Sixties Sam

Great diorama! Tons of details, very well done! Sam

Beautiful! Let's cruise! Sam

I'm working on a Baja off-road Beetle, made from the Revell 1/24 scale Beetle kit. The kit is so nice I almost didn't want to hack it up, but I can always get another kit to build stock! I cut down the fenders with a Dremel tool, then cut a hole in the front deck lid for the spare using a hole saw on a drill press.....very.....carefully! The rear seat was cut off, and different seats used up front. The exhaust pipes are made from solder. I botched the first set, and these aren't the best, but I'm tired of bending solder! Rear wheels and tires are from an old Manx kit (I think). front wheels are from the Little Red Wagon kit with parts box tires. Gas tank is a cut down 32 Ford tank. A friend gave me the two race driver figures. Neither of us knows what they're from. I put them in the seats and plan to make a small diorama of the Bug in a desert race. Still some work to do - make an engine guard, front brush guard, light bar on the roof, install headlights, windows, decals, etc. Fun project, but more work than I thought it would be!

Amazing! Great work! Sam

Very nice builds! It's nice to see some Triumphs built. Great work! Sam

Wow! Great paint and foil work! The door, hood, and trunk lines look realistic, too. Nice! Sam

That blower is amazing! Great scratch building work! Sam

Very nice! Looks like many trucks around here in the winter. One suggestion (nit-pick?) - I would add just a little rust around those rust-through's. If it rusted clear through at those places, I think there would be some rust showing in an area about two inches wide above them. Great work! Sam

Cool idea, and well done! Looks fast! Sam

When I was a teenager, a family here had a 56 Dodge in pink, black, and white colors. I hope you use those colors! Sam

Great work! It's nice to see some AMC models being saved! Sam

Very impressive! Great work! Sam

Clean and green! Very nice build with good details and finish! Great work! Sam

Great project, and it's looking better with each update! Very nice scratch building work! Sam

Jake, I haven't run one on it. I'm close to having it finished now, so I'll probably put it in the under glass section when it's done. Sam

I want that Dodge! Beautiful! Sam

Cool and very creative! Great work on the suspension! Sam

Cool project. I'm also working on a Baja Bug based on the Revell 1/24 1968 Bug kit.

Well done! Great color scheme! Sam

Now that's something different! Very cool concept, and well done! Sam

Great old Mopar! Nice work on the resto! Good color choice, and BMF work! Sam

Welcome, Doug! There are a lot of us guys here "of a certain age" who built model cars years ago, then got out of the hobby, and have now returned. I didn't build for 30 years! You'll learn a lot here, and have some fun! Sam

Very realistic! The dirt and rocks look great! Are those real rocks? Sam

A friend of mine had a 1960 Opel Kadett when we were in college at Penn State, circa 1970. We had a snowstorm one day, and he opened the trunk, and I sat in the trunk with my feet hanging over the bumper to get out of an unplowed parking lot! Good times! Sam

I built the original Trail 70 kit back in the day. Still have it, along with an old Kawi Mach 3 in 1/8 scale.