1957 Chevy Hemi Funny Car 1/24 Tom 'Mongoose' McEwen Scale Model Kit Build Review NHRA Drag Race
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This 1:24 Scale kit features 1 piece flip body and tubular frame, detailed dual-magneto engine, Separate rear wing and wheelie bars. Molded in white and clear with chrome plated parts and soft black tires, clear for the windows and updated decal sheet. Skill level 2. Officiallly licensed with General Motors and Tom McEwen.
In 1988 legendary Top Fuel and funny car drag racer Tom "Mongoose" McEwen introduced his fans to something really new. His new ride featured the classic body shape of the 1957 Chevy on a modern funny car chassis. With 1/4 mile runs at less than 6 seconds, this funny car could claim to be the fastest '57 Chevy in the world! Tom McEwen's drag racing career spanned more than 45 years with victories all along the way. However, he was most known for his famous match races against Don "The Snake" Prudhomme. These high-profile races defined a new era in professional drag racing with the introduction of nationally-known sponsors.
Tom McEwen (January 14, 1937[1] - June 11, 2018)[2][3] was an American drag racer who was a winner of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) U.S. Nationals.[clarification needed] His racing career spanned 45 years. He is ranked at number 16 on a list of the 50 most significant drivers of NHRA’s first 50 years.
Starting as an owner-driver, he received the nickname "the Mongoose" in 1964 from engine builder Ed Donovan, after McEwen signed up to drive Donovan's "vaunted" Donovan Engineering Special.[4] It was originally used as a device to entice Don "the Snake" Prudhomme into a high-exposure match race.[5]
After trouble getting the Gilmore Engineering-chassied Donovan dragster sorted out, McEwen quit (replaced by Prudhomme, no less) to drive for Lou Beney, in the Yeakel Plymouth dragster.[4] (Baney also conceived McEwen's mid-engined Hemi 'Cuda funny car.[4])
In 1965, he faced Hot Wheels teammate Prudhomme at the Hot Rod Magazine Championship Drag Races, held at Riverside Raceway, "one of the most significant drag racing events"[6] of that era; the Top Fuel Eliminator (TFE) trophy that year went to Jim Warren.[7]
McEwen also drove the ill-fated Super Mustang at its debut at the 1967 Winternats.[4]
Leaving the Super Mustang, McEwen joined the Bivens & Fisher team, driving their Checkmate dragster, and soon set an NHRA national record.[4]
McEwen won five NHRA national events, but his gift for gab and promotional ability made him one of the sport's most influential and controversial figures.[8]
As stated by Roland Leong,[9] "McEwen was the smartest of the bunch. When he came up with the Hot Wheels deal using the Snake and Mongoose characters, it shook the world of drag racing big time. He produced a sponsorship package that allowed him and Prudhomme to buy the best equipment, pay expenses, make money and sell their image all over the United States. I hate to admit it but McEwen and Prudhomme showed us the way to the future. They were a lot smarter than most of us who didn't see past the end of the quarter-mile."
McEwen gained his early experience in a variety of cars, beginning in 1953 with a '53 Oldsmobile at Santa Ana Drags in Irvine. He then went on to race a '54 Olds at Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach.
He went from the stock ranks to gas coupes, Altereds, and eventually dragsters and funny cars. Among the cars he drove were the Stone-Woods-Cook '50 Olds fastback, the Bader and Ferrara Cadillac-powered Crosseyed Crosley, Art Chrisman's Hustler II, the Bud Rasner and Gary Slusser Fiat coupe, Dick Rea's Chrysler-powered supercharged gas dragster, and Gene Adams' Albertson Olds.
