Galaxie Limited Dragsters, Boy Was I Wrong.

[Greg Myers]

I got pretty excited when they came out with this kit. Yeah, I know it was quite awhile ago.

Then they gave us this long lost kit.

That got me thinking, what's next? Well what was left ?

[Greg Myers]

Close, but no cigar.

[Draggon]

What's wrong with the Slingster besides the front wheels and tires?

[slusher]

The old Monogram box art looks so good. I love the first one the best..

[cobraman]

I like that kit. simple to build and looks good when done. I felt younger when I built mine as it reminded me of when I built the first release many years ago. Just one guys opinion.

[Snake45]

Isn't the "Slingshot" pretty much a copy of one of Don Garlits' early cars?

And is it oversized? I think I've read that it's closer to 1/20 than 1/24. I know their old hot rod '32 Ford is oversized.

[southpier]

it's a level 2 kit; requires glue & paint.

[unclescott58]

I have the new Slingster and the Long John. And I like them both. The Long John is very simple. Low number of parts. And I'm sure it's too big for 1/24th scale. But, it's a fun blast from the past. With the new Slingster I've got nothing to complain about. I think it's a great kit. I even like the wheels and tires.

Scott

[johnbuzzed]

I want to know more about the "Chrysler Dummy Engine". Is that anything like a Hemi?

[Daddyfink]

Isn't the "Slingshot" pretty much a copy of one of Don Garlits' early cars?

And is it oversized? I think I've read that it's closer to 1/20 than 1/24. I know their old hot rod '32 Ford is oversized.

No, it is based or looks like, the Cook and Bedwell dragster

[Greg Myers]

I know their old hot rod '32 Ford is oversized.

[High octane]

If you check out some of the old drag racing photos, you will see how much the Monogram Slingshot and Long John dragsters look like them. And as stated above, the Slingshot is like the Cook & Bedwell dragster.

[Brett Barrow]

What's wrong with the Slingster besides the front wheels and tires?

Who knows? I think he's the only one disappointed that it's not the original. At least the new one is to scale, the old one is closer to 1/20th.

photo credit Tim Boyd's Fotki:

Edited September 12, 2014 by Brett Barrow

[Greg Myers]

The first two posters like it. "Closer to scale" ? is there a "Correct" scale ?

[unclescott58]

The first two posters like it. "Closer to scale" ? is there a "Correct" scale ?

In the case of Monogram, 1/24th. Which the new Sizzler/Slingster is.

Scott

[PeeBee]

You'll notice that on the early, original boxes displayed above there is no scale called out. Could it be that they were "box" scale?

Box scale is a term I've often heard used among aviation modelers but I don't think I've ever heard car guys refer to it. The story goes that back in the day the manufacturers based the "scale" of their models on what they could fit into the boxes they kept in their inventory. Apparently they procured large quantities of boxes that were all the same size in order to keep costs down. Thus, kits were scaled up, or down, based on what would fill, or fit inside, the box. I imagine that a low-parts-count smallish subject would be built to a larger scale in order to fill the box so that customers didn't feel like they were getting gypped.

This may all be hogwash but it seems like a reasonable explanation for 1/76-1/78-ish scale Revell Ford Trimotors, or 1/40-1/43-ish scale Monogram Wright Flyers, etal, that were manufactured before the model companies were touting "...accurate, constant scale...." and putting those numbers on the boxes.

PB.