Bucky

Túlio, I've seen real cars at shows that didn't look this nice! Beautifully done, sir!!

Very nicely done!! I have seen the real thing on display at a Winn Dixie store in Birmingham, Alabama and this looks like a faithful replica! Being a Mark Martin fan, I hafta say this is one of my favorite race cars!

Welcome, Thomas! I know of another modeler from Sao Paulo. His name is Marco. He builds mostly military models, and they look absolutely real when finished! Looking forward to seeing your handy work, here!

August, 2007, for me. I haven't been extremely active here, for various reasons. Currently, I'm a member of MCM, SA, and three very good Proboards forums. Since my retirement, I am slowly building up my speed, as far as glueing stuff together, and posting on the sites. I check in every day, whether I "say" anything, or not. HAHA Lots to learn, still, as far as model-building goes!

Great little tutorial! I'm finding that more and more "non-traditional" model supplies are coming in very handy for us scale builders. A lot of the items I read about these days are closer to the house than an actual hobby shop. I can think of a few places where I can use this method of casting parts. Thanks for posting this!

I'm just about to start one of these Jeeps. It's an issue from 1996. My research shows that the stripe decals in these kits are not entirely accurate. I think the decal stripes in the newly issued version are far closer to correct, as they have the black panels in them. This build looks fantastic, and your fix on the stripes are great!!

This Dart was done with TESTORS One Coat Lacquer. The flake doesn't seem to be too big to me, and it went down very smooth.

A very cool creation! Looking forward to seeing more of this one!

That's a great looking kit-bash! I've often thought about doing a Pinto pickup, but never thought about a 4X4 version! Super Cool!!

Interesting project! I bought a new '75 Dodge Coronet Brougham, a used '76 Dodge Charger Sport, and a used '76 Chrysler Cordoba, so I know how nice these cars are/were! I'll be following this build!

I've been keeping the ACTIVITY tab pulled up on a pinned window on my PC. Once in a while, I hit the refresh button to see what new posts have been added. I then go through and check the ones I want to read. It seems to work for me, so far.

A '64 Dart would be right up my alley!! So would a '65, and a '66!!

Thanks, espo! I worked in the piping trade for 43 years, so I've seen a few trucks like this along the way!!

I built this one a few years ago: I got this Ford truck kit from eBay. It was already painted in this flat, rusty color. Fairly even paint, even though it was dull. I decided to leave it as is, and go this route. I removed the grille sections, weathered the underneath with Rustall, and scratchbuilt the pipe rack. The tires are from American SATCO. A few bits and bobs, and other things, along with Woodland Scenics lettering, and I have a plumbing truck! Hope you folks like it!!

A lot of the Saturday night dirt trackers used whatever was laying around in the backyard!! LOL This is really a cool build! I'd say it's a cut above the Street Stock Class, though, with that big engine!!

Thanks, gentlemen!!

I have a similar situation at the House of Bucky!!

Looking forward to seeing those, Richard!

Thanks, guys! I had a lot of fun building this one!

Thanks, Cale! The engine is a cross ram big block MOPAR from an AMT '49 Mercury kit, with a Kris Morgan distributor.

I helped a friend with his race car back in the late 80's. He loved dirt track racing! I used an AMT '72 Chevelle kit. I replaced the fenders on the driver's side with heavy foil. The roll cage and hood scoop are scratchbuilt. The dirt track tires are aftermarket pieces. Weathered with the Rustall system. Thanks for peekin' at this one!

I built this one several years ago: I used an AMT Dodge Li'l Red Truck kit, and the bed and boom from a Revell Midnight Cowboy tow truck kit. I used the front half of the Dodge frame, and the back half of the Revell frame. Woodland Scenics dry transfer lettering was used for the markings. I hope you like it!

Anything to help a fellow modeler!!

This material is for replacing broken automotive mirrors. It can be trimmed to the shape of the mirror, and put in place with the double-sided tape. It looks to be a mylar coated plastic sheet. I cut it with metal shears. It's a fairly tough plastic. One sheet can do two of these showcases. I have used This product on several cases.

I have several of these showcases. They are handy for keeping my builds safe, and dust free. Here is my method of madness when mounting a model on the base of the showcase: This is the showcase I used for this one. It has a black base, clear cover, and four coated wires. I located "Lo-Velle" on the base. I turned the base over, and selected the holes I needed to drill out. This shows the holes, after drilling. I didn't want to use a plain black base, so I grabbed the above item from the local auto parts emporium. I made a template to use for a pattern. I cut the pattern, and added double-sided tape. The mirror is stuck to the base, with the holes drilled through, and the protective film peeled off. Here are two of the wires in place, on the rear axle. The front wheels will have similar wires. "Lo-Velle" is attached securely to the base. The mirror shows the undercarriage detail. The cover keeps the model relatively dust and damage free. AND......they are stackable!!!!