McEwen won the AHRA World Finals at Spokane Raceway Park in 1982,[13] the prestigious Big Bud Shootout in 1984, and Top Fuel at the 1991 Summernationals at Englishtown, New Jersey.[14]
McEwen solved his Corvette funny car's stability problems by adding tip fences to the rear spoiler.[15]
His “gorgeous” 1957 Chevy replica was built as a tribute to the iconic Chevrolet. It was run as an NHRA exhibition vehicle and was responsible for creating Nostalgia Funny Car, even though the car would not (now) be legal in that class.[16] The car ran just three years, and was popular with fans and media alike. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Wow I haven't seen this model in a long time. This was the first model I ever owned. I bought it at a yard sale for 75 cents at a yard sale when I was 6rs old in 1993. My oldest brother Leon built it for me, about 6 months before he was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 26 yrs old. I can still remember when he handed it to me after it was finished. One of the happiest days of my childhood, and has been one of my most valued possessions ever since. I've been building models ever since. This is the only one I've ever seen untill this video. Now that it's been reissued. I'm gonna have to get one so I can build it, and put it next to the one my Brother built. Thanks for the rush down memory lane man. Looking forward to the next video.
Great idea to remember him by! Enjoy!
Lovely looking model and great presentation. Thank you for sharing this with us. It's great to know that this kit is back with us again.
Saw this car run here in southern Ontario and spent some time talking to Tom McEwen, nice guy he even signed my hat as well. I have built this kit twice now ,ended up throwing away the decal for the rear window and masked and painted it instead. Love your build and the kit.
Very cool!
This came out fantastic. I haven't built a funny car since the 70's.
It's fun to watch your channel, the best way to see how a kit builds is watching someone else do it first. I tried using
Mod podge for my Savino JR monte carlo
Glass and it worked perfectly! So long epoxy.
LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BROTHER !!!!!! Thank you very very much for sharing your builds and reviews. I know I'm not alone in saying how awesome your channel is and just how much I appreciate EVERY SINGLE REVIEW AND BUILD you do, no matter what the content is. You are very appreciated and PLEASE KEEP EM COMING !!!!!! Everyone keep yourselves and love ones safe and healthy and remember to SMILE it's a HOBBY and it's SUPPOSE TO BE FUN
I like how you used clear red on the fuel line connectors. It looks like anodized aluminum. I love hints like that to help detail a build.
Thank you!
Hello hope all is well, I just wanted to give you a heads up just in case you aren't aware that Tamiya clear red and clear blue work absolutely amazing for using to look like anodized aluminum. Only about $5 per bottle, easy to clean up mistakes, very durable. Have a great week and keep yourself and love ones safe and healthy.
Nice build. It really looks like the molds have held up well. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoy watching your model building, its just so simple, no fuss and the models come out great looking. Kudos
Thank you very much!
I saw the car running at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading Pennsylvania 1990's I took my Mom and Dad to the track cuz we owned 57 Chevys in Matador Red, I still got the hat and shirt the Tom McEwen sold me, May he Rest In Peace.
Cool!
i stumbled onto one of your videos and now im binge watching non stop! i use to build model cars when i was little, its been soo long and you & ur vids inspired me to get back into it and now im super addicted lol awesome vids and keep up the amazing work that you are doing!
Thanks!
In the old days Revell would replace any parts you requested, be it a mold issue or a smeared windshield, I usually asked for a spare decal sheet also, just in case. Revell was awesome, wish they (or anybody) would create a modern day Top Fueler kit.
Great video, you might want to try Solv-A-set from Walther's, you can get it from a hobby shop that sells model trains. The best stuff I ever used was Champ Decal Decal Solution. It was strong, I swear you could decal over any almost anything. If you ever find a hobby shop that still has any left, buy it all your never regret it.
Wow what a flashback. I built this kit the early 90’s. They’ve kept very good care of those molds it looks great. They did change 1 thing that I noticed. It was molded in bright red and only needed a clear coat. I even still have some parts of it in my parts box.
Thanks for the info!
Such a cool looking kit you built , I picked up a Revell one a few years ago now , I should really build it , you gave me motivation again 😀
Go for it!
I built that kit about 20 years ago. It's a good kit.
