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Some of my personal builds

George Reese's
LONG & LEAN
1963 -'64'- 66- Corvette
Altered & Stretched Dragster/Funny Car

Built by: Scott Kapellusch

Start date: 8/12/2023
Finished: 1/22/2004

PHOTOS COMING SOON !

Modifications to body:

3- different year Corvette bodies were used- 1963, '64, '66.
Rear wheel wells were moved forward 12 scale inches and filler panels were added.
Nose was stretched 24 scale inches.
'63 Corvette side panels were filled in.
Body narrowed 12" in rear and narrowed 16" in front for a slight wedge shape.
Nose piece was re-inserted when front clip was narrowed,
3- hoods were needed for the stretch, (the hood in center with power bulge is from an mpc '66 Corvette).
Rear bumperettes were altered and mounted to the body.

Scratch built added features:
4- Tail light blockouts, fuel cell, all steering arms, parachute pull, hood pins, water lines, prop rod.
Rear wheel wells from an amt '66 Cyclone Comet were altered to fit.... along with plastic strip fillers.
Removed 10 m.m. from an AMT Don Garlits (140") Dragster frame to be a correct 130" wheelbase.

Speed City Parts added:
Driver Figure #2
Fuel Tank Ends & Caps
Ribbed Blower Belt
Direct Drive Unit
AFX Parts Pack- Gas Cap, fuel pump.
Funny Car Parts Pack- Airheart Disk Brakes, Idler Adjustment Arm, oil filter.

Donor parts:
Amt. Don Garlits Wynn's Jammer Dragster (altered the frame rails).
Monogram Mongoose Dragster- Seat (altered).
Amt '66 Cyclone Comet (rear wheel wells).
Curt Raitz #74 spoked dragster wheels
AMT- Goodyear "blue streak" dragster slicks (blue streaks removed).
Amt/Ertl. The OUTCAST Show Rod- Headers (extremely cut and modified).
Revell Miss Deal- Rear mag wheels, Hilborn Injection & Scoop.
Pro-Tech- Fuel lines, plug wires, parachute cables, misc. Nuts & Bolt heads,
Model Master- Racing Harness cam type #DM-2261
Tempo Ribbon (black) 3/8 in x 3yd- Seat belts & scatter sheild.

Paint:
Transtar 4603 Gray Primer
Krylon silver base
HOK- Fine Silver Metal Flake
Pactra- Met. Burgundy- (let metallic's fall to the bottom and strained only the candy color).
Testors- Wet Look Clear- 5 Coats.

Decals:
Custom made by Keven Gomske (of Whoopie Kat Decals) and myself.
Speed City "Detail Set" Decals- Diest fire suit, Gates blower belt, STP oil filter.
Speed City- Hoodpins (2)

Jr. Brogdon's
PHONY PONY
1966 Mustang Dragster/Funny Car

Start date: 10/6/2023
Finished: 3/23/2004

PHOTOS COMING SOON !

Modifications to body:

Starting with 4- original AMT 1966 Mustang Fastback 1/25 scale bodies, each body was sectioned and was mated together.
The rear wheel wells were moved forward 12 scale inches and raised 4 scale inches, filler panels from another body were added.
Nose was stretched ..... 34 scale inches.
3- Mustang hoods were used.
Body was narrowed 16 scale inches.
Front wheel wells were raised 4 scale inches, plastic strip was used for a new wheel well & lip.
Putty was also used to create new lips on front wheel wells and shaped to perfection!

Scratch built added features:
Removed 8 m.m. from an AMT Don Garlits (140") Dragster frame to be a 132" wheelbase,
inner door panels & wheel wells, fuel pump, electric fuel fump & motor, aluminum side panels on frame,
scatter sheild & straps, fuel tank, all steering arms, parachute material and straps, leather straps around gas pedals.

Speed City Parts added:
Driver Figure #2 (visor removed)
M&H 15" Pie Crust Slicks
American Torque Thrust Spindle Mount (zero offset) front mag wheels *with inner rims*
Enderle Bug Catcher *parts pack*
Fuel Tank Ends & Cap
Ribbed Blower Belt
AFX Parts Pack- Pushbutton Transmission Console.
Funny Car Parts Pack- Ideler Adjustment arm, oil filter.

Donor parts:
4- original AMT 1966 Mustang Fastback 1/25 bodies
AMT Don Garlits WYNNS JAMMER Dragster (shortened frame).
AMT 1967 Mustang rear bumper (norrowed)
Johan Keystone (deep dish) rear mag wheels
Monogram Mongoose Dragster- Seat (altered)
Pro-Tech- Fuel lines, plug wires, parachute cables, misc. Nuts & Bolt heads,
Model Master- Racing Harness cam type #DM-2261
Tempo Ribbon (black) 3/8 in x 3yd- Seat belts & scatter sheild.

Paint:
Transtar 4603 Gray Primer
Krylon silver base
HOK- Fine Silver Metal Flake
Hood, roof & trunk- HOK Fine Silver Metal Flake.
Body- Transtar White primer, white gloss base coat, "The Model Doctor" Pearl powder #6042 added to HOK Interclear.
Candy Red fades- Tamiya Candy Red
Candy Gold fades- Custom mix of 60% Tamiya Candy Yellow & 40% Tamiya Candy Orange.
Chartpak graphic tape 1/64- .020" black pin stripe.

Decals:
Yesteryear Decals (by Chuck Naylor)- All lettering, swirls on hood & trunk,
Cobb webbing decals & all other decals were custom made by Keven Gomske (of Whoopie Kat Decals) and myself.
"Speed City Detail Set" decals- Moon Tag, Simpson fire suit, Joe Hunt Magneto,
Crower blower belt, Pennsoil oil filter, Simpson parachute.
Speed City Decals- Hood Pins (8).

Model by: Scott Kapellusch

Built as a box stock replica (no wires).

Starting with an original AMT (cream color body) and a re-issue MPC (black plastic) 1966 Charger (used for patch panels).
A Polar Lights chassis was shortened to fit the AWB body.

Scratch built features:
New wheel locations, patch panels, separate front clip, hood hinge, roll bars, windows, door hinges,
firewall, dash, a 1966 Charger interior tub was heavily modified to fit.

Regretfully, this was never cast in resin as it could have been the only correct "STARDUST" Funny Car body ever !
This was also the model that sparked the interest to start - "Speed City Resin Models".

Painted in pearl white, with candy blue panel fades.

Decal lettering and sponsors by: "BILLYGOOCHE"

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