• Scale: 1/24

From an original drawing by Dave Marek.

Dave Marek's drawings just blow me away! These are the things I wish the model companies would turn out. The Big Gasser struck me as a drawing that needed to come to life. I opened up the kit closet and pulled out the ingredients; a Baja Beast, 3 Dodge Sidewinders, an Avenger Funnycar, and some odds and ends from the parts box. The cab and dashboard are what's left of the Baja Beast. The headlights were lowered, a duece grill installed, and the wheelwells moved rearward. A new floorboard was scratch built, and seats from the parts box were used. One Sidewinder frame was shortened and modified to accept the engine from the funnycar. Beerwagon fuel tanks were used. The intake was scratchbuilt to match the drawing. The trailer was constructed using a transformer from the AMT lowboy trailer and sheet plastic. Taillights from the parts box are on the rear. I think the flame treads on the Sidewinder tires go quite well with a gas truck!