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Post by scurvy on Jul 14, 2007 13:09:47 GMT -6
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Post by ramone on Jul 14, 2007 13:23:11 GMT -6
This must be the coolest build i've seen in my life, EVER!!!!!!!
I've got no words, just AWESOME!!!!!
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Post by rickg on Jul 14, 2007 13:34:50 GMT -6
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Post by chief on Jul 14, 2007 14:57:05 GMT -6
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Post by fredmellini on Jul 14, 2007 15:25:31 GMT -6
Standing Ovation Scurvy!!!!!!....................Great, Great...........I love it!!!!...................Is that lettering done by hand? or is it decal??
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Post by scurvy on Jul 14, 2007 16:36:18 GMT -6
All lettering by hand. I wanted it to have a more "imperfect" look.
Thanks guys! It's been fun bringing this thing into being.
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Post by Starry Eyes on Jul 14, 2007 17:17:03 GMT -6
Hey scurve .. it took me a minute to reply because I had to pick my jaw up off the floor .. also I wanted to make sure you had my mailling address to send the car to ....lol... ;D Excellent job buddy !!!
-Chuck-
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Post by TheMadModeler on Jul 14, 2007 18:18:52 GMT -6
Very Nice job.. One of a kind... I'd bet it shows up in a magazine.
BiLL..
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Post by davea on Jul 14, 2007 18:19:08 GMT -6
It's about time you finished that thing! You teased us to death with it! Honestly, that's one of the most original ideas I've seen, it's fantastic, I love it!
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Post by zeppy1320 on Jul 14, 2007 19:09:08 GMT -6
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Post by Paul B. Canney on Jul 14, 2007 19:37:45 GMT -6
Thats just the buckin falls!
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Post by Tory on Jul 14, 2007 20:11:23 GMT -6
Very, very, VERY COOL!  Great concept and execution! Definitely one of the most original rails I've ever seen. Nothing but net Scurvy! |
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Post by Tim Nolan on Jul 14, 2007 20:13:03 GMT -6
It's a great original build Dave. Truly amazing, and some of your best work yet. I was anxious to see this thing finished, and you didn't let us down. Congratulations on a fantastic job. (I think you should hang on to this one dude.....) |
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Post by Honest Charlie on Jul 14, 2007 20:24:26 GMT -6
Dave, this is one of the most fantastic builds ever.
It looks so real here.... 
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Post by metalburner on Jul 14, 2007 20:25:27 GMT -6
sick.sick.sick.
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Post by vwcamperman on Jul 15, 2007 8:00:42 GMT -6
Awesome Dave, just plain Awesome!  |
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Post by Dr. Kerry on Jul 15, 2007 8:38:03 GMT -6
Holy rails Batman!!! That is totally flippin' KOOL!!!!
Not to mention just a little bit SA-WEET!!!!!
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Post by gwangiboy on Jul 15, 2007 10:25:12 GMT -6
I keep looking at it, and you can hardly tell its not real ... the detail work is like nothing I've seen before! Incredible job!! |
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Post by BigDave on Jul 15, 2007 11:40:51 GMT -6
I just saw it in person. Its awsome!!!!!!!
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Post by scurvy on Jul 15, 2007 19:22:16 GMT -6
Thanks, guys! The other cars in the Vintage Drag class were really over the top, detail- and paint-wise. What I'm trying to say is that neither I nor Jeff placed. Still had a great time, and Scuzzo, Jeff and I did all manage to take home trophies in other classes.
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Post by rickg on Jul 15, 2007 19:59:40 GMT -6
How Much more "Over The Top" can youy get...than Your Rail Dave !!!  ?....What the Hell was entered in that contest !!!...I'd love to see pics of Those !!! |
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Post by Wardster on Jul 15, 2007 21:16:24 GMT -6
Please discuss among yourselves and ask questions... ;D Questions it is, then.  I missed the beginning of this project. Where would I go, to catch up on the whole project? (Then after reading all of that, I'll likely have more specific questions!) For right now I'd love to know what inspired it, and any kits involved in its creation ... that sort of stuff. Oh, and ... coolness!!!  |
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Post by scurvy on Jul 15, 2007 22:05:34 GMT -6
I think I started this car back during the time of the OLD Coffin Corner.
I had started gathering parts for a Jawbreaker that I'd already modified the body on when I picked up this Gunze Messerschmitt as a bagged kit for something like $3.00. As I looked at my newly acquired minicar, it struck me that I could fit it around the back of the Jawbreaker's chassis, and my project took a serious turn into weirdsville.
The next strange curve was rounded when I decided that the Hemi from the Jawbreaker just wasn't the right mill for the job... but what was? Inspiration struck, and I pulled out two Red Baron six cylinders, cut the crankcases of both blocks and siamesed them together, making my own V-12. On the front, I added a Paxton blower from the '57 Ford, fed through Hilborn injectors modified from pieces in an MPC flip-nose Vette into the plenum from the AMT '41 Ford Woody Street Rod and then into the main plemums I built from square brass tubing. I ran hard oil lines from the block to lubricate the upper cylinders/heads and wired the crank-mounted magneto to the tops of each cylinder. Exhaust stacks are aluminum tubing washed with burned metal to tone down the sheen.
The frame was given alternate mist coats of Floquil Roof Brown and Tamiya Light Gunmetal, then drybrushed with Model Master Rust on the joints before i washed the whole assembly with the Rust-All system. The body was given a coat of Roof Brown, then treated with the Rust-All system on body seams and where I'd removed the fenders (little mounting holes drilled around the edges). When that was dry, I "masked" these areas with moistened sea salt, let that dry, and then painted the entire body with a coat of Model Masters Light Ivory. More washes and weathering followed. All lettering and graphics were hand-applied.
Front wheels and tires came from West Coast Choppers diecast motorcycles. The rear tires were Tamiya F1 items while the wheels are Monogram Stinger centers in Detail Master machined aluminum hoops. Steering is via a Groovy Grader "wheel" and the tach and five-point harnesses are also Detail Master items. The stock rear Messerschmitt suspension and rolling stock does duty as a wheelie bar.
I think that pretty well covers it... I'm sure there are a few things I've forgotten, but that covers the high points.
Dave
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Post by johnverkerk on Jul 16, 2007 5:13:06 GMT -6
Holy schitt Dave!!!, that has a cool factor of 100 out of 100, the wait was worth it,, not much more i can add that already has not been said.
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Post by Bert on Jul 16, 2007 6:55:11 GMT -6
It's Bad Ass! It turned out super! Awsome build there Scurv'
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Post by ShowRodFreak Don V. on Jul 16, 2007 9:57:38 GMT -6
Ok !!!! step away from the glue Dave.....thats just too awesome. LOL
LOVE IT.
oneyed
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2007 14:05:29 GMT -6
Scurv, ya been working this one for a while now. You can be proud that you did an outstanding job. When I first saw your idea I didnt think id like it, but it shaped up quite nicely. Hats off to you my friend.
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Post by chief on Jul 16, 2007 14:21:12 GMT -6
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Post by hobbybobby on Jul 17, 2007 2:40:12 GMT -6
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Post by hizootdklown on Jul 17, 2007 12:39:57 GMT -6
Dave,
I did find out some info. about the contest & the " vintage drag " class. Turns out a judge approached me stortly after it ended & mentioned he like our builds. Turns out that class was just too tough to tame, a real cluster fok if you understand & you do...!
Soooo they had only one choice & that was to score reproductions of real race cars & or documentations (photos) of scrathbuilding the model... Naturally, Ron Ramsey's had both & won the class but top places where reproductions.
Hizoot ;D
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?....What the Hell was entered in that contest 
