Modelmartin Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 I have a couple I am proud of. I did the patterns and castings for CMA to produce this Ferrari 166MM in 1/14th scale. Eventually three versions were released. I built this T-bucket with a Lincoln flathead V-12 and won 1st Street Rod at GSL in '07. The same year Mark won with his Caterham. And then my Bugzapper funny car that I got skunked with at GSL '11. Thanks a lot John Teresi!!!
TooOld Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 This model isn't exactly a show winner , but it's special to me . I built it in 1971 when I was 15 years old . Lots of firsts for me then , including : opening doors , hood pins , wired engine , tire lettering , and real automotive paint . The shifter even moves thru an H pattern ! I know , it has a 429 in it . And don't even ask about those rear tires ! Somehow I managed to save it thru many moves and to assignmebts in the Far East while in the Air Force . This is how it looks today . I might rebuild it one day , but it means alot to me the way it is . The last photo is the real car . It belonged to my brother - in - law and was kept in our garage during his second tour in Vietnam . Thanks for letting me share it with you . BOB.
Junkman Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 I have a couple I am proud of. I did the patterns and castings for CMA to produce this Ferrari 166MM in 1/14th scale. Eventually three versions were released. I built this T-bucket with a Lincoln flathead V-12 and won 1st Street Rod at GSL in '07. The same year Mark won with his Caterham. And then my Bugzapper funny car that I got skunked with at GSL '11. Thanks a lot John Teresi!!! You never fail to amaze me.
Foxer Posted April 28, 2012 Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) Just plain eye goggling candy and I'm loving seeing many I've seen here before! My favorite is this truck since it was my first weathering job and I had such fum doing it. Also, I didn't have to worry about shine! I just love how the rusty patches and wear came out. Edited April 28, 2012 by Foxer
Austin T Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 Just plain eye goggling candy and I'm loving seeing many I've seen here before! My favorite is this truck since it was my first weathering job and I had such fum doing it. Also, I didn't have to worry about shine! I just love how the rusty patches and wear came out. How did you make your trim look rusty?
Modelmartin Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 Thanks for the flattery, Junkman! The cool thing about this thread is that people who build at many levels are posting. This is about pride in your work, not about if you did or did not win a contest or have a model on the cover of a mag. Please post your models if you are proud of them. They are all cool!
Chuck Most Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 It's one of these, which one kind of depends on what kind of mood I'm in.
peekay Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 Those are pretty different moods you get into Chuck! Specially love the Plymouth, one of my all-time favourite wierdos - and I have one in my stash too.
rmvw guy Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 ............ My first 1:1 car a '55 Chevy was the most fun I've had in a while.
hotrod59f100 Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 This is my favorite to date a old funtruckin glue bomb bout on eBay . I swaped the kits 350 Chevy motor for the amt ranger v6 .
Old Sprinter Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 Honestly, I make the car I'm currently building ( what ever that is) the one I'm most proud of. These models here are unbelievable pieces. Beautiful work!
dptydawg Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 My favourite model build is this 1/25th scale scratch built gravel crusher. The originals were built in Goderich Ontario by Tom Sandy. He built 25 of them. Mine is serial # 26. Thanks Carl
ewaskew Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 I have two that I like the most the Chevelle is mine but most important and my favorite is th Challenger that was my Grand daughters first glue build all that I helped her with was the decals,bumpers and lights. She painted it following my directions and did very good. She was 13 when she built it.
TooOld Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 I have two that I like the most the Chevelle is mine but most important and my favorite is th Challenger that was my Grand daughters first glue build all that I helped her with was the decals,bumpers and lights. She painted it following my directions and did very good. She was 13 when she built it. That's a keeper . Pack it up and surprise her in 20 years or so !
Ben Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 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. Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It would be cool to see the GNX wheels on it. I have several of the GMP 1/24 Grand Nationals and GNX's. One of my GNX's had a missing sun visor so I called them about it. The guy that helped me was so cool!!!! He grabbed a brand new car and took the visor off it and then he asked me if I wanted anything else off of it. I said it would great to have the wheels and tires! He said no problem. I got a box with the visors, floor mats, exhaust system, wheels, tires and I forget what all else! He told me they had several siting there just to use for parts. I just thought that was pretty cool!!!!!!
cobraman Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 I am proud of all the ones I finish but then I look on this forum and have to reavaluate the opinions of mine. Sure is some beautiful builds on this forum.
Foxer Posted April 29, 2012 Posted April 29, 2012 How did you make your trim look rusty? I just dry brushed it with various rust colors.
Wagoneer81 Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 My Favorite model? The one I am most proud of... Well, I hope I don't get mangled for this but my favorite isn't car related. It's a 1/350 Mini Craft Titanic that I built for a friend a year or so back... I built it out of the box and brush painted the entire thing because I didn't have access to an airbrush. I worked on it for a better part of two months. It truly was a labor of love! I'll let you all judge how It came out but, I'm VERY proud of it...
deja-view Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 (edited) I love seeing everyone's work...no matter the subject. Some of you are so skilled it reminds me of the ships and other large models I used to ogle at the San Fransicso Maritime Museum. I just need another 50 years or so to learn new skills and build all the different types of subjects I love. Anyway, I narrowed down, but it's hard to pick just one or a couple because they represent different challenges. This one has won several large meet awards including "Best Paint", "Best Interior", and then "Best Street Rod" at the NNL West some years ago (but got snubbed at the GSL around 1997 or so). It did end up in a couple of magazines....street rod mags I think. AMT 1/12 '37 Cord as a street rod. All the brass, chrome, and aluminum metal work is my attempt at scratchbuilding. The headlights are Deusenberg if I remember, and the paint is Krylon Rose Pink with pearlcoat and Pactra Pearl Coral. I liked the complimentary contrast. Hosted on Fotki The top is custom made, fully lined, with portholes with chrome trim rings. Hosted on Fotki I don't know if this pic captures the interior well, but all th e wood is real, the turned brass instrument panel is likened to the era of these cars, the seats are all fabric, the gearshift is made from a bicycle handbrake cable, and the tinted windows are moveable, but as you can see...a bit out of scale on the thickness: Hosted on Fotki I wanted to change the look of the side profile by adding running boards, but after numerous mockups with matching polished wood I decided to try this. I think it works better, and the brass step strips keep them from being too bland. The sidepipes are chrome tubing wrapped in chrome steel spring. The tubing is better for scale thickness than aluminum. Hosted on Fotki The underside didn't come out quite as clean as I wanted, but the steel pan and running board supports would have been like the real thing: Hosted on Fotki The trunk was fun because I wanted to get a bit of "street cruiser" by adding the amp and stereo goodies. The floor is real wood with brass strips and there is a tool box, battery, and gas filler. Hosted on Fotki It's hard to capture my odd choice of engine/transmission in one shot, but I don't want to take up to much space. It's a open intake F.I. Ferrari V8 set up to stay with the front drive concept. Getting all the extra coolers, lines, and fans was a challenge in the limited space. The "ceramic" headers collect into spring steel flexible tubing similar to what Cord used in the 1930's. With the fuel lines/rails and wiring it's a bit too cluttered, but the build was before the current trend of hiding all the necessities. It actually all matched up and fit perfectly, albeit without any turbos. Hosted on Fotki Edited May 2, 2012 by deja-view
Old Sprinter Posted April 30, 2012 Posted April 30, 2012 That is amazing, Ken. I've never seen anything like that.
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