Mickey Thompson's Challenger I 1/25 Revell

[Swordsman]

I have decided to build the following vehicle for my build ..... ldguy

In September of 1960, Mickey Thompson became the first American to go faster than 400 mph (644 km/h) on land. His quad V-8 powered Challenger I topped out at 406.6 mph (653 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Mickey designed racers, set trends, beat records and won competitions in everything from drag racing to the Indianapolis 500 for sixty years.

Kit features:
[ul]
[li]parts molded in white resin[/li]
[li]four V-8 engines with transmissions[/li]
[li]detailed tube chassis[/li]
[li]removable body panels[/li]
[li]rear parachute tube[/li]
[li]soft black tires [/li]
[li]Mickey Thompson figure[/li]
[/ul]

Go Mickey Go ..... Oh I forgot kit is made by Revell/Monogram and is 1/25 ...... ldguy

 

[sharkman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Cool!

This thing had 4 engines??

 

[SA Dave]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Just keep those Ork engineers away from this one or it will end up red with racing stripes

 

[phantom II]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Cool!

This thing had 4 engines??

Yup !

 

[Hippy Ed]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Just keep those Ork engineers away from this one or it will end up red with racing stripes

No doubt!! Pesky critters they be!! :frantic

 

[Sherman 18]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Never seen this built! What a great choice! :drinks

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Cool!

This thing had 4 engines??

yes it had 4 V-8's ...... I can't wait to see the kit ..... placing order today ..... ldguy

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Just keep those Ork engineers away from this one or it will end up red with racing stripes

Wow with red racing stripes ..... Mickey could have gone faster ...... ldguy

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Never seen this built! What a great choice! :drinks

The way things are going here ..... You may not see it built this time either ...... ldguy

 

[Sherman 18]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Never seen this built! What a great choice! :drinks

The way things are going here ..... You may not see it built this time either ...... ldguy

:zen :zen :zen :zen :zen :zen

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Thanks Jeff ..... I appreciate all the help I can get ..... ldguy

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Ok I ordered the challenger I last night I think ..... Should be Here soon .... ldguy

 

[lupanzer]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

This must be cool ...

Luiz

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

I have decided to build the following vehicle for my build ..... ldguy

In September of 1960, Mickey Thompson became the first American to go faster than 400 mph (644 km/h) on land. His quad V-8 powered Challenger I topped out at 406.6 mph (653 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Mickey designed racers, set trends, beat records and won competitions in everything from drag racing to the Indianapolis 500 for sixty years.

Kit features:
[ul]
[li]parts molded in white resin[/li]
[li]four V-8 engines with transmissions[/li]
[li]detailed tube chassis[/li]
[li]removable body panels[/li]
[li]rear parachute tube[/li]
[li]soft black tires [/li]
[li]Mickey Thompson figure[/li]
[/ul]

Go Mickey Go ..... Oh I forgot kit is made by Revell/Monogram and is 1/25 ...... ldguy

Thought I'd bump this up .... Checked Bank Account ... Squadron shipped today ..... My have to go to the shop ..... on my day Off to pick this up ..... :frantic

Thanks Luiz ..... I can't wait for this one ..... to get Here ...

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Okay the Challenger has landed ..... Squadron ships very quickly when your this close to them ..... Ordered weds night & Here all ready ..... Nice Kit lots of Parts thought & I found one missing so far ..... ldguy

Officially ...... It's On Liky Donkey-Kong !!!

Some Eye Candy !!! . ........................... :skipper

First thing out of the Box ...... Missing one part ....... ...

I'll contact Revell ....... ldguy

Lots Of Parts ..... ldguy

I'll be getting on this tonight going to a Cancer Surviver dinner tonight ...... then I've got the walk next weekend ..... ldguy

 

[Hippy Ed]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Gladta see it came in ldguy !! Looks real good thar Gerry!! :woohoo: B) So, have ya checked the destructions to see if there are indeed 8 of those pieces & checkta see if it may be floating loose in the bag? :idonno

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

1st thing I did as You have to e-Mail Revell .... and when they answer is debatable .... Ed I didn't have to check the destructions ... (Simole Math) ... these are the Blower halves takes 2 to do 1 motor .... I'm doing four motors. the motors are going to be Gun Metal ...... I was thinking Tru-Blue though ....

Small progress four motors ready for Heads ..... did you notice the detail on this I may have to do one of these with the motors being worked on ...... ldguy

 

[Hippy Ed]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Nice detailon them motors! B) Yeah, you'll hear back from them soon... :drinks

 

[Swordsman]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Thanks Ed .... I'll e-Mail them today to see if I can get some movement starting ..... ldguy :stinker

Update time ..........

Motors ..... ldguy

Trannies ............ :skipper

Tannies & Bell housing ............. ldguy

Here they are ... Together ... Will be just alittle sanding & filling required .....

Working on the Blowers ............. I can only do three .... since there was a part missing .... But since it's on top I might be able to stall the last motor ...... We'll ... :skipper

 

[Hippy Ed]

My Pro Racing ...choice ... Challenger I

Nice start thar Gerry! Iffin' nuthin' else, do aup a couple figgers and do a dio of them working on it... :hmmm