January 2012

’32 Ford Rat Rod – The 24 hs of Le Junk #1 [video]

January 29, 2012
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Our first Episode of “The 24 hours of Le Junk” is finally here! Iggy has boxes and boxes full of parts, incomplete kits, etc. A real junkyard in scale. We decided to make something out of it and picked a few pieces for this rat rod. Then we thought, why not making it also in [...]

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Grandpa’s 1924 Fordson tractor – junker

January 25, 2012
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As I already told you, our grandpa used to own a junkyard. This 1924 Fordson tractor was one of the most special vehicles he had. Every time I see this pictures I must thing about the great times we had as children playing on this thing. Now it also serves as a great inspiration for [...]

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41 Plymouth by AMT – Finished Build and Building Tips

January 20, 2012
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I’ve built this model right after the 40 Ford and the 57 Ford junker plus sofa. So this was my third junk scale model. The idea was to make a simple build. So I didn’t put much extra effort on scratch building parts or anything else. Still, I did take the time to cut the [...]

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American Restoration, American Pickers, Pawn Stars – 3 great TV shows for antique freaks on History Channel

January 18, 2012
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We tell you lots of stories about our grandpa. Well, here you have more. Our grandpa used to do almost all the things you see on this TV-shows. Now you understand why we were (and still are) so fascinated with antiques, classic cars and all things somehow related to history. Here you have a few [...]

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Visiting Madurodam – The Netherlands – A miniature city in 1:25 scale

January 14, 2012
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A while ago we visited Madurodam in The Netherlands. Madurodam is one of the greatest dioramas we have ever seen in 1:25 scale. It’s not only a diorama. It’s a miniature city or, actually, a miniature country, representing the most important attractions of The Netherlands at one place. There you’ll find small areas of Amsterdam, [...]

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1937 Ford Pickup – Rat Rod

January 10, 2012
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A few months ago I went to Bottrop Kustom Kulture in Germany with a group of friends of Trashers Club (The Netherlands). On the way to the show I made a few videos. Here you have Skip’s 1937 Ford Pickup Rat rod. A damn cool thing! Enjoy it!

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KIT REVIEW – 32 Ford 5-Window Coupe by Revell

January 7, 2012
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Many of you may remember the 1932 Ford Street Rod by Monogram from years ago. I can recall my brother building that car about 20 years ago. The kit was great back then. I bought it some time later. Now, why bothering getting the 32 Ford 5-Window Coupe by Revell then? It is a very [...]

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Modeljunkyard on ScaleAuto Magazine

January 2, 2012
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I got the latest issue of ScaleAuto Magazine the other day! Three of our books have been presented in their “New Products Section”. Thank you very much for this kind of support!! We really appreciate it. This issue comes with some interesting projects, by the way. The one I liked the most is a kitbash, [...]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2012
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We wish you all a happy new year. We hope you had a good 2011 and most all, that 2012 turns out great for all of you!   We would also like to thank you all for the support you have given us so far, and by all, I mean everybody: our customers, those following [...]

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