Sixties Sam

Nice! Great weathering! The V6 is cool! Sam

Very cool, both of them! Love the 6-banger! Sam

Wow! Looking at those, I was alternately laughing, gagging, and saying "that's cool!" Amazing talent shown here! Sam

Excellent build! That's how a 62 Vette should look! Sam

Very nice build! Great finish and foil. Good work! Sam

Nice! I always liked the 63 Vettes. Great color, and the wheels look good. Sam

Both are very nice builds. Nice to see something different. Good work! Sam

What if the resin casters got their hands on some of those old Ertl kits and used them as masters to cast resin replicas? Maybe some skilled modelers could modify some of the kits into different models/variations and those could be cast. Might that fill the niche market for tractors or am I way off? Just thinking... Sam

Welcome, Glen! There are a bunch of us old guys (I'm 64) here, who got back into the hobby after many years. The kits are better these days, just more expensive! Sam

Looks good so far, Mike. I like the front end and the flared wheel wells. Changing the top gives it a totally different look! Sam

An insane build, and I love it! Great work! Sam

I think it's real. Harry's question was "What do you think?" so there can't be a wrong answer. Right?

Another great 50's car! It looks really nice, Rich. Great color and the interior is killer! Nice work! Sam

Very nice! I like the color, whether it's in fashion or not. Good work! Sam

Dominik, here is a shot of the setup I used on my back porch. The diorama is about 6 feet long, and it has a second piece, which attaches to the left side in an "L" shaped configuration. I just used this section for the cruise night photos. Sam

A beauty! A clean classic build. Good work! Sam

Nice classic truck! Colors look good! Sam

Cool Bird! I like how you did the grille and bumper. I think I would have painted the chassis black, though. Nice work! Sam

I originally used black foam board for the pavement, but when I displayed the dioramas in the sun at car shows, the foamboard warped and lifted up badly. I replaced it with plywood and painted it black, but you're right, it looks like painted plywood! I'm thinking the sandpaper might want to curl and lift up in the sun too. I might try some textured paint that I used on a different diorama a few years ago. It seems pretty stable.

Tony, after taking photos, the models go back on the shelves in a china cabinet, and the diorama base stores in the basement. It does get dust down there, but I clean it off for photos. Actually, a little dust adds to the realism. Real buildings don't stay clean and bright for long in the weather. Sam

Nice! I like the metal finish and the headers look great! Good work! Sam

Very nice! Wagons are cool. I wish we had more kits of them. Sam

Very smooth and cool! I like it! Sam

Weird but very cool! Nice work on the wood! Sam

I was messing around with my car show diorama and decided to set up a Cruise Night scene. Here are some pics with cars cruising and others parked in the parking spaces along Main Street in a typical small town. The ice cream man even showed up! The 32 Ford is my latest build. Curbside resin body finished with parts box stuff. The spot on its top is a 6" long bug! We grow 'em big in PA! Comments welcome. Sam