57peppershaker Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 Anybody else built a 58 Plymouth into 'Christine' & used it as a diarama scene ? Be good to see pics. Finally picked up a Pro Shop 58 Plymouth pre-painted in Christine red (so hopefully a quick build). Been on my want list for years, to pair with a Dodge Charger I built years ago as Dennis's car. Planning a simple scene of Dennis scratching 'Darnels tonight' into Christines hood, with the Charger parked next to it & Leigh in the passeger seat. Love to do the Catterpillar driving over Christine but aint got the skill, time or patience !
Skydime Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 I saw one on here a few months back that was parked in it's stall inside Darnel's garage but, have no recollection who it was that did it.
The Creative Explorer Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 I am not so much of a diorama builder as I am a car-builder. The cards did turn out pretty good, but the diorama doesn't look up to par.
57peppershaker Posted September 20, 2011 Author Posted September 20, 2011 Thats a cool build. I did find this pic on the net, but not many others.
The Creative Explorer Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 Thats a cool build. I did find this pic on the net, but not many others. If you want, I could shoot some better pictures, since these are quite bad. I should have some screenshots of the movie too somewhere, need to dig those up.
57peppershaker Posted September 21, 2011 Author Posted September 21, 2011 Hi Erik Sure I'm not the only 1 who would like to see more pics. Wish I had the skills & time to do something like that.
jeffb Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 there was one floatin around here about 10 yrs ago. it was the assembly line scene. it was really well done
Brian Fishburn Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 two "L's" in Darnells. Someone will give you a rash if you make a mistake.
Wayne Buck Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 How about a "video diorama"? Like a stop-motion of Christine "fixing" herself back up in the garage! Start with the built model, shoot a couple frames, and slowly weather the model, heat it up in spots, slowly making dents, all while taking more and more frames, slowly score the windshield, windows, etc. Basically, keep wrecking it a tiny bit more, with each frame until it's destroyed...then play the whole thing in reverse (like they did in the movie) LOL. That would be really cool to see! It would sure be a lot of work, though, and your model would be destroyed in the end. I wish I had a stop-motion camera! I almost want to do it now!
Wayne Buck Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 I am not so much of a diorama builder as I am a car-builder. The cards did turn out pretty good, but the diorama doesn't look up to par. I think that looks great, Eric! VERY nice work! I got so excited about my video idea, that I missed your build at first. Seriously, though, I really like what you've done there. GREAT JOB!
Ramfins59 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I love your work on this. I've wanted to build a Christine model for years. It is hands down, my very favorite "car movie". I have a body painted and the kit is in the line to be built. I always thought it would be totally cool to build a bunch of Christine's.... First as it looked when Arnie first found it in the yard... Then when he got it all fixed up... Then when Buddy and his pals beat it to hell in Darnells garage... Then being rolled on by the Caterpillar... Finally after it came out of the crusher in a cube... (this would really be a challenge) Doing all of those would be some loooooonnngggg hours of work. Nice to dream though.
Rick Schmidt Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 My 58 had been missing her hood trim until a fellow modeler supplied me with a new one. Until then I was debating either building a Camaro to make use of the damaged nose or building a slightly narrower than the car door area and a fat guy. .... Pretty sure anyone in this thread knows what those builds would look like hehehe
TurboKitty Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 lovin' this topic right now, definitely need more pics of that diorama shown above please "Christine" is my all time favorite car movie as you can probably tell already <----------- LOL
57peppershaker Posted January 24, 2012 Author Posted January 24, 2012 Not in a diarama, but this pair was built by a guy off the UK Mustang forum, Steve. The bodyshop that did work on my 57 Chevy had 1 of the Plymouths in that was used in the movie. The guy paid a LOT of $$$$'s for it & it was as rotten as a pear. Major rot, & serious bodges, ie roof held on with bondo & chicken wire, every panel had serious damage. Think they hoped it was gonna fix itself at night !
Dr. Cranky Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Cool, I like the out-of-the-grave-and-still-rocking look!
Patrick2005 Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 I read in an Auto Trader mag a few years back that they did an article about a guy who bought some of the props from the movies like an odometer that was rigged to roll backwards.
Ramfins59 Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 If you want to see some really cool stuff about the Christine movie, all the cars they went thru to film it,and a club full of guys that own nothing but '58 Plymouths, check out ChristinCarClub.com I still haven't started my model yet, other than painting the body. It is definitely on the TO DO pile.
Ramfins59 Posted February 5, 2012 Posted February 5, 2012 Sorry, I left out the e in Christine.... it is ChristineCar Club.com Thanks.
kruleworld Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 i saw a diorama on scale auto some years ago was a christine car being crushed by the dozer. he'd posed the AMT catapillar (with added cabin) on top of a crushed AMT belvedere, making the damage areas from foil.
Drake69 Posted March 21, 2012 Posted March 21, 2012 What paint are you guys using for Christine's Toreador Red? I want something that is as close as I can get when I start mine.
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