When I'm not playing pins, I like to build scale model cars, trucks, and bikes in my free time. I have been in the hobby for the past 33 years and started building for competition about 20 years ago, traveling to model shows between pin shows. I also do replica builds for those wanting a smaller version of their actual vehicles. Anyone else here build?

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Thank you!! I have never heard of the spotlight forum. I have been a member of numerous others over the years and I owe allot to them for teaching me what I have learned, also YouTube. I hate to say it, but without the internet I don't know where I'd be skill wise today.

Thank you sir!! Much appreciated!!

I love weather train cars!! I was into HO and N scale when I was a teen but not anymore. I was weathering with chalk powders back then and I have gained many more weathering skills since then. Outstanding work sir!!

Glad to see this thread getting response!!!

Just finished this one a few days ago. 1963-65 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT. Lowered suspension, aftermarket tires and wheels, interior carpeting, bare metal foil trim, factory chrome stripped and re-chromed.

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More of the Junkyard Impala... I get asked about the rust allot, it is indeed real rust, not paint. The only paint on this is the interior green and the white on the body. The side windows are from scratch and the trunk was filled with epoxy to simulate standing water since the trunk no longer closes completely. The grey primered spots on the body have real bondo putty in them. It can be seen allot better in person.

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Well, the kit exists. I can build an exact replica. I do commission builds pretty regularly.

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Thank you sir!! Much appreciated!!!

Allot of people don't know that they are still being produced simply because you just don't see them everywhere anymore like you did 30+ years ago. Sadly the same with pinball.

We did the same growing up in the 80's. A bunch of us at a time would spend the night at each other's houses and would group build until after midnight. We would all bring our paints so that whatever color we wanted, we had. Lol good times for sure.

What I do is take steel wool, acid, and water and let all three of those soak in a container out in the sun. It then breaks down into a paste. I let that dry to the consistency that I want and then I apply it by hand.

I have heard about those good old days from the older builders in our club. In my day kits were $6.99. Unfortunately for AMT their kits these days are some of the worst on the market second to Lindberg. Thin polystyrene and the re-use of 40+ year old molds in need of serious rework plague many of their kits leaving Revell and others to be the best in terms of American made kits. Actually, I can't call them American made because they are all made in China now lol. I stopped building American made kits a little over 2 years ago due to lack of variety, quality, and cost. I now solely build Japanese, German, and Italian made kits which are far more superior. Yeah, I pay more but I get what I pay for with them. Crisp molded parts, excellent fit and finish, outstandingly detailed parts, high resolution decals, etc. At Michaels you can take advantage of their 50% off coupon on sundays, the same can be done at A.C. Moore. At Hobby Lobby you can take advantage of the 40% off discount every day of the week. Models in general are high on Amazon so I stay away from there. The best deals on kits are on Ebay and many other online retailers.

This is my 1957+ Porsche 356 1600 Speedster that I built about 2 years ago. This is the pride and joy of all my builds and I took home allot of show wins with it. This kit was absolutely amazing!!! It is a Japanese Fujimi Enthusiast kit. Tons of detail with tons of parts at over 250. Color is Factory Porsche silver metallic topped with PPG 2 part automotive clear. All factory chrome was stripped and re-chromed. Multiple photo etched metal parts used through out the interior, exterior, and engine bay. I also added valve stems, engine wiring, and brake lines with aluminum fittings, bare metal foil trim, hand made seat belts with hardware. I'm probably forgetting more, but it was two years ago after all. This is the first kit that I've done that has a removable engine. pretty neat.

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Those busts are absolutely amazing!!!!!!

That's what I like to hear!! I have always said that this should be a mandatory bonding activity between every father and son at least once in their lifetime. My father grew up modeling and passed the hobby on to me. I've been modeling ever since, 33 long years. I also owe it to him for starting my obsession with cars, horsepower, and speed.

Ohhhhhhhhhh you were trying to post pics!!!! Is that O guage? That steam engine is beautiful. I did trains in HO and N guage in my teens, eventually I started chasing girls and got a drivers license and car. I sold off all of my train gear to buy go fast car parts. Always said that I'd get back into it one day. The advances in technology and products nowadays is amazing, things I would have never imagined seeing being made or sold.

Wow I had completely forgotten that I even started this thread and just came across it at random. Glad to see people are still building especially in these current times. I've gotten 6 new people into building in the past 2 months and it feels great!! The hobby amongst many other is in much need of a boost/resurrection. I'm still at the bench building and have finished many builds since page 1.

Very nice!! Love the weathering. I have always wanted to build something like this but don't have the room anymore.

1965 Honda S800 by Tamiya

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