I totally agree with you Moonglow - mchook has perfected the weathering technique! Today, as I clicked on the 'Sunday models' link, I was thinking, "I hope mchook has posted something." So glad to see that be the case! Also, loving your lastest project Moonglow!
My latest build-I've been following the Rolling Bones builders from New York. This is built with their pure hot rod style. Chopped, high horsepower, stripped down, 40's or 50's California lakes racing, with plenty of patina.
I've been a bit lazy, trying to get back in a modeling groove. Here are a few pics to look at on a Sunday afternoon... View attachment 5471253
OK quick85 here is my just finished Long John. I filled the horizontal body seam and shot red Centari on it. I shortened the roll bar a bit and swapped the collector pipes for weed burners. We machined Moon discs to replace the kit wheel covers. The decals were fiddly at best. The chrome is by Molotow.
Thanks very much @mchook. Very informative indeed... We could all learn (in my case more than) a thing or two from mchook, SMWK (Scale Model Weathering King) here on the HAMB. Most other HAMB threads here are battling rust. Conversely in our little corner, we're trying to create it. Rebels all. Ha!
Thanks for the link McHook, I got lost for a few hours in your videos and other assorted model show coverage. I never had the patience to learn weathering.
Here's something that might have been built in the late '50s. It was the time when a hopped-up Olds or a Caddy was the hot choice before the SBC became dominant for those wanting more power than they could get out of a flathead Ford. This one is more modest than one might expect with a rod having a chopped and filled top, a Halibrand quick change rear axle and a worked-over Cadillac engine. There's no custom paint, not much chrome or polished metal (even the Halibrand is painted black to not attract attention) and it still has the stock gas tank. The tank is not functional -- it might be useful to carry water to add weight, if needed. The real gas tank and battery would be in the trunk but are not modeled. The paint is a mix of red enamel colors thinned with a "cool" lacquer thinner. The underside is a bit grimy as one might expect for a street driven rod that is a couple of years old as shown with its 1961 license plate. Normally it is street legal but here it is ready for a day at the drags with slicks on standard wheels replacing treaded tires on reversed rims similar to the fronts. The model started with the 1/25 Revell '32 Ford 5-window coupe kit but many of the modern rod parts were backdated or replaced with other pieces from a variety of sources. Some include: Body (mastered by Dennis Lacey), firewall, filled grille shell, radiator, grille and seats from Drag City Casting. Engine is the old Revell Cadillac 354 parts pack using that kit's B&M Hydro-Stick trans and carbs from Iceman Collection. The rear axle and various details are from the Revell 22 Jr. kit. Dzus fasteners holding the hood top on are Model Car Garage MCG-2074. See the build thread — trakinscale.proboards.com/thread/19196/ford-window-coupe-late-50s?page=1 — to see how it went together and learn more about the origin of parts not mentioned here. The mid-century modern styled photo background was inspired by 3D-printed breeze blocks made by Maple Leaf Modelworks that matched ones on my 1961-built childhood home in southern California.
@abc123, Dig your style and your model. Very nicely done! Perhaps a bit OT, but speaking of breeze blocks... I just bought 1/1 scale breeze blocks for my circa 1954 MCM house in OKC. It was a trick finding them, and they weren't cheap, mostly because of shipping. I'll start assembling my 1/1 scale 4x7 breeze block panel once our weather cools off a bit.
Moebius Nova gasser builds from the guys at Model Cars Magazine..... The wagon is from a newer AMT kit..
This 1911 Mercer Raceabout was built from a Hudson Miniatures kit in 1952 by an elderly friend and given to me last week. It was the first kit he built and he went on to own a hobby shop and bike shop. Hudson Miniatures was close too, if not, the granddaddy of kit builders. It contained wood, balsa, plywood, paper, plastic and metal parts. Other materials were optional. I displayed it Saturday along with 3 other cars at a model show. I was surprised and humbled that it satisfied him enough to give me the Mercer and 3 more models. The other 2 pics are of a 1913 Mercer Racebout owned at the time by Golden Restoration in Golden Colorado while I worked there. I was fortunate enough to get a ride in/on it in about 1974. Soon afterward the magnificent beast appeared fully restored in a full color centerfold for sale ad in Hemmings Motor News. It was the first color ad and centerfold ad for HMN and was priced just short of 100 grand.
Love it. Built the same AMT in1976 with Olds j2 and tri-power set up raided from a different kit as I recall! Gave al my kits and parts to a neighbour here in England about 1980. Strangely he is now based in Irving , Texas.
Some friends that knew I was into model building came up with some vintage kits for me. This one had been built but never painted. Most parts besides the poorly built model were missing, including windows, tail lights and rear bumper. Found and modified parts to complete it, but tried to use as many original parts as possible. The rear wheels were one thing I couldn't live with. The front bumper was really crappy, but I sanded it down and covered it with BMF. Didn't attempt anything fancy, just built it the way it should have been built 60 years ago when it was new.
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