Why are builders using the term kit bashing?

[Danno]

The fact that this has 3 pages is retarded. Who cares? Getting defensive and arguing about something so petty is ridiculous.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to scratch paint my model bashed Mustang II street rod touring dragster.

Whose opinion are you calling retarded?

Besides, these are models. What does timing have to do with anything? There is no 1/25 scale gasoline to run them on.

[Tom Geiger]

Next can we debate which end of a soft boiled egg to open?

[wagonguy1989]

Next can we debate which end of a soft boiled egg to open?

i agree! i may be new here, but three pages?

poor guy was just curious....

[Quick GMC]

You forgot to mention Rat!

Oh yeah, gonna build a rat rod, with chrome parts and give it a nice paint job

[Von Don Koolkat]

First time I ever heard the term was via the IPMS. I never heard it back in the fifties/sixties.

[Gramps2u]

I'd love to jump in on this one, but I'm too busy kitbashing my scratch-built rat rod model kit.

David G.

Oh now you went & gone & stirred the pot! To your corners! LOL!

[Ace-Garageguy]

There's another old term from the model RR days, kitmingling, means the same thing, never really caught on, and I don't like it any better than "bashing". When you build a 1:1 hot-rod out of unrelated, junk-yard parts, it's not called car-bashing or junk-bashing.

Edited April 11, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy

[Jantrix]

"kitmingling"

Sounds kinda dirty.

[Gramps2u]

I picked up the term "Kit bashing" from back in the 1960's modeling magazines. Heard it so much and stuck .

Now I R one.

[knarf]

This is a kitbash...

I used the JoHan Heavenly Hearse, the interior parts, and custom body parts from a JoHan '66 Cadillac convertable kit, the steering wheel from the Elvira '58 Thunderbird kit, added the tubs, tires, and rear suspension from the Revell '67 Chevelle Pro Street, the wheels and front tires from the Revell '55 Pro Sportsman.

that is one sweeeet kitbash

[Tom Geiger]

Me? I'm more of a parts box build kinda guy! I remember when I was a bit younger and someone would describe parts on their model as "from the parts box" and I'd wonder how they didn't remember what kit that the parts were from... now I get it!

[knarf]

wow! you guys have me in stitches of laughter with this one :lol:

[Custom Hearse]

that is one sweeeet kitbash

Thanks Frank! I need to finish this!

[knarf]

Thanks Frank! I need to finish this!

most welcome Marshall, i've always had a soft spot for hotrodded hearses...way too cool