Doctordarryl Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Here is my latest model build. I used the Revell Attempt One kit along with a Pontiac V8 from an AMT (Blueprinter) parts pack (which has just been re-released). One can still find the Attempt One kit on-line and even in some hobby stores (I just bought another one a week ago from a local hobby store). Great kit to have in your stash since it can be a basis for many 60s era dragsters using a Dragmaster chassis. I am in the middle of a build of the original Mooneyes dragster using this kit and a Revell 283 parts pack engine. The July 2012 issue of Hot Rod Deluxe has an article and photo spread on the original Mooneyes dragster, not the copy that currently resides in the Garlits' Drag Race Museum (there are subtle differences). I modified the kit's chassis to match pictures of the real car which had a single roll bar instead of the kit's double roll bar. I airbrushed the inner body panels with Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal. I airbrushed the outer body panel surfaces and chassis with Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue. I custom made the decals. I used the heads and valve covers from the Attempt One kit along with a blower, injectors, and scoop from a Revell 41 Willys kit. The headers were modified items from the AMT parts pack. All chrome was redone with Alclad II Chrome over Model Master Classic Black. I used the rear wheels, slicks, and front tires from AMT parts packs. I added wheel studs and lug nuts to the rear wheels. The blower pulleys and belt were from an AMT Hemisphere kit. The Moon tank was from Detail Master. The Hilborn fuel pump was from Scale Auto Details. The engine was wired and plumbed. I scratch built the magneto from polished K&S aluminum tubing with a cap from Morgan Automotive Details and a decal from Scale Auto Details.
Snake45 Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Absolutely fabulous! I didn't realize he'd also run the thing with a V8 and without the body! That's what my Attempt 1 kit wants to be when it grows up!
MikeBoyle Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Beautiful build. Love the little details, especially the rag in the injector scoop!
TooOld Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Excellent work , one of the nicest I've seen !
Maxicoop Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 awesome lookin' rail from yesteryear !!!!!!
OldTimer50707 Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Fantastic looking dragster. I like the old time dragsters.
Krazy Rick Posted September 14, 2014 Posted September 14, 2014 Great job on this Darryl - all your effort paid off
Doctordarryl Posted September 15, 2014 Author Posted September 15, 2014 Absolutely fabulous! I didn't realize he'd also run the thing with a V8 and without the body! That's what my Attempt 1 kit wants to be when it grows up! See Lou Hart's book "Slingshot Dragsters of the 1960s Photo Archive" for pictures of both dragsters at the 1961 NHRA Nationals. Mickey entered two dragsters; one with the Tempest slant-4 cylinder (and a double roll bar) and one with a blown Pontiac V8 (with a single roll bar hoop) on p. 10 and 11. The Attempt One was first a dragster and second a land speed record car.
Snake45 Posted September 15, 2014 Posted September 15, 2014 Thanks for the clarification/information, Darryl. I spent a certain amount of time google-imaging for it yesterday, no joy. But I decided that your model is so cool that I wouldn't even care if it WAS a "phantom." It just perfectly captures the look of the very early '60s cutting edge rails.
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