Seeing as it is that weekend again. THE HAMB DRAGs. Thought I had best show some 1/4 mile terrors. First up is a one I built many years ago. Using the Revell '56 Sunliner to build what I call The Ride On the Wild Side. All paint on this one is nail polish through an airbrush This lil digger is based on the AMT Wynn's Jammer dragster kit This last one I have shown before and is another very old build. Not quite the right wheels to fit into the old time racing HAMB theme, but what the heck. This '34 tudor body was built using the Revell Orange crate body. I think I showed this model this time last year!
I just saw your post on the SAE board, nice score!! Feel like getting rid of that blue '62-ish t-bird?
Damn it man, I about fell out of my chair. The Bug guys are going to have very mixed feelings about that one.
Fat50, thanks dude, I post on SAE too as Moon, I did post there as DocWatson1938 but got booted for calling the Admin a pack of Nazis. PM me with what you would like for the rail please, Also interested in the Jawbreaker rail with the orange 32(?) body......... Cheers, Doc (Please?? ****, you wont hear that often outta me!!)
This is about all I have to show, had to strip the body after I found some in perfections in my filler. The legendary Tony Nancy's T rail.
Just hung the last parts on this ****er about an hour ago... Great kit. I've wanted to do one for years, and I'm sort of glad I waited as long as I did. This thing will test you. It's engineered very well, but you have to think your way through it every step. Mistakes are not easy to compensate for. SA board members; prepare to be bored by the same pics over there. Now what the hell am I going to do with that tin?
I asked last week, but I'll try again. What do you guys use to re-design the bodies on the models? Awesome work.
That's a pretty broad question. Are you asking what tools? Canada Jeff - I love seeing a Mysterion built up nicely like that. You're absolutely right about the kit though. I tried it when I was much younger with a lot less skill and I think I ended up throwing it away out of frustration. Very cool buildup. Got some paint on my '55 wagon. Gonna let this cure for a few more days, then it gets wet sanded, followed by a few healthy coats of pearl clearcoat.
A pretty vague question. What do you mean by re-design? I think we all do it a little differently. I use my imagination to re-design them. I keep holding up shapes that i hope will be complimentary until I see something that I think will look cool. I also use other cars and models as inspiration. If you can't see it in your head before you start cutting them up, you'll end up with a lot of trashed plastic. Some guys might try Photoshopping pics to see what things will look like before they cut, but that doesn't tell you what it'll look like from all the angles. If you were to ask what I use to MODIFY the bodies on my models, I would tell you to get a fine razor saw, a hobby knife, Tenax 7R for gluing styrene, ZAP CA for gluing together dissimilar materials and/or filling small gaps, and a two-part filler to smooth things out or to fill larger gaps/holes/grooves. Oh yeah - and start collecting old parts and bodies - you'll cut up a bunch if you start building customs. You should be able to see the dissimilar kit parts and white sheet styrene filler panels in this pic: Lots of filler on this FWD Merc: Cut up a Citroen 2CV to get this far: Test-fitting American Austin body on Revell '34 Fenders: '37 Panel on Coupester fenders: Used two turtledecks to widen them to fit belly pan: I hope these pics illustrate the process a little for you.
Sorry about the vaugness of the question. I meant what you guys used (materials) to change the bodies. How they are bonded back together and made to look as if it were the original mold. Like last weeks post had a cool looking chop top for example that looked like it was just ***embled and painted. Any suggestions as far as a good filler goes?
Bondo makes a good filler. Any of the hobby shop fillers are solvent based, and will shrink as they dry (for a long-*** time after they seem dry). Bondo sets through a chemical reaction, not a g***ing-out process, so it doesn't shrink. Of course, some would say that only lead is traditional enough, but that will melt your plastic, so you make the call. As far a glue goes, I only use cyanoacrylate glue (like Crazy Glue only better) for body work, since the normal solvant type glue can cause sags or ripples if you use too much. A well stocked hobby shop will have a whole rack of C.A. glues for you to pick from. There are several good internet forums dedicated to model car building, with lots of good info to be had. Check out www.scaleautomag.com for one. The forum admins seem to keep their balls in their lawyers' pockets, but there are lots of good members on there (and several **** ****ers, but stay out of the tuner forum and you should be fine). And don't call the admins Nazis, right Doc? Here's one more for the hell of it. This one's about a year old, but I don't think I've put it up here before... Wow, that's a ****ty picture. Time to take that one out of the case for some better photos now that I'm starting to get my camera figured out.
This is just mocked up for the photo. Started out with the full fendered floyd cotterpin deuce. Chopped, channeled, cycle fenders, '53 Ford wheels and tires, custom nerf bars. No motor yet.
Geoff, I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I just want to thank you for sending some samples of your artwork to the cookout on Friday. I am fortunate to be able to bring one home with me. Thank you for being so generous, I'm proud to have a sample of your work. J.
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That is very cool! I've thought about doing some HAMB cars before, but guys change their cars faster than I could build the model!
Hey Figiter it`s me again, nice wagon. About your blue costomline, were can I get a kit like that? it was an awsome model!
Wow that is cool. I've got a hankering... I need to find me a Model A kit and make up something wicked like that. Problem is I gave away all of my spare parts...
The base kit is made by Lindberg, you should be able to find it pretty easy on eBay. Thanks!! HotRodYblock - cool! how'd you make that tonaeau cover?
Duplicolor Semi-Gloss black over 2" masking tape. Cheap and easy but it works... I've seen the "vinyl top material" but I have never used it.
Here's a couple of models I built with the help of my friend David Anthony about 4 years ago. The Fleetline was my first custom, David Anthony layed down the scallops. The Starliner, I put a little more time into and I think it shows. I built it with sort of a "street rod" look because I wanted to use the aluminum wheels on it. David came up with the cool idea to use aluminum tubing for the exhuast. Oh yeah if you noticed I did'nt bother cleaning them they're dusty.
I always stop and talk with David at Modelfest and the West Coast Cl***ic. His lowriders and customs are always *****en. Looks like you're doing well under his tutelage, eh?
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