Jump to content
Model Cars Magazine Forum

Recommended Posts

Posted
2 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

These are such beautiful cars. Can't wait to build mine. Good job on this, and I really like the colour.

Hi Gareth!

Thanks for the comments.

You can achieve this colour easily: Tamya's light grey primer + Testor's White lightning pearl. Just 2 light coats allow the grey primer shade to influence the final hue of the white pearl in this silvery manner. It is not an "accident". I observed it on a previous buit, a Willys lakester that I built a few years ago (see below). I noted the "recipe", and lo and behold, it worked again...

CT 

DSCF3682 (2).JPG

Posted
10 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

It's a recipe that works, that Willys looks good too. Dan Ingram? Is he a custom designer? I see that name and think of the WABC DJ!

Hi Gareth!

You are right. It IS the late WABC star. 

I've spend 25 years in the radio business, as a DJ, program director and ultimately owner. When I started in the 70's, Dan Ingram was my hero. I listened to him every late afternoon, as I lived close to the Canada/USA border, and the WABC signal reached us at dusk. I was lucky enough to meet him twice. 

While I was building this Willys, Mr. Ingram passed. Sad news. I decided to honor is memory, in a way, by using his name as the "owner-driver" of  this fantasy Bonneville car. I also indicated the number 77 on the top of the side window with "shoe polish" as racers used to. Even at that, you are the first person to make the connection. Go figure...

RIP Big Dan!

CT

Posted
2 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Gareth!

You are right. It IS the late WABC star. 

I've spend 25 years in the radio business, as a DJ, program director and ultimately owner. When I started in the 70's, Dan Ingram was my hero. I listened to him every late afternoon, as I lived close to the Canada/USA border, and the WABC signal reached us at dusk. I was lucky enough to meet him twice. 

While I was building this Willys, Mr. Ingram passed. Sad news. I decided to honor is memory, in a way, by using his name as the "owner-driver" of  this fantasy Bonneville car. I also indicated the number 77 on the top of the side window with "shoe polish" as racers used to. Even at that, you are the first person to make the connection. Go figure...

RIP Big Dan!

CT

ah, so it is the DJ Dan Ingram! I admit, the heyday of am radio is before my time, I often listen to archived recordings from the 60's and 70's which is how I know about DJ's such as Big Dan. He's fun to listen to, always mocking the musicians! xD

Posted
3 hours ago, Koellefornia Kid said:

Beautiful! Love the full width taillight! Where are the wheels from?

Hi Oliver!

Thank you. The wheels come from a Maisto RC controilled split-window Corvette toy. I think the scale was 1/20. I narrowed the fronts by 50% to fit. 

CT

Posted
2 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

ah, so it is the DJ Dan Ingram! I admit, the heyday of am radio is before my time, I often listen to archived recordings from the 60's and 70's which is how I know about DJ's such as Big Dan. He's fun to listen to, always mocking the musicians! xD

You are right. Gareth. 

He explained to me that both his mom and dad were jazz musicians. That may explain he poked fun at this profession. He was the embodiment of "debonair attitude" on the air. A tru giant. I think his afternoon drive market shares of the late 60's in NY were never matched ever since. To this day, he enjoys a cult following amongst radio fans. 

CT

Posted

Yeah, WABC was a giant in 60's and early 70's New York, often leapfrogging with WOR in the ratings. I didn't know his parents were Jazz musicians, I love hearing from the people who were there. Sorry, I'm always veering off topic on this forum! xD

Posted
2 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Yeah, WABC was a giant in 60's and early 70's New York, often leapfrogging with WOR in the ratings. I didn't know his parents were Jazz musicians, I love hearing from the people who were there. Sorry, I'm always veering off topic on this forum! xD

Hi Gareth!

Well, you can never annoy me when talking about Dan Ingram, be it on this forum or elsewhere... Imagine my surprise when Mr. Ingram told me he once visited Quebec city! He added that he stayed at the world renowned Chateau Frontenac Hotel. Even more surprises? His mom came from the Saguenay area of the province of Québec, and was therefore a french-Canadian, as yours truly....

I was flabergasted, needless to say. Pleasant memories.

CT

Posted

Hi Claude, another beautiful build. Your “simple” builds are equally as stunning as most full detail builds. As a guy who “likes Em low”, I love it. Colour choice is perfect, thanks for sharing the recipe. I have a  Modelhaus ‘60 olds that I am going to do with a similar stance to that and it was going to be pearl white. I now have the perfect recipe!!! Thanks!

 

Cheers, Steve

P.S. You’re making us all look bad, your turning out amazing builds at an alarming rate! I need to hunker down at my desk today...

Posted
2 hours ago, Steve H said:

Hi Claude, another beautiful build. Your “simple” builds are equally as stunning as most full detail builds. As a guy who “likes Em low”, I love it. Colour choice is perfect, thanks for sharing the recipe. I have a  Modelhaus ‘60 olds that I am going to do with a similar stance to that and it was going to be pearl white. I now have the perfect recipe!!! Thanks!

 

Cheers, Steve

P.S. You’re making us all look bad, your turning out amazing builds at an alarming rate! I need to hunker down at my desk today...

Hi Steve!

Thanks for the comments. Happy if my infos can be of any help on your Olds project. I look forward to see it on this forum. 

Now, as to your PS: Don't fret about that. The fun in building is all there is. As for my "rate" of builds, as I indicated somewhere on another post, it is just because in build in marathons (4 detailed cars at once), and I end up stocked with fresh builds that require photography... but that is not my forte. I procrastinate with the camera, accumulate 10 or 12 finished cars, and THEN do them all at once on the photo table. Crooping and light corrections ensue, of course. So, my posting on this forum are in "a row", and give you a false perception of time as to my building "speed". I have 3 or 4 remaining builds that I will post soon, but I don't want to annoy anyone by spilling all at once... And 4 more are under completion as we speak. 

My wife is looking a me in a strange manner these days. Wonder why...

CT

Posted
1 hour ago, crazyjim said:

I like the smooth sleek look.

Hi Jim!

Thank you, I wanted to have continuous surfaces with as little hiicups or cut lines as possible. Hence the one-piece flip front. 

CT

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...