kruleworld

i've got a VW Camper to build as the Dampervan. Not sure if can get 1/25 models to build a Nissank or Toybota. I've built heaps of TG cars.

Top Gear UK Amphibious Vehicles Challenge from 8.3 and 10.2 James May chose a Triumph Herald to make a car into a boat, by using it's boxy shape suitable for a runabout complete with Sails and Rudder. It had problems from the outset with low bridges and trees interfering with the mast and foam he'd put in the engine bay for buoyancy caused smoke and overheating. Sailing is harder than it looks as May lost control and ended up stuck in some weeds, but once he got going he very slowly made his way to the finish line, passing his team mates as they capsized just before completing the challenge. The car is an Airfix 1/32 Triumph Herald styrene kit. it's a small car done in a small scale. After removing the roof, the car was mostly built straight up, with the exception of some extra details like inner doors and HT leads on the tiny engine. The body was sprayed with Duplicolor cream. I built a convertible cover from sheet styrene and drilled the hole for the mainsail. unfortunately the hole hit the firewall vertically. I finished off the model with lots of cleats and other sailing attachments made from some left over rope blocks from a sailing ship i built 20 years or more ago. A scratchbuilt rudder was added to the rear and some rigging was made with cotton. Airfix might not do cars, but they do know modeling, and the herald is an easy to build, well detailed kit, despite it's size.

I admire your persistence in scratchbuilding an entire car. I just woosed out and bought a resin trans-kit

everything white is scratchbuilt The interior was built with spares box stuff and styrene

This is my red Falcon XA that gets cleaned up by the mack truck in the final chase of Mad Max 2. It was made from a 'body only' seconds of the "XB Interceptor" from Models56 (no chassis, wheels or engine). I cut out the fender arches from the body, from there i built up a chassis, starting with a flat plate from the quick-build chezoom kit, cutting it until it fit. i made all the suspension bits from styrene tube and got some wheels from my spares, they came off a 1/38 scaled Kenworth. I made a new rear bumper from diamond plate styrene. The big exhaust stacks were built from 1/8 styrene rod and the rear wing is sheet styrene. It was painted in two tones, black and primer red. i then painted the 'bat' on the hood by hand. It was weathered with lifecolor weathering acrylics.

Looks good. stick a v8 in it!!

brilliant

interesting project. lovin' it.

hey ace, tip of hat for those works. also, you can add your photos inline by using photobucket's side panel. just click in the IMG and paste here, or ...or click the Direct link and paste in the 'image' on the toolbar

I've always wondered how companies can produce a quizzilion of those cheap diecast models with styrene bits, but styrene kits or assemble yourself diecasts can't be done. I'm sure AMT's biggest selling line would be the Dukes of Hazzard Dodge Charger, but they've never bothered redo the kit, rather stick with the pathetically bad MPC kit. I'm sure plenty of kids have gotten this kit, only to be turned off model building completely, because it's so bad.

I had one to 'zizz' up my mother's 4 cyl toyota shazbox (my own car is a REAL v8)

Cyano is pretty bad stuff, even the vapours from it will sting your eyes.

sounds like a Fury transkit is needed (it would only be a few parts to convert the Monaco). If you want to sell some, maybe policecarmodels will carry them for you?

Use your imagination, Nick. Maybe this will help you get those hard to find parts you've always wanted. Imagine if you wanted a particular style injection setup for a dragster and could just get it printed out, rather than finding someone with good enough skills to master one. or how about that rare kit with a missing rim or other part? how much time and money do you spend on casting resin parts?

Sorry i dont have anything to add other than 'cool' What difference does it make? hot rodders have a long history of using whatever bits they have at hand.

Thanks for posting my model Here's my GAL

looks good. i'd probably add some brass rod to prop up the General, so it looks like it's starting to fly.

Looks like an episode from Season 4 (they used some R/C cars for stunts)

get a fujimi topolino and a viper kit and get cracking!

i changed my pronunciation once i heard a Japanese guy pronounce it that way.

impressive build!

Holy smoke, you sure got that smooth (last pic)

I believe i found them on Ebay. I'd been looking for about six months. i bought two.

This is from the Tarrantino movie 'Death Proof'. The model is the AMT 72 Nova. i've gutted the interior and added the full roll cage, including the passenger tractor seat. It also has the Duck hood ornament and DP skull logo. i did the BMF around the windows and blackwashed the grille.

This is my build of Max's car from the first movie. It's an Aoshima Road Warrior kit with a mm1 resin transkit from Frank. the kit is the latest release with the photoetch extras. The build went very well, except for the boot lid, which i had major trouble with the hinge and making it fit. (brass rod snaps if you bend it too much!) I plan to use the left over upgrade parts to fix up my previously built Road Warrior Interceptor.