My Latest Top Fuel Dragster Build

[jlucky]

Well it has been a while...but I'm still building stuff. Is it just me or the older I get the longer it takes? Those detail wires seem to be getting smaller and smaller all the time. And I'm not even going to start on the photo-etched stuff!

In any case - six months later here is Kenny Bernstein's Forever Red Final Tour dragster. Has the basic fuel lines and stuff...and...includes a resin front wing and oil puke tank from The Model Parts Box in Australia and plenty of other bits and pieces.  Also I decided to use the Pegasus front and real wheels and tires to get the right scale and size. Had to make serious modifications to the chassis and body to get that front wing in place but I think it all turned out not bad. 

[Flat32]

What is the scale of this beautifully detailed model???

[cobraman]

Great looking dragster.

[donb]

That is a fine replica of that dragster. Really well done. 

[TooOld]

Now that's a seriously nice looking Top Fuel Dragster !  If it's 1/25th scale then it's even more impressive , great work ! 

[TonyK]

Doesn't matter how old you are or how long it took, you've built a great model!

[ThreeThree]

Not bad? It's awesome! Great build the wheels and tires look perfect and the wing came out great as well. That engine is top knotch. 

[jlucky]

Hey everyone...thanks for the kind words....yeah it's 1/25 scale...tough as it may be for "aging" modelers like me...I'm still addicted to the popular model building scale. Head's up I'm working on a 1941 Willys pick up drag car...

 

[mvadrag]

I agree this dragster came out just right. Did you modify the body for the full width front wing, or is it available somewhere in resin?

[High octane]

While I'm really a FED man, your dragster model you built came out awesome Jerry. A beautiful job and it shows the effort you put into it.

[jlucky]

2 hours ago, mvadrag said:

I agree this dragster came out just right. Did you modify the body for the full width front wing, or is it available somewhere in resin?

Thanks man...I did have to modify the front of the chassis and the body. Both had to be shortened up ahead of the front wheels without affecting the wheelbase. So the chassis and body were both snipped a bit and then rebuilt. The Chassis needed a bit of bracing and the front wing mounting rod and the body had to be shorted up about 1/4-1/2 inch and new front axel slots carved out. 

There is a resin Top Fuel canopy body that I've seen on Ebay. It comes from Australia...not sure what they've done for the front wing though. I'll have to check.

[jlucky]

2 hours ago, High octane said:

While I'm really a FED man, your dragster model you built came out awesome Jerry. A beautiful job and it shows the effort you put into it.

I'm with you...I have about twenty FED...built so far...that along with the 15 RED form my history of TFD from 1954 to the present day.

[Force]

It looks nice with the corrections you have made ?, the kits itself is far from it as you know. 

[Force]

50 minutes ago, jlucky said:

 

There is a resin Top Fuel canopy body that I've seen on Ebay. It comes from Australia...not sure what they've done for the front wing though. I'll have to check.

I have that body and it have the old style split front wings, i bit strange as nobody use that configuration anymore.

[PappyD340]

Extremely nice, awesome detail, well done Sir!!

[dragcarz]

Very nice build!

[MeatMan]

Simply awesome!

[grodudulle77]

Very nice model drag !???

[Mike Williams]

This is a really nice and clean build, well done.  I'm really happy to see great detailing on a big motor like this....in 1:25 too!  Excellent.

Mike..

[Codi]

nicely done.........like that detail you put on the rear of the drivers "shield".........cheers

[NYLIBUD]

Wow,that motor blows me away.Great job.