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KIT REVIEW – 1958 Cadillac El Dorado 1/25 by Lee

October 4, 2013
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I though about trying out new things. And trying something new can be very rewarding. But this time, it didn’t work out pretty well. This is probably the worst kit ever – or a cool toy. It depends on where you are standing. Luckily, I’ve never seen much from this brand. So here’s my warning […]

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Vintage farm & aermotor windmill • Molino de viento y casa de campo

September 26, 2013
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[ENGLISH] I grew up in the center of Buenos Aires a multi million inhabitant city, but every holiday I used to visit my family on the countryside, in La Pampa province. It was always great to switch from the stressful and noisy metropolis to the quite and relaxed countryside. Old readers of this blog already […]

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ModelJunkyard’s new shop is online!

August 15, 2013
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We have been working very hard lately on a new site for our online shop, and now it’s finally online! This was a major project. Those of you with web design experience know what I mean. Now you can combine hardcopy books and ebooks on the same order. You’ll find a a more detailed product description […]

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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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Great guys, great model cars

March 29, 2013
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Two weeks ago I went to Jabbeke’s model car show “On The Road”. I met lots of great guys over there and I dare to ask some of them if they would agree with taking pictures of their models on my gas station. They are all really friendly guys, so they accepted. The cars were […]

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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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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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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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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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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 – 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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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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The Gas Station blueprints and scratch building tutorial are here! [ebook]

July 29, 2012
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Many of you guys have been waiting for this tutorial to emerge. After mayor setbacks and an injured arm, I finally managed to finished this great tutorial, which I consider my best diorama and book ever. This tutorial includes, as all our books, a step by step guide, a parts list, blueprints in 12 different […]

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America in the 50’s and 60’s – original highway and street vintage footage

July 23, 2012
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As you know I love everything vintage. Also videos. Here I want to share a few videos that I’ve found. For this post I selected footage including highway and street views. It’s incredible to see a highway full of great (classic) cars, I watched the videos many times in order to identify the different models. […]

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From our Readers – Yannick, Vincent and John

May 22, 2012
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On the title pic you can see Yannick’s Ford 32 Rat Rod. As Yannick explained me, he started with a Revell kit, but did a lot of kit bashing and scratch building himself. To make the ride real low, he scratch built the chasis. Note the details in the engine: the cables and the exhaust […]

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From Our Readers – Some great models from John, Gary and Robin

May 8, 2012
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We get a lot of emails from our readers, some send back greetings or comments – others send us pics of their builds and projects. So my brother and I thought, it would be great to show everybody the cool stuff our readers send us. Of course, we asked for permission first. The title pic is a […]

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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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