RockinRoller

The Idea for that build here was 20+ years ago, by buying the MPC - Cannonball Run (licensed merch.) kit - as usual with these TV and Movie-kits they are not so accurate as we wished... but the amount of work getting it done was intense! By the way it is a mixture of catching the most of details possible and satisfying childhood memories. Link to the build... What was made beside glueing plastic pieces together: - self-drawn decals - reconstructed rear-panel - taillights constructed and 3D printed - chassis scratchbuilt - beercans and pretzels...plenty! - RED MAN chewing tobacco... ..and so much more! Let´s go - get a beer first!

New family member! I sold my 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan - project... because it takes me 15 years and not getting to an end... has to pull the emergency brake on it! My 1954 Packard Patrician "Patty": Greetings, Oliver

I´m absolutely in need to build that... it´s waiting on the shelf years... many years! Very nice work Bill! Greetings from Berlin/Germany... Oliver🖖

Hello guys - I have finished my build! You can see WIP here: Link to my WIP-topic Here is the finished model... with "plenty" of beer and "plenty" of food, dried from trip to the pool and the engine retuned! Rady for the race! "Because man did not live on bread alone!" (Mel Tillis) The build was such a pain in... not only the a...! But It´s done: Thank you all! Greetings, Oliver

So.... many month an work flew in this long-time-planned project! Nothing worked as expected... and that is EXACTLY what I should have expected, because it is the usual way building a "not-so-out-of-box-model" trying to match a real object AND catch the feelings and memories from your childhood. (Remember the Airwolf Helicopter that was never black & white in real...) Even this car is a mix of of that - to satisfy a adult eye and the memories. Attention - spoiler-alert! I had "plenty" problems with paint, clear-coat bubbles..., decals reacting with clear-coat... ...and "plenty" of time to fix and repaint - 3 times! But I had I had "plenty" of beer... and "plenty" of food! Because (Don´t worry it is a link to YouTube-video showing "that" movie-scene!) -> "Man does not live on bread alone!" So I draw some beer-logos on Corel Draw and printed them out. Laying them around Ervergreen prifile that matches a vintage beercan best... fixed with superglue and painted tops with Molotow-Chrome pen. Later I put semi-gloss clear coat on it. The packageing was also drawn in Corel Draw and printed out. The snack-bag was designed by myself to match best - because hours(!) of searching for vintage US-snack brands from 1980 was leading to no result! I decided that pretzels (Over here in Germany called: Brezel(n) )interior. I took some aluminium tub and thin out the walls and give it the right shape by a little brute force... sand it with very fine sandpaper and create a clamp by aluminium-tape and a small piece of rod create a bolt-head. The interior was very basic, but I tried to find some stock-seats an a correct steering-wheel. For a little detail I spread some beercans and put a package of "RED MAN" Tabacco on the dash... you remeber: (Source: Google) (screenshot from movie) The one thing I decided not to replicate was the "agricultural hook" in the back... you can see it clearly in that scene: (screenshot from movie) AND ONE THING... A BIG QUESTION TO ALL OF YOU NASCAR HYSTORIANS: When you watch the name-plate... there is definitely a relation to A.J. Foyt who drives a Hawaiian Tropic Nascar... because I´m from Germany, some facts and jokes get lost in translation. So I always want to figure out, why that caracter was in that scene?! My idea here - A.J. Foyt loose a (maybe) winning position in a NASCAR race, the time the movie was made, by respectingthe rules of racing to not overtake while a crash or whatever was on the track... other drivers don´t gave a damn and Foyt looses his position, because of this "nerdy" behavior - and that could explain that caracter in the movie? 🤔 Any ideas, facts...? The movie is full of so called easter eggs. 😁 OK - no it is done: As with all my models I put them directly to a acrylic-case when they are dried! This time I added some background... I really would love the movie showed more of these two characters! Thank you for watching! Greetings, Oliver Berlin/Germany

Thank you all!

