From our Readers Cliff and Joan

November 7, 2012
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Cliff sent me some pics of his Rat Rod Cadillac Town Car. I was really impressed about the look of this ride. I guess what I liked the most were the welding seams on the roof from chopping it. The military details are pretty cool! Check out the shovel. The color of the chasis makes a great […]

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Professional use of junk model cars in Pimp My Ride promos [videos]

November 6, 2012
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I was having a look at the portfolio of a friend on behance.net when I suddenly came across this great promotion videos for the world famous series “Pimp My Ride” where they used model cars to make the videos. The result is great, and the usage of the forced perspective shots is just perfect combining […]

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Form our Reades – Victor Ortiz’s pocher 1/8 scale ’32 Alfa Romeo junker and project car

October 31, 2012
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If you like a model kit and can not decide how to build it, then buy a second kit and build both options such as Victor did with Pocher’s 1/8 scale 1932 Alfa Romeo Spyder Touring Gran Sport (Pocher K73) Restoration project diorama 1/8 scale – 1932 Alfa Romeo Spyder This diorama has won the […]

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57 Black Widow Weathering Done and 56 Sunliner Fireball Roberts Decals Done

October 26, 2012
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This is the final lap, ladies and gentlemen! I’ve finally finished the weathering on the 57 Black Widow. One important detail on this build is the driver’s door. It has suffered a small racing crash and I tried to add some fresh scratching there. I actually painted over the paint and the decal. Another option would […]

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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air [6] – Engine details [video]

October 21, 2012
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We are slowly approaching the end of this project. Beeing it a 1/16 scale model I decided to add as much detail to the engine as possible. The first thing you’ll normally do is search for images online. Of course that’s always a great resource. But sometimes I just couldn’t find THE picture I was […]

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Form our Reades – Victor Ortiz’s pocher 1/8 scale Fiat F2 modifications and ’32 Ford Big Deuce

October 16, 2012
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Last but not least, here you have a few more projects of Victor from Mexico. This time 3 different ways to build the 1907 Fiat F2 racer from Pocher (K77, K88) in 1/8 scale and a pickup version of the ’32 Ford big deuce. Enjoy!   1907 Fiat F2 Racer – Pickup modification – 1/8 […]

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57 Chevy Black Widow Stock Car – Decals on and some weathering tests

October 12, 2012
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I’ve been working again on the Black Widow. It doesn’t seem like much work has been done, but if you see in detail, there is indeed some progress compared to the last post about the Black Widow. I’ve placed all the chromed parts and trims. Not only that, I’ve been working on the decals as […]

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From our readers – Rob and Claudio

October 9, 2012
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This time, I want to show the work of two of our readers. The first one is Rob. He wrote me a while ago, showing me his 70 Dodge Challenger. A real junker! I must say I was totally impressed with his work. On the pic above, you can see that Rob really put attention […]

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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air [5] – Weathering [video]

October 5, 2012
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I’ll be very happy when this project is finished and I’ll never aloud it again for a project to delay that much. It’s no fun anymore. As I already told you, I started this project when I was 17 years old. In the meanwhile I’m 35 and I’m still working on this one. 99% of […]

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Vintage FBI, CIA, Highway Patrol and safety videos

October 3, 2012
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Lately I came across many vintage videos on youtube, like this ones. This time really cool FBI, CIA, Highway patrol and safety videos. The first one is by far my favorite. Which one is your favorite?   Examination Of Stolen Cars Car Surveillance (1974) Highway Patrol PSA: Vacation Driving (approx. 1966) The Last Clear Chance 1959 […]

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Fireball Robert’s 56 Sunliner Update

September 30, 2012
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I took time this weekend to dedicate some attention to Fireball’s ride. The Sunliner is taking shape and I have finished basically all the big work – now it is time for the details. As you may see on the pic above, I took the chance to correct one thing. At first the car had […]

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From our Readers – Denny, Clayton and Kerry

September 27, 2012
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Denny sent us a sample of his racers – all junked. Really cool work! I liked the one covered – it has some kind of “barn find” spirit… if you know what I mean – could be a great theme for an old school stock car.   Clayton sent me an email a while ago […]

