Latest B. A. Diecast Drag Boats
Text and photos by Marvin T. Smith
Bad Ass diecast continues to expand their exciting line of top fuel hydro drag boats. Latest arrivals include Jay Haroutunian's Whiskey River II and Doug Verstuyft's Nitro Chicken, numbers five and six in the series. These boats have all the fine features of the Speed Sport I have previously reviewed, but what really impresses me is the way that Stan Gill and the Bad Ass team continue to improve what was already an outstanding model. Stan saw the need to rework the working steering for a better operation and carried it out. He has added more fuel lines (return lines) with nicely painted fittings. He has also placed MSD logos on the magnetos. The bottom of the escape capsule is now painted yellow - a high visibility safety trick used on the real boats. You can only see this feature if you remove the capsule, but of course it is removable! A new magnetic latch for the capsule was another design change from the first boats. Stan also reworked the propellers to be more authentic. I never would have known the difference! There are nice little touches – the Nitro Chicken has a chromed fuel injector hat just like the real boat, while the Whiskey River II has a black hat. The valve covers are colored to match the real boats: black on Whiskey River and red on Nitro Chicken.
There are a few short cuts taken on the Whiskey River II. The cowling in front of the engine is not the correct shape, and the boat lacks the small winglets used on the real boat. Otherwise: perfect!! The Nitro Chicken model looks very much like the real boat.
Some of you may have noticed that all three of the boats I have reviewed are red. Not to worry. Other boats in the series are white with blue flames (Problem Child) or black with yellow flames (Hot Licks) or black with red and white lettering (Loose Cannon). The paint on these boats is outstanding. I love the red Nitro Chicken with its yellow flames with blue pinstriping. The full scale version holds the SDBA mph record at 257.88. See all of the boats at www.diecast-badass.com.
Everyone should have at least one of these bad boats in their collection. These are amazing acceleration vehicles, and the quality of the diecast model is exceptional. Bad Ass now makes display cases for the boats, and for those who don't like the display stand that comes with the boat, they make an authentic trailer.
1:43 scale boats and blown alcohol hydros with single prop and authentic driveline are in the works. The first Alky boats will be the Widowmaker and the What A Tomato. Bad Ass is considering making a resin driver figure to fit in the boats and separate engines for display. The plan is to release the figures so that the buyer can paint them. I hope they change their plans and offer them pre-painted. Maybe they could work out a deal with Jimmy Flintstone. They are planning to release the Spirit of Texas top fuel hydro which has a single prop. For more details, see my review of the Speed Sport boat on GeorgiaDragRacing.com or visit www.diecast-badass.com .
Bad Ass diecast continues to expand their exciting line of top fuel hydro drag boats. Latest arrivals include Jay Haroutunian's Whiskey River II and Doug Verstuyft's Nitro Chicken, numbers five and six in the series. These boats have all the fine features of the Speed Sport I have previously reviewed, but what really impresses me is the way that Stan Gill and the Bad Ass team continue to improve what was already an outstanding model. Stan saw the need to rework the working steering for a better operation and carried it out. He has added more fuel lines (return lines) with nicely painted fittings. He has also placed MSD logos on the magnetos. The bottom of the escape capsule is now painted yellow - a high visibility safety trick used on the real boats. You can only see this feature if you remove the capsule, but of course it is removable! A new magnetic latch for the capsule was another design change from the first boats. Stan also reworked the propellers to be more authentic. I never would have known the difference! There are nice little touches – the Nitro Chicken has a chromed fuel injector hat just like the real boat, while the Whiskey River II has a black hat. The valve covers are colored to match the real boats: black on Whiskey River and red on Nitro Chicken.
There are a few short cuts taken on the Whiskey River II. The cowling in front of the engine is not the correct shape, and the boat lacks the small winglets used on the real boat. Otherwise: perfect!! The Nitro Chicken model looks very much like the real boat.
Some of you may have noticed that all three of the boats I have reviewed are red. Not to worry. Other boats in the series are white with blue flames (Problem Child) or black with yellow flames (Hot Licks) or black with red and white lettering (Loose Cannon). The paint on these boats is outstanding. I love the red Nitro Chicken with its yellow flames with blue pinstriping. The full scale version holds the SDBA mph record at 257.88. See all of the boats at www.diecast-badass.com.
Everyone should have at least one of these bad boats in their collection. These are amazing acceleration vehicles, and the quality of the diecast model is exceptional. Bad Ass now makes display cases for the boats, and for those who don't like the display stand that comes with the boat, they make an authentic trailer.
1:43 scale boats and blown alcohol hydros with single prop and authentic driveline are in the works. The first Alky boats will be the Widowmaker and the What A Tomato. Bad Ass is considering making a resin driver figure to fit in the boats and separate engines for display. The plan is to release the figures so that the buyer can paint them. I hope they change their plans and offer them pre-painted. Maybe they could work out a deal with Jimmy Flintstone. They are planning to release the Spirit of Texas top fuel hydro which has a single prop. For more details, see my review of the Speed Sport boat on GeorgiaDragRacing.com or visit www.diecast-badass.com .
posted by David @ 3:01 PM
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