the goon Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Love it. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellyfatdude Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Beautiful, beyond words! I’m currently working on a replica of my uncle’s ‘ 73 Dodge Tradesman camper. I plan to make the roof extension removable, so the detail inside is easier to see. I hope mine looks half as nice, inside. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Great concept and execution! A rolling diorama as it were. I'd like to see more of that truck as well ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Really cool sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 This is awesome! I think I left my other shoe outside though...? LOL (it was a rough night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Great.combo build Tom! Really nice detail!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 That is fantastic Tom. I love the dog house and how you can look inside through the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Original idea and construction. Beautiful details ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 fantastic detail, great job, awesome build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 Thank you everyone for the nice comments! I really enjoyed building this and building something from nothing. Yea, I have those high dollar kits but I create models from broken bodies and discarded parts! On 9/21/2019 at 5:41 PM, LouO said: This is awesome! I think I left my other shoe outside though...? LOL (it was a rough night) I had a one legged man that came in a big bag of parts I had bought at a show. I actually winced as I cut the foot off the figure! On 9/22/2019 at 10:12 AM, ewetwo said: That is fantastic Tom. I love the dog house and how you can look inside through the top. One of the things that kept me from finishing this was access to the interior. I didn't want to permanently sandwich the interior inside. I finally realized there was no other way and the dog house coming off is one consolation. I am now experimenting with small magnets, and the roof will completely come off a camper I'm working on and will be held securely in place with magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 On 9/21/2019 at 8:28 AM, bbowser said: Great concept and execution! A rolling diorama as it were. I'd like to see more of that truck as well ? The Pyrite's Paddler was actually a real truck. I saw it in the parking lot at a car show. Later after I had the model out in circulation, I met the owner.. who knew he'd be a model car guy! I met him at a show and he was very enthusiastic. The Paddler was built in the early 1990s and appeared in Car Modeler Magazine around 1995. It's weathered the years well! Everything behind the cab is scratch built. Back then I had Joe Cavorley coaching me and he said to envision everything as a series of shapes, and to concentrate on creating each shape and gluing them together. Most of what you see here is Evergreen sheet. It didn't come easy, that's the third work box! I recently had someone looking at a photo of the camper and this truck ask if that was the work box from the new Moebius '66 Ford. Actually I've known Dave Burket, the Model King forever and he admits that he got the inspiration for that model from this one! And here's the Paddler guest starring at The CanAm Garage. If you have been on the old Hobby Heaven board, you'll know about this diorama created by John Dezan of Canada. He brought it to NNL East one year. And that's Jackson along with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Thanks for the additional pics of just the truck - very impressive work Tom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc-57 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Wowser, this is one sweet build. And very VERY VERY nice pictures too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Great execution of a fun idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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