Hey Abodybomber. Good to hear from you again. I really had fun playing around with the scheme on this Duster. I only wish that I had a bunch more to paint & letter. Every now and then another thread will pop up about some of the old drag car paint jobs and they get me itching to do another. I'm determined more than ever to bring the funnycar back to life.
When I list all of the 'trick' methods used on those cars in the 60's and 70's I keep thinking that there's got to be something cool that was never tried but would have caught on if it had been thought of.
1. Candies
2. Metalflake
3. Flames
4. Scallops (or fish scales)
5. Lace
6. Murals
7. Gold leaf
8. Stripes
9. Pinstriping
10. Shadowed lettering
11. Multi-color paint jobs
12. Fading one color into another
13. Pearls
14. Cob webbing
15. Acytelyne painting
16. Panels
17. Ribbons
18. Bubbles
19. metallic engine turned appliques
20. mimicked chrome (air brushed)
I had considered making a clone of McCewen's Duster until I came across an ad for a car that was made into a Ramchargers clone. The seller said that they were threatened with a lawsuit for trying to sell it even though they clearly stated it was a 'clone' car.
I imagine when it comes time to actually put paint on the funnycar that I'll start with picking a theme. I also considered modifying the body to resemble a Demon and do a Gothic theme on black but have since ruled that out. I want it to be bright and colorful. I know that I'll have the name boldly on the sides combined with some cartoonish image. I keep searching for ideas online but haven't really hit on anything yet.