Sixties Sam

I built the Galaxie/Skyliner kit last year. It came out ok. The top mechanism was fiddly to get to fit and work. Very old tool kit - from the 1960's.

This post is like walking through a car museum, Harry! Great builds, and all very interesting subjects. Great work! Sam

Great builds, Tom! It's nice to see something different like these vans. At first, I thought that first photo was of real cars! Sam

Those are all beauties! I really like the '32 coupe! Very nice work on all of them! Sam

Nice collection of models! The 36 Ford is my favorite. sam

Very nice! I think I still have one of those front ends from an original kit! Great work on the finish and fender flares! Sam

Very nice! The working bed sides are cool! Sam

Beautiful car, Steve! Really nice work. I like the skirts. They were popular back then. Sam

That White is a beauty, Mark!

Very cool, nostalgic model! I built several of those 39/40 Fords in those days. There were some paints that made a decent job when brushed on. I still have a Hubley metal Model A Ford pickup with its original brush paint job on it. The paint was called Enameloid, I think. It took forever to dry, but the brush marks leveled out well - looked like a spray job back then. Nice save on this model! Sam

Greg, it's 1/25. Sam

I just finished this mostly scratch built cabover car hauler. It's a simple curbside model, with no engine or chassis detail. The cab is a Flintstone resin unit, and the wheels are from a Moebius big rig wheels pack. Frame rails are balsa, and the bed is sheet styrene. Ramps are styrene sheet & channel and wire mesh. Rear fenders are made from the lid of a Testors spray paint can. Headlights are ancient 39 Ford lights from the parts boxes, which also supplied the VW parking lights and mirrors. Seat, dash, and steering wheel are parts box finds, too. I had some trouble with the Krylon paint wrinkling, and had to redo it. It's still not very good, but It will have to do. I need to add a license plate, and maybe some decals. This was a fun project! Comments welcome! Loading up a 62 Dart. Going to the races!

I agree! Very nice work - amazing rigging detail! Superb model! Sam

Wow! Those are all nice! The blue one is my favorite, though. I had a Little T back in the day, and I have an original issue Big T falling apart, awaiting restoration. Nice work on all your T's! Sam

Very nice build, Bruce! Great finish and foil work. Good color choice, too. Sam

That is a great model! The foiling must have taken forever, but hey, nothing looks more like bare metal than bare metal! Sam

Update: I got some paint on it today. It needs some cleanup. Holes in front fenders are for 39 Ford headlights.

Very nice model! Great work on the scratch building! Sam

Beautiful custom! Nice work on the modifications. Great paint! Sam

I made a set of loading ramps from styrene and aluminum mesh.

Great photos, some real history there! I had an Instamatic too - used it well into the late 1980's, mostly for vacation pics! Sam

Tom, the cab is by Jimmy Flintstone, sold by a user named stiffkitty. It was only $11.99. Sam

Very good execution of a creative idea! The snow looks good. I like the snow on the windshield showing the wiper paths - nice touch! Good looking model, nice interior. Great work all around! Sam

Hey guys, I got this 38 GMC resin cab from ebay, and decided to make a car hauler using it. It's going to be curbside, no engine or chassis details. Frame is 3/8" x 1/4" balsa sticks with thin plywood tabs for the axles to go through. The bed is sheet styrene with 1/16" half round edging. Wheels & tires are a set of big rig wheels from Moebius. Rear fenders are made from the lid of a can of Testors clear paint. It's shaping up, but there's more to do. I'm considering making the bed tilt, pivoting on the rear axle, so you can use very short ramps for loading. I plan to use it as sort of a rolling diorama, displaying my newest models on it. Comments and suggestions welcome.

Very nice Cobra! Sam