Recreation of 1964 Model Car Science ad for AMT Trophy series

[Dave Van]

VERY COOL DISPLAY!!!!  a few pretty rare builds too. Great work!!

[falcon wagon]

Great Work 

[DanL]

congrats... well done

[echo]

I'm impressed ! Wonderful classic display. Represents a commitment that you saw through to the end.  Great group of models and modeling history.

[magicmustang]

Wow, what a trip back in time. I have that very same ad saved in my pics in my computer. I have built most and still have some on the shelf. Thanks for the memories. 

[Dave Armstrong]

Alan, I first saw the reposting of this over at the CC, but I'll say it again-

Absolutely fabulous Alan! Not only are they great builds, but the display is marvelous, and I love how you placed the models according to how they appear in the ad! This is just too cool! Great accomplishment- must be SO satisfying! Congrats!

[Bugatti Fan]

What a blast from the past.   Model Car Science, a cool magazine from way back.

The themed build based on an advert in the magazine was quite an inspired idea. Would make a nice display in the International Model Car Builders Museum !

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[Muncie]

This is so awesome! I enjoy how you put your own AB touch on every model. Like others have said, the display brings back a lot of good (and old) memories.  It took me back to my youth and every store that had the magazines that had that ad.

Edited July 17, 2024 by Muncie

[alan barton]

Thanks Steve, you unwittingly played a very important part in the completion of this display by so generously sending me the 32 Tudor body for the blue show rod a few years ago.  Couldn't have done it without you!

I'm glad you like the custom touches.  There are a few compromises in the display - the double dragster and the 36 Ford are obviously not the versions shown on the advert - I have them underway but they were not finished in time for the show and I really wanted to debut this in the anniversary year! The body interior and frame of the 49 coupe came in a job lot so I have no idea who built it - I used a 50 grille to hide some glue damage on the lower front fenders.

Although the models are all owned by me, several were built by other modellers.  The 53 F100 was built by Gary Ritchie (RIP) and  the teal Model A roadster was built by Les Hardaker (RIP) of Sydney.  The Willys coupe , a genuine survivor, was built by fellow Perth and Districts model club member Ian Catchpole and the 58 Chevy was built by Mark Butt.  I purchased the Car Craft Dream Rod in Drumheller, Alberta in 1996 so I would hazard a guess that a Canadian modeller built that one, also a genuine survivor.  The 32 Vicky was built by Roger Kelly and restored by me.  The purple 57 Fairlane was built by Tony Somers - my version of the 57 is built as a dirt tracker and Tony's version ( which he gave to me when he had to move across Australia and couldn't take them all with him) suited the display much better. The black Model A Tudor was built by my brother Robert in the mid seventies - I recently restored it with a fresh paint-job but used every original part that he used fifty years ago.  I enjoyed including the models  of my friends in the display, especially those of Les and Gary who I miss dearly.

Cheers

Alan

Edited July 27, 2024 by alan barton

[slusher]

Great Display!

[Duddly01]

What an amazing display and collection!!

[Dennis Lacy]

What a seriously impressive display! Goes to show how prolific you are in this hobby. 

[John B.]

WOW! I was a kid in the Sixties and remember models such as you have shown. It reminds me of the type of models that served as my inspiration as a kid starting out in the hobby. Thank you very much for sharing!

[Phildaupho]

I just came across this and absolutely love it. Very well done. Brings back memories for sure.

[alan barton]

Thanks everyone, it means a lot that so many of you "got" what I set out to achieve. Very gratifying and humbling at the same time.

Cheers

Alan