jerseyjunker1

this one has been in the yard too long.lol this was a cheapo 24th scale diecast. and i think it looks better as a junk than as a new car for this brand of model. in another setting with flash

got mine last week. i am hoping to be there this year.if i am stop by you can't miss the junkyard

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i love it. as cranky said they are perfect together. would look even better with a backround picture. keep up doing the junkers.rust on brother

i did these and some more cudas plus a lot of vettes for a guy that sells mostly franklin mint diecast cars.

super great job on those trucks. don't you just love rust.

here they are reasembled and repainted now i start to put in accessories and age the vynle roofs the chassie exaust wheels have been aged and the flat tires put on. and here are the finished cars i did the same on some convertibles like this one

continued from part one here are the dissasembled bodys motors are in the box next i start to make the tires for the flats here i was working on aging the fron seats here i was grinding and polishing the dents here i installed the aged motors with the rags in the manifolds. the black and decker skill saw is great for the tiny trim work.lol

i don't usualy take pictures of my work in progress but on this one i took some. i did these for a guy that sells diecast cars. every now and then he sends me anywhere from 10 to 20 cars at a time all the same model. these are all franklin mint 1971 hemi cudas that he wanted me to turn into barn find cars all to look about the same. so in my tiny laboratory i set up an assembly line. here is a little of what i do. here are the new cars next i start to dissasemble them i start by taking off the wheels chassie and interior next i start to dissasemble the body next i start to dissasemble the interior next i take out the engine and drive train parts

man you guys are lucky to have rooms like that. when i find them i will show my whole work area. but if i stretch out i punch both walls.lol can anyone guess what cars are on Erics poster.

when using photo bucket put the curser on the picture you want then go to the bottom and click on the one that says ( img code ) it will say copied. then just paste it sometimes you have to click it untill you see the word paste.

thank you for the compliment. i kinda like when it jumps too. the other lift i made to lock in an up position if i want it up

great build looks like a winner to me.

i am a big kid. i think we all are. its like the old kracker jacks ad. some kids never grow up.

here is a little video of the station. i have since added a few accessories to it but have not taken pics yet.video is kinda bad but you get the idea. sorry for my big ugly hand getting in the way.lol http://s467.photobuc...11-1-100008.mp4 http://s467.photobuc...11-1-100007.mp4 http://s467.photobuc...11-1-100009.mp4 http://s467.photobuc...11-1-100005.mp4 http://s467.photobuc...11-1-100006.mp4

some more of the esso station

here is an esso station i did for my junkyard layout at shows. it started life as a danbury mint 1 bay garage. it was only deep enough to fit one car halfway in. i made deeper to fit two cars in all the way. and extended it into a two bay garage. i made working roll up doors for the bays. it had one bathroom door that was fixed in place with no bathroom behind it. i made a mens and a ladies rooms with opening doors toilets sinks and things. i accessorized the office my way and made all doors work. i made the roof from scratch and made it light up for nite time.i added a back office store room for the boss.instead of the painted outside walls i made textured brick and aged it. i made the esso sign the old sinclair sign is under still under it. i installed all real 1/8" glass. in the bays i made one stationary lift and one working lift. i used two car trailers to make them. hope you like it.

i was gonna get one of these but the price was out of this world so i just wear street cothes

WOW how do you reply to all of the great cars posted on this site. at the rate that i type i would be here the whole day just on one subject. all of these builds by you guys are to me just incredible.i can't get over the attention to detail you all put in to them.it is an honer to be among such great company.

i am not real good at explaining but i will do the best i can.whenever i do a junker i first dissasemble the whole car. i usualy start with the body denting bending or fabricating body parts when needed. on this one it did not need any fabrication. i used a torch to do the bending. on diecast you have to go slow with the torch and not keep it on one spot to long or the metal will desintagrate. i use a dremel gor the dents.after that the dents are polished and then the car is sanded primed and repainted. then i move on to the chassie wich may have to be bent to fit the altered body. then age the whole car and the interior. on this car all of the glass is real.then i do finnishing touches like accesories like the bones and the rats that live in the skull.and hopefully get the look i am looking for

nice looking bike. i like the bluing on the pipes.

i realised how dumb that looked later so i fixed it

great save. this model looks like a show winner to me.keep on saving them. and whatever you do don't let them get into my hands.

gotta love those 4 doors. they are what the average family man would own. who wants to fiddle around with the car seat in the back seat of a 2 door wife says ABSOLUTLY NO 2 DOORS its a 4 door or a wagon dear you decide.

cool looking car.i like yours but i want a 4-door so i can destroy it. lol