2018 Builds

[bill lanfear]

I am going to cheat a little as the 54 Chevy and the 72 K5 Blazer were done November of 2017.  All of these builds are after over 30 years of just collecting and learning techniques from good folks on forums like this and various video’s etc.  I started with rescuing the 54 Chevy from being a victim of my childhood.  I had to go with the weathered beat up look to hide the glue damage.  All of these builds are for a future diorama, so they all have the “used” look.  They were built as follows:

                Revell  54 Chevy car

                AMT  72 K5 Blazer

                AMT  55 Chevy Step Side (Every Which Way But Loose truck)

                Moebius  71 Ford 4x4

                Revell  65 Chevy Impala

I thank everyone for bringing me back into the hobby with very supportive comments and providing answers and solutions whenever requested.  I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!   Bill

 

 

[vintagercr]

Great looking builds and nicely weathered

[peekay]

Love the used car look you get.

[Lovefordgalaxie]

13 minutes ago, peekay said:

Love the used car look you get.

X2

[Tom Geiger]

Great builds!  Lots of cool little details, you have the eye for this kind of work!  I love the headliner on the '54 Chevy and the broken plastic grill on the Blazer!  I hate when people melt/bend those like they are metal on the 1:1.  I remember gluing pieces back on my father's '71 Belair's grill.

The '55 pickup is one of my favorite kits, so I love to see those done nicely.  I'll bet many people didn't notice the small window with scratch built slider!  And I like the small roadkill marks on the front bumper too!

You had a good year!

[Dann Tier]

Extremely realistic!!!....I love the fact that your antennas are actually proper scale!,  too many builds are ruined by the use of the syringe needles to make power ones.

[Gerald Haney]

Very realistic work. Great year! Seeing all these posts and I just realize how many great model builders there are here.

[bill lanfear]

Thanks everybody!  Just realized some of the pics posted are right before they were completed but oh well...you get the idea.

[ismaelg]

Nice! Love that Blazer, especially the grille.

[NYLIBUD]

Wow,all of the builds are great looking.Excellent job on them.

[Lunajammer]

Just when I thought the '54 would be my favorite, then I see the 55 truck and the 66 Impala. I don't think I've ever seen such realistically subtle weathering as that 66 SS.

[Janne Herajärvi]

Great looking cars and nice building style with realism! 

[donb]

Those engine details are outstanding. And the cars/trucks are pretty awesome too. 

[bbowser]

Great group of builds.  I especially like the torn up back seat in the '54 Chevy!

[espo]

Great looking bunch of well worn looking builds. I like how you did the flat tire on the '53 Chevy. 

[aurfalien]

Dude, these should be onset of some show.

You must work in the movie industry, practical effects or live action or some such.

[TooOld]

Great looking "Used" cars Bill ,  should make an awesome diorama !

[bill lanfear]

Thanks everyone!  Sorry to disappoint you Brian, I don't work in the film industry or anything special, just build for fun.  I unfortunately live out in the boonies and haven't entered any contests or shows as it would be a road trip to any kind of model show...maybe someday!  Thanks for all the kind words!

[o-man]

Fantastic details on all of them!

[Anglia105E]

Nicely done builds Bill..... my favourite is the '65 Chevy Impala, with the white paint work and blue interior..... such a realistic engine in that one.

David

[ewetwo]

These are wonderful. In fact the 54 chevy looks like the car that sat in a yard next to a gas station I worked in when I was 15. Love you weathering.

Edited December 26, 2018 by ewetwo

[Sixties Sam]

Great builds! The 54 Chevy is a work of art - great weathering. Good work on all of them!

Sam

[mikemodeler]

Great work on all of them, love them all. Your weathering is spot on, love how all the vehicles have some degree of weathering but not overdone!

[slusher]

Great looking builds and very realistic weathering!!

[mangodart]

Very realistic and nice weathering !!!