jerseyjunker1 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 i have been working on this van in my spare time. i should have taken a little more time on it and it would have come out better. the van is supposed to look like a neglected just out of service painters van that has a bad motor. i still have to do some lettering and the frame should be moved a little more to the front as i did not notice untill it was done that the wheels are to far back. i just don't feel like tearing it down to move it up. any way its a junk right!! lol. some things to look for are the hand made accessories. it had no door handles so i added those and i had to cut out the back doors. o made some funky looking hinges so the doors open and close.i made the old wooden ladders and the ladder racks. i made the paint brush and roller and the roller pan was an oil pan. i made the buckets of paint a few other things. i also cut out the plastic grills in the headlights and remade them out of wire the plastic looked so bad and i remade the floor as it had molded in back speakers so i trashed it. the frame and motor are d.m. 53 ford pick up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Excellent! Very realistic! It looks just like a clunker my Uncle once owned back in the early '80's, 'cept his was the pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Another great job Manny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed1 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 That is very cool and creative. I seen my first weathered junker model at a show over 20 yrs ago and remember walking right by it thinking "Who brought this junker to a model show" but I kept going back by the same car and kept seeing more and more great well thought out details that were perfectly done and subtle as well.Gained a whole new respect for these type builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Excellent junk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I love It! Great job Manny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 That is very cool and creative. I seen my first weathered junker model at a show over 20 yrs ago and remember walking right by it thinking "Who brought this junker to a model show" but I kept going back by the same car and kept seeing more and more great well thought out details that were perfectly done and subtle as well.Gained a whole new respect for these type builds. Very nice work as usual Manny! I started building junkers back in the early 1990s with a Monogram 1959 Caddy convertible as part of a club 'same car' project. I brought it to a contest and the organizers made me put it on the "Misc" table. I was standing back watching people look at it and as two guys were looking at it one said, "Somebody ruined a perfectly good model for that." That became an inside joke in my club for years! But beaters and junkers hadn't come of age just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammed1 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The car I seen was a 68 Olds 442 just after they had come out. Car had mismatched fenders,misskng door handle,missing and cracked side markers,cracked glass,ripped seats,rust holes and everything. I seen many people turn their heads and noses up at the car when seen. The more I looked at the car the more I seen and understood what talent it took to remove a cast in side marker and drill mounting holes and such to make it appear there was a light there once. The rust holes made in the lower fenders and 1/4's plus around the rear window trim was great. The car was so cool but so cleverly done it stuck in my head for all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I like the looks and the weathering. Good looking junker (and the background also). Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very well done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneescalante Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Sweet Junk! Just missing the spilled paint dripping out the side doors. Roofing tile road bed? Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duntov Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Hey ---I think this guy is painting a house here in my neighborhood ---- I recognize his truck!!!! (Nice work by the way) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Awesome Job Manny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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