Bucky

Started when I was 8 years old. I had some toy plastic and rubber dime store cars, and my Aunt gave me my first model kit.....a Hawk brand Studebaker Lark, with a wind up rubber band under it. I've always been fascinated with cars....growing up in the 60's with all the glamorous TV ads for new cars helped fuel that. While the guys at school were playing sports, I was working on the farm, and building models as a way to relax. Back then, I just slammed them together, sometimes without paint. I've had a few lean periods, when work and life took priority, but I always came back to the hobby. Since the mid 80's, I've gotten a bit more serious about building......trying new techniques, different styles, adding more detail, even scratchbuilding, and kitbashing. I've entered a few shows, mostly NNL shows, but I build for me, primarily. I've had one build actually make it into a magazine, which I never thought would happen! I've built a couple models for other people, but I'm much too slow to make a regular habit out of that! LoL All my personal builds are displayed in my hobby room, and not in boxes......yet. Hahaha

I'll look in on this one, too. I have one in the stash for a future build.

I've been getting gauge decals from him on eBay for quite a while. Nice stuff.

The first run of builds from my youth became long lost in the early 80's, so I have no pics to show for my crude efforts......and, they were crude, with only a few exceptions. This build is from about 1985, when I got back into building models: Initially built as a stock Cadillac, it suffered a 6 foot drop onto a hardwood floor. After that, I had to replace the destroyed parts with the custom bits from the kit. I've made it this far: The last two pics are of the same car. Not as far advanced as I'd like to be, but better than I was!

Progress looks good!

It's gonna be a great looking Supermino!!!

Impressive muscle MOPAR!!

I was waaaaaay off with this one.

It's a cool trailer. Lotsa parts. Ramps move up and down. I built one back in the 90's. I'd do another one. Makes a nice place to display 1/25 scale cars!

This is an important thing to watch for when using color change paint. If you don't spray separate body parts in the same direction, the colors will change differently when final assembly is completed.

It does have a Pink Floyd vibe. The song....."Friends of Mine" The artist....The Guess Who The year.....1969. https://www.streetdirectory.com/lyricadvisor/song/cajaop/friends_of_mine/

In Flanders Fields the poppies grow Between the crosses row on row To mark the dead What song....what artist....what year?

They even look more comfy!!

Have you got a degree in plastic surgery, or something? This is great stuff, here!!

A nice looking bunch of re-pops, this month!! First time I've ever seen a snowboard in a model kit. Truck tires look nice. Decals look great on all the kits, even the Coke decals!

I agree with those two chaps. I'm wonderin' what happened to cause the mishap?

A scrap body with a similar "A" post might come in handy.

Check your new PM, chief!

I sent you a PM, Mister Steve!!

A bit of info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvair Not much diff between '65 and '66.

The '66 will not have side marker lights. The '69 will have those lights.

Turned out very nice looking! I have a hardtop in this color. I might need to do a quick build on it to keep my fingers nimble!

I'm totally baffled! LOL

I have used Evergreen stock to replace "A" pillars. It takes a little work, but I end up with a solid piece in place of a couple broken parts that might not be as strong as they should be.

Great wheels and tires!