Junkman

No exposure? Dennis Doty mentions it as a model car source in each and every piece he writes for Collectible Automobile! Shall I tell you why there aren't any models listed on it? Because everyone thinks the legal minefield called 'Ebay' is the philosopher stone, instead of realising what a dismal piece of rip off and circus for con artists it really is.

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Lada Riva. It is still being built, albeit the end of production has been announced for end of this year. With 14 million built in 41 years, it is the fourth most produced vehicle in automotive history, behind the Ford F-Series Pick up, VW Beetle and Ford T.

I think there aren't many people on this forum academically qualified enough to be able to determine whether something is art or not, and if it is, whether it is good art or not. But I recognise outstanding modelling skills when I see them.

Couldn't one use the AMT '41 Woody with a Revell '40 front clip and rear wings to create a '40 Woody? Or is the upper arch of the '41 rear wings too different from the '40?

There would have been greater subjects to begin with, but one has become grateful for every breadcrumb the model industry sees fit to ever so occasionally throw at one. They blew the alternative version, there is no other expression for it. There are loads of racing liveries that would have been authentic for a Club Coupe. But what did they chose? One that only existed on a 2-door Sedan. So sod that.

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Adolf Hitler didn't have a car at all. The cars he used belonged to the motorpool of the Reichskanzlei and would have been available to any German Chancellor, exactly like politicians before and after him had/have cars at their disposal. In fact, Hitler did not like the 770Ks and G4s. He found them way to ostentatious and voiced this at numerous occasions.

Came across it while surfing for something entirely different. There is a display base in form of a model of a steam organ, and the Mercury is used to power it: Has anyone seen this before, or knows who the builder is?

I had no idea it ever was available on its own. I always thought it only came in the Deuce/Willys double kit and is hence highly collectible. In any case, it is certainly the rarest of the bunch and this may reflect in the prices. But you can get a resin body for less than a tenner. JF makes a 1:1 copy of the AMT body, and also a chopped version. He also makes 4-door bodies, stock and chopped.

The 'real' one? Or the MPC Switcher in disguise?

You can post pictures here and when and as many as you like. There is no deadline. I hope this will be an ongoing thread, I suspect many people will build more than one. Entirely independent of this community build, you can open an individual thread on The Workbench as well. It's really up to you.

The book is still available: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roadside-America-Automobile-Design-Culture/dp/0813801311/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1345808996&sr=8-13 I'm sure you can find it cheaper if you shop carefully. Or order it from your local library. Here is a used copy for example: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7107255895&searchurl=bt.x%3D42%26bt.y%3D13%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3DRoadside%2BAmerica%253A%2BAutomobile%2Bin%2BDesign%2Band%2BCulture The 200mm deep will not work. Even if you only model the façade as a relief, you wouldn't be able to park 1:25 cars in front of it.

It's interesting to see how some seem to gravitate towards Revell, and others to AMT. I wonder whether this is due to subject matter, or the way those kits are made.

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There is a brilliant book called 'Roadside America'. Not sure whether it is still available, if not, try Abebooks or T.E. Warth. Heck, you can borrow my copy if you can't locate it anywhere else. It is not your usual preserved diner photo album, depicting a romanticised America that never really existed, but rather a scholar piece targeted to architecture students. It covers all kinds of - well - roadside architecture, which started developping as soon as the motorcar came into being, to lure motorists off the road and make them spend some dough. It contains a lot of architectural drawings and floor plans for buildings from the turn of the century (the last one) until well into the Seventies. Lots of Streamline Moderne and Googie architecture. Highly recommended. As for materials, that question can't be answered by anyone except yourself. Everyone has his personal preferences towards what he likes to work with, or what is best suited to replicate a certain structure or part. I followed a few of Ed's fabulous roadside model builds, but I could never work with the materials he uses (he is a lot more artistic than I am). I have also seen people working with a material called 'wood' - with astonishing results. All I can do with that stuff is set it on fire, and even trying that I often fail. I'd check out shops that sell stuff for architecture models, and with a huge faculty in town, there is no shortage of them here. Dunno where exactly you are located, but Manchester is a true Paradise for architecture stuff.

It would be funny, if it wasn't for that bleeding disease. What's its name again? A...A...Anaheimer, or sum such. I found a gazillion things I had no idea I have, but didn't find a single AMT 32 of which I thought I have aplenty. But never mind, there are loads of them out there. I'll have a few next week. Well spotted! Change chassis, or no go.

I also said started projects are allowed. Feel free to do this one. You're off to a good start anyway.

Meh. I just spent two hours down in the dungeon rummaging for 32 Ford kits and guess what. Gotta snatch me a few off Ebay real quick.

I did not buy the Greenwood Widebody Corvette #2 when I had the chance. It's this car: Read its history here: http://www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/C02.html# Later I got so annoyed by my mistake, that I buit my own racing Corvette, which racked up more victories and better results than any Greenwood Corvette ever did, without becoming nearways as famous. It then resided in the Motorsport Museum in Hockenheim for over 20 years, and got recently destroyed in a classic event.

No, it's too long ago. They were built in pre internet and pre digital camera times, but were featured in a modelling magazine at the time. Both then ended in the shop window of a book shop.

This list is based on how often I built the kit: 1. Jo-Han 1960 DeSoto 2. Jo-Han 1962 Dodge 3. Jo-Han 1962 Plymouth 3. Jo-Han 1960 Plymouth Wagon 4. AMT 1958 Chevy 5. Jo-Han 1964 Cadillac 6. Revell 1960 Corvette 7. AMT 1949 Ford 8. AMT 1957 Ford Fairlane 9. AMT 1950 Ford Convertible 10. Heller Citroen 15/6 This list is based on how much I enjoyed to build the kit: 1. AMT 1957 Chrysler 300 C 2. Heller Citroen 15/6 3. Tamiya Jaguar MKII 4. Revell 1/16 Rolls-Royce Phantom II 5. Gakken/Academy/Minicraft 1/16 Mercedes 540K 6. All the old Monogram classics 7. Aoshima MGB 8. AMT 1955 Chevy Nomad 9. AMT 1949 Ford 10. Heller 1950 Talbot Lago Record

Yo! That's pretty much what I have in mind as well. I only want to use parts and materials that were available way back when I started to build. And I will brush paint mine.

Stock is also my first choice, but I'm not sure whether I can resist a Carrera Panamericana version. Seeing that Revell blew it again in grand tradition, I only hope the resin guys soon start splashing their stuff about.