Started assembling the engine, frame, and sorted out parts for paint. Engine is partially painted. No pics yet.
‘57 Chevy Funny Car
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BlackSheep214
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‘57 Chevy Funny Car
While I have yet got the paint for the B-2 Stealth Bomber, I jumped on this one….
Started assembling the engine, frame, and sorted out parts for paint. Engine is partially painted. No pics yet.
Started assembling the engine, frame, and sorted out parts for paint. Engine is partially painted. No pics yet.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
Cool - be fun to build all the Mongoose rides. I'll be following along.
Thanks,
John
John
Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
Cool subject 
By 'funny' car I thought you meant this...
By 'funny' car I thought you meant this...
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BlackSheep214
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Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
We call the image you posted “clown cars”….
Even those ricers craze in the states that sound like weedwhackers on crack are clown cars.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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BlackSheep214
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Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
Stripped the chrome off the side plates and exhaust tubes. Too shiny and toy-like. Gonna use Molotow Chrome pen later tonight.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
This is awesome! I'm gonna follow this since I knew Tom well. He was a great guy whose carer I followed closely while I was a kid.
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Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
Hey Tom have you tried spraying Tamiya smoke on chrome - knocks down the toy like appearance.
Thanks,
John
John
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BlackSheep214
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Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
Oh... Never thought of doing that! Thanks for the tip.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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BlackSheep214
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Re: ‘57 Chevy Funny Car
Not much to show. Semi gloss black painted on framework and other parts. Picked up Rustoleum Apple Red while grocery shopping at Walmart. Already painted the body that color.
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn