil TFD and an AMT Snake Bite monster truck, just to mess with his mind.





Ferrari decal on the nose, of course. If I remember right, the front driveshaft scales out to around 16 feet in length. Midship bearing? Naw, just extra spinning mass to slow a guy down. Who needs that?

Oh, wait. How many cylinders does the engine have?



Well, not 8 anymore. Such an alteration would leave an unsightly forward gap on the head, and we can't have that. Just turn the magnetos 90°, that'll solve the problem.

It was quite a load of fun filling in the details for the driver's area and the engine, despite not knowing exactly what I was replicating in various spots. If anyone complains that the oscillation overthruster is missing its fuse link harness or something like that, all I have to do is say this is a top fuel monster truck dragster.

Edited April 29, 2020 by Russell C
fixed busted photo links

[Dragfreak]

Very cool, something I never would have thought about doing!

Edited April 16, 2014 by Dragfreak

[cobraman]

And they said mine was strange ! : ) I like it !

[AZ Boy]

Way cool!

[Mister Twister]

Off the chain......That is a very unique beauty!!

[BLOODBANE]

Nice build. Way to really go outside the box. Im trying to build a Ice T mud dragster so I can relate where you are coming from....

[am73grand]

That's pretty cool!

[Danno]

Very cool, Russell. And I know Big John loved it!

[John Teresi]

Russell…….SUPER cool…….Love it!!!!

[GoatGuy]

Very different. Excellent job.

[Sixgunner68]

I'm confused...which part of this is incorrect?

[PappyD340]

WOW, a 3000 HP mud slinger, how COOL is that?

[BIG NICKY]

that is awesome

[majel]

That is a very cool dragster and would be a very scary ride!! Great job!

[OldTimer50707]

That is awesome.

[D. Battista]

Very different... indeed !

Nice work..!

[FASTBACK340]

That's a very odd vehicle done VERY well! Nice clean build and detailing.

[Ace-Garageguy]

If anyone complains that the oscillation overthruster is missing its fuse link harness...

Man, I was JUST thinking that...and you hardly ever see V7 engines anymore.

Seriously, great looking fantasy drag machine...

Edited April 19, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy

[Danno]

Russell was Ira-cool before Ira-cool was cool.

[David G.]

Wildly over the top- cool!

David G.