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What a fun nostalgic thread to read through. I learned to draft in HS in the late 60’s, graduated college in ‘76 (ME) and did a lot of pencil on...
Thanks Dueces. I’m flattered that you repost my models here on HAMB and hope to have more sixties super stockers to share in the coming months....
That red ‘65 Comet cammer model is mine (along with the stock copper ‘60 Impala, the red/gold Northwind 62 Bel Air and the silver Landy ‘64 Dodge)...
This is the Lindberg ‘64 Dodge with aftermarket decals (stripes were painted) and lots of aftermarket snd scratch built stuff under the hood....
This is my attempt at making a silk purse out of AMT’s really bad ‘65 Mustang “Funny Car” kit. Joe Curtis of Fremont Racing Specialties made these...
This is the Revell ‘64 Thunderbolt kit, one of my favorites, built mostly OOB. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one was built from the Revell ‘65 Chevelle Z16 1/24 kit with lots of aftermarket and scratch built parts and Slixx decals: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
This is the AMT ‘66 Nova kit with Slixx decals (AMT decals look beautiful but fall apart when wet): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here’s some I don’t think I’ve posted on here before. This ‘62 Ford is kitbashed using the AMT ‘60 Starliner for chassis/ engine/ interior and a...
Hey Deuces, those are my models dude!!!! Glad you like ‘em! I have a few more ‘62 -‘66 SS’ers I could post if anyone’s interested. John (papajohn97)
Easy Peasy! Auto-correct spelling will lead to an international misunderstanding and total nuclear Armageddon some day.
With a drill bit. It was soft rosin core solder, easy-easy.
I’ve been having fun over the last years shelter-at-home period cranking out 1/24-1/25 early ‘60’s super stock drag car builds. This is my latest...
This are some Paleolithic decals! Doesn’t look like anyone has ever issued after market decals for this car so I suspect your only option is to...
Here’s a build a did a year ago, AMT’s ‘49 Ford Gasser with a tri-carb Caddie V-8. I remember my older brother building the original release of...
Oops, forgot to include a shot of the cool Stovebolt...., [IMG]
My latest build: Galaxie’s 1/25 ‘46-‘48 Chevrolet Aerosedan, a beautifully tooled and challenging to build kit. I airbrushed the exterior in...
Two recent builds I completed that I believe are HAMB compliant: Moebius ‘65 Plymouth Hemi SS: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Revell’s...
Hey Dan, Thanks for feedback. I thought the same thing on the “please touch “decal but my model is actually accurate (at least the left fender...
Here are my recent versions of AMT’s very excellent ‘62 Bel Air and truly terrible horrible ‘63 Impala built as Dave Strickler’s/ Bill Jenkin’s...
Revell’s 1/25 Big John Willys kit, OOB other than some rechroming, engine detailing and Slixx decals. I cut off the funky cantilever snap-fit tabs...
Hey Mike, Really impressed with your scratch-building skills . The injected jr fuelie you built was really sweet. Your soldered brass construction...
Hey Jakespeed & musclecars - thanks for the kind words. Yes, masking was labor intensive, I generally do it twice on my builds: first for the...
In my effort to help add to the world’s record of scale models being completed during these stay-at-home days, here’s some shots of my latest...
Here’s the last of three 1/25 car kits I’ve been building since the ‘stay-at-home’ thing started (did the Hudson & Comet SS above), Revell’s ‘64...
Here’s the ‘65 Comet AF/X which I did as Hayden Proffitt’s car using the excellent Slixx decal set. Fitting the 427 SOHC cammer with headers into...
I recently built two Moebius kits which went together really well and were easy to detail, the ‘54 Hudson Club Coupe and the ‘65 Comet AF/X. Here...
Here’s another recent 60’s drag car build, AMT’s excellent ‘64 Plymouth 426 Max Wedge Super Stock, Al Eckstrom’s “Lawman”. This build really...
Here’s my recent build of AMT’s classic Double Dragster - a very HAMB friendly kit. I removed all the kit chrome playing using oven cleaner and...
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