Mad Viking

April 22

This is the Tom Daniel's "Beer Wagon" but with a little more kick.

April 20

This is my spin on the Tom Daniel's Ice "T" show car. It's painted with Tamiya TS-10 French Blue & Duplicolor Perfect Match Universal White. I added plug wires to the engine. The bed is a mix of brown, beige & tan & I used BMF for the bed rails.

January 29

I'm in search of a set of black SS stripes for a '68 Camaro Z/28 that fit a cowl induction hood I purchased(pictured). I'm building this for a friend & want the hood & stripes to match his 1:1 car as close as possible.

August 13, 2016

This is my version of the Revell '49 Mercury. I Love this kit because of all the options & the excellent fitment. I always strive to get nice shiny paint jobs on my builds so I thought I'd try something new & go with flat black. I still couldn't resist the urge to BMF the windows. The paint is Walmart grey primer & flat black with Testor's Dullcoat on top to seal & dull out the decals. I had some various Slixx decals in my stash so I made this into a hotrod shop car. I wanted the flat exterior with a nice looking interior & engine. Thanks for looking.

July 28, 2016

Beautiful color Mike (What is it?), and a very clean build!

The color is Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue with Testor's Wet Look Clear.

July 28, 2016

Cool! Is this the kit that includes the hat?

YUP!

July 28, 2016

Beautiful build!!! I would display it with his hat sitting on top of the CB antenna like he had it in the movie when him and Frog were doin who knows what! LOL

Lol! Thanks...........& that is exactly the way I have it displayed.

July 28, 2016

You make the hat out of clay? Good looking model

The hat comes with the Revell kit. It's painted with Model Masters Fabric Tan spray paint.

July 28, 2016

This is the second one of these kits I've built. The first was for a friend but this one's mine. Tried to use a set of Keith Marks decals but it was way beyond my skills to get them to work so I used the kit decals with a couple of "6.6L" decals & "Trans Am" decal from the Keith Marks set. I wired the engine & scratch built a CB antenna from guitar string.

July 28, 2016

Beautiful color Mike (What is it?), and a very clean build!

Thank you. The color is Tamiya TS-19 Metallic Blue with Testors Wet Look Clear.

July 23, 2016

September 4, 2015

Thanks for all the kind words. I like to collect & decorate my bar with JD memorabilia. This will make a nice conversation piece.

September 4, 2015

Well done! Did you start with the Harley Davidson panel kit by chance?

No, this is the Revell '55 Ford Panel Truck Kit #854337. I believe it's the same as the HD kit minus the decals.

September 4, 2015

Nice job. Love the exhaust. Can't wait to build mine.

September 3, 2015

Revell '55 Ford panel van painted with Model Masters black lacquer & clear. Homemade decals, scratch built shifter with "8 ball" knob, wired engine. Also added a stained, decaled, & clearcoated wooden barrel. I made this one to sit on my basement bar.

August 26, 2015

Hey Mike, (mad viking) First off, that looks awesome!! You said, and I hear a lot of people use Duplicolor, that you used that...just wondering, did you decant that, spray right out of can, or use the touch up stuff thinned out and airbrushed?

Thank you. It is Duplicolor Perfect Match touch up spray paint straight from the can that I buy at Advanced Auto. They also make clear for the top coat. It's lacquer so it dries fast. I do a lot of wet sanding & polishing to get shiny results. Detail Master's polishing kit(sandpapers) & finish with Novus #2 fine polishing compound.

August 15, 2015

Painted with Duplicolor paint & clear. Wheels/tires are Pegasus. Detailed interior, smoked headlights, lowered stance, BMF "5.0" emblems, flowing horse decals from Boss 429 kit, & painted tail lights. Fun kit to do until they issue the actual model kit(hopefully).

August 15, 2015

Excellent work! Other than the new wheels, tires and decals, did you do anything else to this vintage kit to "dress-it-up" alittle more? Like add any engine details, interior details or chassis work?

Thanks. Here's an older shot of the engine. The interior & chasis are detailed too. Scratch made window net & nylon screen used for the windshield.

August 14, 2015

I posted this before awhile back but since then I've added Hoosier tires & different wheels & took some outdoor pics. I built it as a dirt purestock racer. Most of the decals are homemade. They are logos & brands from where I work.

August 14, 2015

Those wheels are a big improvement. IMO

They're some "Cragar" type wheels I had kicking around so I mixed some paint & painted the spokes grey. I didn't really care for the big full moon hubcaps that came with the kit either.

August 14, 2015

Very nice, but FYI, it is a Monogram kit, not AMT.

You are correct sir. I was going from memory & apparently it's not too good.

August 14, 2015

Very nice, but that "magic floating generator" isn't fooling anyone...

LOL!!! I agree.

August 14, 2015

A simple kit but a lot of fun. Painted with Model Master metallic black & flame red. Roof was sprayed with Dullcoat & tires & wheels are from parts box. Interior is detailed & engine is wired.