New member from the Pacific Northwest

[68shortfleet]

Hello all,

Long time modeler, however I haven't built anything in a few years as we all know life gets in the way. Never stopped buying kits when I would find one that I liked, figured I would start collecting my retirement activity. Had about 100 un-built kits and another 50 or so built kits. I actually still have most of the kits I built as a kid(42 now).

Anyways, The desire to build has recently returned when I received a reasonable large collection of kits from a family member. Now there is roughly 400 un-built kits and about 70 built kits in the collection. Unfortunately, not all of the inherited kits are of my interest, but the majority of them are. He loved everything from the earliest fords into the 40's. Some of the odd stuff like bugatti's and deusenbergs. He was also a collector of early ford model "T's". So a die-hard Ford fan, which also transferred over into the model collection. About a third of the kits are not of the 1/25 scale which have never really interested me much, so I have lots of trading stock to find kits of my interest. Might have to utilize the kit trading section of this site.

My preferences in kits are generally towards 30's Fords and American muscle cars/pickups. Love building 32 Ford cars and 34 Ford trucks, never seems to get old.

Looking forward to getting the glue back out, just haven't actually brought myself to start the chance of ruining a kit yet. Probably going to be a 32 Ford, though I was considering re-working a old glue bomb of a 27 lincoln.

Jason

Edited September 9, 2015 by 68shortfleet

[jeffs396]

WELCOME Jason!  You've come to the RIGHT place!

No such thing as ruining a kit, its just practice for the next one! It can always become a parts box addition

Now get building, you'll feel better

[Ridge Rider]

Jeff is right, just dive in.  Successful people admit to having many more failures than successes. It is a hobby and welcome back to it. 

[slusher]

Welcome Jason..

[68shortfleet]

Thanks for the welcomes. Looks like I just need to build something. 

Here are a couple pics of where I left off years ago.

This is a parts box Revell 29 I think, with a 32 grill. Didn't really like the look as a roadster so I chopped the top of a cab and made them interchange. I built this sometime around 1995/6. All from leftover parts that I had from the early 80's. Enjoy

Here was another 32 I built just prior to the 29 above. This would have been built shortly after Revell released the Highboy kit. Basically built box stock except for the tires/wheels. IIRC they are from a Tamiya Ferrari F40.

And a couple more for fun. Both of these are AMT 55 chev's. A Cameo and a stepside. Both of them were lowered a bit in the front with a frame "clip" from the "1955 Bel Air Street Machine" kit. The Cameo got wheels/tires from a Lamborghini Countach(Tamiya?), and the stepside got wheels tires from the hobby store. I can't remember the brand and would like to know if you recognize them. Both of these trucks were built in about 1992.

Edited September 9, 2015 by 68shortfleet

[bismarck]

Nice work!! Love the trucks.

[Exotics_Builder]

Welcome.  As you are in Dundee, you may want to look up the SABA club in Portland.  Don't know of late, but there were some members who were as far down as Salem and some up in Clark County.

[68shortfleet]

Welcome.  As you are in Dundee, you may want to look up the SABA club in Portland.  Don't know of late, but there were some members who were as far down as Salem and some up in Clark County.

Next meeting is actually this Sunday. Intend to try to go, but I have a terrible time actually remembering until the day after for some reason.

[Jon Haigwood]

Welcome to the forum

From the sounds of your interests you and I have a few things in common. 

I have spent a lot of time sitting in traffic in Dundee LOL

Check out my Facebook page (link in my signature). I started it because I also found myself with more kits in the attic that I can build. So I set up a page so I can find local modelers that can trade or sell and just show off there work. And just BS some 

[disabled modeler]

Welcome...

[68shortfleet]

I think I have a kit picked out to build. Well two actually. First, I am going to start another revell 32 roadster. It will be built similar to the coupe above. It will get channeled over the frame and I will probably lower the suspension a little too. Color undecided.

The second build will be a rebuild of a revell 56 ford truck. I built this truck in the late 80's in typical fashion of the era. Painted everything but window. Truck was yellow with white bumpers and trim, tan seat and door panels with a black dash pad, then added wheels from a Ferrari kit(tamiya maybe).

It is currently fully disassembled and most of it has soaked in super clean and is paint free as of last night. Cab and frame still soaking. Will scrub them in the morning. Again new color undecided, but kinda thinking about chopping the top first.