Hey you guys, it's super Model Car Sunday. Post something will ya'. Oh, I know we all don't have new builds to post but I wouldn't mind seeing works in progress. I've got a Corvair I'm working on and should put my money wher my mouth is. Lately, I have to be in the mood to bring the kit and supplies out. I'll tell you what, I bet there's those of you who have old built-ups that we'd get a kick out of seeing. You know, those models from 30, 40, even 60 years ago. Those great old AMT kits that we slammed together and plastered with decals, spotlights and swept back antennas. Like those that we see on ebay that some lunatic wants to get rich on and that Round 2 refuses to repop. I don't know what happened to my old models. I suppose my parents did me the favor of trashing my things once I got married..."Oh, Mitch won't want this stuff anymore". That's why I was so pumped when Round 2 brought out the '64 Cutlass ragtop. That was a favorite build of mine from when I was 15. The cars below have all been completed (except for the Merc) and shown here but you can see them in various states of progress.
You asked for it Quick!!!!!.... Here you go bud.... These are from the guys at Model Cars Magazine.... Enjoy!
Yo fellas... I just noticed that rear bumper sticker on that '57 chevy gasser... Let me know if you want it deleted... I'll git right on it!...
Please excuse the doubles on some of the pictures, don't know how it happened. I tried to fix it but it kept screwing up so I give up.
^^ Just what I was hoping to see. Yeah, I wanted to make myself jealous. The '59 Buicks grab me every time. I've written to Round 2 on more than one occasion asking they consider repopping that beauty, to no avail. There are others I'd love to have but I'm not going to print up a wish list. I've said it before and maybe it doesn't bear repeating but I'm not interested in 150 piece kits. I want to have the enjoyment of working on those simple screw bottom cars with an interior tub, wheels & tires that actually fit and spin, and the doors and hood need not open. I guess I'm not in their target consumer group. Anyway, thanks for posting your photos.
Above, Deuces posted some pics of the "Savage Man" '55 Chevy. I thought some of you might be interested in seeing the real steel deal. I took this photo fourteen years ago at Rt66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois.
Oh.?..ok ...that , sorry ...I guess I figured we were beyond that here?...but there are rules....and I'm up for that. Good thing bad spelling isn't one....on door ,next to the "Native American", the name of the car... possibly miss spelled. Pretty cool that the car run a Pontiac engine in it.
Don’t be too sorry @rudestude. It was just a period correct Nixon campaign bumper sticker. My dad was a staunch Nixon supporter right up to (and through) the end of his presidency. He used to have a bunch of Nixon campaign memorabilia that, I guess, got pitched along the way somewhere. That junk probably would have been worth some money today. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming…
I have a friend who has been finding me models at thrift stores and here is the latest finds,will try to save all but need to fond parts.
I am right there with you on the screw bottom era of models. I really enjoy rebuilding my old 3in1 cars and trucks. Sometimes I pick up an old glue bomb to redo but that is rare with the prices some people want to rape you for these days. I do a modern kit now and then but it is hard and some of the details don't make it to the finished model, old eyes and fingers are not what they used to be!
That Corvair is looking good. Here's mine -- just after a quickie paint job. A current HAMB thread reminded me of it.
Regarding them louvers fellers... I used small (about 3/32" radius) quarter round styrene to make mine. At 1/12 scale (which my model is), this works out to be about 1-1/4" wide. I think they make quarter round styrene close to half that radius, which should work pretty well for 1/24 scale models. I just rounded off the ends, and used a section of the same quarter round as my spacing jig, as I glued them in place. Here's a pic of my hood side louvers... Later, David PS: I think this styrene is sold in mm, not inches, so you'll have to do the math on what looks plausible @ 1/24th scale.
Fellers, It's been quite awhile since I posted an update on the 1925 Dodgy underslung, as I've been racing to get my garden railroad as complete as I could before the Oklahoma hot weather set in. Well, I did get a lot done, and mother nature has turned up the heat (103 today, and we're forecasted to have 107 by week-s end), so now I'll have some more time for modeling projects. After some internal wrangling with me-self, I decide to take a different tack on the frame finish. I initially thought that a cream painted frame, to match the wheels would be the way to go. The more I thought about it, the less I liked this idea. This build is supposed to represent a home-grown garage build from 1954, and the owner's first outing to Booneville. I took a chance and did a rust finish on the frame and suspension. In our story, maybe the frame will get painted down the road, but it was game time and no time left for such frills. So here she is, in all her raw beauty, so to speak. I'm so happy with the rust finish, it's almost a shame to (mostly) cover it up with the body. Later, David PS: Note I fabbed up some Ford juice brake backing plates too...
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