Mike Whatshisname

Dreaded Red X here too!

That's pretty cool! Is there a web broadcasting of the event? Good luck and PLEASE don't hurt your back while sitting on the floor.....

Wilco, Beautiful job on the garage. I am glad to see someone that realizes a garage is not sparkling clean and has some weathering to it wether it be on the floors or the walls and the tools. It looks JUST RIGHT and very realistic. I really like the loft and the stairs that lead up to it. Congratulations on a job well done!

As mentioned, with that color contrast is very important. I'd stay away from the tans and go with red with white highlights or vice versa.

Hey Hutchings, Don't you have a magazine or something to write? GET A JOB and quit playing in the sand! Cheez.......BTW, heat wave in Philly...45F...

I keep a Bic lighter on my bench. Just heat up the cap (metal) and the lid turns right off. Kids...use with adult supervision ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

John, Lyle, Miguel, Uncle Bobby, Gregg and all the rest here at MCM, may Peace be in your life for 2008! Happy New Year!

ricky, I find fine sandpaper or plaster of paris works great for asphalt. Keep in mind that asphalt is NOT black though. It is many shades of gray. When it first gets laid down it is black but once cars start traveling on it, it turns gray fast...

Priddy Kool Jefbo!

Yea, I remember that Jack. I was the only person that posted a picture of my trike so I guess it was dropped for lack of interest. I'd love to see any that may of been built since... Here's mine (again)!

I'm thinking about switchin' to the purple stuff!!!!

Phil, Some nice shading on some of those cinder blocks on the outside of the building. Things as simple as this make a diorama look more realistic. Keep us posted as you go!

Hey Mike, welcome. You still hanging out in the Ohio area. We met at several swaps out that way before I moved back home to the East coast. Mike Napoleon

Welcome Albert and Happy Holidays! Here you have the choice of visiting the BS or not in other parts of the MCM site, unlike that other board. BTW, would you please say a prayer for my dying pet muscrat that has.....oops, wrong thread...

Just to name a few: Bill Borgens Blitzo Circus truck. Ken Hamiltons Rainbow Motel Dave Rohr’s Moonshine truck Jim Fernandez’ 48 Surf Woodie Ray Patrick’s Seahawk Bill Geary’s vette Augie’s black 32 Bill Borgen’s Kriner Bros Salvage Truck Lyle Willets purple 32 with the skull grill John White (Indiana) Doodlebug Ken Hamiltons K&J 53(?) Orange salvage truck Bill Borgens 1920 Newhouser Truck

Hi Low n mean, Looks like your on your way to a neat dio. It also looks like it is going to be a "working garage" so remember to make it look "worked-in". The pics on the walls are a great idea, also add a touch of realism by strategically placing some oil droppings and dirt or dust on the floor. Black wash for the oil with a little grimy black paint and some pastels for the dust will do the trick. As you can see here, the sweeper has not gotten to the floor yet. You will also notice that the parts and boxes around the dio are in slight dissarray. This is more pleasing to the viewers eyes. Rather than having everything in perfect little piles and placed squarely on the work benches, they look more like they are being "used" when they are slightly off. You don't need to go as "cluttered" as I do. My goal was to create a "hobby garage" that is constantly being used by a family for things other than just working on cars. Keep it fun and good luck with the garage.

REAL! Too many lights reflecting off the hood. If it was a model, I would think 1 light would be fine to photograph. There looks to be several acording to the reflection. Watch, I'll be totally wrong! Won't be the first time!

Your absolutely correct Dave. DOH! I actually used the tall body from the '29 rat rod kit from Revell.

