Models that "set the bar higher", examples wanted

[Pete J.]

1 hour ago, CabDriver said:

That’s an OUTSTANDING build - absolutely stunning!  Just the kind of thing I was hoping to see in this thread! What scale is that?

1:12 Tamiya kit and the Scale Motorsport detail kit along with a ton of scratch building.  For instance, the fire bottle in the front was turned from aluminum billet. Just an FYI, the engine in the photo was on its own display stand which is show below.  That is the back half of the chassis cut down to show off the whole rear half.  The model was built with a engine in the engine bay but only the bottom half was detailed as the rear deck was not openable.  

[Roadrunner]

That's just great, Pete, and just what I was asking about; what, exactly, do modelers see as elevated above and beyond.

[Richard Bartrop]

Lots of good stuff in this thread!,

I really love that Studebaker.  Not only is the workmanship incredible, it actually looks plausible, and even more noteworthy, the styling is great. 

Let's be honest, like a lot of 1:1 customs, there are builds where in their zeal to show off their modding skills, the builders don't always devote as much thought as they should to how it's all going to look.   This is just beautiful.  Everything looks like it belongs there, and there's not a wrong line on it.  Where you consider how many full size builders have tried and failed to improve on the original '53 coupe, this is no small feat.   I'm going to say that this is the best looking custom Stude I've seen in any scale.

[Impalow]

8 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said:

Lots of good stuff in this thread!,

I really love that Studebaker.  Not only is the workmanship incredible, it actually looks plausible, and even more noteworthy, the styling is great. 

Let's be honest, like a lot of 1:1 customs, there are builds where in their zeal to show off their modding skills, the builders don't always devote as much thought as they should to how it's all going to look.   This is just beautiful.  Everything looks like it belongs there, and there's not a wrong line on it.  Where you consider how many full size builders have tried and failed to improve on the original '53 coupe, this is no small feat.   I'm going to say that this is the best looking custom Stude I've seen in any scale.

couple that with the fact it was built over 20 years ago and the styling still holds up... very very well.... its amazing.