michael1969

I made one that is roughly 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 feet maybe even 3 feet cubed. four sides are thin plywood and two are plexiglass. I made a rough squirrel cage fan I need to replace. total cost right at $10 dollars for the glass. It has a furnace filter and the front and top are clear. If I want a light I can use a lamp or I may buy a light. All the rest was what I had around or I got from friends or relatives remodeling. You can go with a manufactured booth or challenge yourself and see what you can come up with. I for one am a rather cheap person, I'd rather find a no or low cost alternative. The important thing is research so that you don't compromise your safety. The rest is up to you.

I know this is an older thread, but I have the picture saved. I may have to try this on my 1/16 '87Camaro or 1/12 '67 Vette to practice the concept. Then I will move to the smaller scale....maybe. Bill, you just amaze me. My Cougar II still sits in it's box. Hopefully I can do it justice after seeing yours. Ken, you and Bill are two of a kind, that being legends.

Deron, I, too want to build a spraybooth. I think what the guys are saying is that safety is important. Your free fan, is the motor outside of the case? If not, you may have two problems. First, the issue of exposed arcs or sparks in the flammable fumes of the paint which may cause a fire. Second, if the motor is internal, the overspray being paint can build up on the exposed parts of the fan and motor causing them to go or burn out. As for the pegboard comment, It will restrict the airflow your are working so hard to acheive. Hope this helps. If it is any consolation, I still haven't got a good fan for my booth so I don't use it.

That is a sweet looking Golf. Thanks for sharing.

Looks great. Was it weathered for the contest or is that "shelf weathering"? I seem to have a lot of shelf weathering going on(models getting dusty on shelf).

Great cars. The drive does soung like a challenge.

I still have the pieces of the Chevy Bison snap that my dad got me in ooohhh about 1985 somewhere in my attic. Guess that is what we get when we can't part with plastic.

Great looking MG. I did the Minicraft MG in 1/16. I would love to have one of these to set beside it.

I really like Minicraft. I have assembled their MG and yes it was challenging, but if we can,t have a challenge how are we to learn. I have a Model A sedan and delivery waiting. The quality is very good. I will admit I do like odd scales in addition to 1/24,1/25. Their kits are great for an experienced modeler. A beginner may be challenged to finish the model.My source for the models was Megahobby.com. Megahobby was great! No problems with service and no problem shipping to an APO. I was stationed in Bosnia on deployment and got my models in excellent time.

The Grand National was the fastest production car for 87. It ought to have power even for a v6. Great build.

seriously diggin the pinstripes on the dash. if I could only have one of my models on par with this I would be a happy happy man. Beautiful.

I have a Toyota Celica from Tamiya. My question is... the decal sheet has black,I can only guess mold residue. How can I remove this without damaging the decals?

I seem to remember some of those old wagons had a third(possibly even a fourth) seat that actually faced the rear of the vehicles. I know they were long with rear door that swung out from one side to open.

All I can think of is the "Griswald's Wagon". lol It does ook cool though.

hotrod what you have there is a chevy luv, not a ford courier.

here's what I have so far....

I had the same idea and came up with this...the characters on the side are kanji for girlpower.

That is cool. I remember seeing one in Bosnia when on a patrol. Looks spot on.

awesome builds and they do bring back memories. The Nebraska Army National Guard still has the m113 and m577. I still need to find a m113, and a m901. I really like your m113a3 and your m577.

Seeing the military vehicles I have to add my two cents. My motivation is to build all the vehicles I actually drove in the military. I have two vehicles done so far. here they are. I learned how to drive a stick shift in the 1/4 ton jeep. I drove a different version of this in Bosnia. We had the up-armor humvees.

hopefully my photobucket link will show

and last but not least...oh and not the last, got lots more to build... 70 roadrunner....that I still need to take pics of the engine. I also have... an anglia, A 87 grand national, five more vettes all mostly stock, a v8 model t, and a mustang gt350h so far. I dont know if you guys would count all those?

Still more... 71 charger 71 duster does a firebird count?

Theres lots more.... 67 corvette 70 chevelle ss 454 70 gto

okay i gotta get in this, but I need you all to be kind this collection spans about 25 years.... here goes. not a car but lotsa muscle 57 thunderbird 60 corvette