magicmustang Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Well, here's another one I salvaged from the Ebay graveyard. It was a built attempt at the 1970 Flying Dutchman's Charger III funny car. I disassembled it and stripped the paint. Using photos from the internet I started to rebuild, added the green lacquer but what really saved it was the after market decals. Let me know what you think. Edited May 17, 2015 by magicmustang
vintagedragcrazy Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 very nice great save of a hard to find kit !!!!!!!! vince
magicmustang Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks Vince. I have been inspired by all of you posts of your drag related builds. We share a lot of the same interests. Gerald
Nitrozilla Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Great build. I've used the SMBC decals before. Luv 'em.
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Nice work. Never realized there was a real car. I always thought that mpc was taking advantage of the funny car craze.
vintagedragcrazy Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks Vince. I have been inspired by all of you posts of your drag related builds. We share a lot of the same interests. Gerald hey gerald do you belong to vintage drag models board lots of great builds over there and some real good guys i believe several belong here also. thank you for the nice words on my builds and your right i think we do share some interests. vince
magicmustang Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 Yep, I found several pics and articles about the real car on the internet. The SMBC decals were a great improvement. I really like how the full taillight tuned out, I used a red Sharpie. Gerald
vintagercr Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Great build! I need to get mine out of the box and start on it
Daddyfink Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 Very nice save! That is on my to do list as I have a resin copy of the body and chassis parts. I have always been puzzled as to why he painted the entire engine red?
funhouse1 Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 Any reissue possibility for this kit? Great save BTW...
magicmustang Posted December 30, 2014 Author Posted December 30, 2014 Yep, all red engine, low Charger III body, I think he almost had to lay down to fit in it. Al Vanderwoude must have walked to a drummer most funny car owners couldn't hear.
gasser59 Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Nice one Gerald. Great save. Glad you resurrected it.
Speedfreak Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 Nice save Gerald, that red Sharpie work on the rear end is awsome! Speed City Resin makes a trans kit for this car, looks very nice.
gtx6970 Posted January 1, 2015 Posted January 1, 2015 for those that have used it,,what do you use for the ft windshield on the speed city resin body? looks like it has some serious compound curves to make one from scratch
hambone Posted August 1, 2016 Posted August 1, 2016 Simply OUTSTANDING Gerald! You are right, the roll cage assembly was basically a "laydown" position, a low bow with 2 forward lateral supports(would NEVER make it past tech today). And yes, an all red Hemi. I still have the body from my Flying Dutchman Charger III model of decades past plus the original engine with the "Hemi 428" valve covers. Yes! It DOES say 428, believe it or not. They sit in my wooden model chest(top section, of course) waiting for me to get motivated to fab up the remainder parts needed.
hambone Posted September 21, 2016 Posted September 21, 2016 Gerald, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I have been looking for kits that I remembered had unique parts that I need for projects still to be started. Then I remembered your Charger III find on E-Bay so I thought I'd give it a shot. WOW! I found a JoHan M/T Mustang F/C model that has THE perfect chassis configuration for my Beach City Corvette F/C dream project PLUS a bunch of dirt cheap kits that I couldn't walk away from. My wife will shoot me when she sees all these come in the mail, but I'm simply a model junky and have been for 50+ years. Thanks again for the idea.
magicmustang Posted September 21, 2016 Author Posted September 21, 2016 Thomas, your welcome.That's what great about these forums, a wealth of information and ideas to keep us building and in debt.
hambone Posted November 15, 2016 Posted November 15, 2016 THIS JUST IN! I was mindlessly surfing Google when the Charger III funny car drifted into my thinking. Guess what I found??? A company called Speed City Resins has the BODY ONE PIECE AND WHEELBASE CORRECT! AND......they supply the lengthened chassis frame rails to match the body's wheelbase PLUS tin work, "laydown" roll bar, all body pieces and interior pan. Alas, no windshield, a real challenge to make one, but anything else needed can come from any of the Polar Lights 60's style funny car kits. It's $42.00 and well worth it. PLUS I ordered it last Friday and got it yesterday(Monday). Now THAT'S service! Check them out!
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