a little explanation
ive been struggling with building recently......lots of reasons.......its not a mojo loss cos im desperate to build cos its always been my 'distraction' from the real world and all its crap...................more a case of the last few builds not going to plan and whats in the stash not really appealing to me....i look and nothing stands out as 'im interesting! build me!'
so i need something fairly simple yet will look nice when done......i think i need a sense of 'achievement' when its done to boost confidence
this seems a good one since theres not a lot in the box and not a lot of painting to do
for those that dont know Don Garlitts was/is a leading light in American drag racing,,,,,,,leader in safety in the sport......the car after this one was the reason he designed one of the first rear engined dragsters in the late 60s (the gearbox blew up, cutting the car in half and removing half his foot!...theres a very dramatic picture out there of the car in mid seperation!)
i like dragster kits..........rails, gassers, funny cars.......this will be the fifth or sixth ive done over the years...............i dont like drag racing cos that seems very boring but i do like the engineering involved
kit is pretty old...new tool back in 1965 but its still pretty crisp with no flash........it comes with a clear body so in theory you can see all the interior gubbins but i shall not be doing it that way
ive been struggling with building recently......lots of reasons.......its not a mojo loss cos im desperate to build cos its always been my 'distraction' from the real world and all its crap...................more a case of the last few builds not going to plan and whats in the stash not really appealing to me....i look and nothing stands out as 'im interesting! build me!'
so i need something fairly simple yet will look nice when done......i think i need a sense of 'achievement' when its done to boost confidence
this seems a good one since theres not a lot in the box and not a lot of painting to do
for those that dont know Don Garlitts was/is a leading light in American drag racing,,,,,,,leader in safety in the sport......the car after this one was the reason he designed one of the first rear engined dragsters in the late 60s (the gearbox blew up, cutting the car in half and removing half his foot!...theres a very dramatic picture out there of the car in mid seperation!)
i like dragster kits..........rails, gassers, funny cars.......this will be the fifth or sixth ive done over the years...............i dont like drag racing cos that seems very boring but i do like the engineering involved
kit is pretty old...new tool back in 1965 but its still pretty crisp with no flash........it comes with a clear body so in theory you can see all the interior gubbins but i shall not be doing it that way
