Themes, Tributes, and other conspirancies

[STYRENE-SURFER]

 

Has anybody out there ever thought about building a model as if it where the kit and not an attempt to duplicate

something real.

The reason why I ask is I'm currently working on sort of a tribute project (Tom Daniel's type custom).

I am thinking now to make it as a model that I might have purchased as as a kid. 

Not a detailed car but a sort of theme car constructed in the way those old kits went together.

Has anyone thought of building as to replicate the type of construction in modeling designers or manufacturers 

rather than true scale?

Yea, I know. Weird question.

 

 

 

Edited December 5, 2015 by STYRENE-SURFER
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[Mark]

Sure, it's been done.  One guy I know does a fair amount of that: building Palmer kits to look like the box art illustrations (the markings on those cars take a bunch of work!), and building some of the more unusual drag versions of AMT and MPC kits (example: the drag version '70 Impala with the injected engine, full stock interior, and no roll bar).  He's about halfway to a complete collection of MPC 1971 kits built with the "spoof" parts too.  The only thing slowing that down is that he starts with poorly built kits because he doesn't want to use anything in "too good" condition for those.  I told him he should build a drag strip diorama with all of those offbeat drag cars; so far he has passed on the idea.  I've seen a few "what if" Tom Daniel cars over the years too.  

[disabled modeler]

I have a project to build a (what if)Tom Daniels show rod...been in the planing and parts gathering stage for awhile...done others too just like the box showed them.

[ChrisBcritter]

 

I am thinking now to make it as a model that I might have purchased as as a kid. 

Not a detailed car but a sort of theme car constructed in the way those old kits went together.

Sort of. I have a Craftsman '64 Malibu that I'm redoing to make it into a "what-if" 3-in-1 by opening the hood and adding the engine and all the underhood stuff from a '64 wagon, plus a radiator wall with the tubes for the front chassis screws.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Why not!

There are no rules to building models.

I guess you could consider us artists.

Have you seen what many consider art these days?

I rest my case!

Do whatever grabs ya!

 

Steve

[Junkman]

Not sure whether I entirely understand what this is about.

Any pics?

[sjordan2]

Not sure whether I entirely understand what this is about.

Any pics?

I take it to mean straight out of the box, no aftermarket parts or particularly personal touches, and the only detailing being paint, perhaps as indicated in the instructions. That's how I did it as a kid.

[Junkman]

That's how I still do it. What's wrong with it?

[Tom Geiger]

It's fine to build whatever model you see in your head.   There are no rules, it's your model.

[disabled modeler]

 

Sort of. I have a Craftsman '64 Malibu that I'm redoing to make it into a "what-if" 3-in-1 by opening the hood and adding the engine and all the underhood stuff from a '64 wagon, plus a radiator wall with the tubes for the front chassis screws.

Whats left of the wagon...?

[ChrisBcritter]

Whats left of the wagon...?

Never had a whole wagon. I got all the bits from sellers on eBay; engine was partly assembled so I had to do some repairs but everything else was NOS.

Edited December 6, 2015 by ChrisBcritter

[disabled modeler]

Never had a whole wagon. I got all the bits from sellers on eBay; engine was partly assembled so I had to do some repairs but everything else was NOS.

Thanks Chris....been looking for the bumpers,grille glass to fit a 64 HT.

[STYRENE-SURFER]

I take it to mean straight out of the box, no aftermarket parts or particularly personal touches, and the only detailing being paint, perhaps as indicated in the instructions. That's how I did it as a kid.

No, what I'm talking about is making a modern version or perhaps you could say tribute to an old kit.

Updated yet still done as if it could be (out of the box).

I have an old Monogram Tom Daniel's "Horn Toad" that I'm thinking of trying this on.

Sort of a "Horn Toad 2" kind of thing.

[PeeBee]

I'm going to build the '60 Ford Starliner just like the yellow "custom" version on the box of the last release.  I usually build stock, but that car just looks really cool.

[fog cutter]

it sounds pretty risky. the "i build models just for me" argument catches some pretty stiff wind 'round these parts. best to stick with something "safe" so they'll be no confusion.

[Roadrunner]

I've certainly considered it, trying as much as possible to recreate not only the model, but the scene as well, from the old AMT '59 El Camino w/camper shell.