I'd like to see more "How to's" and questions in the Diorama Column. More consistency with that column. More ideas on how to DISPLAY your model. I'd also like to see a column dedicated to one kit each issue and what you would have to do to make this kit "correct" as a stock build, or in the case of a modified, what would have to be changed in the kit to make it an "era correct" build. To elaborate, I am always hearing about this or that kit and how well it goes together but there always seems to be something incorrect with it. Whether it be the body style, wrong wheels or wrong engine part for that years issue. I'd like to see more on kit bashing. How to make a vintage modified from a particular kit. I'd like to see articles on how to take a pickup truck and turn it into a light commercial truck with the correct engine, suspensions and drive trains from other kits. I know it is always nice to see your model in an issue of MCM and you guys try to satisfy as many modelers as you can, But, the small picture do not do the models justice. I am glad you have gone back to the larger photos. Jairus, I enjoyed yours and Gregg's column but always thought that it took 1 too many pages up in the mag. I'd put less space between the sentences in your questions/answers and cut it to 1 page. The jocularity is nice but does take up space. And last but not least...a column on Greggs latest hair-do is a must!!!!!!!!

Hey John, Sorry I missed the meeting friday but I will definately try to make it next month. Welcome aboard and hope you have a great Thansgiving. PS: Stay away from the "Blue Stuff".

For those interested, I've got the Cribb Notes for Billy Kingsley's bio for sale for $9.99.......per chapter! Hi, I'm Mike and I'm a dioramaholic! Issued in 1963, I lived the first 30 years of my life in the Hudson Valley area of New York (born in Newburgh, high school in Marlboro, New Windsor, Middletown). Yup, I made the rounds before moving to Cincinnati in 1992 with my soon to be wife and her son. It was in Cincinnati that I discovered model cars. My wife had to work the 4th of July weekend (a 4 day weekend for me) and I was looking for something to do with all that time when a friend of mine, who I later learned built box art cars for AMT, turned me on to model car building and a local model club called Cincinnati Auto Replicas. From there I found my niche in the hobby...building dioramas. I enjoy building just about any type of vehicle pre-1963, modifieds, pickup trucks and especially light commercial. Most of the time they are well-weathered vehicles but occasionally will build something shiny. I was editor of the C.A.R. model car club newsletter "C.A.R. Times" for 4 years and gave that up when I moved to Pennsauken New Jersey for a new job. I am a CIA grad, no not that CIA, and have been a Product Development Research Chef for 17 years. Currently I work at a food flavor company in Philadelphia. Currently I occasionally write the Diorama column for MCM which was one of my "hobby goals". Hobby goals I have yet to achieved and hope to one day are to win an NNL with a diorama and to have one of my dio's grace the cover of a model car magazine. My biggest hobby thrills were being Editor for the CAR Times, winning my first Best Of Show and the first time I had a picture of my models published in a magazine. I am still a member of Cincinnati Auto Replicas Model Car Club (never heard of a club to turn down dues), Philadelphia Auto Car Modelers, New Jersey Shore Model Car Club and MAMA's (you just have to go to 1 of their meetings to be a member). I wish I lived closer so I could go to more meetings. Peace to all and remember to "have fun with it". Beware the BLUE STUFF

I sorta got tired working on my latest diorama and needed a break. So, I started a little "break-away" project as I just grabbed any kit off the shelf and did something with it. I closed my eyes and grabbed a AMT 27 Ford pickemup off the shelf. Just what the Dr. ordered. Here's the finished product: I had no plans to build this (blueprints) other than I remember a buddy of mine in Cincinnati built something similar many years ago and I had always wanted to do MY version! Enjoy. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v482/bon...%20Tow%20Truck/

Nice job Neal, looks like you used Sophisticated Finishes for the rust. I also have used it with great effect. You've got a few more to make to finish that Picture you have for reference. Keep posting pics as you go. A little eye candy never hurts.

Looks like it was a great show. Thanks for sharing Barbo!

Links? Do a search on Google for beaters or junkers and you can get all kinds of ideas. They may not be Eldorados but you can translate the same idea to a kit. Use semi-gloss paint, add some rust near the wheel wells, remove some chrome and add holes to where it would have been connected to the car. Use some rust-all for a dusty/rusty look. Sand down the tread on the tires. Use the rubber cement method for the chipped paint look. etc. etc. Here is a caddy I found but is a little too far gone for a daily ride: Here's one I found on the Town of Newburgh model car club site: It is all up to your own imagination. Most importantly, have fun building it. Junkers can be addicting...