JollySipper Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 The model I'm working on now will be called the Scarlet Harlot...... I've seen a couple others do this, I'm just curious as to how many of you guys name your models. It's pretty popular in the 1:1 world, and I think it gives the build more of a theme....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I name my dioramas ; Example , Quality oil 5 , Florence Gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I try to. The first hot rod I saw in my home town was called "Roman Chariot". Then, as years past, a lot of the cars in magazines had "nicknames", so I bègan to think up names for my models. One of them was " Golden Rod", but this was back in '59 . Many of my models were named., but certainly not all of them. I believe they become even more personal if given a name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I've only named one. The "Crimson Arrow" after the Riviera "Silver Arrow" show cars. But mine is candy red so the "crimson" instead of "Silver". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I call them lots of things when I am trying to build them but I don't think that is what your asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I call them lots of things when I am trying to build them but I don't think that is what your asking. LOL Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sikora II Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I've named a few. The black roadster I call the Drag Deuce. The IMSA-style Monza is the Donza and has that on the license plate. Don't remember how it came to be named that, but it stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I call them lots of things when I am trying to build them but I don't think that is what your asking. ditto... I have only honestly named one. Called it The Black Pearl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Not generally, but once in a while I do. I've been working on one off and on I call The Texas Sniper. It's all done in shade of gray and black, and on the front seat will be a photo-reduced 1966 Life magazine with that title on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Don, your 1932 roadster just screams KWELLNESS!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I name many of mine and the name is on the license plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollySipper Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 I name many of mine and the name is on the license plate. Hey, Carl..... Do you make your own plates? That's something I would like to be able to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I don't name my models, only my 1:1 vehicles. Fleetwood motorhome named it "Mac", white Dodge 1500 named "Moby White" and the wifes van is called the "Grannymobile" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I used to name every build and then went to every once in a while. I should start again because I usually make a small billboard listing the modifications made to the vehicle. Like the 1:1 show cars have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I don't name my builds as a rule, but somethings just happen... Miss Led Red Rum Ersatz.... because... Note that this one really upset some traditionalists back when I built it 25 years ago! The Beverly Hills Hornet Because it's a mash up of the Green Hornet kit and the Beverly Hillbillies truck. That's everything that I've named... which reminds me that my cousin once had a pet named "Dam Cat" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 It don't always name them but I have quite often because I do so much work with custom decals. In those cases the name often appears on the cars. In other cases they've been named after cars that inspired them or just descriptive of a series I've built. Some examples: The Silver Slipper: The Terrible Topolino The Therapy Roadster (a quick build to get me started again) A couple of Deuce LoBoys: Too Low And TooLo-2 The Golden Chariot Tribute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dptydawg Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Like Ellen, I name all my dioramas. But there won't be anymore pics thanks to the greedy clowns a PBCarl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) Usually referred to as the "mess" on the bench Edited July 25, 2017 by samdiego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hey, Carl..... Do you make your own plates? That's something I would like to be able to do.Yes, Acme plate maker on line that so many of us use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired & glad Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 That's everything that I've named... which reminds me that my cousin once had a pet named "Dam Cat"Tom I once had a cat and her name was DAMMIT. Name fit her very well.Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russosborne Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 All of mine end up with the same name. The POS.Never got into naming things. For real cars, I just say " the Ranchero" or "the Subaru" if I have to tell my wife which car we are taking. Animals, yes, but they aren't things.Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova-ss Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I do sometimes, but more then names...is the story I've made of why I'm building it.I don'type it up..just make it up before and as its being built..take care all..Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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