"Need a drag
strip in a hurry? Here's your baby! This has got to be the world's fastest road
grader. The old diesel engine was ripped out and a big blown Rat motor was
stuffed into the chopped and customized grader body. Four giant dual slicks are
independently suspended on the rear axles. With a touch of that vintage look, a
pair of antique side lights are mounted up front for night work, and the big
chromed scraper blade is just looking for hills to level."
This is the Monogram
reissue of the 1971 kit created from the mind of Tom Daniel, it was also
the first kit I had ever built some 30 years ago. I found a replacement for the
long lost original on EBAY ($12) and thought I'd try my hand at something
other than military aircraft.
The model is
finished in Testors spray enamel (1208 Gloss Light Blue) and standard Testors
enamels. The original Yellow was pretty obnoxious so I went with a more unique
color choice, plus the fact that I had the spray can which would never have been
used otherwise...hehehehe
These are great kits
with little or no shortcomings and are wonderful starter kits for for the
younger crowd. The kit will also get oddball looks from others when posed with
military models.
R
Lee
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