Big Messer

Read with interest the Stude buildup. I recall seeing in a magazine (Hot Rod?) decades ago about a guy who built one with the body turned around, claiming that it looked better that way. This would be a nice discussion topic during a long winter night around the old pot-bellied stove.

71 here. I did a few of them. Got a great education about dealing with diecasts. Now I am mostly doing modified ones, usually starting with one and then adding a plastic kit or scratchbuilt part. I find them more challenging than plastic kits (just my opinion under the First Amendment).

Sand deeply and passionately, and when you think you are done sand some more.

Applies to mediums also...

I overheard a couple of folks saying "ah, that's nothing...just a diecast that's been sanded on". Pretty effective finish though, if people up-close thought it was really metal. These people never assembled a metal Hubley kit...

As a former 2CV owner there are several rules you live by: * downhill and tailwind are your friends. * What is a "rush"? * always carry a screwdriver, a hammer, wire and a pair of pliers. No duct tape needed. If something falls off and the car still runs you didn't need it in the first place. On the plus side: * the car will still run with about half of it's parts * one gal of gas will last almost forever * add some oil when you remember to * there is an oil filter... somewhere

Guy was stranded like 10 hours away from the military checkpoint, but decided to do all that work that took 12 days. Later decides to do another build to document. Takes pictures in a different location. AFAIK the story stinks, but a model of the bike would be cool. https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/morocco/morocco-2cv-moto-survival-story-87691

It was built AFTER...

Thanks

The thing will be a 18" monstrosity. Want to keep the cab red with the lettering. Rear verandah will be foldable up with handrails (brass?) that will be collapsible flat before raising it with a roll canopy on top. Check scribbled notes scattered all over. Will have an opening on the rear cab wall to go into the house.

Just got a 1941 Chevrolet 1/16 scale fire dept pump truck (probably an Ertl copy) with missing parts for $9.99 so I am going to turn into a house truck, pretty much like the one I posted before, but far more detailed. Plans are not final yet, will make a paper mockup first to see how things look. Probably to make smooth sides to imitate plywood and metal panels roof. Also want to make a detailed interior. Materials to be used would be thin plywood, styrene and/or aluminum sheet. Ideas that would make sense welcomed but will be subject to approval by management.

Maybe is ancient news, but new for me. Found this air-drying clay at Hobby Lobby. Dries real hard but easily sandable with coarse sandpaper or a sanding drum with a Dremel. Added new coats or pieces will stick over already dried pieces. Thin coats dry fast (within hours) while thicker applications will take longer. Will shrink when drying but I just add more after. I don't foresee problems painting with acrylics but haven't tried yet.

Got this 1/16 1941 Chevrolet pumper today. Missing parts but for $9.99... Plan is to remove the rear part and build a house truck.

If creating a model based on a movie prop, doing the computer job, the 3Ds, putting everything together and so on is "pretty decent", what is left for somebody like me ☹️? Also see my previous post: How do you put a model in a category that doesn't exist so far?. It is a full creation based on a movie prop, no other prototype exists. Then it was fully 3D developed, no existing parts AT ALL. No files available anywhere. It has to make sense, like it would work in the real world. And the obvious high quality of the build. Now step into the judges' shoes (people that has seem quite a bit of quality work before). All this is a whole lot above the Joe Average modeling experience.

For me here means this thread.

It was not my intention to upset a great modeler. Sorry.

Didn't link to yours because we are here already. But I check his also. Please don't think that I was targeting you.

Weird certainly is...

Today I got this fire truck. Missing many detail parts, but for $9.99... Will make a house truck out of it.

I saw some models that belonged UNDER the table, but the modelers were al apoplectic about not being the winners. Do your best, show up and be ready to lose to someone else who does a better job. Learn from your shortcomings and do better the next time. Great modelers don't magically pop up, they have a lot of mistakes in their pasts. Check the current WIPs, there are a few that screwed up, corrected the offending part (or made an entirely new one, even a brand new start), posted about it and kept going on, with the evidence there for everybody to see and learn. Like this: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/174758-bmw-507-cabrio-1957-elvis-presleys-one-revell-old-kit-124/

If yo intend to compete probably the greatest chance of winning would be to aim at a particular contest and stay strictly within the limits of the rules for the intended category. Deviations, no matter how small or inane, will be met with "foul play" screams from the run-of-the-mill MMs (Mediocre Modelers) with smooth brains.

I have this multi-media Mercedes-Benz W163. Someday...

I assembled the hot rod version. Glued the roof to the body. Gluing the glass after was ... creatively interesting. But pulled it off.

I assembled one back in the 70's... Lost in some moving.

How do put a model in a category that doesn't exist so far?. It is a full creation based on a movie prop, no other prototype exists. Then it was fully 3D developed, no existing parts AT ALL. No files available anywhere. It has to make sense, like it would work in the real world. And the obvious high quality of the build. Now step into the judges' shoes (people that has seem quite a bit of quality work before). All this is a whole lot above the Joe Average modeling experience.