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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 12, 2024 14:17:18 GMT -4
The Flying Dutchman F/C A mint kit from my stash, but the decals were iffy. I had to replace all the tires- the fronts were dried out, stiff and even somewhat brittle- don't see that very often; the slicks were a little deformed. Glass was ok. The multi-piece body was a P.I.A., a lot of filling and sanding like I was making an AWB conversion! Redid the blower scoop with Revell Chrome spray. In different pictures the 1:1 seems like either a shade of green or blue, I don't know if that's lighting or actually different paint during it's racing life. The MPC model boxart looks like something inbetween, so I went for both trying to emulate the 1:1 car and doing a close to boxart build. Paint is a silver base, then a mixture of Tamiya Light Pearl Blue and Pearl Green, Wet Look clear. I used what I could of the original decals that didn't fall apart, and some replacement decals (that didn't come with every one needed) and some of the same sponsor, but Slixx decals. I used only one substitute sponsor, so that was good. The white stripe decals were no good, so those I did with Tamiya Pure White paint. Tail light done with Sharpies. It's about as close as I can come to boxart and replica. I think it's just such a cool car, that I HAD to get around to building one. Comments welcome!              |
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Post by BRITBOY on Mar 13, 2024 3:11:52 GMT -4
Now that's a great looking drag car! And a sharp build of a super rare kit! And some excellent work on hiding the bodywork seams! Can you tell I love it?
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Post by Sammy the ace on Mar 13, 2024 6:00:14 GMT -4
Dave l am loving this build
First your body and paint turned out great ( love that colour)
And l really have never seen one of these built
ANd a really nice finish on engine and chassis
Was this a real funnycar l thought had seen a picture of in some magazine
Or is old age creeping up on me
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 13, 2024 10:08:03 GMT -4
Now that's a great looking drag car! And a sharp build of a super rare kit! And some excellent work on hiding the bodywork seams! Can you tell I love it? Thanks Harley, glad you like it! It's one I've looked forward to building for a long time- also the Charger lll, the non-drag car version...sometime. |
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 13, 2024 10:11:10 GMT -4
Dave l am loving this build First your body and paint turned out great ( love that colour) And l really have never seen one of these built ANd a really nice finish on engine and chassis Was this a real funnycar l thought had seen a picture of in some magazine Or is old age creeping up on me Thanks Joe! I think the paint is pretty close to the boxart. It was in fact a real funny car, something very different! |
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Post by BRITBOY on Mar 14, 2024 3:28:23 GMT -4
I'm confused. I thought Funny Car body's had to be based, albeit loosely, around a production car but I'd have to squint really hard to see something from Detroit in that shape. A Corvette perhaps? Anyone know what the story here is?
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Post by ssdave on Mar 14, 2024 10:42:38 GMT -4
Turned out great. I haven't seen many of these finished. Very cool.
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 14, 2024 13:41:14 GMT -4
Turned out great. I haven't seen many of these finished. Very cool. Thanks Dave, glad you like it! I'm particularly happy about the paint, I think I got it fairly close to both the 1:1 and the boxart. The only two others I've ever seen built were just plain blue or green, not even close. |
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 14, 2024 13:55:58 GMT -4
I'm confused. I thought Funny Car body's had to be based, albeit loosely, around a production car but I'd have to squint really hard to see something from Detroit in that shape. A Corvette perhaps? Anyone know what the story here is? I know the story well. Dodge built the Charger lll in '68 as a concept car for the Chicago Auto Show (see pic). Three bodies were built- one painted gold/yellow, another red, and the third with no livery. The first two were eventually crushed (for shame!) and the last acquired by Al Vander Woude and turned into the funny car. Concept car At the Auto Show Publicity photo The Flying Dutchman Funny Car MPC did both the funny car, which I just built, and the concept car, which I will get around to building sometime- it's on the to-do list! |
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Post by BRITBOY on Mar 15, 2024 3:45:54 GMT -4
Thanks for the history lesson Dave. It still seems an odd choice to base a race car around a concept shell but, as I said in my first post, it did make for a great looking race car!
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Post by Sammy the ace on Mar 15, 2024 21:31:53 GMT -4
Hey Dave if ever get around to building the concept car maybe you could build a drag team
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 16, 2024 1:29:32 GMT -4
Hey Dave if ever get around to building the concept car maybe you could build a drag team That's a GREAT idea, Joe! Never thought of that. I've got a spare trailer. I'm gonna do just that, and you're getting credit for the idea. Won't be for a bit, I've got several builds on the table right now. Thanks for the suggestion! |
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Post by BRITBOY on Mar 16, 2024 3:28:12 GMT -4
Hey Dave if ever get around to building the concept car maybe you could build a drag team That's a GREAT idea, Joe! Never thought of that. I've got a spare trailer. I'm gonna do just that, and you're getting credit for the idea. Won't be for a bit, I've got several builds on the table right now. Thanks for the suggestion! |
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Post by DAVE "THE DUKE" ARMSTRONG on Mar 16, 2024 14:11:52 GMT -4
That's a GREAT idea, Joe! Never thought of that. I've got a spare trailer. I'm gonna do just that, and you're getting credit for the idea. Won't be for a bit, I've got several builds on the table right now. Thanks for the suggestion! Now that's a cool idea for a decal, if I can swing it! |
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