{"id":5217,"date":"2014-07-07T12:24:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T17:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2014-07-07T12:25:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T17:25:44","slug":"slingster-customizing-dragster-125-scale-monogram-model-kit-85-4997-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=5217","title":{"rendered":"Slingster Customizing Dragster 1:25 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-4997 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=5217&text=Slingster Customizing Dragster 1:25 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-4997 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Right On Replicas, LLC Step-by-Step Review 20140707*<br \/>\nSlingster Customizing Dragster 1:25 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-4997 Review<br \/>\n<a title=\"000x by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/14574485116\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5475\/14574485116_d9fb685864.jpg\" alt=\"000x\" width=\"579\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Review and Photos by Tony &amp; Martha Gibson <a title=\"Tony Gibson by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/5472886156\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5179\/5472886156_f2b54868a5_t.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Gibson\" width=\"84\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in the 50s and early 60s these rail dragsters were the best of the drag strips around the county.\u00c2\u00a0 The only served one purpose, to go fast.\u00c2\u00a0 Not a lot of attention was paid to safety, and unfortunately a lot of drivers were seriously injured or killed. This just shows how far drag racing has come in safety and technology.\u00c2\u00a0 These cars can still be found today at vintage drag events and can still raise the hair on the back on your neck.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the Modeler:<\/strong> This review is for the Slingster Customizing Dragster 1:25 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-4997. It is a skill level 3 kit for the advanced builder. \u00c2\u00a0There are 107 pieces to this kit and it comes molded in white, clear and chrome, two rear vinyl \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pie cutter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d drag slicks (no brand), and two narrow front drag vinyl runners with no brand marks. Included are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153old school\u00e2\u20ac\u009d looking water slide decal combo with six design features and very well laid out instructions. \u00c2\u00a0This kit is a lot of fun to build and has many build options. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a nice kit on it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own but it makes a great platform for detailing and aftermarket additions. Included are 2 completely different engines (Chevy &amp; Hemi), 3 different intakes and 3 different exhausts plus a Chopped and Sectioned coupe body. The finished dimensions are; Length: 5-15\/16&#8243;, Width: 2-1\/2&#8243;, Height: 1-3\/4&#8243;.\u00c2\u00a0 Have fun and keep the glue off the windshield \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Covered in this Review:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 If you want to perfect your build: basic construction; preparing parts for better finishing; alternate assembly sequence suggestions for fit and ease of finishing; complete paint and adhesive selections and applications; test fitting; cautionary notes for part identification; chassis modifications; chassis alignment; rear axle construction; personalizing your dragster with a Sharpie; \u00c2\u00a0suspension construction; painting techniques, are all fully examined in this pictorial <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>14 page, full-color<\/strong> <\/span>Step-by-Step review in PDF format.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?page_id=2932\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>100% money back guarantee!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong><\/span> link below to purchase the full Step-by-Step review for \u00c2\u00a0<strong>$2.95 USD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Important<\/span> &#8211; You <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MUST<\/span> click on the &#8220;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Return to Right on Replicas, LLC<\/span>&#8221; link after you&#8217;ve made your purchase to download your review!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"GKXYS4TCBXLQN\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Right On Replicas, LLC \u00c2\u00a92014 All rights reserved. \u00c2\u00a0<br \/>\n*All registered trademarks are the property of their respective brands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a Step-by-Step review by Tony Gibson of the Slingster Customizing Dragster 1:25 Scale Monogram Model Kit #85-4997 for Right On Replicas, LLC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[2613,1845,2614,2612],"class_list":["post-5217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kit-reviews","tag-85-4997-review","tag-dragster-model-review","tag-revell-854997-kit-review","tag-slingster-customizing-dragster-125-scale-monogram-model-kit-85-4997-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5217"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5220,"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5217\/revisions\/5220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}