Nice turnout ya'll. Diggin your truck Doc. Love the older build "A bones" too. The drag cars are awesome Coyote. The 1/87 '55s are "wow!!!"
I like those old "Highway Pioneers" kits. (I started with them and 'Hudson Miniatures' when I was 10 or so) The Model T Center Door sedan was the first kit I ever "kit-bashed"...Chopped the top, sanded all the edges, reshaped fenders, and crossed suspension, engine, wheels/tires from the Highway Pioneers 69 cent "Hot Rod". The car I modeled was Art Chrisman's '29 Model A Tudor sedan... 1954.
Here's the only one I messed with. Started with an unbuilt kit she gave me. I used the engine, suspension, wheels and tires from Revell "parts packs". I built this around 1961. Didn't have the skills I do now and it's pretty old so there are lots of bad gaps on it. Sometimes I'm tempted to take it apart and re-do it. But then again, it has a lot of character as a "survivor"
1928 slush casting . just curious if anyone knows any thing about it ... you guys build nice stuff . im told old any more (hands shake) but I used to .... thank you for any info ...... steve *** I did find info . tootsetoys were made pre war , 1930's , but this car is earlier & different . I have a tootsetoy 1928 coupe . strange my pic didn't show . this link works ... thanks http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/picture.php?pictureid=513423&albumid=43689&dl=1398023140&thumb=1
Last two '40 cpes I did. Not my best werk. Could decide how I really wanted 'em so when in doubt, go black.
thanks for posting my pic . I appreciate the help , whom ever ... thanks .. steve does anyone know about slush castings ?
I don't know anything about 'em except that it's kool to no end. Anybody out there know about these jewels?
I wouldn't touch it. I've got several that I won't touch unless something falls off for that very reason. A reminder of where we started n where we are...
I wouldn't touch it. I totally agree . if I had some I built as a kid they would be keep sakes from a better time ........ it has character .
Finished this '40 Ford vert' this past week.Colors are Tamiya Mica Red over Tamiya Mica Silver,interior,vert' boot and uptop is painted Model Master Fabric Tan with Model Master African Braun highlites in the interior.Parts box wheels and tires.
I first met Bob Hardin about 10 years ago when I was marketing some products for the slot car hobby and I hired him to handle the artwork. Besides being a brilliant graphic artist he's a neat guy and we hit it off right away. I'm too lazy to type it all out again, so here's a cut and paste of an article I wrote for HO World Magazine...along with some pics. Many of the H.O. World readers are probably familiar with the work of artist Bob Hardin. His Slot Car "THRILLUSTRATIONS" and "SLOT CARtoons" adorn the walls of slot car parlors, basements, and hobby shops around the globe. Few however, have probably had the pleasure of seeing one of his "Track-in-the-Box" portable scenic raceways that he created early on in his career. You see when he's not busy with his work as a commercial illustrator for clients like NASCAR and Lucent, or drawing for CARtoons magazine, or teaching advanced cartooning techniques at the Joe Kubert School of Art, Bob spends his off time plying his skills as a master modeler. His sprawling scenic basement layout, an interwoven old school collaboration of vintage H.O. trains and slot cars, is right out of the pages of an early 60's Car Model magazine. Mix in his appreciation for vintage 1:1 race cars, small town race tracks, and throw in a heavy dose of a childhood spent reading Mad magazine and here are the scaled-down results. Only a few of these suitcase-sized layouts were built. This happens to be the original Slot Car Speedway" #1 which later served as the model for some of his "Thrillustration" artwork. It features "weathered" lock and joiner track with soldered rail joints, original 60's figures, accessories, and scratch built scenery, all with hand painted detailing. Oh yeah there's a built in transformer and hook-ups hidden in the surrounding rock formations that allow two racers to clip on their favorite controller and run some hot laps. It uses a couple of old Aurora coupes that have rock hard slicks on the back. It keeps the speed down and allows you to slide them through the turns. It's a real hoot! Look close and you'll even see an H.O. sized Bob Hardin next to the infield pit shack, enjoying the action with his favorite cold beverage. The whole layout is approx. 42"x 21". Enjoy the action. To get a better glimpse into the eclectic world of Bob Hardin, you can visit his website at BOB C. HARDIN: Commercial Illustration & Fine Art | Bio .
that is firkin amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW http://images116.fotki.com/v699/photos/2/987132/12709627/IMG_6614-vi.jpg
Still there mate, hasn't moved. Only thing that has changed is that it is now a continuing thread and not a weekly one. Much better and easier to find now because it does not need to be searched under various variations of its title Cheers and enjoy your models Rod
The Social Group is gone. After running 14 Model Build-Offs and a ton of time put in to it, I simply got burnt out. It became more of an obligation and the fun ran out. Participation in the Build-Offs got to the point of only having 3 entries compared to 15-20. I spent a ton of time trying to get cool prizes and make it interesting, but to no avail. I posted that if anyone wanted to take over the moderator duties, I would transfer it over to them. No one responded. Hopefully, someone will take the reigns and start a new group on here. I would join right up.
Thanks for all of your time invested in it Lucio. I enjoyed it while it was there, and unfortunately I wouldn't have the time to run it either.
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