Spottedlaurel

My most recent completion, started and finished within the same month which I haven't done for a long time. 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny GB121 Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I'd had it on the shelf for a while and had a look in mind inspired by my 1:1 Datsun 1200 but with some subtle mod's. 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Compared to some other trucks I have waiting their turn this one fitted together in a positive, straightforward way. A previous owner had assembled the loadbay. Sadly this was all there was of the engine, given the nice job Hasegawa had done on the rest of the kit it could have been really good. 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I didn't beat myself up by super detailing the interior. My road car has a very plain black vinyl interior and I wanted to recreate the feel of that. 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Hasegawa Nissan Sunny Truck kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr It's the ideal tool to deliver parts for my next project..... Paint was an automotive touch-up can I'd bought for the real car. Wheels were taken from a Monogram Datsun 280Z, inspired by an old article I had. The kit had parts to lower the suspension, but I still had to do a bit of work on the front end and the wheels needed modifying. It was a really enjoyable kit to work on, very nicely captured the feel of the real thing. If I was clever enough I'd use the truck as the basis to build a replica of the car, but I'm not!

I like where you're going with this one, it's excellent what you've done on the arches.

My first WIP here. As a change from the Japanese kits I've been building for some time I thought I'd give this one a go: 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:25 Revell 1966 Chevelle Wagon kit by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Plans are to build it as something from the mid-late '80s, so period wheels (probably the big and littles from the Fat Fendered '37 Ford) and clean bodywork in a single bright colour, likely to be Tamiya Camel Yellow. Having looked at a few images online I like the cleaner look of the 300 version rather than the Malibu, so I'm planning to remove some of the chromework along with a bit of shaving and debadging that's part of the look I have in mind. Perhaps smoke the side and rear glass too? I'm not proposing to do much with the engine, my plans pre-date the widespread fitment of modern fuel injected lumps or pro-touring, so I'll see what I can find in the parts box. I've got loads of old British and American magazines out in the shed, I'll see what I can find to give me a bit of inspiration. Managed to stock up on some more primer and matt/satin black paint today so hopefully I can make a decent start on it this weekend.

Hi there! I've been doing some research on my next project and I kept ending up looking at threads on here, so I thought I should join and participate. I've been building since I was about 12, back in the early 1980s. As to be expected a bit on-and-off during that time, with houses, family, work and general 1:1 life to consider, but even when I wasn't building I was still accumulating kits and over the last 10-15 years or so I've managed to spend more time on them again. Mostly Tamiya and Monogram kits back in my younger days, which were readily available from toy and model shops and affordable with my paper round/Saturday job money, and a few were gifts. Most of them survive, not many of them complete, but they do at least donate parts to current projects, or they might even get restored one day. Back in 2008 we moved to a new place with a big shed at bottom of the garden, it had been a joinery workshop, and this is where I keep my stash and build when the weather's warm enough: The Shed, 2020 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr WIth the internet and eBay I started discovering and buying more interesting/unusual kits, with more relevance to my 1:1 interest in older Japanese cars: Sunny Sunday and Cherry Blossom by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I've also got a 1993 Camry estate (wagon!) and a modern Lexus RX. My plastic collection consists of lots of Tamiya, Aoshima, Fujimi, Hasegawa and other obscure Japanese makes, plus some Monogram, AMT, MPC and Revell and a few odds and ends from Heller and other European makers. I tend not to build anything 100% standard, even if its just a change of wheels and maybe lowering. I like a clean, simple look and I try to limit modifications to something achievable - I have one or two more ambitious WIPs that have been on the go for 25+ years now..... Monogram 1:24 Maserati 3500GT by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr This Monogram Maserati with randon American V8 being one of them! Also got a '55 Chevy which was meant to be a loose replica of the Two Lane Blacktop car and a hearse conversion of the Cadillac Ecto ambulance which have both stalled for various reasons. A few older builds: 1:24 Tamiya Toyota Celica LB Turbo Gr.5 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr The oldest build which survives in one piece, after a minor resto when I found the missing rear spoiler. Doyusha 1:24-ish Nissan Cherry X-1R (E10) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr I have a few of the Doyusha Nostalgic Hero kits, odd scaling and poor detailing but interesting subject material. Monogram 1:24 Plymouth, Buick and Ford Torino by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr AMT 1:25 Dodge Monaco by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Ought to get some better photos of these one day. Monogram 1:24 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air 'High Roller' by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr This neatly illustrates the two opposite ends of what I enjoy building. I liked doing a '57 when I was young, but thought I'd do my next version of it in a different way! A Monogram Camaro High Roller donated parts. Revell 1:24 MGB Roadster by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr MGB built for my stepdad as a replica of the real version he had at the time. Tamiya 1:24 Nissan Silvia K's (S13) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr 1:24 Tamiya Skyline (R30) Complete at last! by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Tamiya 1:24 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Z by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Tamiya 1:24 Nissan Skyline 2000 Turbo (R30) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Some of my more recent Japanese car builds. Regrettably some of the above don't look as good any more, after being left on display on my dashboard at a show on a sunny day: Model car mishap by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Clearly not a clever thing to do! I've moved on and done others since, I'll show them in the relevant place. Thanks for looking and listening to my waffle, I'm looking forward to seeing what else is happening here and getting some inspiration for my own projects.