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Dr. Cranky

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  1. Case in point? We all strive to build--shiney or otherwise--models that really push the limits of our skills, that challenge us, but also delights us and perhaps give the viewer something they haven't see before.
  2. Not all builds are going to call for extreme weathering, sure . . . this one started with this: Again, something I was seeing for the first time: And it captured my imagination, so I decided to build it not as a replica but as a tribute to something else that captured my imagination, which included having one of these handy, PE spider webbing . . . And some skulls . . . Turns out it ended up being one of the milder weathering jobs I've done in a long time, but still lots of fun:
  3. Here's an example of a model I am very lucky to have in my collection, courtesy of one Jairus Watson. It's a model that flipped my modeling world upside down the first time I laid eyes on it, in part because I had never seen a model like this, that includes all of forms of weathering, scratch-building, and imagineering . . . not to mention a skeleton driver with a cigarette in its mouth. Everything about this build represents some sort of mild (or wild) weathering, including the unbelievable work that went into the engine.
  4. Delighted to hear this one has gotten you excited, Tim. Great to have you on board.
  5. Rob & Mike, you both make interesting points. Here's another scenario, not really related to the Custom class, but which goes to prove my point about the importance of paint over body work and other modifications. I bet you anything that you take a well built and beautifully painted Hot Rod (shiny paint, of course) with no modifications and you put it up against a Rat Rod with lots of modifications and customization, etc . . . and the Hot Rod will win time and again. It's called judge's bias. Here, I'll add a bit more fuel to the fire, so to speak. How about a model that gets entered into the custom class which is not very well painted or build but which SHOWS something brand new never done before, for example the first model builder to have working features in a model. Surely, that must have been the case with the first person to bring in working lights, or working window cranks, or working door/trunk/hood latches, working suspension, etc . . . Something innovative. I often wonder if the late great Auggie Hiscano had not been a great painter too, how all his amazing scratch-building would have fared at the table. I'm not trying to be ornery or cause trouble, I'm simply trying to keep pushing the definitions . . .
  6. Delighted to hear it, and WELCOME. Just a few more days. I gotta clean up the bench, finish the SNIPER by Friday, and get ready to start in on the Mini Cooper.
  7. Rob, that makes you a 5 Star General! Everyone, some great updates and progress. Steven, Welcome to the TZH Squad and the CARAVAN, I sure do hope you can feed us some better quality pictures, clearly the level of work you are doing deserves better pictures. Mark, that's some wonderful rusting. Okay, copies some more progress pics for the next Video. If you want to make it to this next video try to post some progress by this weekend, Sunday would be fine. Best, DC
  8. Excellent subject, and I love the back ground and the photo ops. Thanks for sharing, Manny.
  9. Thanks, Harry. You know, I think this summer I WILL look into getting a couple of books on the subject and maybe brush up on some of the basic skills. My interest in Photoshop is not to do illustration, it's only to be able to play with photographs the way so many do here. It looks like tremendous fun.
  10. Here on this forum, builds like this are still considered model building, NOT something you are posting to give the millions of children who build models in this country nightmares. Very well done, and what I like about your work and your model building skills is that you thrive on variety. Thank you for sharing your work. And, of course, I wonder if you've seen that great documentary called MARWENCOL? Check it out, it's all about playing with this scale.
  11. Wow, this is one of the most informative threads in a while. I thank all the folks for the great input on your way to clarifying all of this . . . Donn, I agree with you on the assessment of what makes a curbside. Rich, I agree with you that Watson's T-bird is a custom, and am delighted to know that mild custom work on a chassis and body will still turn a build into the custom category. Darin, I love those flames!
  12. Yes, but what I meant to ask really was are there any new updates?
  13. Shane, precisely what happens at shows where--if what Donn described earlier about the show organizers moving and arranging doesn't happen--confusion and trouble reign.
  14. No, kidding, I'm really liking all the body damage and panel modifications. Keep it coming.
  15. Thanks, Mike. These builds are never meant to be accurate, but just lots of fun. I guess I come from the school of if-it-feels-like-it's-fun, and it-feels-like-it's-fun, then keep having fun. Something like that.
  16. Dan, it clearly looks like you are on your way. Harry, didn't you have Photoshop Tutorial somewhere on this forum? What happened to that one?
  17. I think the confusion is inherent in the mixing up and compounding of the terms. CUSTOM = STYLE CUSTOMIZED = MODIFICATIONS (within the CUSTOM STYLE) Yes? No? Maybe?
  18. Yes indeed, Dan, if that's the look, you got it right. The exciting thing too about all this technology is that now you can get filters for both digital videos and cameras to get different effects and looks.
  19. Be our guest, Charles. Welcome aboard. In just a few more days . . . the starting gun goes off!
  20. True, Harry. Whenever a car is drive, it gets "mildly" weathered, over a period of years, it get's beaten, and once abandoned, it becomes NATURALIZED! LOL!
  21. So based on your definition, Harry, the work of say a Ted "Chopper" Lear or Steve Boutte is always CUSTOM . . . never box stock? I'm not trying to put you on the spot, mind you. And I am not singling out these two wonderful builders (I have seen plenty of their work in several categories, not just Custom) as strictly CUSTOM builders.
  22. Ben, I thought about that, but knowing how obsessive compulsive I can get, that might create like a week's worth of work when I think there's got to be a ready made, easier solution. But don't think for a moment I would not be crazy enough to do it.
  23. Okay, here's another question that's related to this great discussion. What came first on the scene to create the CUSTOM as a style: body modifications or paint? Or both at the same time?
  24. LOL, for a minute I thought you were getting exasperated!
  25. Pig ears, one of the main ingredients in SCRAPPLE!
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