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Torino paintings for Iggy’s birthday

May 2, 2012
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This year I wanted to make something special for Iggy’s birthday, so I decided to make a pair of paintings of one of his favorites cars, the argentine TORINO, built by IKA and Renault in argentina from the 60s to the 80s. The car is based on the american Rambler with a customized body by […]

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55, 56 & 57 Chevy Bel Air automotive paintings

April 21, 2012
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Last week I just finished this series of Chevy Bel Air paintings. The tri-chevys are among my favorite cars since I was a kid. Unluckily I’m not the only one…  and in the meanwhile the prices of this great Chevys are beyond most people’s reach. As you might notice by now I do not limit […]

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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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1980 Ford Granada [europe] – customizing, or not?

April 6, 2012
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Around 10 years ago I bought this 1980 Ford Granada. I was studying in Germany and I was looking for a big cool car but had a very low budget. After searching for months I finally found this Ford Granada which was owned by an 90 year old gentleman, an ex-Ford engineer at the Ford […]

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Recycling soup cans for vintage oil can replicas [How to & oil can template for download]

April 3, 2012
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A few weeks ago, we still had freezing weather here in The Netherlands. Following the dutch tradition we were eating tomato soup in the evening. While eating my soup I thought, hey! why not making a vintage oil can replica out of the coup cans? Said, done! I took measurements of the cans, designed the […]

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The winter is over, it’s time for the car wash!

March 26, 2012
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This is one of my easiest projects, but one of my favorites. It turned out a beautiful piece not only good for a diorama but also great as a decoration piece. I  just love the way it looks on my desk next to my computer and enjoy every day looking at it. Here you see the […]

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3 cool antiques I picked lately – radio, television and typewriter

March 22, 2012
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As might have already realized this blog is not only about model cars but about all stuff we are passionate about, and yes model cars and dioramas are somehow the epicenter of this passion but if have been following us for a while now you must have realized that it does not end there. Well, […]

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A few old jewels I found here and there many years ago

March 7, 2012
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Back in the 80’s I used to carry a camera with me all the time always hoping to spot a classic car. Remember there was no internet back the, so if you wanted to have pictures of classic cars there were only few possibilities: buying books and magazines or taking pictures. With my new scanner […]

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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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Funny road signs across Argentina

February 20, 2012
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I already told you about my trip across the patagonia. Well, on the way I’ve not only met family, friends, junk cars and cows but also a few curious road signs that I want to share with you now. It seems like when you drive off the cliff here, you have to jump out of […]

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Grandpa’s 1942 WWII Chevrolet G506 / GMC Tow Truck – junker

February 7, 2012
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How this 1942 Chevrolet G506 army truck from WWII ended up in our grandpa’s junkyard in Argentina we’ll probably never know. One thing is for sure, it was a cool truck. It was functioning and our grandpa build a tow truck out of it for the junkyard. As I told you before, I used to […]

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Grandpa’s old Fords – 1925, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937

February 1, 2012
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Our grandpa was a great Ford T fan. The Ford T was by far one of his favorite cars, together with the ’39 Chevrolet. He used to tell us lots of funny stories about the first motorized days. I wish I could travel back in time to have fun with those cars with him. He […]

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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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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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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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ModelJunkyard with the Texaco diorama on MotorManiacs Magazine #12

November 21, 2011
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  [English] As you already know, Motor-Maniacs is our favorite german Magazine. The cool thing about this magazine is that they are really open minded and that they respect all kinds of car related passions. From the hardcore traditional Hot-Rod Scene to the low budget guy driving a european classic car including the perfectionist restorer. This […]

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The Old Barn Diorama – Finished project!

October 29, 2011
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Here it is! It took lots of work, but we finally did it! Finishing this project has been a new milestone for me. The barn find is one of the greatest dreams for any classic car fanatic like us. I always thought, an Old Barn model is a MUST-HAVE. I think I prefer to let the […]

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Easy Rider – 1969 – Lot’s of diorama inspiration [the full movie]

October 15, 2011
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The other day I was looking for a few cool scenes of classic movies such as “Bullit”, “60 Seconds”, “Dirty Harry” and many others and casually I found Easy Rider on YouTube, not only a few scenes, but the full length movie. The movie is a road trip classic and is full of inspiring scenes […]

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Junk car pics from ModelJunkyard’s friends

October 9, 2011
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Having a blog is great! You start having contact with people you would never have the opportunity to meet other way. I’m surfing here and there and that’s how I sometimes find cool stuff from like minded people. Other times it’s the other way around. Other people find us. Well, here are 2 guys I met […]

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Malte’s VW Karmann Ghia type 34 1965 – Rat Rod

September 18, 2011
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This summer I met Malte at the Bottrop Kustom Kulture event in Germany and his ’65 VW Karmann Ghia rat rod. The show was full of cool cars, customs, rat rods, hot rods, gassers… everything you can imagine. You know guys, I preffer american cars. But I must admit this Karmann Ghia is one of […]

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Texaco Gas Station photo shooting in Switzerland [2nd location]

August 28, 2011
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If you are an old barn lover you’ll immediately understand why we have chosen this second location for our photo shooting. Switzerland is the paradise of old barns. Unlike in the U.S. the old barns in Switzerland can be up to a few centuries old and you don’t have to drive miles and miles between […]

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