Build ideas

[slusher]

I don’t know if anybody else gets ideas like this".  I pick my son up at high school at 2:30 pm. I get there at 2:00pm and listen to a radio program and watch traffic.  I get som really neat ideas  from watching work trucks and pickups on the highway. Just thought I would share..

[KWT]

Oh yeah... chillin in a parking lot watching the traffic has lent me several ideas. If only I had the time and money to execute lol.

Edited November 8, 2022 by KWT

[Calb56]

During work, now that I decided to return to this hobby, I'm going through build combinations in my head...

[Oldcarfan27]

Ahh, carspotting. When I see a cool car in the wild, sometimes I just gotta take a picture for the "someday" pile.

[ChrisBcritter]

9 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

 

Ooh, that '57 Imperial... 

[JJ Deuce]

sometimes it's stuff I see on the road, or a replica of a car that belonged to me or a friend/family member, but usually it's just stuff I would want to drive in 1:1

 

[JohnU]

My next build inspiration 

[Oldcarfan27]

6 hours ago, JohnU said:

That picture has a whole lot of story going on right there.

Is the truck going the wrong way on a steep grade? Or did they have to pull a rescue on someone who went too fast down that hill? 🤔

The angled street sign adds to the distorted view.

Great truck, though.

[Engine 51]

11 hours ago, JohnU said:

My next build inspiration 

Very similar to what’s on my bench right now. 

[Mike 1017]

I watch Mecum Auto Auction for inspiration. Especially paint colors. Paint chips are Ok, but you can't beat seeing the real thing.

I am building a 1969 442 which is painted Hugger Orange with the kit's white decals and the soon to arrive Keith Marks white set. I would have never even thought of a Hugger Orange 442 until I saw one on Mecum. It is spectacular !!!!

Mike

[LL3 Model Worx]

I personally enjoy Movie/TV vehicles...

And 80s exotics/ sports cars.

And late 60s early 70s road racing/ trans am cars.

[slusher]

16 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

I watch Mecum Auto Auction for inspiration. Especially paint colors. Paint chips are Ok, but you can't beat seeing the real thing.

I am building a 1969 442 which is painted Hugger Orange with the kit's white decals and the soon to arrive Keith Marks white set. I would have never even thought of a Hugger Orange 442 until I saw one on Mecum. It is spectacular !!!!

Mike

I always get some ideas of Barrett-Jackson’s action from the earl sal and from their website of the results at the end of each day of. The car not seen..

[JohnU]

On 11/10/2022 at 2:03 AM, Oldcarfan27 said:

That picture has a whole lot of story going on right there.

Is the truck going the wrong way on a steep grade? Or did they have to pull a rescue on someone who went too fast down that hill? 🤔

The angled street sign adds to the distorted view.

Great truck, though.

🤣This picture was taken spur of the moment from my drivers side window when it passed. I’m sitting at a red light on a divided road with a median strip. The one way sign is for the side I was on. I had to move quick otherwise loose the shot and had no time to square up the camera! But yeah, I guess it is definitely an interesting presentation! Here’s another view 

Edited November 16, 2022 by JohnU

[BlackSheep214]

I get a lot of inspiration/ideas from magazines (Hot Rod, Muscle Cars, etc...) muscle/custom car calendars, car shows, auto auctions on TV (Mecum, Jackson Barrett, etc...) Pinterest, online search images. There’s a lot of places to inspire ideas to your builds.