From The Plastic Graveyard - Part 14

[George Bojaciuk]

When I worked for diecast companies, I had access to all kinds of parts cars. When you see 'em cheap, get 'em! My sole advice to you! So what's this you say? This is an AMT '70 Impala interior bucket. The seats and console are out of a Franklin Mint '70 Chevelle SS. They fold! With a bit of console detailing and some micro wood. I plan on a phantom '70 Impala SS454. In our family, growing up, we had 2 Impalas. My dad had one and so did my uncle. With a combo of parts, I can pull this off! I did it once with a Nova I built. Still looks awesome.

 

This is a mix of scales and manufacturers. One thing I learned working at the Mint was that sometimes when things reduce in scale, they become visually smaller. We had to "pump-up" items to make them look more at home on a model. The big block came from a Motion Camaro kit since I could easily detail it. The kit engine looked quite small and un-threatening. Wheel and tires were from a diecast...FM's Chevelle  SS to be exact! The display is a concept that I built in 6 weeks. It actually became a product known as the Corvette Diorama. They wanted me to tear this up and put it into a shadow box....uh, noooooooo! I made another over a weekend!

Hope you enjoyed my tale of misery!

Edited December 18, 2016 by George Bojaciuk

[Dogfish_7]

Excellent Dio set up!

[JapesToys]

Beautiful work on the diorama...it actually is similar to my actual garage....with an MGB instead of the Nova....

[disabled modeler]

NICE..!

[modelmatt]

Nice Job! Looks great.....

[mustang1989]

When I worked for diecast companies, I had access to all kinds of parts cars. When you see 'em cheap, get 'em! My sole advice to you! So what's this you say? This is an AMT '70 Impala interior bucket. The seats and console are out of a Franklin Mint '70 Chevelle SS. They fold! With a bit of console detailing and some micro wood. I plan on a phantom '70 Impala SS454. In our family, growing up, we had 2 Impalas. My dad had one and so did my uncle. With a combo of parts, I can pull this off! I did it once with a Nova I built. Still looks awesome.

 

This is a mix of scales and manufacturers. One thing I learned working at the Mint was that sometimes when things reduce in scale, they become visually smaller. We had to "pump-up" items to make them look more at home on a model. The big block came from a Motion Camaro kit since I could easily detail it. The kit engine looked quite small and un-threatening. Wheel and tires were from a diecast...FM's Chevelle  SS to be exact! The display is a concept that I built in 6 weeks. It actually became a product known as the Corvette Diorama. They wanted me to tear this up and put it into a shadow box....uh, noooooooo! I made another over a weekend!

Hope you enjoyed my tale of misery!

I do like the idea of the Franklin Mint interior in a model kit. Cool stuff.

What really got my attention was this garage. Isn't this one the Fujimi Garage with a few twists and turns added to it?

[Geno]

Beautiful work George. I love it. As you know, I'm always using diecast model parts with my kits. Everything is a kitbash lol.

Edited March 9, 2017 by Geno

[George Bojaciuk]

Thanks for the kind words!

The garage is actually 2 Fujimi garage bases. I needed a little extra length than provided by one base. This then required that I extend a wall. Wood is real. Basswood. Outside walls are Evergreen "siding" sheets. Accessories are SEL items that he custom made, but now carries. Other items were scratch-built.