Hi there, this is not really a NASCAR... it is a look-alike moviecar from the 1981 movie "The Cannonball Run"... Remember Mel Tillis and Terry Bradshaw jumping the car in the pool... 😁 (Source - Google, IMDB, YouToube screenshot) As a big movie-car fan and especially a fan of THAT movie, I always wanted to build this! And I thought it would be an easy job buying a reissue Laguna NASCAR and a decal-set from "Mikes Decals"...but as ALWAYS it turned into a fight! But the Community build contest keep me keeping on! As you can see, the base kit was not really looking the way it should...wrong front, rear-panel, no taillights wrong bumper, crappy fit and a horrible chassis! nooo... don´t look good - try myself. You remember from above...: A friend 3D-printed me some nice taillights: Added headlights: I made the missing decals needed, by taking the shape of the body with masking tape, scan it and work on it with "corel draw" (so if someone needs them -> rockinroller@gmx.de): You see the set fro mike´s decals up/left, but it don´t fit the movie-car... Body was primed with Tamiya pink surface primer (especially for red paint), zero paints "Starsky & Hutch" Torino red..., Automotive clear-coat with hardener will follow. The whole kit-body is too low on the side walls and the whell openings are rounded out for Racecar-tyres... the movie car is a stock-model... so I had some difficulties to fit the decals in the right order above... you can see that over the front wheel-opening... "Good Year, NASCAR and Daytona - Talladega" should fit under that fender line... but you see, why all that stuff takes so long for me - because I care for that. Some clear-parts customizing... no fear for it: use wet sandpaper 600-800-1200-2000, the micro mesh 400, 6000,8000,12000 and Tamiya polish coarse, fine and finish... takes some time but worth the time! But this car gets some details, referring to the movie, that most people doesn´t recognize... like the trailer hitch (!), chewing tobacco, Budweiser Beer -> "The man does not live on bread alone..." look for it on YouTube... Mhh...M....M... More to come, Greetings from Berlin/Germany, Oliver 😄

Thank you for that link... but that didn´t even match my... as I said "quality wishes"...

Very very very nice work and detail-depht!!! That´s the way! Greetings, Oliver

Hello evryone interested in this stuff... I was longtime searching for a nice Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) - figure for years... many years! Finally I decided to ask an 3D artist todo the digital sculpting. And after many discussions of "how I need this and that..." she finally made a fantastic job! The artists name is: "Ginger.LvA.3D" (https://www.artstation.com/gingerlva) The file is made for me and can not be downloaded - if there is any interest, contact me: rockinroller@gmx.de Greetings, Oliver

Hello, I bought a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan 11 years ago... then came marriage, house, daughter, work... and little time, but steady step by step work on the car. Completely torn apart, frame-off, Chassis Engineering Rearend kit, with a 1979 Camaro 350/TH350 and rearend. Mustang tank replaced trunk floor and safe room underneath for exhaust. Body/Frame got stripped by hand and media-blasted... Complete bodywork was done by a professional for "hurting-much-money" -> but perfectly done! Molded in fenders and a completely reworked trunk area! Nice gaps al around! Chassis and front suspension was also reworked by me... god bless GM is documented as a VW Beetle... enough repair books are available! Engine is rebuild professionally at the oment (Had 89K miles on it when bought!) Collecting all the parts, trim and stuff to say it is a 99% complete car - 1% missing original steering wheel... Hope to get it painted and reassembled within the next 3 years. But I´m also willing to sell, because it is a little too much for me at the moment - maybe trade against a driving 1976 Laguna or a 1954-...Olds. -> If someone is interested: rockinroller@gmx.de (Berlin/Germany) My second 1:1 ride is a 1957 IWL "SR56 Wiesel" (Stadt/Town, Roller/Scooter, `56 first year, Weasel) Bought: Restored... everything inside/under the body is like new, changed to that also original paint "skin". First year `22 2024 with new rear-body (better original paint!) and seat (bouquet leather...) Greetings Oliver

The waiting has an end! Look for "Andrey Bezrodny" on Facebook or YouTube or the usual websites for §D-print models/files like: CG Trader 3D Export or Cults 3D! These are NEW TIMES for us kitbuilders... watch out! I´m very impressed what is possible now...

@Mattilacken wasn´t able to response faster, because the website always shows an error trying... I restore a 1947 Fleetline Aerosedan for 12 years now... but I would trade against a Laguna to create this one in 1:1! So call me if you are interested (I´m in Berlin/Germany!). I put so much work to make the chassis fit... I guess I keep it, because this won´t be seen anymore when it is "under glass" or on display. I want to create a "childhood memory" as usual with TV- and movie vehicles we are in danger to push it too far with accuracy - and then never get it done. Must learn that over the last 35 years. 😉 Have to make some additional decals and sculting a new rear-bumper... opened the lights and grille to make it more stock. So this on goes way too far already. But who knows, where it leads me with my personal issue of "not being able to keep a build simple". 😄 Sooo much filling and sanding to do... rear bumper is in a resculpting process to create the cutout for license plate area... tinytinytiny... Greetings Oliver

Hello from Berlin/Germany! I´m in with my 1975 Laguna Hawaiian Tropic car... that jumps the pool in the movie... First time starting this build I thought it was a easy-peasy buildup... but as usual it turns into a expensive and time-consuming drama... but who cares - that´s the hobby! 😄 I´m a TV- & Movie-Vehicle (model)builder and a collector... so the original MPC box stays unbuild and I decided to grab one of the many issues of that kit. The kit is absolute cruel... and as more as you dig into the moviecar, you see, it has nothing in common, only the base-bodyshape... much to do and a benefit to join my first community build! God bless 3D-printing... Greetings, Oliver

Hi, use my advice or not... have fun!