Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:21:01 PM

Title: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:21:01 PM
Here are some pics of model kits I have built in the past. These are plastic unbuilt kits, not diecast  pre-assembled cars. I did all the paint, assembly, and decal work.
Unfortunately I haven't done any kits in a long time and had to sell off most of my collection.
At one time I had a collection of over 500 kits, both built and waiting to be built. I also had a large collection of collectible old kits that were kept sealed for value.
Hope you enjoy the pics.

(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/030.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/031.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/034.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/033.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:24:22 PM
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/026.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/025.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/027.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/028.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:29:43 PM
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/023.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/024.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/022.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/021.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:34:00 PM
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/019.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/020.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/016.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/017.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:47:42 PM
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/10Tide.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/5KelloggsMC.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/4Kodak1.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/94SunocoOlds.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:49:13 PM
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/22MaxHouse.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/22MBNA.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/24DupontGold.jpg)
(http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t217/TREASURECHESTAQUATICS/24DupontLumina.jpg)
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 24, 2011, 04:50:16 PM
I'll reserve this space for more pics later....that way I can post all the pics above any replies.
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: mandalawi on August 24, 2011, 08:22:52 PM
Outstanding work. But i could not help but chuckle when i saw "Ward Burton's" car. All i could think about when i was that was how every weekend i would wait in anticipation to see how he was going to take his own car out. Granted he didn't have an accident every weekend, it just seemed like it.   ;D
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: Regalblue on August 24, 2011, 09:53:06 PM
Great job on the decals & the cars as a whole.   
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 25, 2011, 03:06:08 PM
Quote from: GaToRxxx420 on August 25, 2011, 12:14:49 AM
When I was younger and had more steady hands I used to put model cars together. I once put a 64 Impala together that I bought a "hydraulic kit" for. That was really cool lol. Did you paint all of these?


Yep, I did all the work to them. I liked to buy aftermarket decals that were never available in a store bought kit and build the cars using them....especially after the manufacturers had to stop including beer and tobacco sponsors in the kits.
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: Super Turtleman on August 26, 2011, 08:44:02 PM
Very nice. I dabbled in the plastic kits and then went with the die cast ones. In the future I'll probably get back into doing the plastic kits. They are definitely labor & detail intensive, but your options with them are limitless.
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 31, 2011, 08:05:22 PM
Quote from: Super Turtleman on August 26, 2011, 08:44:02 PM
Very nice. I dabbled in the plastic kits and then went with the die cast ones. In the future I'll probably get back into doing the plastic kits. They are definitely labor & detail intensive, but your options with them are limitless.

There are some people that opt to change the finish product of a store bought diecast using paint and aftermarket decals. I'm not sure if it's because they aren't confident, patient, or talented enough to do a plastic kit.
I never had an inclination to even buy a diecast instead of a plastic kit. Not even the diecast-plastic hybrids that are out there.
Title: Re: Another Hobby of Mine~very Pic Heavy!!!
Post by: Frenchie on September 03, 2011, 08:15:49 AM
Just so you enjoy yourself. Geat looking cars.