Spottedlaurel Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Hi there! I've been doing some research on my next project and I kept ending up looking at threads on here, so I thought I should join and participate. I've been building since I was about 12, back in the early 1980s. As to be expected a bit on-and-off during that time, with houses, family, work and general 1:1 life to consider, but even when I wasn't building I was still accumulating kits and over the last 10-15 years or so I've managed to spend more time on them again. Mostly Tamiya and Monogram kits back in my younger days, which were readily available from toy and model shops and affordable with my paper round/Saturday job money, and a few were gifts. Most of them survive, not many of them complete, but they do at least donate parts to current projects, or they might even get restored one day. Back in 2008 we moved to a new place with a big shed at bottom of the garden, it had been a joinery workshop, and this is where I keep my stash and build when the weather's warm enough: The Shed, 2020 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr WIth the internet and eBay I started discovering and buying more interesting/unusual kits, with more relevance to my 1:1 interest in older Japanese cars: Sunny Sunday and Cherry Blossom by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I've also got a 1993 Camry estate (wagon!) and a modern Lexus RX. My plastic collection consists of lots of Tamiya, Aoshima, Fujimi, Hasegawa and other obscure Japanese makes, plus some Monogram, AMT, MPC and Revell and a few odds and ends from Heller and other European makers. I tend not to build anything 100% standard, even if its just a change of wheels and maybe lowering. I like a clean, simple look and I try to limit modifications to something achievable - I have one or two more ambitious WIPs that have been on the go for 25+ years now..... Monogram 1:24 Maserati 3500GT by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr This Monogram Maserati with randon American V8 being one of them! Also got a '55 Chevy which was meant to be a loose replica of the Two Lane Blacktop car and a hearse conversion of the Cadillac Ecto ambulance which have both stalled for various reasons. A few older builds: 1:24 Tamiya Toyota Celica LB Turbo Gr.5 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr The oldest build which survives in one piece, after a minor resto when I found the missing rear spoiler. Doyusha 1:24-ish Nissan Cherry X-1R (E10) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I have a few of the Doyusha Nostalgic Hero kits, odd scaling and poor detailing but interesting subject material. Monogram 1:24 Plymouth, Buick and Ford Torino by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr AMT 1:25 Dodge Monaco by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Ought to get some better photos of these one day. Monogram 1:24 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 'High Roller' by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr This neatly illustrates the two opposite ends of what I enjoy building. I liked doing a '57 when I was young, but thought I'd do my next version of it in a different way! A Monogram Camaro High Roller donated parts. Revell 1:24 MGB Roadster by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr MGB built for my stepdad as a replica of the real version he had at the time. Tamiya 1:24 Nissan Silvia K's (S13) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Tamiya Skyline (R30) Complete at last! by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Tamiya 1:24 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Z by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Tamiya 1:24 Nissan Skyline 2000 Turbo (R30) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Some of my more recent Japanese car builds. Regrettably some of the above don't look as good any more, after being left on display on my dashboard at a show on a sunny day: Model car mishap by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Clearly not a clever thing to do! I've moved on and done others since, I'll show them in the relevant place. Thanks for looking and listening to my waffle, I'm looking forward to seeing what else is happening here and getting some inspiration for my own projects. Edited June 5, 2020 by Spottedlaurel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo78 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Welcome Nigel and have fun we have also done some mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Welcome to the forum Nigel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Welcome aboard Nigel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Welcome to the forum Nigel, you seem to have a very nice working space with a lot of potential projects in front of you! Nice little collection of 1:1 cars too by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Thanks for the welcome! Didn't get to spend as long as I would have liked looking around on here yesterday, but the flipside of that was that I had a very solid day of working on a couple of kits...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Welcome Nigel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Good to see another UK member on here. steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Welcome Nigel...! You have some nice stuff there..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/7/2020 at 8:03 AM, slusher said: Welcome Nigel! On 6/7/2020 at 9:28 AM, Earl Marischal said: Good to see another UK member on here. steve 19 hours ago, D. Battista said: Welcome Nigel...! You have some nice stuff there..! Thanks everyone! I'm seeing some great stuff on here, and it's spurring me on with my own projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo78 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 You did some great jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Welcome to our plastic playground Nigel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1943 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Welcome Nigel! Nice setup in the shed (I'm trying not to sound jealous). Love the collection, and honestly, if you hadn't said something about leaving them on the dash, I actually would have thought that you modeled wrecked cars on purpose. I mean, a couple of them looked like an accurate representation of being broadsided! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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