Do you ever find yourself building stock more than custom over the yrs?

[Psychographic]

For my own builds, absolutely not, I agree with what Jantrix said. To be honest, the most realistic builds I have seen are usually factory stock and I can admire someone's work who does build them.

As I always say, "If we all had the same tastes, the world would be a very boring place."

[ERIK88]

Isn't that weird peter31a? Lol idk for now I guess I'll enjoy the factory stock building bug that's gotten to me ! Lol

Edited April 29, 2014 by ERIK88

[ERIK88]

yea I can see how that can happen !!!

quote name="om617" post="1169172" timestamp="1398702586"]I enjoy the the mix of modern tecknology with classic design. I also

admire the crafmaship of those who do radical

custom kits even if it`s not always my cup of tea. As for myself i just cant leave anything completely stock

because i have to at least adjust the ride height or change the wheels,and then the ball start rolling lol.

[ERIK88]

Those are some nice models you've got there, I like the chevlle station wagon I've never seen those other cars built

I like to build Factory Stock for the most part. I like to do models that are not normally seen on the tables.

[dieseldawg142]

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Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142

[dartman]

I am building more stock or stock with period assesories.That is when my other hobbie lets me.

[ZTony8]

Hmmm-not so much "stock" as box stock lately for me.The genre doesn't matter-I'll build a drag car,a Formula 1 car,a street machine, or a pickup,whatever.I haven't been doing much kit bashing lately.I'm getting lazy in my dotage.

[cartpix]

Does building a Revell 49 Merc, built out of the box, count? Oh wait, I scratch built, bullet tail lights, for that one. I did remember, I built a Ferrari Daytona coupe, stock. I built a Mercedes endurance prototype, out of the box, too.

Edited April 29, 2014 by cartpix

[Ramfins59]

Since I got in my phase of building cars from the 1950's I've been building them mostly Stock with a few mild customs thrown in. I find that working on curbside promos obviously goes a lot quicker with no engine or chassis details to worry about but I do build the full detail kits. When building the cars Stock I'll always Google reference pictures to get the details as correct as I can. I recently broke from Stock builds to do a full Custom but that didn't wind up working out in the end so far.

[afx]

There appears to be a few different definitions of “stock” and “custom” in the thread. For instance, if I build a replica of a 1:1 custom is that a stock build? I like to build replicas of 1:1 cars (primarily race cars). I don’t find that replicating an actual car stifles my creativity. It is often quite challenging (and requires quite a bit of imagination) to create all the details, that my skill level will allow, to get as close to the 1:1 as I can. But getting back to your original question Erik I prefer to build in a manner that allows me to admire and appreciate the originals subject’s lines and form. I find I learn a lot more about the car in this manner.

[unclescott58]

As a kid I always loved building the customs with the parts that came in the box. AMT 1960's kits were great for this. I also loved show cars like the Deora, Predicta, and Tom Daniel's stuff. As an adult. Post war cars, I mainly build factory stock. Pre war Fords and such, I like street rods. Pre war classics, stock. Trucks, mainly factory stock. And I still like some of the old show rods and factory concept cars. In general, I like to build cars and trucks that could be realistically driven on the street if they were a real full size vehicles.

Recently, the reissued MPC Zingers, which I never like back in the day, got me interested in building old drag cars. That lead me to picking up Tom Daniel's S'cool Bus. That and AMT's Double '25 T kit, got me interested in AMT's Double Dragster kit. Plus more.

Where I'll go from here? I'm not sure. I know I'm continue mainly building factory stock renditions of cars and trucks. But, I'm interested in just about everything and plan on not closing the door on most anything.

Scott Aho