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[harron68]

So much quality output from your personal factory!!!! I'm just warm toward the "cartoon" vehicles. The one that'll haunt my dreams is right above where I type this. Elvira, go haunt somebody else's dreams!

[TooOld]

Dec 29, 2019 16:48:56 GMT -5 harron68 said:

So much quality output from your personal factory!!!! I'm just warm toward the "cartoon" vehicles. The one that'll haunt my dreams is right above where I type this. Elvira, go haunt somebody else's dreams!

Thanks very much !
You're not alone about the toon models , most see them as "toys" but they're just another genre . Some build models of DC and Marvel figures or science fiction models like the Star Wars kits , I like the caricature models as they're what I started with back in the early 60's .

[TooOld]

Man time really flies ! I haven't updated this for a few years now so let's start with what I finished back in 2020 .

First up is a MPC 1971 Roadrunner . Fully detailed using an AMT Charger engine and chassis , and wheels & tires from Fireball Modelworks .


The Speedo Bandito is a resin body from Jim Johnson/The Good Stuff on top of a Tom Daniel Boss Mustang Snap-Tite chassis .


An original AMT '63 Fairlane 500 Sport Coupe with a Revell Thunderbolt chassis and lot's of parts box goodies .


This '62 Buick "Surfin' Wagon" started as an original JoHan promo . I added Pegasus Sovreign wheels & tires and painted it '64 Buick Surf Green .


This is an original Baja Bandito I've had since about '71 or '72 . Built Box Stock .


"Wally Gator" is a Jimmy Flintsone resin kit depicting the old Hanna Barbera cartoon . I added a little extra detailing to the boat and engine .


My '31 and '32 Austin Fuel Altereds are both AMT Bantam Blast kits with Freemont Racing resin bodies .




To begin 2021 I built this 1960 Dodge Phoenix Convertible , it's a replica of a car my Dad bought new back in 1959 . Lot's of memories driving cross country several times in this car . I started with a pristine JoHan hardtop kit , removed the top , and scratch built a complete interior and chassis for it .


I love the box art on these early Lindberg kits and this one just had to be built ! Built box stock .


Another box stock build except for the M.A.D.D. distributor . This was also purchased for the cool box art .


This is what's known as a "Deal's Wheels Never Was" . Built using a DW Zzzzz28 kit and a heavily modified '70 Mustang body with my own decals .


This is a neat little 3D printed kit by C1 Models with lots of little parts plus some photo-etch . A very hair-pulling build !


Here's another I bought for the neat box art , a 1/32nd scale Aurora Ram Rod . . . also known as The Silver Sapphire .


Moving on to 2022 . . . for something a little different I built this Metal Earth Space Shuttle/Launch Pad Photo Etch kit . Over 80 individual PE parts and very very challenging to assemble .


This is the Aoshima MGB kit built using the C1 Models resin trans kit . Basically built out of the box .


This original Monogram Dragster had been unfinished for a couple of years because it was missing the headers , roll bar , and rear wheels/tires . Thanks to the Atlantis reissue I was able to complete it with some new parts , so it's not 100% original .


An AMT '69 Torino was the starting point for this Ranchero . The wheelbase was shortened and the new body was completely hand fabricated .


My take on The Red Baron got some new tires to replace the poor kit tires , and a new helmet !


This is a Deal's Wheels survivor that I built back in '70 or '71 . It was cleaned and got a coat of Future .


The Deal's Wheels Lil Herbie is a very very rare kit . I obtained a nearly complete example and finished it using spare parts and resin tires .