Can we see some scratchbuilt things?

[Sixties Sam]

Here's the thread.

[Chariots of Fire]

Hmm.!  Never knew this particular part of the forum existed!  Anyway here is one small piece of scratchbuilding I did for a 1938 Ford fire truck.  It is a Fitzhenry-Guptil pump done in 1/25 scale.  Made mostly of brass and plastic with some odds and ends here and there for wiring, etc.  The flywheel is made of turned aluminum and is connected to a shaft that turns a small gear at the back.  The large and small gear are connected by means of a piece of 1/8" sewing elastic that was superglued together and stretched over the gears.  It turns the crank shaft and the 3 pistons go up and down.

Edited September 10, 2016 by Chariots of Fire

[dodge5522]

A mundane coolant cap...

A gauge set of Auto Meter Ultralite series. Everything is scratchbuilt including the lenses. I created the gauge faces and the needles are parts mounted on pins, not decals...

Three row radiator. Mostly made of aluminum, some brass, some steel for the core. 67 pieces make up the shell, core, core support, fittings/hardware, cap and petcock.

Steering wheel. Around 20 parts. Mostly aluminum. I broached the splines into the receiver so they match the splines on the column. The red button on the right is for the nitrous. Even made a plastic wire guide to keep the switch wires from dangling loose, yes, that's a phillips head. (Note the stitching on the faux leather grip.)

dude the gages are sweet any chance I could get,some I have become disabled  in the last year hands,won't work right man I could use a couple  of sets 

[crazyrichard]

whow awsome stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nova-ss]

I love scratch building.here is one for my IH 1466 tractor..its a rear scraper blade.I made everything except the k&s aluminum tubing and the vinyl tubing and a few brass wire and pins.I hope ya enjoy....Chris

[RestoModGuy]

Just found this thread re-newed posting. Wow. I'm blown away by the talent of what I see here. 

My share to scratch built is a complete model I designed first on paper for a highschool design class and as my Senior final project built a model, I was 16-17 years old.

This is it as I built this from sheet plastic, Plastic-wood filler and Squadron green putty. The only "kit" parts are the engine from an old F1 model and some interior pieces and wheel and tires.

Airbrushed with silver base, red graphics and shot transparent blue over all to acheive a wild 80's concept car paint job.

 

[Scale-Master]

dude the gages are sweet any chance I could get,some I have become disabled  in the last year hands,won't work right man I could use a couple  of sets 

Thanks.  Those were made as individual units, to make more would be the same drawn out process.  Those spanned a month to make and took several days of work between the machining, fabrication and artwork.

[shaunmza]

Just found this thread re-newed posting. Wow. I'm blown away by the talent of what I see here. 

My share to scratch built is a complete model I designed first on paper for a highschool design class and as my Senior final project built a model, I was 16-17 years old.

This is it as I built this from sheet plastic, Plastic-wood filler and Squadron green putty. The only "kit" parts are the engine from an old F1 model and some interior pieces and wheel and tires.

Airbrushed with silver base, red graphics and shot transparent blue over all to acheive a wild 80's concept car paint job.

 

For 16-17 year old, that is nothing short of amazing!

[Can-Con]

I made these about 10 years ago. 

Kinda hard to tell in the pics but it's strung with a few strands of my wife's blond hair. 

Edited September 13, 2016 by Can-Con

[misterNNL]

I just realized this is going on and I am completely blown away!!! I have never seen stuff like this before and it is all sooooo realistic. I can't hold a candle to you all, but as a gesture - just to make you all look a little better (like you need it!), here are a couple of mine:

 

Speedster - scratched body, interior, most of the engine and the suspension.

 

altered roadster frame and front suspension.

 

Someday, when I grow up I want to be able to do nice stuff like you guys!

Love your speedster and would like to see more images of the finished project.I just finished a yellow speedster a couple weeks ago myself based on a resin '21 Olds resin roadster body from Jimmy Flintstone.PM me your email address and I'll send some pix of mine if you're interested.

[misterNNL]

Some of the things I've scratched on my Neikamp roadster project.  Here's the front axle and spring I built from various bits of Evergreen strip and rod:

One of the spindles::

 

And here's the front suspension painted and installed in the scratchbuilt frame:

Master for the brake backing plates:

 

I wanted to build it the way it looked when Hot Rod did an article on it in 1950,  and since nobody makes '49 Plymouth instruments in 1/25, I made some in Abodbe Illustrator, and had them printed on a sheet of plastic.  The instrument bezels at aluminum tubing

Aboslutely stellar parts!Kudos on excellent parts well done.

[misterNNL]

For 16-17 year old, that is nothing short of amazing!

Very beautiful!Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

[nickfzr61]

Scratch built this steering rack for my 1/12 scale MP4/6 build. Used aluminum and brass tubing. Filed the pieces and soldered together. Actually this is the first thing I ever scratch built.