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Hot Rod Magazine, Cool Hot Rod and Thrill Driver’s Choice [vintage videos]

September 20, 2012
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We love all vintage. That’s nothing new. Every now and then I discover a hidden internet treasures. This time, I found a youtube channel featuring great original vintage footage from the 50’s.   Ingenuity In Action (1959) The first video, “Ingenuity In Action” is one of my favorites. An original Hot Rod Magazine video showing […]

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From our Readers – Victor Ortiz’s 1/43 and 1/12 scale dioramas

September 18, 2012
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Victor Ortiz is one of our readers from Mexico. He have been building scale models and dioramas for almost all his life and has an extensive model car collection. He recently shared some of his work with us. As he builds in many different scales You’ll find from 1/8 scale highly detailed cars to 1/43 […]

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57 Chevy Black Widow and 56 Ford Sunliner Fireball Roberts

September 14, 2012
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It has been a while since I’ve last posted something about these two racers. As you may remember from the previous posts, I had some trouble with the 1957 Chevrolet Black Widow. I had a small accident that ruined the whole paint and I had to start all over again. The paint looks pretty neat […]

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From our Readers – Rods Dioramas

September 11, 2012
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Rod, from Australia, sent me some pics from his dioramas. His stuff is really great! Specially his pictures are really cool, check them out! Rod got inspired by our Texaco Gas Station diorama and built himself one. Not only he paid attention to many usual details, like the ice fridge or the coke machine but […]

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Old Gas Station Diorama – #4 Pylon Sign – Styrene scratch building [video]

September 7, 2012
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This time I’ll be adding a nice detail to the Gas Station Diorama: a pylon sign. Somehow I love pylon signs and neon signs. There will be more signs coming in the future. That’s for sure! Anyway, here you have a few pictures of the sign, but I recommend you to watch the video to […]

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From our Readers – Doug Wilson’s 1:10 scale Radio Control outdoor diorama will blow your mind!

September 4, 2012
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We love to stay in touch with our readers. Doug Wilson is one of our truest followers. He is not only a passionate scale model builder, but also a radio control fan. He combined all his passions in building his great -one of a kind- 1:10 scale outdoor diorama called: Wolf Creek Radio Control Scale […]

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Kit Review – 1959 Ford Fairlane Skyliner by Revell in 1/25 scale

September 1, 2012
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I remember that my brother bought this very same kit a long time ago (15 years ago, I guess). It was an antique kit, the box was actually smaller than this re-edition for Revell 50th anniversary. I saw the re issue one day while checking out the local hobby store and bought it… just because […]

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From our Readers – John and Marc

August 28, 2012
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  In this post, I will show you the work of two of our readers: John and Marc. To start with, I would like to show you John’s wooden gas station. He likes visible gas pumps. as he told me. He used one he purchased for this diorama, and weathered it himself to make to […]

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Old Gas Station Diorama – #3 Garage doors hinges [video]

August 23, 2012
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One more and last step to make the garage doors: the hinges. The challenge here is handling the small pieces, the accuracy needed in order to make the hinges work properly and look right, and finally the amount of hinges you’ll need. Take it easy and try first making a few hinges before making the […]

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Old Gas Station Diorama – #2 Garage doors tracks [video]

August 20, 2012
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Here I’m again with more details on how to build your vintage gas station diorama. This time it’s about the tracks for the overhead garage door. This looks more complicated than it really is. If you watch the video carefully a few times you’ll realize it’s only a few steps and only a few pieces. […]

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Kit Review – Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

August 18, 2012
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The real car was actually based on a Formula 1 car from the 50s – not on the well known 300 SL. It was specially developed for racing in the 1956 season, but it never came to the tracks. As it seems, the reason why it is called “Uhlenhaut” is because the designer back then […]

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Old Gas Station Diorama – #1 Garage doors [video]

August 9, 2012
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Hello guys, a few weeks ago we released our new ebook on hot to build an old gas station diorama from scratch. Now I’m working on the bonus material with more info and tips on how to build many details of the diorama. On this video you’ll see how to build the garage door panels […]

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