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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on May 28, 2022 18:18:18 GMT -5
I've been commenting for a while and thought I should post something of mine. I packed up my shop back in the fall of 2021 as part of our move. Once we moved the plan was to remodel our new house and create a hobby space for me. The remodel is not going as well as planned and so I won't have a space until late fall or early winter of 2022. I can fiddle a bit as long as it only involves a sprue cutter, Xacto knife, glue and sanding sticks. I have trouble completing my builds, but have found if I build around a theme I get more kits finished. This is the first of my AMT Double Dragster posts. I loved the kit as a kid and have enjoyed it just as much now. There are some issues with it. The tubing is too large to my eye, the Vertex magneto has the wires out of the side instead of the front (or back as the case may be) and the tires in some of the variants aren't really correct for the period, but all in all it captures that late 50s, early 60s period really well. Here's Double Dragster - Orange rail. The wheels and tires have been swapped out from my parts box. The color is Testors Fiery Orange. The plug wires and the fuel lines are wire wrap wire, a little small for fuel and a little large for wiring but close enough for me. The body halves have been glued together and then I cut out the bottom and attached it as a pan. It gives a cleaner look and is more like it would have been done in the day. The engine is the Fiat hemi variation. I cut away the back of the body to give that simpler look of the era. I didn't like the size of the tubing that supported the fuel tank so I crafted a new one out of Evergreen. I loved these kits back in the 60s when they came out and I still think they're great. Thanks for looking.
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Post by chepp on May 28, 2022 19:36:04 GMT -5
It's great to see that you've gotten back to the bench even if it's a temporary one. I, too, had the Double Dragster kit as a kid in the early '60s. Your mods to the rail version have greatly improved it and the flakey orange color is perfect. Seeing it inspired me to tune in Wolfman Jack (well, actually, his old syndicated shows on www.rezradio.fm/ (4-8 p.m. PDT Saturdays, 6-7 p.m. PDT Tuesday-Friday) for more '60s vibes. As a kid I liked the Fiat coupe but the rail versions were hopelessly outdated even when the kit was first produced. Now, though, the rails are truly TRAKable but I still like your version better.
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Post by randfink on May 29, 2022 7:58:25 GMT -5
While all 3 of your double dragsters are great, this one truly flips my switch. Outstanding!!!
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on May 29, 2022 10:42:31 GMT -5
Thanks Charley and Randy.
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