1937 Ford Sedan 1/24 by Monogram

February 17, 2013
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This kit is basically only a custom, so you won’t be able to build it original – or not without some extra work. The body is pretty much ok. There aren’t many details on this car anyway, but the few details are well moulded. Maybe the door hinges are a bit too big, but other […]

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Antique Machinery Junkyard by Tom

February 12, 2013
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One of your readers, Tom, sent me a lot of pics of a junkyard close to where he lives. Thanks Tom! I would like to share these pics with you. I personally like the title picture a lot! In Tom’s own words: “These were used to plow fields as well as power other machinery like […]

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1925 Ford Model T 1/25 by AMT

February 9, 2013
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If there were model kits in heaven, this is surely one of the kits you get up there! I wish all kits would have as many options as this one. This is a must have! I always wanted to build a Model T and bought one by Lindberg a long time ago, a very disappointing kit. But […]

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1950 Chevrolet Bus – Desert Find

February 5, 2013
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I had the chance to make a second road trip through Argentina with my girlfriend late past year, just before Christmas. I have, again, tons of pics and I will share them with you soon enough. This bus was a real cool find. We were on the road, cruising through the patagonian desert – again […]

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From our Readers – Eric, Joos, Paul and Rod

February 2, 2013
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As you know, you can always send us your best pics showing us your builds. From time to time, we post them here for all the other readers to see what others are building. The title picture is from a build by Eric. I loved that picture the moment I saw it. The set up […]

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Tool Review – Dremel

January 25, 2013
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I thought it would be a good idea to share this short review with you, specially for those who are thinking about buying a dremel tool but aren’t sure yet if that is what you need. First of all, “Dremel” is a brand – there are other manufacturers of rotary tools suitable for model builders […]

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The Jeep estanciera in Argentina – Willys Jeep Station Wagon

January 20, 2013
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I actually had totally forgotten the Jeep Estanciera until I was taking pictures at “Desarmadero El Nene” in Urdinarrain, Entre Rios, Argentina. There were lots of them resting there. I remebered also that one of my grandpa’s used to own one. If I recall correctly it was his first brand new car. After that, in […]

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European cars in Argentina during the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s

January 18, 2013
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Ford was one of the first car industries to settle down in Argentina during the 1920s. We can say that during the first half of the 20th century, the market was primarily dominated by american car companies. During the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s european car companies became a serious competitor for the americans in Argentina. […]

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Kit Review – Revell 1/25 Mustang Shelby GT 350 H 1/24

January 12, 2013
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I’ve written a review on Revell’s 1965 Mustang Fastback 2+2 kit a while ago. As I’ve got this kit as a Christmas present from my sister (thanks!), I though about making a kit comparison, just to let you know what are the differences and maybe you can pick the kit you like the most. To […]

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1/25 1937 Studebaker Bus Resin Kit

January 9, 2013
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One of our readers, Tom, sent me some pics of this Studebaker bus from 1937 as a 1/25 scale resin body. As Tom says, the kit includes the body, complete interior with seats and dash plus headlights and frame – but no window glass. The moulding looks pretty good – but that logo on the fron […]

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Happy new year 2013!

January 1, 2013
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2012 was a great year and we want to thank you all for the great feedback via our blog, email, social media, etc. We wish you all a great new year 2013! During 2013 the passion will continue, with lots of great new ideas that we’ll be sharing with you on our blog and newsletter. We […]

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Pickups from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s in Argentina

December 26, 2012
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In one of my previous posts I shared with you many pics of early century pickups, Fords and Chevys. Now I’ve been organizing my 400+ pictures from my trip to Argentina and I have more stuff to share with you. This time pickups from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. By the ’60s and 70’s, there […]

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Old Ford and Chevrolet pickups from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s at “Desarmadero El Nene” (junkyard The Child) in Argentina

December 19, 2012
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Oscar, the owner of Junkyard El Nene, has a great variety of cars in his junkyard. What caught my attention the most, were the great amount of pre-war pickups.   Of course, there are many A Fords, but some of them I can not identify. I guess most of them were not pickups initially, but […]

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The Ford Falcon in Argentina – Lots of survivors still around.

December 16, 2012
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The Ford Falcon was one of the most successful cars in the argentine car history, and that can be clearly seen on the streets. With 466,796 units made it was one of the most produced cars in Argentina. The car was produced from 1962 to 1991, a total of 19 years.  Six restyling were made […]

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Junkyard “The Child” (Desarmadero El Nene) in Urdinarrain Entre Ríos, Argentina

December 13, 2012
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Last week I went to one of the most unique junkyards in Argentina. A junkyard called “The child” (desarmadero el nene). This junkyard is located in Urdinarrain in the province of Entre Rios, only 280 km away from Buenos Aires. The owner, Oscar, is a very friendly guy with a deep passion for classic cars, […]

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Vintage Texaco commercials [videos]

December 6, 2012

Youtube is really a great place for every vintage/antiques fan. Without youtube we would never have access to thousands and thousands of hours of vintage footage, recorded by lots of people on tape over the decades. Now, lots of tapes are being discovered, digitized and uploaded. That’s why every now and then I love to […]

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South-American Pickers – Antiques dealers in Buenos Aires

December 2, 2012
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Argentina, and specially Buenos Aires, has a huge antiques Market. One of the advantages of Argentina is that many areas of the countryside are still “unexplored” and therefore there are still many hidden treasures out there. From classic cars to vintage gas station signs. Many of the discovered treasures end up in “San Telmo” a […]

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Welcome to Buenos Aires – The junker’s city

November 30, 2012
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Welcome to Buenos Aires, my city! The city where I was born and raised. Buenos Aires is one of the biggest cities in Latin America and as such, it is place where you can find almost everything, even junk cars parked around. If you live in a big city in Europe or the U.S. and […]

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Car Show in Germany

November 30, 2012
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This first car is race car by Mercedes-Benz based on the 300 SEL model from 1971 but with a few performance changes. This racer had a V8 6.8 liter engine – that’s about 415 cubic inch – with 530 horsepower. You know these race dirvers… always in hurry 😉 This was the first Mercedes Benz […]

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Seeburg 1000 background music system from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s

November 27, 2012
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I love everything vintage and music is no exception. The other day I was looking for new background music for my videos and casually found the “Seeburg 1000” background music system. I don’t live in the US and I’m not old enough either to know the Seeburg 1000 system. Although very old, it’s totally new […]

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From our Readers – Hal

November 23, 2012
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A while ago, Hal sent me some pics of his work. I was quite impressed about how diverse his models are! The title pic is a Ford Woody he built – he calls it Grannies Ride. That isn’t the only woody he has built. The one above has quite some serious scratch building, as well […]

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School Bus Inspiration

November 20, 2012
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I’ve seen this school bus some weeks ago close to where I live. I must say, that we don’t see much of these busses around here. So it was surely quite a surprise. My brother and I have talked about this topic for a while. We think it should be very well possible to scratch […]

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Beyond the hobby – Professional use of dioramas and scale models in Hollywood and advertising

November 14, 2012
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The other day I came across this great examples of professional scale models. Scale models are mostly known as a hobby or as a presentation object used mostly by architects and designers, but in fact, there are lots of situations where using scale models can offer great results compared to other options. I love to […]

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1956 Ford Sunliner – Glenn Fireball Roberts – Weathered

November 10, 2012
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So, I think this is it. I’ve finished the 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner driven by Glenn Fireball Roberts. The weathering is done, I’ve added the ropes holding the hood and the trunk lid and finished some details. All in all, I’m happy with the car. Some  other details I’ve added are the brakets holding the […]

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