2021 Builds

[radiohd10]

Built my first kit back in February and have been in full “obsession” mode ever since. This will definitely be a life long hobby and I’m so thrilled I found it.

Anyway, here are a few of my faves from the year.

Happy new year everybody!

Revell Jaguar E-type coupe

Revell Jaguar E-type Roadster 

Revell ‘67 GTX

Revell Cobra 289

Revell ‘70 Challenger

Revell ‘68 Firebird 

Monogram ‘65 Impala

Monogram ‘69 GTO

Up Next - AMT ‘69 Olds 442

 

[galaxyg]

These are great. Especially that 69 GTO. What's the ceramic-looking material on the large part under the hood?

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 4:55 PM, galaxyg said:

These are great. Especially that 69 GTO. What's the ceramic-looking material on the large part under the hood?

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thanks dude.  it's just the plastic part that came with the kit - painted it to make it look textured.   

[papajohn97]

Fabulous engine detailing Ryan! Love them all but especially the Jags. Hard to believe you’ve only been at this for eleven months. You sir have a talent at this hobby! Keep building and posting please!

[Rbray47]

11 months?! I've been at it since 1986 and I'm not that good. Awesome builds!

[espo]

Beautiful looking builds. I like your clean well detailed build style. You said you were new to this, but I can tell you were building something else before. 

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 5:27 PM, papajohn97 said:

Fabulous engine detailing Ryan! Love them all but especially the Jags. Hard to believe you’ve only been at this for eleven months. You sir have a talent at this hobby! Keep building and posting please!

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thanks john - there's def been a bit a bit of a learning  curve (my first dozen or so builds will probably be donating parts for future builds!) but i'm starting to get the hang of it.  crazy how i used to HATE doing the engines, and now its my favorite part. 

this 442 i'm doing now has a real shot at being my best build to date, and i'm praying i don't screw it up in the home stretch...it's the first amt kit i've actually been impressed by so far, but we'll see how final assembly goes...

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 5:48 PM, Rbray47 said:

11 months?! I've been at it since 1986 and I'm not that good. Awesome builds!

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haha - thanks!

  On 1/6/2022 at 5:48 PM, espo said:

Beautiful looking builds. I like your clean well detailed build style. You said you were new to this, but I can tell you were building something else before. 

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thanks man - music has always been my creative outlet so i never really did anything "crafty" before - never even touched a can of spray paint until i stumbled across the model section at hobby lobby. i was looking for a covid project and the cars kinda just happened.  that said, my mother is an artist and my father is an engineer so the combo of their genes probably helps lol

[papajohn97]

  On 1/6/2022 at 5:49 PM, radiohd10 said:

crazy how i used to HATE doing the engines, and now its my favorite part. 

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Yeh, I think engines are generally the weakest areas on OOB builds of Revell and AMT/ Round 2 1/25 car kits. I have become totally addicted to Fireball Resin carburetors as well as Detail Master parts - you can easily double the price of a car build (triple it with good paint!) but what a difference these aftermarket parts can make.

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 6:07 PM, papajohn97 said:

Yeh, I think engines are generally the weakest areas on OOB builds of Revell and AMT/ Round 2 1/25 car kits. I have become totally addicted to Fireball Resin carburetors as well as Detail Master parts - you can easily double the price of a car build (triple it with good paint!) but what a difference these aftermarket parts can make.

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for sure - i actually just emailed fireball a few weeks ago for pricing on some carbs and wheels. gonna make a massive difference on a few of my upcoming builds.  I paid $18 for the 442 kit and bought a $20 photoetch set for it, just for the front and side badges haha.  It'll be worth it though.  very excited for this one to be completed.

[thatz4u]

nice builds, paint work is great also

[Dave Armstrong]

Oh Man! Those are great! But the Jags just knock my eyes out! Beautiful!

[happy grumpy]

All beautiful and clean. The engine details are so good, they look like they could actually run. 

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 7:45 PM, Dave Armstrong said:

Oh Man! Those are great! But the Jags just knock my eyes out! Beautiful!

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  On 1/6/2022 at 7:49 PM, happy grumpy said:

All beautiful and clean. The engine details are so good, they look like they could actually run. 

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thanks guys! get one of those jag kits if you can find them.  best quality revell kit i've come across so far!

[4mula1fan]

Very nice, all of them!

[Beamerman]

Great collection!  And i love the nyc backround...never sleeping city...love it

[iSewen]

Very nice and clean builds, all of them! My favourite is ‘69 GTO.

[moparfarmer]

Awsome work..Hard to believe you've only been modeling for 11 months..Fantastic progress in such short time..Very well done on all them but the Jag roadster says something to me..

 

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 11:21 PM, iSewen said:

Very nice and clean builds, all of them! My favourite is ‘69 GTO.

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Thanks! Mine too

[radiohd10]

  On 1/6/2022 at 11:30 PM, moparfarmer said:

Awsome work..Hard to believe you've only been modeling for 11 months..Fantastic progress in such short time..Very well done on all them but the Jag roadster says something to me..

 

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Thanks man. Yeah I loved those jag kits so much I bought 6 more. Gonna start a fleet haha 

[bbowser]

The Jags are awesome, all of them very clean and neat.  Love the dash on the Impala!

[Kah puts]

Boy oh boy, those are awesome. 

[Zippi]

Really nice bunch of cars.  Love the GTX.

[cobraman]

Those are some great models.  I of coarse am drawn to the Cobra.

[mustang1989]

WOW man!! Those are some goooood looking builds right there. You were crazy busy modeling last year!!!