Been a while since I posted anything, I havn't been building much lately. Guess I'll kick it off this week. Got this from a guy off a model board who wasn't going to do anything with it: Swapped front fenders and the grill shell, I think we've got something here... More models at the link below!
wow! That looks sharp, Fidgeter! Makes me want to dig up some old kits I havent even looked at in twenty years or more. Never was very good with model cars but they are fun.
damn that looks good. I've bought models latley but just havent got around to do anything with them yet. Jonney
That sedan delivery is looking wicked. I read on the other board that you were planning flathead power, but I'd like to see it with the Latham-blown Lincoln out of the AMT '25 T-bucket or a parts-pack Cadillac. Flathead power would be cool, but seems a little early for a channelled, slammed fendered car like that. Still, it looks *****EN!
I don't think I have a flathead in any of my other builts, or slated for any other projects. I may change my mind on that, like I do with every car....didn't know about that blown lincoln motor though, I'll look into it! I can think of a couple projects to use that in... I've got cars with an Olds motor, a nailhead, a 409, a straight 6, a few hemis, 4-bangers....have a Pontiac motor I decided not to use on another car, I might lean that direction! Thanks everyone!
Fidigiter, I bought a 59 buick model off of ebay. I want to do it up like we are going to do the car. It's been years since I built a model. This model I bought was built before but in bad shape. What glue do i use. Super glue? Also I will need some putty, where do I get it? I've been told that super glue and baking soda work as a putty. What do you think? TP
That '32 looks great. I love building models from different kits to make something no one has manufactured before. Haven't done much these past few weeks, just been too tired after work to get into it or too involved with the cars. I'll post some pics a little later of a old '29 drag roadster I bought off ebay and re-did. Touched it up, added a push bar, '32 shell and 2x2 blown Flathead. -Dean
Heres what I use for glue and putty. The Ambroid is really good stuff, but I'm not sure how well it will work on plastic thats as old and brittle as what you've got. Super glue would work fine if the Ambroid doesn't. I use Squadron green putty. Some people dont like it because it shrinks, but if you use it in moderation, you shouldn't have any problems! In case that old built up is painted, get some Castrol Super Clean (CSC). Pour it in a tub, and drop the body in, give it a few hours or maybe over night, and the paint should be gone. Good luck on that project, and post pictures of your progress if you get some!
my 31 is almost done!! :O) here's a a pic of it. All it needs it some wiring, tail lights,more crud on the tires and some junk in the interior. keith
Eric, way cool sedan delivery! Most of your mock ups have great wheels and tires (wide whites), what kit are they from or are they Model Haus? 61falconwagon, great job. Any other pix of that roadster? Thanks, Mike.
61falconwagon, great job. Any other pix of that roadster? Click this link and follow the complete build http://public.fotki.com/Keith__Shannan/keiths_model_car/116_scale_models/1931_ford_minicraft/ keith
That sedan is just falling together Keith. You've got the rust technique down, I wish my "patina" was anywhere close to that! I'm sure you talked about it before, but some thing I just noticed....is your front spring perch one of the frame horns? Cool idea!! The wheels on this one (and a few others) are Revell '40 Ford Standard, though I think they also came in a couple other kits. Years ago, I used to throw wheels and tires like this away! What a dumb kid I was!! There are the Revell Rat Rod (and '31 Sedan) kits whose wheels and tires I use a lot, and then everything else comes from builtups or "junkyards" on eBay, or stuff I find at swap meets. Just gotta keep an eye out!
Is that the "Orange Crate" '32 body? It looks like theres a chop line on it, but that kit is already chopped about that much. Also, did anyone see some of the new resin bodies that just came out? There's a '27 'T Coupe (chopped and un-chopped), a Bonneville 3-window (looks like the Pierson Bros. Coupe) and some other really cool, more radical lakes Coupe. http://www.alteredstatesmodels.com/ -Dean
Keith you have outdone yerself...that is totally bad***. W***SSUP!!!!?!?!?! Long time no see man! Olson
It may be, i got it from someone else already chopped so I don't know it's origin. Gut feeling is it's one of the AMT Switcher's bodys. Looks like those t-coupes come chopped (6") and chopped some more (10")! I'd kill for a completely unchopped one! Can you say Mercury Charlie??? Might have to throw down the green for one of each of those as is though. Perhaps get two 6" choped, and un-chop it. Hmmmm.....Thanks for the link!!!
For most of the last several years I've built when I could. Keep getting distracted, but have an ***load of models. Ya gotta watch out for Keith, though...he sneaks up on ya with some cool stuff when ya least expect it. Clickety click the link to see my far too small collection of stuff. I think there's at least *some* cool stuff in there. http://public.fotki.com/Gluhead/ Olson
Just been busy with work, movin', healin' and playin' with the 1:1 scale stuff a lot. Pop in to see what's up over there every now and then, but that's 'bout it. I was about to get that '31 back out and hack on it a bit, but then I bought another Olds, '64 this time. So the '31 still sits like it is on da fotki. How's things? PM me... Olson
Fidgiter; your images aren't totally loading here. but from what I can see it would be the switcher body, but they were done by MPC. Just a point of interest for those that don't know. The 32 5 window that is out now in the AMT box with the big diameter wheels is actually the old issue of the MPC fully fendered coupe. The same body as that used in the American Graffitti issue. However the body in the full fendered issue has the parts to convet the body to a roadster. But the parts to convert it to a roadster could be used to make it into a removeable tonneau as is down on some salt roadsters. Geoff aka Whodaky
most of you guys probally saw this in the Friday art post, but I'll post it in here for those who didn't... So I was looking through an old issue of Scale Auto and came across this diorama article about junkyard scenes. It was way cool, and instantly I was inspired!! I had an art attack!! bbbaaahhhha!! So I got to work. First I went to Wal mart and bought a few sheets of canvas, I took a sheet and brushed on regular white glue as a base, mixed a few different colors and grades of sand (used for blasting) and packed it down against the glue on the canvas. When it dried, that "crust" was a nice base but sand was still way too loose. I mixed about 50/50 white glue and water in a jar, and brushed it on the sand. When that dried it was hard as a rock. It was too shiny (the gl*** in the sand) and didn't look right, so i mixed some Testors flat, military, and some other browns together and 'dabbed' different shades and colors around till i thought it looked like earth. Considering I'm a Chevvie guy, a rotten FOMOCO was the only vehicle of choice! I took a busted Ford and dremel'ed it like crazy, cutting the trim so it looked like it was hanging off, cutting the panels from the inside paper thin making it look rusted out. A lighter melted the roof a bit and pushing on it made it look like dents. Black primer was a nice base, mixed with red oxide primer and a final coat brushed on mad it look rusty. I used the guy from a 69 Camaro diecast i bought and cut the base off and re-painted him to look *gasp!* like me! Same shoes, ****** headers tee, and lamb chops. What a *** I know- I was bored. Anyways, the local dollar store supplied the 'dollhouse' fencing which a glued together and painted, and a dead branch from the back of the shop here made a good tree. The weeds and gr*** where also a dollarstore buy, used for flower arangements I guess. I fasened everything down using paperclips and super glue. The hardest thing to do was getting the 'gr*** & weeds' to glue down. Again white glue mixed with water worked, but it took like 10 coats. All in all, it took me about 2 weeks, and maybe 12 hours in total to build. It cost me no more than $15 in materials too. I know... I'm a loser
that looks great and the 56 ford kit is my favorite kit even if it's a rusted out piece of poop keith
The Jalopy Journal