The body fits good and gives that proper funny car rake.
Chris, ive been away for awhile dealing with health issues. Glad you done this one i wanted to see the decals. They put that big block pontiac engine in it again
Thanks for watching!
Sometimes you can hold a part like that over a candle about 9 inches up. Great job.
What about a hair dryer?
Wow what a blast form the past. This was 1 of the first models I built in the early 90s .. probably around 91 or 92. I remember being so proud of it. Ironicly I actually picked up a complete original Revell kit recently just to put on the shelf. Think I might have to get 1 of these re-releases to build up again.
Enjoy!
@@hpiguy thank you I can't wait to build this again, hopefully my skills are a lot better then when I was 11 or 12
Another fantastic build I remember getting this kit a long time ago, and the sister kit plum crazy these were so much fun to build thank you for the memories
Glad you like them!
Thanks a pant load Chet. Because of you, I had to order TWO more model for my stash, and will be ordering a third soon. Damn you! LOL
Hahaha, man that’s so true Chris ( that pissing and moaning part) , haha, I’m surprised I didn’t see anybody below doing that or something like that, at least the some of the comments I read down through here didn’t. I think we’re all guilty of doing that sometimes about something, you know? Anyhow, man another good looking one buddy! Fine job!
Thank you!
I keep a tight leash on the comments to keep them from turning into a whine or complain fest. They can take that stuff elsewhere and hash it out. :)
@@hpiguy - you’re welcome buddy! Haha, I hear ya about the comments, no doubt buddy, no doubt!
That is a bad ass ride
Looks very cool! Thanks Chris for another fun build.
Thank you!
the chrome tips are called hood rockets.
Thank you!
Here is a side note for anyone looking for a challenging kit. I had the Dodge Viper R/T 10 (AMT / Ertl 1992) in my stash. It says on the box that it is a skill level 2.
I have been working on it for about three weeks - and have not really gotten frustrated with it - but - it seems to be a much more challenging kit than just a level 2.
There is a lot of fine detail and a lot of small and fiddly parts. I have been just working a little at a time and it is coming together pretty nice. I don't think it has been
re-issued but it can be found sometimes on eBay or some of the other sites that specialize in older kits. Good project for the more advanced builders.
Great looking build Chris. Nice review. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic job mate👍
Thank you!
One of your best.
First glance at the thumbnail I thought, 'Christine' goes drag... 😆. Great build brother.
Thank you!
Probably all, my frame is bent too. I’m gonna try my heat gun. Awesome work as usual!
That came out really nice, definitely that a kit that I want try
I love it I got to see the real thing in Indianapolis some time ago beautiful car beautiful kit BE SAFE AND GOD BLESS
Sweet!
I think that’s the same engine and frame that Revell/Monogram used in all of their funny cars!👍
Came Out Chris, Thanks For Sharing n Have a Blessed Wknd Sir.
Thanks for coming!
I find using a dehydrator make getting warped chassis back straight easier. Heat, give it a reverse twist by hand and run cold water over it while you hold the reverse twist in.
That bent frame is from the torque twist of that HEMI
Correct.
Very nice build! 👏👌👍
Thank you!
There's a show called "street outlaws" out there, if you've seen it, there's a yellow '57 chevy in it. That one's a door slammer and has a shorter front end, but you could make a 'sort of' tribute to it with this kit.
Hey Chris! Try and use Formula 1 Polishing compound next time to polish out any lite glue blemishes! It works!
Turned out great! I just bought this kit today. I'll put it together at some point.
Thanks!
Fantastic build! I'm sure that rubber was fresh from the Tire Tree... ;-D
Plucked that morning!
What a beautiful kit. I'm not a fan of funny car kits but this one is really nice. Im going to pick one up!
Glad you like it!
Chris they are called rockets
Thanks I'll forget by the time I build the next 57. LOL
Came out good I never did any of the funny car kits good point on the warping issue
Thank you!
