Art & Inspiration Sunday Model Car Thread

Well, it's Sunday in Australia, anyway.

Today is Super Model Car Sunday here in Perth, Western Australia. It's an NNL type event that is put on by a friend of mine. I haven't touched a model since I built a couple of cars for last year's SMCS, so a week ago I had a look in my pile of kits for something that I could throw together pretty quickly.

With two young kids to chase after, I don't seem to find the time I used to for building model cars, so no crazy customs, roof chops or fiddly paint jobs. The kit I chose was the Stone, Woods & Cook Willys Gasser, the one that has the black version on the box art.

I thought the black looked really cool with the gold lettering, so that was the combo I decided to build. Considering I painted it late Friday night, then put the decals on even later on Friday night and cleared it Saturday morning, I reckon it turned out OK.

Not a huge amount of detail in the engine in regards to wiring and plumbing etc, but I did try to get the metal finishes a bit more 'natural' than CHROME EVERYTHING. LOL

Here's a few pics. I'll have some more of the event in the next few days. Better get some sleep now...

 

Nice job.

I've done a series of those kits:

 

Awesome!

The only thing I don't like about the kit is the front wheels. Should be small window Halibrands, but instead you get some kind of 70s slot mag.

 

I hear ya on those front wheels, the rims are nice...but the tires are retarded! there like 8 inches wide.. its parts box saves the day.

Ive been building that kit into this..

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This is a farm truck im building also from the Revell 1950 Ford..

It will get centercaps to cover the chevy 6 lug wheels (the size and tires are correct for 3/4 ton ford however.

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ryan, i went to go look at a 48 f1 in acushnet that looks exactly like that 50 except the metal is rotted through in front of the hood above the ford emblems, metal is paper thin in some spots, the guy wants 500 for it with title though, could be built as a flipnose.

 

No shit? funny whats out in our own backyard. You grabbing it?

 

Nice Willys. I am gonna have to build one soon.

Here is a 32 roadster I did a quick build on. Built it traditional style. LOL Took about a week and did it quik and easy like back in the day when the kit first came out.

 

heres my contribution, revells mercury.







i cut the doors open, did work on the bumpers, put the exhaust through the rear bumper, and the green was mixed to look like the 3m masking tape green. the paint is metallic, but i used the same colors for the interior without metallic. don't have pictures of the interior..but it is eye-seeringly bright.

 

Great models, all of you! Really nice...

Joel

 

Here's some details on the '53 Chevy of a few weeks back followed by a non hot rod, non
traditional, Jaguar meets Pinnfarrinna (SP?) carI designed many moons ago and built using an illustration board buck covered in bristol board. Enjoy...

 

Here's the other...

 

Sorry if I overtook the thread. I know this isn't HAMB material but I thought some model enthusiasts and hobbyists would enjoy them. I designed this in about 1983 and built the model in around 1989 or '90. Those are Dodge Copperhead wheels.

 

I like the chevy! As for the late model custom, I like that too. I have seen the printable paper models where you just fold and glue, but yours takes it to a new level! It reminds me of the my younger hotwheels years. I liked their fiero's simple and cool look, and thats what your concept is to me!

 

I have one of those. A friend and I chopped it lengthed the front and rear fenders and made a taildragger out of it. Still not finished yet, it's been over 4 years.

 

nah, i would but i dont have the cash or room for another project

i could give you the guys whereabouts if you wanna get it though!

 

there is some serious talent here on the HAMB

Sometimes I feel a bit ashamed to post up anything

Got the decals to lay down FINALLY today. with lots of coaxing form the some decal set...







should be cleared today. waiting on some fuel line and a few other items to show up to finish it up...

 

nice work guys, almost makes me want to come out of model car retirement, but then again, how would my real rods get done. I also admire the smooth glass black paint job, that was not easily done either. I know by my trial and errors.

 

Thanks jmccall.
I'll have to build a '32 using the same technique some day.
Does anyone think this is Art Show worthy???

 

Been a while since I've popped in here, So I thought that I'd share a few pics of my last three builds....

 

Those are all very cool Nitro Marty.

 

I know it's an OT car, but I just picked up Revell's '69 Nova (I have a '70 in the garage) and it is awesome- one of the best the RM has done in a LONG time!

 

Nice entry Brootal ... Lookin foward to the pic's of the show. I didnt make it , was visitin the Busted Knuckle Garage checkin out progress my buddy Grant's bucket.

 

There are more pics here http://www.streetmachinemag.typepad.com/

Make sure you scroll down the page to see all of them.

 

Wow, this is a good sunday models. I wish I had all my gear but its in storage. TxRat why feel ashamed when you can build something killer like that?? Crazy man!

 

Some one needs to build a full size version of that El Camino.

 

Just put all the pics up on my website.
CLICK ON THESE WORDS.

 

Thanks for the pic's link Brootal .

 

Here's a Hobbie i enjoy alot , although i haven't had much time lately .

 

Um wow ! some really amazing stuff there Brootal ! Thanks again !