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Star Fleet communicator from the original Star Trek TV series. Built this some years ago with parts from various sources. It is quite accurate to the screen used prop in most details from the first season. I used exactly the same parts and materials as the originals wherever possible. Built the "antenna" (the perforated brass cover) from exactly the same material and in exactly the same fashion as the original props, the control knobs are Aurora HO slot car wheels, the light bezels are N scale train wheels and the small microphone screen is cut from the speaker cover from a 1960s transistor radio. The communicators body is vacuum formed from Kydex plastic, the exact match for the texture and sheen are very hard to come by so I got as close as I could. The mid plate is cut from aluminum plate. I added some crude electronics, open the antenna and it makes the iconic "chirp" sound and lights the red light indicating that unit is on and the blue light indicating it is receiving. Push the button and the blue light turns off and the yellow light light comes on indicating transmit. The lights are grain of wheat lamps to be as accurate to the original prop theme as possible (no LEDs in the 60's).

You are correct, thank you...guess my CRS is gettin worse. And thank you fer yer comment.

Star Fleet Phaser type II circa 2266. Built from a very hard to find injection molded bootleg kit from the '70's or 80's. The kit is somewhat crude and requires quite a bit of work to make a respectable replica but it is doable. A little Star Trek lore...Phasers of this era used a Phaser type I (black device on top of grey pistol frame) mounted in the type II pistol frame to increase the type I power output. By rotating the silver wheel on the top of the black Phaser I the weapon would turn on lighting the red power indicator, pivoting up the silver grid (the Electron Aspirator) and rotating up a sighting window (the gloss black rectangle in front of the silver grid) which allowed sighting the weapon through the window at the front of the pistol above the beam emitter. The weapon was fired by depressing the silver button near the grip which is also a detachable power pack. Power output adjustments were made thru the dial at the rear of the pistol frame and the wheel on Phaser I. Settings range from stun thru heat, cutting, burning, and disrupt among others. The entire kit required much refinement to more closely replicate a Phaser. I added the red power indicator, the flip up sight window (shiny rectangle in front of silver grid) and the Electron Aspirsator (silver metal grid on top/front of Phaser I) and a more screen accurate power indicator dial. I also added the sighting window at the front of the pistol frame, and the Phaser I release (brass rod) on the left side of the pistol frame. It's not perfectly accurate to a screen used prop but it ain't bad from what the kit started as.

Batman's ride from the '89 movie. Built when the kit wuz first issued, outta the box.

Yup, clear plastic material fer the windshield wuz hiding in the instructions. I posted a corrected pic.

Thank you fer yer comment...who's Donald?

That's pretty cool.

This is why I much prefer injection molded plastic tires or resin tires, you can make em look more like real tires than the vinylish mystery plastic tires that have been eaten up the plastic in kits fer decades. And resin wheels aren't safe either, at least not the finish, here's some pics of my SWC Willys that wuz best of Show at the Detroit Autorama in 2006...the front wheels are resin and the tires are vintage MPC funny car front tires, figured I didn't have to worry about the tire melty thing cuz of the resin wheels...wrong! The wheels are painted with Testors gloss black enamel and then Alclad polished aluminum. As you can see, the the finish on the rim edge is "melting" just like a plastic wheel would do. I suspect that it is the enamel reacting to the tire but I'm not sure, I've done resin wheels this way with vintage or vinyl type tires fer years and never had this happen before. I tried Tamiya Lacquer for a base coat but found that the Alclad doesn't like to stick to Lacquer as well as enamel so that's why I used it. lesson learned...no more vintage tires. Fer what it's worth.

Just got the Atlantis "Boss Fink", how very cool to have this kit re-issued...kinda. Original "Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink" kits are extremely rare and have sold for more $2000.00...when they come up for sale...which ain't that often. The Last pic is the original box art. I'm pretty sure when Revell first offered this kit in '65 as the "Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink" it included a complete Tweedy Pie kit and the Boss Fink figure so I wuz kinda expectin ta get the figure and the complete (restored) car...silly me. So not all the parts to build Tweedy Pie are included such as tires, decals, wheels, and other misc. pieces but I'm cool with that cuz Tweedy Pie kits I got, it's the Boss Fink Figure that that I wanted. Just a heads up fer those who care.

Thank you fer yer comment. Desperate situations call fer Desperate measures. I came up with the tape player thing when I built the Monogram Talladaga, wuz building it to Box Stock rules so I couldn't change the tires and at the time no correct transfers or decals fer whitewalls were available. I seem to recall readin sumwhere (Scale Auto maybe) that sumone had used a compass and some kinda special pen to do whitewalls on tires so that wuz my inspiration.

Thank you fer yer comment, yup, lotsa Solvaset and a few touch ups with paint.

Yup.

Nope, the finned brake drums are in the kit.

Polar Lights pre-painted diecast Batmobile. Not much to it, kinda fell together. Had some fun with the interior, detailing the "mobile Bat Lab" and the controls on the dash.

Norm sent me sum stuff.

"Big Daddy" Roth's Surfite. Built from Revell's "selected subjects program" kit with a few changes, opened up the front "grilles", corrected the top of the windshield, added "step strips" to the rear deck and hinged the hood. Chrome wuz kinda rough, lotsa parting lines so I cleaned up the parts and rechromed all the shiny goodies. Tiki Hut is finished to match box art. Roth figure is from the latest reissue of the kit.

Polar Lights kit built mostly outta the box.

Polar lights prepainted diecast Batmobile kit. Made a few changes, added screening to the grille area, "Bat" decals on doors and hand painted pinstriping with Testors Chevy engine red. Interior detailing is also hand painted.

Monogram's excellent kit built Box Stock as a Replica of my friends car. Finished as a Factory fresh car with correct chassis overspray patterns and assembly line paint codes and inspection marks. Had to correct a few things that Monogram got wrong but no big deal. Finished in Presidential Blue (one of only three colors available) with correct hue black on hood and cowl and hand painted white walls.

Found this at a Garage sale fer cheap. AMT Shuttle Craft kit from the 70's I think. Built one of these when I wuz a kid and loved it. Simple kit, not an exact replica but a fun build. Made a few changes/additions to Jazz it up a bit. Decals kinda sucked, they did not want to stick despite lotsa Solvaset, is what it is.

Recent reissue of AMT's double kit, built outta the box except fer the license plates.

Thank you fer yer comment. Yup, outta the box except fer the slicks and decals (Slixx).

I like it, you nailed the body work. Don't see sumthin like this very often, a drop top 70's Mustang...nice work

These models did not include clear parts.

Revell kit with much chassis mods to get a more correct stance. Kit decals over simulated silver metal flake "gelcoat" finish with 2K clear. All metal finishes are Alclad.