Damn nice build. The work you put into the engine/tranny is exceptional, getting the explosion blanket right is perfect.
Ever try toothpaste for minor glass oopsies? Takes a little elbow- i mean knuckle- grease but it's worth it.
Haven't tried to polish out glass yet but if I ham fist another one I may have to try it.
I used scratch X on a kit that was really scratched on the front windshield. It worked perfectly!!!!!
Swear to the gods I almost bought this today. I bought the "speed wedge" (or something like that) ramp truck and and Bronco "coupe" with trailer and dune buggy. I actually had them hold this til next week lol
Enjoy it when you get to it!
Super cool I’m into anything with slicks , that it’s a 57 Chevy makes it another must have. Be cool Chris 👍🇦🇺
Thank you!
I hate to bother you but what kind of Mod podge do you use I did not realize there were so many to choose from. I have tried finding alot of your spray paints you use also at home depot to orielys to no prevail? Thank you!
I have this model. Started putting the chassi together and almost had it done, and i broke the front axle assembly. Put it away til i can figure out how to make a new front end. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Pin it all with wire and re-glue is my idea.
Nice to be able to but American made products. Nice kits!
They are!
That’s a mean looking chev Chris! Awesome video as always bud ☺️👍
Thanks 👍
I can see that you like to build things, period. Yes very observant of me I know... But I'm curious. What kind of scale model do you personally like to build the best? I'm only asking because in my youth I only built one car model. I tended to build airplane models when I was young. When I got back into it as an older dude I was surprised by how much I love to build car models. I'm not sure why because I was never into car racing, muscle cars or anything much like that during the 40 year span. Now I find I can't get enough of it. Is this your doing? lol I do suspect as much. Keep up the good work. Your videos are very inspiring. It's a worthy craft, it really is. Very rewarding on a personal level.
👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
Bummer they didn't mold it in red like the Revell kit. But,nice kit!
Near the end when you mention attaching Chrome with SuperGlue, do you apply Future after it has cured to mitigate any "clouding"? Did I understand that correctly?
yup, I've done it many times, works good!
Yup, works well.
Another great build Chris looks good
Glad you like it!
@@hpiguy yes sir love watching your videos
Great job and preview on this kit!
I have a question. I have been experimenting with Vallejo acrylic paints, mostly brush on. Do I have to use a primer on the plastic first, such as Rustoleum? I can scratch the Vallejo paint off the plastic parts that I painted the previous day.
Yes, I wash my parts in mild soap and water first.
Tamiya acrylic paints seem to stick better when dried.
Please let me know. Build on!!
You don't 'need' a primer but as you've discovered they do scuff off easily if you do not use one.
I have both The Mongoose and The Snake in Mopar from the 60s. May have to check this one out. Do they have “The Snake” out in Chevy/GM?
I don't think that's been reissued yet.
I did the old skool one when I was a kid that one pushed me to my breaking point and rear tires where one piece on it I got a trick for 2 piece tires get pro line rc car tire glue glue back rubber tire backs on
FYI, RC tire glue is just a small bottle of flexible super glue like Gorilla Glue for a big price.
What type of Mod Podge are you using??? I'm trying to read the bottle, but can't quite make it out.
Gloss, since it's 'glass'.
What do you do with the models after you build them? Keep...sell...blow up with M80s?
Store, give away or display a few.
When I get a kit with warped pieces I try to make it a part of the build's story. This funny car would have a warped frame after I sent her into the wall under acceleration!!
A good way to spin the situation!
@@hpiguy Spin!! I see what you did there!
I got a 1/24 T/F Car with a twisted frame I called no. on the instruction paper and they sent me a new frame minus the twist no questions asked. Just saying
I Have It in My Stash Staring At Me Right Now !!!
I just bought it today!
Nice job, how would you weather decals, before or after you weather the body, thanks for vidios
I have a video coming up on Weds that will show how I do the very thing you are asking. Good timing!
