Drag Nut, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth

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Hi this is going to be a side build.
Box Art.
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Parts.
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I started with the character called Rat Fink.
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Cheers Pete.

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Made up the engine.
Drilled out the exhaust trumpets.
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Engine parts.
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Front, rear axles and tyres
As you can see tyres have no backs to them so will make blank disc's to make them solid.
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Cheers for looking in.
Pete.

[yak face]

Can’t wait to see this come together Pete , cheers tony

[Guest]

Can’t wait to see this come together Pete , cheers tony

Cheers Tony all I can say is that is different from the normal stuff you see on here.
Pete.

[Mini Me]

I grew up building Ed Roth kits. Loved them then for their weirdness and the Rat Fink was a household word. Rick H.

[Guest]

I grew up building Ed Roth kits. Loved them then for their weirdness and the Rat Fink was a household word. Rick H.

Hi Rick you probably read a lot of hot rod/custom car mag's then, have you got any pic's of your Ed Roth bild would love to see them.
Pete.

[Guest]

Hi abit of background to Ed Roth and Rat Fink.

Rat Fink is one of several hot rod characters created by artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, one of the originators of Kustom Kulture of automobile enthusiasts. Roth conceived Rat Fink as an anti-hero to Mickey Mouse. Rat Fink is usually portrayed as either green or gray, comically grotesque and depraved-looking with bulging, bloodshot eyes, an oversized mouth with sharp, narrow teeth, and wearing red overalls with the initials "R.F." on them. He is often seen driving cars or motorcycles.
Roth began airbrushing and selling "weirdo" T-shirts at car shows and in the pages of hot rod publications such as Car Craft in the late 1950s. By the August 1959 issue of Car Craft, "weirdo shirts" had become a craze with Ed Roth at the forefront of the movement.
Rat Fink was advertised for the first time in the July 1963 issue of Car Craft. The ad called it "The rage in California". Also in 1963, the Revell Model Company issued a plastic model kit of the character. The initial run of the kit was from 1963 to 1965, but the Rat Fink kit, along with Roth's other creations, has been re-issued by Revell over the years. Rat Fink continues to be a popular item to this day in hot rod and Kustom Kulture circles in the form of T-shirts, key chains, wallets, toys, decals, etc.
ther artists associated with Roth also drew the character, including Rat Fink Comix artist R.K. Sloane and Steve Fiorilla, who illustrated Roth's catalogs. Rat Fink and Roth are featured in Ron Mann's documentary film Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)
A Rat Fink revival in the late 1980s and the 1990s centered on the grunge/punk rock movements, both in the U.S. West Coast and in Australia (Roth drew Rat Fink artwork for the album Junk Yard by the Australian band The Birthday Party). The band White Zombie had a song titled "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks, and Cannibal Girls". The band misfits had a song titled "Ratfink".


Ed "Big Daddy" Roth

https://www.ratfink.com/

Pete.

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Small update.
Cut out disc's from white 1mm card to fill in the back of the tyres.
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Made up front axle, the rear axle (top one) I'm going to make the inner axle shafts and did.
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Cheers for looking in.
Pete.

[Mini Me]

Sorry Pete, all that stuff disappeared when I joined the Navy back in '69. I did manage to save most of my car magazines from the late 50's & early 60's. The other models I enjoyed were the old Aurora Movie Monster kits...drove my Mom nuts!
Rick H.

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Sorry Pete, all that stuff disappeared when I joined the Navy back in '69. I did manage to save most of my car magazines from the late 50's & early 60's. The other models I enjoyed were the old Aurora Movie Monster kits...drove my Mom nuts!
Rick H.

Shame, I would hang on to car magazines they are probably worth money, have you seen the price of Aurora Movie Monster kits now :surprised::surprised::surprised:.
Pete.

[scottie3158]

Pete,
That is something different count me in.

[Guest]

Pete,
That is something different count me in.

Hi Paul your always welcome.
Pete.

[Mini Me]

As with everything else, I would think they are off the chart! Glad you are having fun with this one. Rick H.

[JR]

I'll join please , as you say something different. Have no doubt you'll make a good job of it Pete.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Fun looking build Pete. Following with interest