ClayK Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I started this way back in '07 I think when the Slixx decals first came out. I worked on it a while, then for whatever reason shelved it. It has been sitting back in one of my display cases ever since. I got motivated a few weeks ago to dig it out, and finish it up. I don't know why I waited so long, it was such a beautiful dragster! I'll post the fotki link here so you can see the original photos from when I hand masked and painted the body, as well as the early construction steps. https://public.fotki.com/ClayK/drag-racing-projects/hillary-will/ And Here's the completed model...lots of detailing, lots of scratch building, and a few machined parts here and there. Any questions, fire away! Thanks for looking.... 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I saw the wip photos on your fotki pages; very impressive and extremely well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 (edited) Awsome as usual. I'm impressed with your attention to details and I have followed your builds for a long time. It takes quite a lot to update the Revell Top Fuel Dragster kits to more modern status. Revell did some updates with every version of the Top Fuel dragster kits (and Funny Car kits) but they were allways behind and never did enough so they would have been up to date even for the time period they were supposed to be and the only accurate kits are the first kits of this era wich came in 1991, then the evolution of the real Top Fuel dragsters, wich was very steep in the 90's, ran away from Revell and they never cought up. If Revell had done the necessary updates when they issued the last versions of the Top Fuel kit, the Kenny Bernstein Budweiser King and Tony Schumacher Army Dragsters in 2002...wich they didn't, they did some updates but not enough...they would have been pretty much up to date even today 22 years later as much haven't changed visually on Top Fuel dragsters since then. Edited June 7 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 WOW! Truly impressive, awesome work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volzfan59 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Clay, Your work never ceases to amaze me. The paint, attention to detail.......the whole ball of wax....... simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Outstanding build! Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 7 hours ago, Hi-Po said: Outstanding build! Very impressive. I agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Great to see you do a dragster like this Clay....it certainly showcases very well your many modeling skills! Bravo...TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 18 hours ago, Force said: If Revell had done the necessary updates when they issued the last versions of the Top Fuel kit, the Kenny Bernstein Budweiser King and Tony Schumacher Army Dragsters in 2002...wich they didn't, they did some updates but not enough...they would have been pretty much up to date even today 22 years later as much haven't changed visually on Top Fuel dragsters since then. In talking with Revell during writing my book on Drag Racing Model Kits (this woud have been around 2019) it was revealed that they were doing some preliminary investigation of what would be required to update their Rail Dragster tool to today's configuration....but that died when the Hobbico bankruptcy debacle took place....too bad for all the obvious reasons...TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 (edited) 6 hours ago, tim boyd said: In talking with Revell during writing my book on Drag Racing Model Kits (this woud have been around 2019) it was revealed that they were doing some preliminary investigation of what would be required to update their Rail Dragster tool to today's configuration....but that died when the Hobbico bankruptcy debacle took place....too bad for all the obvious reasons...TB That was unfortunate. They could use most of the basic tooling but change and add some things and they would be up to date even today so many years later, because they are really good kits that looks good on the shelf. Maybe Atlantis is interested in doing it, they have the Don Garlits Swamp Rat XXX tool and maybe they also got the other Top Fuel tooling. Edited June 8 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Stunning model Clay! Amazing engine detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Super kewl looking Dragster Clay. Very nice detail work. Great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro330 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Glad you finished this one! Awesome build as usual. I remember seeing that car run live. The paint and decals are outstanding and the detail on the engine is next level as always. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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