The one model you are most proud of.

[Scale-Master]

Ok... so the obvious question is... how the heck did you do that?

I cut the letters out by hand and put them on the sheet styrene plate. Careful build up of paint helped create the fillet around each character that makes it look stamped, not cut out.

[Harry P.]

I cut the letters out by hand and put them on the sheet styrene plate. Careful build up of paint helped create the fillet around each character that makes it look stamped, not cut out.

That is pretty near insane. Just cutting out the letters at that tiny size and doing it so well is amazing enough, let alone getting the "stamped" look.

You, sir, have just a bit of talent.

[moparmagiclives]

Probably this one:

Is this you your revell entry Andy? Nice Job !!!

[SuperStockAndy]

Is this you your revell entry Andy? Nice Job !!!

Thanks! No, this isn't my entry, I believe the Fairlane isn't even on the list. I'm building the '69 Camaro for the contest though

[moparmagiclives]

Thanks! No, this isn't my entry, I believe the Fairlane isn't even on the list. I'm building the '69 Camaro for the contest though

Thats right, I just realized that after I posted it.

[DanielG]

Hey Mark, great looking car but (as has been intimated) you better put oil in the engine before you turn it over.

Edited April 27, 2012 by DanielG

[philo426]

I really like this Revell '56 Nomad.Trouble-free build also!

[1320wayne]

Seeing Mark's Caterham in person at GSL back in 2007 was well worth the price of admission. As someone has already stated, just a slight bit of talent there and definately something to be proud of.

I'm sure that everyone has one reason or another to be proud of something they have done. I take pride in my accomplishments for many different reasons, depending on the overall project. My best accomplishment to date would have to be this 69 Daytona Pro Mod. Probably my best paint job to date (far from perfect) and the overall build was a joy to do, including creating the master for the resin body.

And I know that this is not a model car but one that I am equally as proud of would be this simple build of a 1/72 scale P-40 WWII aircraft. Nothing special in regards to the build but the subject represents a plane that my father-in-law serviced when he was stationed in Kiska, Alaska in 1942. The Aleutian Tigers flew out of the base that he was in and it was cool to learn from him as well as do added research on this small part of history. I presented this to him many years ago and he proudly displayed it on his desk. After he passed away a few years back it came back into my possession.

[jbwelda]

i dont think its the best i have ever built, or the most complicated or detailed, but i am extremely proud of the job Jairus Watson did on the graphics, all hand painted, at my request. He even dreamed up the other side of the truck which at the time i could not come up with a photo of. this is destined for the reggae archive at my friend roger steffens place, just a matter of me wanted it to leave my immediate area.

[aksarben]

I'd like to post the crown jewell of my collection but,

I haven't built it yet...

Steve

[warra48]

_{Probably this one, from an old SMER kit, which I think is from an old Merit kit from the 1950s.}

_{The model had rudimentary engine detail, and the wire wheels were nothing more that a clear disc with a few spokes moulded on.}

_{I had to scratch build an awful lot of additional detail, in addition to correcting other details.}

_{The wheels are hand laced, 48 spokes per wheel, and all in 1/24 scale.}

_{It is painted with custom mixed acrylic laquer automotive paint.}

_{I started this build in about 1995, and finished it 2010.}

[Guest JamesDE]

This is my absolute favorite build... I think because it was the first time making skirts and adding trim to anything.... Plus I love 67 impalas....

[Jon Cole]

Wayne, that... is several steps beyond awesome! Thanks for sharing that.

[cobraman]

That Mopar is killer !

[Brizio]

Probably this is my favorite model that I finished a few months ago. It is scratch built in 1/24 scale, based on a real truck (Fiat 643N) my dad had in his fire station in Italy, and were me and my brother played a lot on it. A lot of great memories on this truck! For this reason is so "special" for me, it is part of my childhood...

Plus when I was 12, I suffer dizziness from high, and my dad made me climb the full extended ladder (98feet) of this truck!!! I was so scared, but after all was fine from the top of it, and a fantastic view too!!! After that I don't have any dizziness problem.

Here the model.

[JunkPile]

Nice build, impressive ladder and out-riggers

[Chuck Doan]

This one is special for me because I liked how it came out, but more because it was for my Dad.

1/16^th scale diorama.

Edited April 27, 2012 by Chuck Doan

[Dr. Cranky]

Beautiful work, everyone. The eye candy is truly amazing here. Thank you.

[hotrod59f100]

Chuck that looks amazingly real. Was that a dicast ? Also is it a fordson?

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks Shane, yes a Danbury Mint Fordson that was stripped and rebuilt. A fun project!

[Harry P.]

Chuck that looks amazingly real. Was that a dicast ? Also is it a fordson?

It was featured in a step-by-step buildup in the magazine (#158 April 2011)...

[ffreak]

I would have to say I have 2 that are kinda equal to me at the top of my list. The first one would have to be this Scale Productions resin Ferrari 550lm. It is the first time I had ever attempted such a complicated build, and it won 2 major contest awards for me at the level I always wanted to reach.

The other one would have to be my Hiro Aston Martin DBR9. I attempted the same level of build as the Ferrari, yet it took me around 5 years to finish it through a very difficult time in my life. I had a love/hate relationship with this kit but I pressed on through to finish it and am very satisfied with the results !!

[hotrod59f100]

Thanks Harry unfortunately I missed that one.

[Mercman]

I would have to say this one.

It is the only model that my Dad built. It was done back in 1953 before I was even a year old. He decided I needed a hobby, and little did he expect it to become what it is. I still have this one in my collection. My Dad passed on back in 98 but his memory still lives through this model.

My dad and a young Mercman back when. Yeah Dad was a city cop for 33 years.

[Jon Cole]

I guess the one model I like the most would be my Buick Grand Nat'l. I won a Best Paint with it, and the one I had out in the barn provided great reference.

Future plans are to retrofit the stock rims back on it.