check this auction out.

[impcon]

fat50, on 04 Nov 2014 - 08:47 AM, said:

I agree with you, Marty. But, you'll have to speak up, we can barely hear you......

[von Zipper]

GREAT MODEL-FABULOUS BUILDER. BUT,I COLLECT WHAT BUILD. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS. I DON'T WANT SOMETHING ANYBODY ELSE BUILT-NO MATTER WHAT. BUILDING IS MY PASSION.I WILL NEVER DISPLAY SOMETHING ANYBODY ELSE BUILT-THAT'S NOT MODEL BUILDING.DOES ANYBODY AGREE WITH MY PERSPECTIVE?

Just for sake of conversation and only my opinion.

I have a few models on my shelf that other people have built.

3 of them my Dad built , two others that my friend built. Both have passed away and I sure am happy to have those models and display them proudly.

[Aaronw]

Does anyone know if Keith Sorci is still in business? The wagon is his creation and based on his Fotki page, he has several other items that are interesting. Apparently, he took over from Paul Coolidge of Promolite Models. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? If Tom has quit casting, then it is a sad day for modeling because his service and personal touch were beyond reproach and unequaled IMHO.

It's been a few years since I've talked with Keith, so I'm not sure if he is still in business. At that time he and Tom had just swapped some subjects so they could focus on their interests. Keith got some trucks, and Tom some cars. I was in contact with Tom around the same time (looking for his Dodge truck) when I was informed about the trade. Neither had plans to get out of casting ta that time, just cleaning up their production.

[impcon]

To each his own - I have models on display in my living room that I bought already built off of Ebay but I never take credit for the quality for the workmanship which is often far above my building skills. I enjoy certain models irrespective of who built them and I enjoy owning certain models that are still unbuilt and will remain that way. I'll let the next owner enjoy building them because I simply enjoy having them and being able to open the box of an old annual and see a sort of a time capsule. Not to start a debate on "to build or not to build" here - this thread is not about that. But frankly, I'd be very happy and proud to display one of Paul's models on my shelf and I;d have absolutely NO issues giving him the credit for the build. Displaying someone else's build and saying that I built it is in my opinion, a form of theft and just not right. Give credit where credit is due and do so with a good attitude.

[1930fordpickup]

To each his own. Did I type that right?

That is a nice looking model he is selling. If you have extra money do what you want with it , better to buy models with it than many other bad habits.

I do display other peoples work. I do not try and pass it off as mine . One of them is from the Late Ron Cash collection. If I have the cash and his widow is at the next show I go to I will buy another from her. The others are from a widow selling her late husbands stuff at a garage sale. He did good work and the paint alone would have cost more than what she was asking (they also came with a display case) on the last day of the sale.

[Pete J.]

I am not one to display or keep other's models. That is for the collectors. Having said that, I have one model by another builder that I wouldn't let go. At the club we had a contest. We started out with a stack of models and had a random drawing. Each of us got one of the kits. Then we all threw our names in a hat and drew names. The idea was that we would take the kit and build it in the style of the builders whose name we drew. Then, I think it was the December meeting, we gave the finished kit to the person who's name we drew. That is the only model I have by another builder. That person did a great job and was a close personal friend. He passed away a couple of years ago(he was one day older than me) and that model means more to me than any of my own personal models.

[impcon]

It's been a few years since I've talked with Keith, so I'm not sure if he is still in business. At that time he and Tom had just swapped some subjects so they could focus on their interests. Keith got some trucks, and Tom some cars. I was in contact with Tom around the same time (looking for his Dodge truck) when I was informed about the trade. Neither had plans to get out of casting ta that time, just cleaning up their production.

Thank you Aaron. I'll try to email Keith and see what happens.

[Tom Geiger]

I used to feel that I only wanted my own work on my shelves, but I got better!

I have about a dozen models that were built by friends, some who have passed away. I've actually acquired these on purpose after they died to remember them by. Important to me. I also have a few nicely built models that I don't know who built them, just because I saw them for sale and thought they were cool.

And I can't forget my Olde Kustom Kollection... that's my 50 plus car collection of old custom builds done in the early 1960s. They are the folk art of our youth!

[gtx6970]

I've seen the listings before from the same builder before .

Pretty interesting subject matter in most cases. But not in the price range I'm comfortable paying.

I for one have no problem buying a built kit to display in my case as is ,,,I just don't take credit for it . IF it fits within my interests range.

If it looks well built and fits in my price range ,,sure . why not.

To be honest I have maybe a half dozen or so I've bought over the years,,,most are older long out of production stuff.

[Skip]

This is not the first one of these that I have seen sell from this same builder. This is the highest I've noted selling on eBay. I think that someone one here mentioned another one of this builders models. It may have even been the same year and model. I'm not into MOPAR's but I know a cleanly built when I see one. As a builder, I cannot see paying $850 for a model, especially a station wagon that's just me. I agree with the assessment that for quality artisan craftsmanship the price is probably not to at far off of the mark.

There is probably a market for quality built models the average Joe doesn't think exists. If they see something that appears to be either difficult to build or obtain, they can justify paying this kind of money for it. It's also something that has been going on with quality built aircraft models for some time. This shows that there are fewer people than ever building models, they figure they cannot build something like that because they've never built anything. I see nothing wrong with being able to market and profit from your skills, happens every day. Actually I'm sort of envious!

[S. Svendsen]

I think the prices Paul gets for his models are completely fair. Considering the amount of hours, skill, and craftsmenship that goes into a one-off piece of artwork like his models are, then $1000 seems cheap. The true artists in our hobby are very undervalued.

[jbwelda]

stalled and sold for 850

jb

[Tom Geiger]

He listed a Monte Carlo today.. with T-tops!