Glue Bomb/old buildup saves - BEFORE & AFTER PICS?

[Davewilly]

Some very nice saves everyone...beautiful work!

[horsepower]

I did do a before and after on my Corvair gluebomb.

This is almost identical to the '60 my dad bought new here in town, he bought the first Corvair the dealer sold in 1960, and the first Chevelle Malibu in 1964.

Ours had a white roof, I don't remember seeing any solid black ones.

Edited October 28, 2014 by horsepower

[Mackvision]

1. Probably should be in the diecast section,but just couldn't resist! started with a "bomber" off ebay,ended up with this,i really like these old Hubley kits,with some time and effort they really build up nice in my opinion!.............................Mark

[Tonioseven]

Hi. '70 Grand Prix promo I got in a bunch of parts. I had to save it.

Edited November 11, 2014 by Tonioseven

[Ron Hamilton]

Here is a '61 Vailant I reworked to be built. Those old AMT '60 - '62 Valiants have some of the worst mould line I have never seen on a kit. I even has to replace the windshield and rear window mouldings.

Here's another sedan, a 1960 which has to be worked.

I took the skirts off, and here's what I found.

And the other side....

And let's not forget this 'Crispy Critter".

This is what I found under the styline pieces.

Believe it not, the mess has been cleaned up, and it too its awaiting it's turn to be resurrected.

[robertw]

Some beautiful saves.

I still have a few hulks from my early modelling days but unfortunately I went through a period of turning cars into trucks and they were not done well. Perhaps I'll know better in my next life.

rob

[StevenGuthmiller]

Here is a '61 Vailant I reworked to be built. Those old AMT '60 - '62 Valiants have some of the worst mould line I have never seen on a kit. I even has to replace the windshield and rear window mouldings.

Here's another sedan, a 1960 which has to be worked.

I took the skirts off, and here's what I found.

And the other side....

And let's not forget this 'Crispy Critter".

This is what I found under the styline pieces.

Believe it not, the mess has been cleaned up, and it too its awaiting it's turn to be resurrected.

You have more patience than me! I wouldn't even take on a mess like that. I prefer to spend a little more money & get a little "cleaner slate". Steve

[Tom Geiger]

Before- My friend Howard Cohen handed me this one at NNL East one year. An old custom of the Falcon Ranchero. It was pretty busted up. See the crack on the quarter panel and the roof was smashed. Still it had some very interesting custom work that deserved to be restored....

And he she is all finished! Lots of work in this puppy since I couldn't strip the paint for fear of undoing all the custom work.

Car has some odd proportions but that was the original builder's dream so I didn't dare try to change them!

Here's a dusty old glue bomb I got at a club meeting for $5 including the box and all the parts. I don't believe it was ever finished. There was something about that flat green paint that got me interested...

And here we are finished....

I could've easily started with a new kit since they are cheap and plentiful, but there is something to making something from nothing!

[SMBC]

Here is mine,

[Joker]

IMC '48 Ford Convertible.

No paint just tube glue..

5 dollar find.

before

after

[Joker]

'63 Ford Galaxie

About 3 coats of paint

before

after (wip)

[Tonioseven]

Started with this...

Ended up with this...

[Tonioseven]

This was a gluebombed hardtop when I got it...

[Tonioseven]

[Ace-Garageguy]

Love seeing the things you guys have saved. This is no different from what the real-car guys do, seeing some old beater or derelict in a field and having the vision and perseverance to make it beautiful again.

Anybody can buy a new kit and put it together, but saving something that most "normal" folks would throw out is something special. Your opinion may vary.

[Tonioseven]

I agree. I get more satisfaction from restoring old built-up kits than I do from building a new kit.

[thatz4u]

Tonioseven, I really like what you did with the green Buick convertible.

[Tonioseven]

Thank you. I enjoyed the build process. The windshield frame is from a '70 Bonneville convertible.

[Tom Geiger]

I agree. I get more satisfaction from restoring old built-up kits than I do from building a new kit.

I just bought a bag with three old 30s Fords that had been built / messed up in the 1960s for $4 at a show last Saturday. I am going to resurrect them because in my thinking if they've survived all these years, they deserve to come back! And I'd like to see the reaction of the kid who originally built them, seeing these old models done to the standard we build to today!

[impcon]

Tom Geiger, on 12 Nov 2014 - 03:38 AM, said:

I just bought a bag with three old 30s Fords that had been built / messed up in the 1960s for $4 at a show last Saturday. I am going to resurrect them because in my thinking if they've survived all these years, they deserve to come back! And I'd like to see the reaction of the kid who originally built them, seeing these old models done to the standard we build to today!

Tom, you sound like yours truly in how you look at old models. I agree that for many of the survivors from years gone by, another chance is indeed deserved and I think that in today's wasteful society, guys like us a minority. There truly is something about bringing an old model or a 1:1 car or anything that others think has had its day back to life, isn't there? I grew up in a home where my parents - my dad especially, had a true passion and genuine love and appreciation for antiques of all sorts - especially horse drawn vehicles.. Seeing him drag something home that he found in a barn and his excitement and love for "old stuff" eventually rubbed off on me although in my younger years, I couldn't for the lifeof me understand what all the excitement was about. It wasnt until we spent a year restoring buggies, wagons and sleighs that I really learned to appreciate the past and that has never left me.

The methods and supplies and equipment for building models has come a long ways since we were kids and those old AMT Trophy Series and Johan kits were on store shelves. I wonder how we would react had we been able to look into the future of model building - I couldn;t even imagine someone doing what I see so many of you guys doing on this forum. I know that I will never come close to building all of my kits and I have no intention of really trying. After all, this is a hobby and not a job but one day, there will be a bunch of old unbuilt kits here that someone else will be able to enjoy because someone cared enough to save them. I work on what i want to work on and enjoy them all despite the fact that many are still sealed and have never been opened. It's my own little time capsule and I do know that there will always be others who will appreciate what we all have rescued, saved and built. Just some thoughts that i wanted to share..

[James2]

Wonderful plastic rescue. I admire each and every one of these saves!

[Tom Geiger]

Tom, you sound like yours truly in how you look at old models. I agree that for many of the survivors from years gone by, another chance is indeed deserved and I think that in today's wasteful society, guys like us a minority.

Hi Gary, here's an odd old survivor for ya! My friend Dave Burket handed this body to me. (I placed it on my chassis for the pix) He knew I was the one person who would appreciate it and preserve it. Most folks would just look at it as a ruined body and would throw it out. But somebody back around 1960 had a very cool vision and did their best to bring it to life. See in the photo below that it was actually constructed with magazine card stock, since they didn't have plastic sheets available back then. It appears that it never was finished but so cool it deserved to be done!

And with a few evenings it was complete! I didn't want to change or improve the original builders model at all. Just finish it the way he intended. I didn't have an expendable Valiant grill, and he had changed the shape of the grill opening a bit, so I made a flat cover from Evergreen plastic sheet. I cut down and made a roll bar to fit through the holes that were in the body.

The tail light tunnels were perfect for rhinestones I had in my parts box. The wheels are actually modern Revell tires that would have had plastic white wall inserts. I discovered that the huge moon discs from the original Monogram Green Hornet kit fit right into those white wall insert holes. Who would've thunk?

I always rebuild these using period pieces, so aside from the 1960 era Green Hornet wheel discs, I used a bucket seat from an early 1960s kit and a 57 Chevy instrument panel.

This 1960 Valiant won't be winning any trophies at today's shows but it's a screaming relic of our past. And after some odd 50 years, it deserved to finally get finished!