Jairus Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Some of you may know Joel Dirnberger as he has attended GSLMCC a time or two. However, for those not so familiar with his work here is a link to Joel's really neat web site. Especially a look at his large-scale replica of the GM Futureliner which is totally scratch built. What a masterpiece! http://www.joeld.net/futurliner/linerscale.html 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTmike400 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Thanks for the link! I've only seen a couple pics of it at GSL before. It truely is a master piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 That model is very cool, I've seen it years ago at Toledo on the primer table. He's done more w/it since I last saw it. I wish he'd get it finished! That page was last updated in '03, and he said that it would eventually be available in resin. Joel seems to be AWOL from the modeling community; guess life got in the way. I saw the NATMUS Futureliner at Amelia Island this year, it's a neat vehicle especially up close. Joel helped the NATMUS guys w/the restoration w/some of the information he had gathered to build his model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 It is a very impressive piece, but isn't more of "large" model than a "large scale" model, after all it's "only" 1/24 scale... That's a lot o'resin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Ok, your right ... but it looked bigger to me at GSL... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonoPed Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Wow!! That is incredible!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Top notch build happening here .........awwwwesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 but it looked bigger to me at GSL Looks bigger than life in person too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonerolds Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Awesome. I bet that whomever paid $4 million for the 1/1 at Barrett-Jackson last year, would pay a ton for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamboy Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Scale-Master is right... it is only 1/25 scale. But it is HUGE! Joel is a friend of mine and you gotta see this thing in person to believe it. The detail he's capable of capturing is unbelieveable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 WHAT HE SAYS!!! We who know and love Joel DO believe that he is a space alien :twisted: and that the mother ship will be picking him up one day! He has made some noise about finishing it for GSL in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darquewanderer Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 That's one impressive build. Looking forward to it's completion. Any one looking for more info on the Futurliner can go here http://www.futurliner.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 WOW!!!! I looked for a kit of that thing after I saw the episode of Barret Jackson's auction where it sold! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelDirn Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 ... even if I have been MIA for a while. Anywho, thought you guys might like to know I just added a few new pictures to my 1/24 scale Futurliner project page: http://www.joeld.net/futurliner/linerscale.html Let's see if I can get this project rolling again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 It was great visiting with you last weekend Joel and... WELCOME ABOARD MCM FORUMS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 The liner looks great Joel - please tell us you'll offer a resin kit :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novadose71 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I saw this at the Milwaukee NNL this year and it is unbelievable. A true work of art. Space alien indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 WOW! Come to think of it, I was wondering where the guys who drew the vehicle for the "Batman" cartoons got their insperation for the medium and heavy duty delivery vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImThaBean Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 This build is awesome. I was awe-struck the first time I saw the Futureliner. It is a designing marvel. The things you are doing to build this scale model Joel are amazing. You sir are an artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 WOW! Come to think of it, I was wondering where the guys who drew the vehicle for the "Batman" cartoons got their insperation for the medium and heavy duty delivery vehicles. Ahhh..a Paul Dini fan....I have to think the Batman police vehicles were GM Futureliner clones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Ahhh..a Paul Dini fan....I have to think the Batman police vehicles were GM Futureliner clones! It's one of those things that has bugged me for about a decade now, I guess the kid of a former "Custom Rodder" editor did some of the art for the cartoon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I saw that at Toledo a few years ago and it was extremely impressive then...now it's even more so! The Futureliner has to be the most awesome model I have ever seen anywhere! This is one model that deserves to be documented for the masses to see. I await the finished replica however long it takes. Excellence has no time limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Congratulations to JoelDirn on the tremendous model he's created so far. The details are amazing! For the Group25 Model Car Club's theme, GM's 100th Anniversary, I am toying with the idea of making my own 1/25 scale Futurliner. I have collected pics and such, and printed them to scale, but still need to find out a few details, like the front and rear shapes as seen from above. I'm sure there will be more questions as the work progresses. I enjoy vacuforming and will be making a series of wooden forms to shape heated plastic sheet over, making a series of sub-assemblies roughly corresponding to the opening features of the Futurliner. For now, I need to know if the front and rear bumpers are semi-circular or just have a pronounced curve. I can't see a way to determine these shapes from pics I've seen so far. If anyone has any pics or ideas that might help, i"m all ears. Below is a pic of some of my 1/25 scratchbuilt projects, not very detailed but curbside shelf models (I guess they're just detailed enough to make them recognizable for what they are...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Some of you may know Joel Dirnberger as he has attended GSLMCC a time or two. However, for those not so familiar with his work here is a link to Joel's really neat web site. Especially a look at his large-scale replica of the GM Futureliner which is totally scratch built. What a masterpiece! http://www.joeld.net/futurliner/linerscale.html 8) For once, I'm speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 OK, I can talk again: I wannit, I wannit, I wannit, I wannit, I wannit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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