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Floquil paints, (usually used by train people) which can be found in well-stocked hobby shops, have paint colors called Grimy Black, and Oily Black, and those look really good to represent oil leaks and oil drips or small puddles on a garage floor, etc... I would imagine that they would also look great on car engines and chassis parts. I've never personally used them for this, only in a small diorama that I got rid of a long time ago. Try them out.

OK... I've been looking at some of the models stacked up in my unbuilt pile and realize that either I KNOW that I'll really NEVER build them, or, just really don't want them anymore. Looking to "thin the herd". None of them are really Collectors Items and none of them are sealed. A couple of them are the kits with multi-piece bodies (yuk..). Some of them MAY be OOP kits, I'm just not sure. I'm trying to make up my mind whether to Trade them or just Sell them. It all depends on what they may actually be worth. I don't want the hassle of EBAY. I'll most likely list them on EModelCars if I finally decide to actually sell them. I have to make a full list of what I want to eliminate, plus inspect them all, in case I've robbed any parts from any of them. I want to be up front with everyone in case any kit is missing any parts. Then I have to decide exactly what I would be looking for In Trade for any of these kits. Is there an online "Price Guide" that lists current approximate values of model car kits...??? I'd like to check on the value of what I've got, so I can decide which way to go here... Tade or Sell. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.

Sorry, I left out the e in Christine.... it is ChristineCar Club.com Thanks.

If you want to see some really cool stuff about the Christine movie, all the cars they went thru to film it,and a club full of guys that own nothing but '58 Plymouths, check out ChristinCarClub.com I still haven't started my model yet, other than painting the body. It is definitely on the TO DO pile.

IMHO a "clean build" is a model that is first of all assembled neatly and cleanly, no gaps, glue marks, scratches, fingerprints, etc. The paintjob is clean and smooth, no bubbles, runs, drips, fingerprints, etc. (Not counting the rusty ones Dr. C) It's not overly cluttered but built to accurately represent the type of vehicle it represents. You know what they say about opinions & butt-holes....

Harry, the guys that work off of this truck like to keep it in good shape.. I debated whether or not to dirty it up a lot more when I first built it.

For what it's worth, I don't necessarily think that chopping a top or sectioning a body is scratchbuilding... To me that is customizing. Scratchbuilding IMHO is making a part yourself that didn't exist previously, using either plastic, wood, metal or whatever... For instance, I built a Lawn Truck and Trailer with a lot of equipment (leaf blower, weed whacker, hedge trimmer, wheelbarrow, spreader, lawn mower, rake, etc.) which I scratchbuilt from bits and pieces of different shapes of plastic, aluminum tubing, wire, etc... I built a Catering Truck using a pickup truck and scratchbuilt the rear part of the truck holding the food items, etc., using different pieces of sheet plastic. Even some of the food items were scratchbuilt from plastic and wood, painted to look like food. Yes you need a large assortment of tools, some expensive and some not, and the right materials for your particular project. But most of all, as stated differently above, you need your imagination, your hands, and the skills and patience to get it all done. Again, that's MY 3 cents worth... Opinions & Butt-holes... Everyone's got them...

Here are 2 more pictures of the trailer. One of the other side and one showing the inside. The lawn moweer, spreader, wheelbarrow, leaf blower & weed whacker are all scratchbuilt items. The rest of the stuff in there is dollhouse items. The ladder & some of the tools are from military field tools and also dollhouse stuff. This was a fun and time consuming project... aren't they all...???

Great job so far Lane. Keep up the good work. Paint job looks great.

Yes I think it was the Gone Fishing kit. I don't remember what I did with the boat, it was so long ago. Yeah Tom, I'm thinking of some sort of Road Service Truck because I have some Shop Diorama equipment that would work well on a vehicle like that. I'm sort of "in the modeling doldrums" again. The Custom project I was working on went into the paint stripper more times than I have patience for anymore and it is "back in the box". I'm waiting for some idea to GRAB ME that will hold my attention and get the inspirational juices flowing...

Hey if Da Big Kahuna is there this year, maybe he'll give me my Forum name tag back. When he gave one to me 2 or 3 years ago, when I told him that I still hadn't joined the Forum he snatched it back from me... (sniff...)

Thanks guys. I really had a lot of fun building the Coffee Truck and the Lawn Service Truck. Once I started adding details I sort of got carried away... I haven't built a truck in about 10 years now and I'm gettin the itch to build another one. I usually like to build Street Rods and Customs. I've got a couple of pickup trucks in my "to build" stash or pile and I just have to decide what & how to build it.

This is a Ford F350 Duallie I made about 13 years ago as a Lawn Service truck and trailer. The trailer is from a boat trailer with balsa wood sides. The weed whacker, hedge trimmer, wheelbarrow, spreader and lawn mower, rake and some tools are scratchbuilt and the other tools & stuff are pieces of dollhouse and military kit pieces. The stuff in the pickup bed is train grass rocks & pcs. of sticks and pieces of plastic bags stuffed with cotton.

This is the rear of the Coffee truck. Sorry it didn't post in my previous one. Only one more truck to go for # 5.

This is a Ford F150 Pickup that I made into a Coffee Truck or a Catering Truck about 15 years ago. (It looks it's age now... The BMF is tearing and discolored). The entire rear is scratchbuilt. I used HO scale sidewalk plastic for the top & sides & covered it all with BMF. Some of the food is scratchbuilt and some of it is Dollhouse stuff. The coffee urns in the rear are Moon tanks.

This is my '40 Ford Pickup Street Rod built from the Monogram kit. I used the chassis & engine from a Monogram '37 Ford kit (since both are 1/24 scale). I used a PE grille. The pickup bed is made from balsa wood and the bed rails are HO train track pieces cut to fit.

This is a 57 Chevy Cameo Pickup I built several years ago Box Stock.

This is a '34 Ford Pickup built Stock a few years ago with some engine wiring and wood pickup bed floor.

Plastidids...!!! Wow, I remember that one from SAE a loooooonngg time ago... one of those April Fools issue stories. I'm thinking that 08Seal might be wanting to "tint" some clear parts. If that is the case, maybe spray some of the Tamiya clears (Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Green) or a smoke color. Otherwise dipping the clear parts in water with food coloring...???

I think most of us will just rob an engine from another kit for the project we're working on at the moment. Of course that causes some problems when you finally decide that you want to build the kit that you robbed the engine from... In which case you continue the sequence and rob another engine from another kit... Or, as mentioned above, you can get a resin engine from Ross Gibson or other aftermarket suppliers.

Fantastic idea and great build Chuck. It always amazes me how many ways builders will modify a new kit as soon as it comes out. I bought one of these Hudsons and it is "in the To-Do pile". I'm thinking of making mine a Custom.... Down the road along with dozens of others as always.

I agree with Jantrix here. A weathering section might not be a bad idea, but I generally "View New Content" when I sign on and check out almost everything that has been posted since my last visit.

Absolutely beautiful truck Andy. Great engine detailing. Are the scallops decals or did you paint them on the truck. If they are decals, where did you get them?

Jeez Gregg. With that freezing cold 70 degree weather you've got there, maybe Dr. Cranky can send you one of those cute snuggy suits that he just got.

This stuff is too funny Harry. Keep up that great sense of humor.