@@hpiguy great thanks, I’m going to try weathering the old color me gone super stock dragcar
This is another excellent build Chris, goes together very nicely 👌. Great tip on straighting the one piece drag chassis with hot and cold water, it works for me every time!
Thanks 👍
Can the floor shine be used on diecast customs
Sure
It counts the rivets or else it gets the hose again!
LOL
43:09 Those pieces are just called hood ornaments.
Thank you!
They're called Hood Rockets or Gun Sights, I own a 57 Chevy and they got them listed in the catalog as Hood Rockets.
Great build, as usual. Love that red. I wonder if a person can replicate that rear tire “wrinkle” on these fat slicks? I’ve seen a lot of model shows. Never saw anybody do it....
Possibly, a little melting and twisting might work.
niiiice
Thank you!
@@hpiguy heyhey Chris , havva great Holiday season....Rock onnn Brother
I had this kit in yellow bitd
Good day to you Sir, About the chassis on this build. Have you ever had a chassis or body that was not reparable? And if so are the manufacturers fair in replacing or working with the builders to get a solution to a manufacturing defect?
Nope, I've been able to rectify anything I've come across so far.
I'm sure if it was missing parts or melted I'd need to replace parts.
I think all model companies selling in the US will replace parts if you use their parts request form and provide proof of purchase of a new kit. (meaning they won't replace parts from kits you bought off Ebay, or at garage sales, vintage or out of print kits, etc)
@@hpiguy Thank you for the reply good info thank you for all your doing.
Was that "liquid cement" applied with the pipette?
I don't recall any pipette.
@@hpiguy At 40:31 of the video build...
@@southpaw5483 Ahhh, yes, that was super glue activator for an instant dry.
@@hpiguy perfect, thank you.
FYI Hood rockets
mine came in all red
Isn't that the same as the Revell "World Fastest 57 Chevy Funny Car"? Are there and "New" parts or tooling?
As stated, these are reissues from Atlantis.
If the molds need work or parts they do so and then reissue the kits so we can all enjoy them again.
I agree Chris, not every model is perfect. Need to use and build your skills. It is called model building. Not watch the model build itself.
Thank you!
My frame was twisted also
Might be an issue with how they are being pulled from the mold at the factory then.
@@hpiguy could be. I straightened mine the best I could. And still built it. I enjoy building not crying. Lol
Been building these funny car kits for 30 years. All of the frames are twisted. It's a common problem.
Awesome kit . Great work as always . Finish is SOOOO KOOOOOLLLLLLLL .
Thanks a bunch!
Thanks for showing us how you handle minor defects in the model, while you are building it. Neat looking model.
Thanks for watching!
Very cool build! Never built one myself but after watching your build I'm thinking that it might be one to get! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍
You should!
Nice One Chris! I see you used the old clear red and blue over silver for the anodized aluminum look. Have used that one myself many times. Works very well doesn't it!
Nice tip to pass along to anyone who's not in the know....
Keep the builds and videos coming! 😉
Yes I did!
I have used those small dollar store candle's for years when warping comes into play. It's a simple fix its just some people out here who likes to cry over a 10 min fix
Thanks, appreciated!
Nice job on this one Chris! You certainly put a lot of work into this kit. 👍🏻🚗
Thank you!
CZcams has the old 80's made for TV movie about the Snake and Mongoose. This Chevy was in the movie. I'll watch it again, but I thought that Tom complained a lot about the frame twisting - maybe not. That could show the extreme amount of research that went into this kit. Oh, and Don, The Snake, would always be teasing about all the rivets that popped out of the spoiler EVERY run - again, maybe not. Either way, build the model and watch the movie. Thanks, Chris, for your level of detail and care.
Thank you!
I'm not much of a dragster guy, but I might just pick this one up, outstanding build.
Thank you!
😃👍👍👌✌
Thank you!
It Happppens..!!!
Thank you!
Niiice build
Thank you!