Art & Inspiration Modelcar Sundays 3/3/13

some reference sites & aftermarket parts here:

http://www.thedpmcc.com/instructionsintro.html

http://www.themodelcarmuseum.org/index.html

http://www.socalcarculture.com/modelcarlinks.html

again, if you have need for something specific, it makes a much easier job for the folks to help.

 

Thanks everybody for the quick replys, I just got back into the model building thing after about 40 years. Man has my skills gotten rusty over the years.

Back to the glue thing thanks again, I will try a small Hobby Shop for what I need, the large ones I been to seems like they realy don't have time for questions, if your not spending a lot of money.

 

Hey Doc don't sweat I think were allowed at least one time to be mad at the world especially considering the circumstances. Sorry for your loss.

 

Scrambler1,
You will want to try the Testors "Clear parts cement".
Highly recommended for windows.Will not fog or ruin your windows.It goes on white and dries clear.Try a practice piece with it first,you'll love it.

 

paintcan54,
There are loads of modeling reference,how to,tutorials on youtube also.

 

Gezz ..had a time searching for "Sunday Models" today.

Doc lost his cool. (Understandable)

Southpier had me bookmarking new model sites(Thanks BTW)
Newbie got loads of info.

Lyle posted up some awesome pixs.(Thanks Lyle)

Great thread fellas ...see Y'all next week on "Sunday (insert space here) Models

 

Great talent and pictures this Sunday, great stuff. Hang in there Doc we've all been there. Our prayers are with you and your friends family

 

Hey Doc, your statement did not seem like you at all. Thanks for your explanation and really sorry for your loss. Don't beat yourself up.

Great bunch of work here again this week folks, you have some talent.

 

Slowly getting started on this Johan kit for a friend.The idea is to get it close to his original '63 SuperStock pictured below.

 

Doc, I'm very sorry for the tragic loss of your friend. I can only imagine what you must be feeling. I did have a friend from our model club take his own life several years ago. He was an extremely reserved and private person and while we spent a fair amount of time together, I feel I never really knew him. When he died, much too young, it was a complete shock, and I'm not the only one left with the feeling that if somehow we could've cut through the wall he'd built around himself, we might have prevented it. Even his family had virtually no clue. He left no messages, and all we're left with is a mystery and the memories.

But I do try to not take my friends for granted anymore. And it's the friends with whom I share the hobby that make it worthwhile. The kits I have and the models I build are, in the end, just "stuff."

 

Some great stuff this week, guys. Pscott, I love the T roadster and, ClearSpot, I'm envious of your opportunity to build that rare Johan kit! OldSprinter, your 1/8 scale car are always amazing.

I feel lucky that I've got something to contribute this week! Finished my build of this previously unmolested original issue SMP '59 Corvette 3-in-1 Customizing kit as a sort-of tribute to the first version of the '58 the late great Larry Watson painted for Lavonne Bathke. Though I didn't have the nerve to attempt the candy red and gold flames that Larry did in the coves!

 

John, I hope you show it at MCM too! scrubba

 

That's funny,cause Jesse built a Model A,NOT a 32...

 

clear spot that 63 dodge is a rare money kit all ive got is a badly warped 63 promo

 

Man,I couldn't agree more! The owner of the kit and car pictured said he'd rather see it built on the shelf.Cannot argue with that...It was a gift to him from his wife.

 

At 50 years of age, I can say this much, model cars are how most anyone I know learned of cars. Long before the internet and video games were ever thought of, I spent my time building model cars. At a very young age, I learned where the parts of the car go, that reading the instructions is a big help. I learned that once you've seen how stuff fits, you can vary things to fit your tastes and needs. I learned how to chop tops on '49 Mercs, build funny car chassis that sit on all four wheels on a flat surface. I can now sand, paint and buff to perfection as well as make doors fit. I know the difference between a '64 and a '66 Corvette as well as how a 1960's Logghe funny car chassis is built. All of this I learned from "wasting" my time with model cars. I also wasted my youth drawing cars when I didn't have money to build models, which helped me visualize things before I actually build them, oddly enough that helps me in my current time-wasting job as a CNC machinist/programmer. I think my ability to build everything and I mean EVERYTHING on my current cars is due to my youth "wasted" building models.

 

froghawk, your paint skills continue to amaze me

i wanted to share this to those who dont know i just bought the amt re-issue ohio george 33 willys gasser in the kit is a pretty cool picture book from when amt first measured the car in the 60's and some from the restored car in the museum its in pretty good detail shots

 

The annual KKIM Spring Meet was held in Davenport, Iowa, yesterday... LOTS of cool stuff on the tables!!!





















More at the link...

http://s28.beta.photobucket.com/user/marty1961/library/KKIM/Spring 2013

 

Here's my latest... A little "new" for the H.A.M.B., I know, but, what the hell....

 

Wow, these are some really bitchin models. Nice work and detail

 

Here's the Mickey Thompson Attempt. I added some detail to make it more like the real car.

 

Once again, so much spectacular talent here ! scrubba

 

great model, that's strange, the box has a ford or Pontiac on it

 

Love those patina cars.

 

61 chev,back then boxes were all generic,just different stamping on the ends,58'-about62'. I miss those days!

 

you are sooo! correct I can't even agree with you more.have had race cars .street cars.parts just seem to fit ,shit just seems just to go together,
hopeing this makes scense

 

Here are a few artsy shots of just one of my models that i completed a few summers ago.

 

Wow Doc.....so sorry my friend a loss like that is never easy. Sorry you have to go throught that.

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Doc, I'm sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you are feeling, I've been there.

DocMike