1/16th front engine dragster

[doomcrew]

I have been after one of these kits for ages as they are not easily available here in the UK.

i will be using Scale Repros Plus wheels and engine parts along with a few turned ally parts. the plate in the pic is from an old RC truck, this is being used as a jig as i put the chassis together. i stripped the chrome off the bell housing and most of the axle, these will be painted in metal colours and weathered.







thanks for looking.

steve

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Hi
Are you in the uk
We have just open a new model shop
We stock revell monogram amt mpc Ross Gibson scale engines
Scale parts ect please look us up on the web
crb models and hobbies

[koffinbuilder64]

Nice start there Steve! Can't wait for more!

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]Nice Start![/glow]
Good Wheel choice!
Have you checked out Competition Resins for 16th scale parts?
They have a good selection of tires, wheels & much more...

[doomcrew]

it makes a change for me to work in a larger scale, what puts me off is the lack of space, hopefully that will change soon.

tried to do some general research on this and other cars, and get some engine pics. although i'm not doing this as the charger, i do want to keep a sense of realism, hence the weathering on the motor. i relocated the magneto to its proper location and installed the scale repros blower pulleys. i did some lathe work on the driveshaft housing, brake discs/hubs and butterfies for the scale repros bug scoop. i will try and do as much scratchbuilding as i can on this to save cash, although i have seen a set of safty harnesses for this kit. hmmm...........










i have had a look at crb models, very interesting and i will be paying regular visits.

yep look at comp resins to, lots of great parts for me to use if i want. ;D

thanks for looking.

steve

[mrtc4w]

Sept 14, 2011 13:18:33 GMT -6 doomcrew said:

i relocated the magneto to its proper location
steve

Nice start! Where was the magneto before?

Marty
Marysville, OH

[doomcrew]

in the kit, it is located at the front and driven by the idler pulley. on the real motor, its on the rear.

[Paul B. Canney]

REAR magneto would make it a production origin 392 ci

[Starry Eyes]

Sept 14, 2011 19:11:12 GMT -6 Paul B. Canney said:

REAR magneto would make it a production origin 392 ci

a FirePower

classichemi.com/392hemi.shtml

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Lookin' good!

[doomcrew]

some more progress. i turned out a part to add to the belt guard/starter and detailed with etched bolts. i also used threaded bolts in various places which meant using a tap, this saves having to glue the bolts in. scratchbuilt the linkage for the scoop butterflies.












steve

[doomcrew]

got the ignition wires in. i did use the kit wires at first, but after looking at the results, i decided to change them for smaller diameter wire. also these sit better as the kit wire, erm... doesn't have any wire in them.





steve

[doomcrew]

more updates.............drilled out the holes for the wheel nuts and valves, and engine and rear axle in place.






steve

[doomcrew]

well its on its wheels, temporarily anyway. i originaly wanted to turn out a pair of hubs with the discs, but i found it alot easier just to do the disc and modify the hub. a threaded rod together with tin plated nuts (1mm) which were cut to size make up the studs and a pair of centre caps were turned. the gas was put inplace and enhanced with a turned cap. the front axle will be stripped of the chrome and redone in alclad.








steve

[doomcrew]

i now have the headers done. i was going to scratchbuild them but i found that with a bit of cleaning up, and a small bit of scratch and photoetched bolt heads, they came out pretty good. the heat bloom was airbrushed on together with the alclad and exhaust stain. i also drilled out and leveled the tips. i noticed that the real thing (on the box lid) has a line coming from the headers but i havent been able to locate where it goes.






thanks for looking.

steve

[Deleted]

That's some top notch work that you've put into this! It lookin' great.

[doomcrew]

started painting the body panels and worked a scheme for it. the colours will be white, red, dark pearl blue and a colour shifting blue. there will also be red and blue metalflake added, but only a little. the scheme will be reminiscent of a certain Bonneville race car.









steve

[doomcrew]

while i'm waiting for some paint and photo etched parts to arrive in the post, i thought i would get on and do some of the other parts for the dragster.













steve

[koffinbuilder64]

Lookin' good Steve!

[doomcrew]

some updates. i started painting the body panels, although i did have a slight problem with one of them when taking off the masking tape. but while the paint is curing, i got on with making the safety harness from Pro-Tech via Modelexpress along with the photo-etched throttle linkage. the belts are made from zinc oxide tape and painted red, not quite finished yet.






steve

[doomcrew]

more updates....got the paint scheme sorted with the transfers (decals) in place. the dark pearl blue was enhanced with crystal blue, which is a metalflake flip flop colour that changes to purple. the red is also enhanced with a metalflake red, both of which echo the blue and red scheme. next, clear coat.







steve

[doomcrew]

i now have the paint polished with some of the panels in place. i also turned out a fire extinguisher with scratchbuilt pewter mounts. this was to replace the out of shape kit version. i bought a base made from MDF, for the dragster to sit on. i will make a cover for it from sheet perspex.








steve

[doomcrew]

just a few little jobs left on this. made a new steering wheel from 1mm sheet aluminium. attatched photo etched screws to the cockpit cover, (which refuses to sit properly :-( might investigate that later.). turned out a pair of tyre valves for the rear rims and a pair of retainers for the front wheels.




check the other pics in the completed section. thanks for looking.

steve