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ModelJunkyard on Auto In Miniatuur Magazine – What is NAMAC ?

April 30, 2014
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A few months ago I was invited by the redaction of AIM (Auto In Miniatuur) to write an article about what we do (see article below – in dutch). I was quite excited as I didn’t expect NAMAC ( Nederlandse Algemene Miniatuur Auto Club – Dutch General Miniature Car Club) to be interested in our scale […]

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Vintage soda crate templates [ download ] Scales 1:5, 1:6, 1:8, 1:10, 1:12, 1:16, 1:18, 1:25, 1:32, 1:43, 1:64, 1:87

January 18, 2014
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Some of you have been asking several times for the soda crate templates that I announce many months ago in my post on making the 3D-TV Scale Model Display Barn Find Diorama. Making this templates took me several days of full time work (I would say at least a week). I searched and selected approximately […]

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Making the facade of Miami’s Colony Hotel in 1:43 scale – #4 Windows and final assembly

August 9, 2013
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On my previous posts I shared with you the process of building Colony’s Hotel facade, painting an making minor details. Today I’ll show you how to make the windows, the doors, the venetian blinds and other small details. Making the windows is very easy but you have to have a lot of patience as there […]

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Making the facade of Miami’s Colony Hotel in 1:43 scale – #3 Painting

July 12, 2013
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The Colony Hotel in Miami is one of the most photographed buildings in the Deco district and in Miami in general. The Colony Hotel is not only iconic for it’s design but also for it’s color scheme. On this video you’ll see the process of painting this facade in the right colors. I used acrylic artist […]

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From our Readers – Gerhard and Tom

May 25, 2013
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One of our readers, Gerhard, follows us from South Africa. He sent me a few lines some time ago, along with some pics of this build. It is a Ford 5 Window Coupe by Revell. As Gerhard explains, the car is built mostly out of the box, but with some modifications such as the chopped […]

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Making the facade of Miami’s Colony Hotel in 1:43 scale – #2 Windows and details

May 19, 2013
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Here is the second step of this facade project. Here you can see the process of making many facade details such as cornice, moldings and windows. I used 1 and 2 mm thick grey cardboard for the facade and styrene profiles for the windows. As always, here you have video and pics of the process. […]

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Making the facade of Miami’s Colony Hotel in 1:43 scale – #1 Structure

May 4, 2013
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This time I’m starting a whole new project in a whole new scale. I needed a change. I’m building a facade of the world famous Colony Hotel (Miami Florida) in 1:43 scale to display a few die cast cars that I have. Many years ago, we went to Miami for holidays with the whole family. […]

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Grundig 3D TV – Scale model display case – Step 3: Barn find & American Pickers diorama

March 26, 2013
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This is the third and last step of the 3D TV display case project. As I already mentioned on my last post, I wanted to make a barn find and “American Pickers” diorama. American Pickers is one of my favorites TV shows, on History Channel. If you know that my grandpa used to be also […]

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Grundig 3D TV – Scale model display case – Step 2: Display interior and screen

March 23, 2013
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Here is the second step in the process of making a 3D TV scale model display case. This time is not about thinking “out of the box” but thinking about “the box inside the box”. I want to use the 3D TV to display other dioramas, so I decided to make interchangeable diorama boxes. After […]

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Grundig 3D TV – Scale model display case – Step 1: TV disassembly

March 11, 2013
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A while back I bought an old Grundig TV Super Color 1630 from 1976. I already knew what I wanted to do with it but I wanted to keep it secret. Here is the first part of the process, disassembling and cleaning the old television set. I’ve been reading online about dissembling old television sets and I learned […]

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From our Readers – Mark and John

February 26, 2013
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I really like this Model T. It reminds me of that old Model T pickup at my grandpa´s junkyard back in the day when my brother and I were kids. It looks like the AMT kit i recently reviewed. I can’t wait to build this as a junker too!  I like the way Mark made […]

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Old Gas Station Diorama – #5 & #6 – Vintage furniture and Oil Rack – Styrene scratch building [blueprints + video]

February 22, 2013
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I’m making progress building the details of my gas station diorama, this time the office furniture and an old oil rack. All pieces seem more complicated than they really are. It took me only a few hours to complete all pieces (3 chairs, one table, one oil rack). The most difficult part is bending the […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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