Exotics_Builder

Final update before completion. After some “wrestling” completed the marriage of the chassis/engine area to the body/interior. Did some final mods to the engine bay needed post marriage. I also adjusted the fit of the cold air box to the air cleaner component to assure hood closes. Final steps are clean up the engine bay a bit more and apply the body emblems, mirror, door handles, locks and wheels with tires.

Got mine from Wes's Model Car Corner https://wesmodelcarcorner.myshopify.com/

Arrived yesterday

I found the Pix. Just scanned a few to whet the appetite

I was able to see this car in detail when it was owned by Tom Armstrong of Issaquah Washington. He had it at his "garage" along with other racing cars such as a Lola T70 and Ford GT40. My best friend was good friends with him, and I was able to get access to his garage often. We also had an annual Puget Sound Auto Modelers Association meeting at his garage. I have a bunch of detail photos of the car that I should scan and post. May do it after the holidays. He raced that in SVRA, hence the safety equipment as required by them. The color, when I was seeing it was a Chrysler Blue that was close to the racing color but much more easily obtainable (and repairable as he had some "events" with it including a broken half shaft at Goodwood that did a little bodywork damage. The numbers matching 377 CID small block was removed and on a stand. In its stead was a replacement more modern small block that was configured the same. He sold it in 2003 or 2004, just after I was transferred to Chicago. He was a great guy, and I got to meet a lot of racers at the SVRA event at SIR in the 90's, including Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan and Maurício Gugelmin. Tom was an investor in PacWest Indycar team.

Here's their website contact link, check with them directly. https://salvinosjrmodels.com/pages/contact-us

TDR is no more. This was on their FB group.

I'll second that!!!

Used up the .030 so can't show. Would still need some "massaging"

Nice find. I have the full detail and it is a very finicky build.

Well I had the .040 out (I think I also have the .030) but I just taped it to the Revell 57 for an idea. Would need to spend more time thinking on it, but not in the near term

I've got some downstairs. I'll have to check who they are from and size.

I haven't looked at the model that much as the 57 is my least favorite of the tri-5's. But I would look at using Evergreen triangle rod in the smallest size to build the peak and then putty/sand as needed.

https://staceydavid.com/projects/guitars/rat-roaster-guitar

Looks like the one in the Revell Rat Roaster kit. The one in the Dodge Magnum kit (1/25) is different.