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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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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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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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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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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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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 – 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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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#4 final details] [video]

June 12, 2012
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I’m back with my tractor project, this time with a few final details here and there to add more realism to the model. First of all you’ll notice that the original tractor has a small side panel located between the hood and the gear box. I made those panels for both sides. I added also […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#3 fuel tank] [video]

May 30, 2012
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Here you have guys a few more steps of this tractor project. This time I’ll be adding more detail to the fuel tank and firewall. After separating the fuel tank from the hood and the grill I started building the firewall first. As I could not find enough pictures of the Hanomag K55 firewall I […]

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Hanomag K55 crawler tractor – Info, specifications and a few survivors [video]

May 18, 2012
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While looking for pictures and info about the Hanomag K55 crawler tractor I found lots of cool video and other cool websites that I want to share with you. Hanomag is(was) a german company, and they built almost everything: locomotives, trucks, tractors, cars, military vehicles, etc. For those of you interested in learning more about […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#2 front grill] [video]

May 15, 2012
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Here is the second part of Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor in 1/25 scale. This time I’m adding more detail to the front grill. First of all i had to cut the gas tank, hood and front grill in separate pieces as they were molded all together in one piece. Soon after starting cutting and […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#1 crawler tracks] [video]

April 17, 2012
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If your favorite scale is 1/25 and you were looking for a tractor, you might have already noticed that there are not so many options available. Most of the farm and land machinery scale models are available rather in smaller (1/32) or bigger (1/16) scales. Not so long ago I was looking for scale models […]

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Bottrop Kustom Kulture, a few videos

March 6, 2012
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It’s never too late to post cool stuff. Last year I went to Bottrop, in Germany, to see one of the biggest hot rod & custom car events in Europe. I took many pictures and made a few videos. The other day I was organizing my videos and realized that I never posted those videos. […]

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Ford Taurus, you’re in the army now! – The 24 hs of Le Junk #2 [video]

February 22, 2012
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Turning one of the most boring kits ever into something cool can also be a challenge. The Ford Taurus was released several times by AMT/Ertl during the past 20 years. My brother got this kit as part of a big deal including many kits. Initially he did not know what to with this one. It […]

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’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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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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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air [2] – Further Progress

January 2, 2011
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I kept on working on the 1957 Chevrolet. On this video you can see some more scratch built details, such as the inside of the hood, which was almost completely built on plastic. The bolts holding the rear suspension to the differential and rear axle were pretty unclean on the original model, so I made […]

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1957 Chevrolet Bel Air [1] – High Detail

December 4, 2010
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This build is based on a pretty old kit from ESCI – ERTL. Although the scale of 1/16 is pretty big, this model doesn’t have much details out of the box. So I had to do a lot of scratch building to make many things by myself so the model would look more realistic. This […]

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