Hanky Panky at the drive in.

[cobraman]

First let me say that this diorama is a mess. I had a bunch of trouble with the kit for some reason. Maybe due to the fact that I kind of forced myself to build this. I lost the motivation to build not long ago and it still has not returned. Anyway, decided to post this despite the fact it really isn't anything I am proud of. It is supposed to be a couple of youngsters heating up the interior at a drive in movie. The speaker post is a resin item I bought on ebay. The kit is Revell. There wasn't any wipers or mirrors in the kit since it was a drag car version and I did not have any spares. The base is a simple piece of wood. It was covered with Celuclay and painted when dry. The road section is railroad ballast. You may see a head peeping out the rear side window. If nothing else I hope it will give you a chuckle. Thanks for looking.

[Jim B]

Sure gave me a chuckle!

[crazyjim]

Pretty cool build Ray. What did you end up using to fog the glass?

[cobraman]

Thanks guys. After trying several things that were suggested I ended up just doing 3 heavy coats of Dullcote. Did not get the effect I wanted but I was sick of messing with it and just wanted it done.

[Ramfins59]

That's pretty cool Ray. I can certainly remember "back when" my girl (Now my wife of 46 years) and I used to "steam up" the windows of her father's '67 Ford Custom four door in a neighborhood parking lot when we were dating.

Ahhhh the good old days......

[1930fordpickup]

The windows do not look bad Ray.

Yes the good old days is right Rich. We still have two around here. One is only about 10 years old. The family started it in their side yard. Now they have two screens.

[cobraman]

I used to look forward to Saturday all week. Spent many Saturday nights at the drive in. Winter in Chicago area at the drive in. Now that was fun.

[High octane]

Yeah cobraman, I too had spent a lot of Saturday nights at the drive-in in Chicagoland, and never saw a movie yet. Oh well, it was fun.

[cobraman]

Drive in near 79 th. and Harlem. I think it was called Starlite.

[High octane]

The Drive-In on Harlem & Irving Park Road, and also on Skokie Boulevard as well. Did you hang out at Duke's at all?

[wayne swayze]

Put a smile on my face Ray!

[cobraman]

The Drive-In on Harlem & Irving Park Road, and also on Skokie Boulevard as well. Did you hang out at Duke's at all?

I think I have been there but did not hang out there.

[spotarama]

a trick i used for fogging the windows of a Trabant (well it can be cold in Germany and the heaters were barely functional in Trabbies) was putting a pool of superglue on a sheet of cardboard and suspending the window 'glass' over it, as the fumes from the superglue evaporated they gently fogged the clear plastic, just leave it there until the desired degree of fogging is achieved. if the glue dries up just add more

[Danno]

Good job, Ray.

[Sixties Sam]

Very creative and cool! Nice work!

Sam

[Exotics_Builder]

Now you need to add a motor to shake it!!

[chunkypeanutbutter]

If you're considering the motor, you may as well add sound effects :lol:

[cobraman]

Sound effects ? Wouldn't that be funny ? Thanks guys.

[gordon]

Tina Turner does a song called "Steamy windows"........................more sound effects.

Cheers Eh!

[crazyrichard]

nice pole

[outlaw035]

Edited November 20, 2014 by outlaw035

[outlaw035]

cool dio ray...thanks for the flashbacks....saturday night @ the drive-in...in my 63 splitwindow and later in my dodge van...good times....

[Sixties Sam]

Nice Vette, Neal! And that Dodge looks like a real shaggin' wagon!

Sam

[cobraman]

Ah, a 63 split window......... doesn't get much better than that. Maybe a Cobra ? : )

[disabled modeler]

Nice diorama... I had a early to mid 70s Dodge custom van once...