misterNNL

great looking card stock models! There is undoubtedly a tremendous amount of time and effort in that type of modeling.Thanks for sharing.

Nice work.Well planned and executed details.

Great job Paul.The slotted skirts with chrome spears add extra intrest pulling the viewer's eye away from the top.Thanks for sharing!

THis could ne very intresting to follow if you can maintain that stance.I built one of these when the kit kit first released.Mine has a mid engine mounted tunnel ram 454 Chevy.

I admire the scope of your overall project to replicate all of these model T's.I used a very similar technique to build a '27 T tudor sedan street ro over 40 years ago.Be sure to post the finished set when our complete them.Thanks for sharing and keep being inspired to build.

Looking very slick!

Very well planned project!

Nice work on mating(?)the bodies togeather!

Looks like there enough "stalled" street rod projects here to fill a whole"in process"table at a future NNL. Tim,does that soud like a cult theme as much to you as it does to me?

Great build despite the drama.Also great photos with sharp focus and depth of field.

To replicate thin fabric I cut tissue paper to the size I and saturate it in a half and half mixture of white glue and water.For the flags I would suggest cutting it to shape first for get the long triangle shape,Securely super gluing it to the wire you're using for the support then when that is good and dry dragging it through the glue/water mixture before hanging it up to dry for at least a couple days.Hanging it at the angle you plan on mounting it at will give it the correct shape.When dry simply paint it with acrylic craft paint then weather it accordingly with dark washes. I use this method to replicate tarps and shop rags for my projects.I am having a problem uploading my images to this message so if you want me to email you some photos of things I have done like this send me a PM with your email address and I will send them that way.Good luck with this huge project.It's looking very good.

Way to go man.Soak up all the overtime you can get.After all that's what helps pay for the "stuff" it takes to build our dioramas.

The whole 3D printer thing is probably going to appeal to a certain segment of the hobby but IMHO it will not be a complete revolution.What it could do is create a business opportunity for those with the necessary skills to create and sell programs for printer owners to allow them to order a specific program to print what they want.That way you would not need any computer programing skills to make what you want.

Over the years I have had a lot of hobbies including my model car building of course.When not building I have been I life long collector of a lot of different stuff like rocks, indian arrow and spear points,stamps,and toys including marbles,cracker jack prizes,early metal toy soldiers,figures including but not limited to comic book and funny paper characters,tops,Archer spacemen with their accessories,cowboys and indians,balsa wood glider airplanes to name some of my intrests. My wife of over 50 years and I have a house full of antique furniture that we refinished our selves,Family heirloom pieces,and we have helped friends refinish their antiques as well.I own and drive a real 1948 Chevy sedan.It sits very low permanently only skimming along at 2"off the pavement.It's painted '95 Chrysler ice blue metallic with peral added,has all of it's original chrome,a sunvisor,dual turn down spots,runs a '53 Chevy 235.5 CID six cyl with a Wayne head,a 3/4 race cam,split manifold,duals with glass pack mufflers.It's just plan fun to drive,three on the tree shifting,no power steering,etc. In my spare time(?) I also create 3D art by having imultiple copies of neat mages printed on heavy photo paper stock then cutting them out with exacto knives,eleminating back grounds and stacking the layers up on top of each with 1/16"thick seperator layers other thus creating a 3D image.I use vintage photos a lot especially those of antique motorcycles,hot rods,pinstriped posters,and early comic book covers from the '30's,40's and '50's.I have one that is 25 layers deep of a Harley Dealersihp from the mid '30's that shows 22 bikes on display.I do this same thing with Christmas card images and sometimes use them as gifts for family and friends. Needless to say these things fill the void left over by being completely dis-intrested in television ,sports or politics.It's a great life!!

IMHO there is some room on that too neat and straight body for some scaring like visible welds,riveted patches etc.Overall looking nice.Thanks for sharing.

Your work bench is way too neat....Is it brand new?....there's no sanding dust..nothing!I'm liking that hood ornament.

Thanks guys..I knew all I had to do was ask!

Looks like someone is taking a ride on the "insane train"on this build.Talk about outside the box..you are so far outside the box that you probably can't even see the box any more.Thanks or sharing.

Looking promising.Keep digging through your parts boxes for inspitation.You never know what you'll find hiding in there that will just perfect for this build.I know I'm that way....sometimes I don't know what I need until I see it.

This is where I admit that I passed looking at this album several times 'cause this is way outside my wheelhouse.When I finally did take a look out if sheer curiosity I followed the "behind the scenes"link and was gob smacked at the complexity of the real monster machines that were constructed for the filming of the movie! As an owner of a real '48 Chevy Master sedan I had to grit my teeth when I saw that they cut two of them into four pieces(read that as cut in half...both ways...Ouch!)and used as tops for two of the trucks!If you haven't clicked on that link yet be sure you do.It's very well done including the showing of two 1/10th scale models of the Gigahorse and tanker truck built by one of the special effects artists. Having said all that,I have a better appreciation for the work you are doing.Very ambitious project.Good luck and thanks for sharing with us.

I know it's been done before but I want to build a photo op dio of the front of the 1950's era Barris Kustom shop at the 11054 Lynwood ave.Location.There are a lot of black and white original photos around but I am looking for something in color that I can base the color of the stucco facade and the Von Dutch lettered sings on.I would like to think that at some point some early custom car magazine would have featured a color photo that included the front of the building on it's cover. I'll be watching to see if someone(anyone?)can help me with this research(like I really need another project!).

Yoy might consider ading a trailer behind it to tow something like.....oh..Ummm......A Michigan's Wolverine vehicle with rust and flat tires?

Seriously nice work!I hope it will soon be covered with the glorious clutter that always appears when we start building.

Taking the gangster style is a different idea.I like it.