carrucha Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Hot Wheels have given me some ideas for builds. I plan on building the AMT 1958 Edsel like Hot Wheels Boulevard white and silver custom 1958 Edsel.
7000in5th Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 I just open the kit, stare at it a while and the ideas just fall out of my head and splash all over the plastic. It paid off big once: Which in this case, was a new look at an old idea:
Tom Geiger Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 The voices in my head taunt me until I build the model! Modeling stimuli is all around us. I get ideas from vehicles I see in person, magazine and internet photos and even from models done by others, although I try not to build things that have been done to death. I'll see a photo of a tired old truck and think, "Can I do that?" and I'm off to try that. And I've been building a cars / trucks I remember in my past. You know how when you pick up a model, you always think about one car you once knew. Well, I've been committing those to plastic lately. I built my sister in law's lime green Chevette and a friend's circa 1978 Dodge A100 van recently.
Darin Bastedo Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” ― Vincent van Gogh My inspiration comes from my pure love of the subject. I love the play of light off of the painted surface, I love how altering the stance of the chassis, can change the whole attitude of the build. I love how you can recreate the look of a full size subject in miniature. There is no place I don't get inspiration.
bobthehobbyguy Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 I get a lot of ideas from shetchpad art in model and full car mags. Not many in the full size mags because they don't sell parts. Thats ok because I have a bunch from older mags.l
rel14 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 From the voices in my head,,, From some of the brain cells I didn't kill in the 60's
Harold Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 There are these mushrooms growing in my back yard... ten bucks says they ain't truffles.
Jantrix Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Frankly whenever I see something kinda cool from a design standpoint I just naturally try to see if it can be applied to model cars. I keep a folder on my desktop for just such ideas.
webestang Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 From that gray mushy thing between my ears.........
Eshaver Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 I'm an exhibit builder by trade . In addition , I also am a Freelance writer so in my travels , I pursue my love of greasy spoon diners and old service stations . Shown here is the former Quality Oil #5 that was restored by private funding in Winston Salem North Carolina
Harold Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 One of my sources is Collectible Automobile, especially when they profile, say the '61 Pontiac and they have old photos of clay models from the styling archives. Stuff like this is just full of ideas that were good but rejected due to complexity or cost.
lysleder Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Auto & Design magazine is good for contemporary stuff. http://www.autodesignmagazine.com/articoloArchivio.php?articolo=1572
Shelby 427 1965 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I normally get mine from my head. But I also take inspiration from cars I use in video games, or cars I see on things like Speedhunters. It's gotten to the point where I have a folder on my computer now called Inspiration, full of pics of cars I find cool...
FullPowerGarage Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 in my head, I assemble cars in my head, hotrod them but allways the cars that aren't in 1:24-1:25 Like '64 Coupe DeVille, 78-88 Sedan De Ville, and my beloved dailydriver-offroad toy in my dreams '04 Silverado, black, huge chrome rims and lifted, not much,just clearing '35 tires
thatz4u Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Same place as most of us.... We're playing those mind games together Pushing the barriers, planting seeds We all been playing those mind games forever So keep on playing those mind games together Projecting our images in space and in time Yes is the answer and you know that for sure
Scott Colmer Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Hmmmm. I really like doing something different. In some cases I'll look at the box and sketch out ideas. Sometimes I have a specific element I want to use on a build like graphics or design cues from a sketch or another build. Sometimes I cut and paste styrene until I like the look. For me the design is the best part of the project.
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