Made the junction block that is on the right side of the MP4/6 monocoque. I used some left over resin pieces from the Top Studio detail sets that I cut to size and glued together and a spare piece of PE cut to shape on top of the main block. The rest are RBmotion and Top Studio pieces.

Not much and not as intense as some of the other tings here but its a start.

 

[MrObsessive]

Had I known (not sure they were available then) I would have gotten this detailed carburetor from Fireball Modelworks. It's a very detailed, practically scratchbuilt carb to go on AMT's '67 Mustang kit's engine as the one in that kit was nothing more (to my eyes) than a plastic block.

In fact, I probably could have started out with just a plastic block and no one would have been the wiser!

Here are a few pics to show the sequence of what was done..............

If you click here and start with pic #53, that's pretty much the start of the carb buildup in the Mustang WIP, and I have text with some of the pics as to what was done. 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Had I known (not sure they were available then) I would have gotten this detailed carburetor from Fireball Modelworks. It's a very detailed, practically scratchbuilt carb to go on AMT's '67 Mustang kit's engine as the one in that kit was nothing more (to my eyes) than a plastic block.

In fact, I probably could have started out with just a plastic block and no one would have been the wiser!

Here are a few pics to show the sequence of what was done..............

If you click here and start with pic #53, that's pretty much the start of the carb buildup in the Mustang WIP, and I have text with some of the pics as to what was done. 

wow!

[Olderisbetter]

This is my biggest scratch project yet. It is a model of what's know as an Esaan Farm Truck here in Thailand where I retired. (I'm American) The engine is a one cylinder diesel with a crank start, producing 12-15 HP depending on the model. They make 1/2T. 3/4T and 1T models. My replica is scratch built except for the rear axle, tires/wheel, steering wheel/shaft, mirrors and headlights. The engine is scratchbuilt also. I used sheet styrene and Popsicle sticks along with balsawood and other materials. .The first pic is of a real truck. I went to a factory that makes these to study them. They are made in small mom & Pop factories with maybe 5-10 employees. They all look basically the same but are not exactly alike. They cost about $3000 brand new.

[Olderisbetter]

Forgot to mention, the last pic is ad art.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

This is my biggest scratch project yet. It is a model of what's know as an Esaan Farm Truck here in Thailand where I retired. (I'm American) The engine is a one cylinder diesel with a crank start, producing 12-15 HP depending on the model. They make 1/2T. 3/4T and 1T models. My replica is scratch built except for the rear axle, tires/wheel, steering wheel/shaft, mirrors and headlights. The engine is scratchbuilt also. I used sheet styrene and Popsicle sticks along with balsawood and other materials. .The first pic is of a real truck. I went to a factory that makes these to study them. They are made in small mom & Pop factories with maybe 5-10 employees. They all look basically the same but are not exactly alike. They cost about $3000 brand new.

 

 

Now that is something different,  very cool 

[Straightliner59]

I scratchbuilt the body for this Junior Fueler from .005" aluminum flashing, just like Tom Hanna described it in a way old issue of Hot Rod Magazine. It's a lot of fun to push myself to try new techniques, and gives me a great deal of

satisfaction when I (kind of) pull it off!

Edited September 19, 2016 by Straightliner59

[dodge5522]

A gauge set of Auto Meter Ultralite series. Everything is scratchbuilt including the lenses. I created the gauge faces and the needles are parts mounted on pins, not decals...

Three row radiator. Mostly made of aluminum, some brass, some steel for the core. 67 pieces make up the shell, core, core support, fittings/hardware, cap and petcock.

Steering wheel. Around 20 parts. Mostly aluminum. I broached the splines into the receiver so they match the splines on the column. The red button on the right is for the nitrous. Even made a plastic wire guide to keep the switch wires from dangling loose, yes, that's a phillips head. (Note the stitching on the faux leather grip.)

dude the gages are sweet any chance I could get,some I have become disabled  in the last year hands,won't work right man I could use a couple  of sets 

[ningoth4]

Fantastic project!!!!!!!!!

 

[Scale-Master]

dude the gages are sweet any chance I could get,some I have become disabled  in the last year hands,won't work right man I could use a couple  of sets 

If you compensate me for my time and materials I can make more of them. 

[randyc]

This may have been posted here before, but I just found it today... an ongoing project in year 6 of a projected 10 year project.  Simply amazing.  I have seen at least a couple names I recognize from the forums, so I know some of you have seen it.  Didn't know if it had been here or not yet.

http://forums.aaca.org/topic/145354-construction-of-a-continental-mark-ii-model-scale-112/?page=1

[gasser59]

Here's a completely scratch-built steering made from aluminum tubing, aluminum sheet, stainless steel tubing and Scale Hardware nuts and bolts. Its shown here upside down. This went on my 1/125th scale Walt's Puffer Too.

[gasser59]

Here it is from the top. Made the leaf springs from aluminum printing plate.