Ford hot rod scale model

This is a picture of a 1930's ford hot rod scale model. Well its a picture of what is left of a 1930's scale model kit I put together. Why did I take the model apart? I think I wanted to make the doors open.

I took the model apart and sawed the doors open and probably thought it would be to much work to make the improvements I wanted to make so I threw the model into a box and here it is now.

what a shame it was a nice looking model and I had to tear it apart. I wish I had left it together instead of making a mess out of it. Instead of tearing apart a model I had put together it would have been better to get new kits and cut the doors and trunks out so I could make opening doors. Leave the model I had put together alone that is what I should have done.

Space shuttle model

The pictures are of a space shuttle model I put together a long time ago. I remember I put it together the same day I got the model kit. It was a skill level one model that snapped together and that is why I put the model together so fast. I did not paint the model before I assembled it. The paint was put on some time later and I did not do a good job of painting it.

The shuttle is missing the wheels. I don't know where the wheels are, they are probably laying around some were because I don't think I through them away. The model looks to be in good shape considering I have not taken care of it.

Plane model

The picture on the right is a plane model I put together. Well at least it's what is left of a model I put together. I'm not sure what kind of plane it is because I have not found the box yet. The model kit was I think skill level 2.

The model is missing the wheels, the propeller the cockpit windshield and most of the pieces that were in the cockpit. I remember the model kit had little metal pieces that I had to glue into the cockpit. I used Elmer's glue for the little metal pieces and was nervous while gluing them into the cockpit of the aeroplane, but I got them glued in fine.

I think the model looks OK, but what a shame I let it get ruined. I don't know if I will be able to find the missing pieces and put the model back together. I wish I woud have taken better care of it.

My favorite car model The General Lee

The pictures are of my favorite car model the general Lee a 1969 dodge charger from the T.V show The Dukes of hazzard. The front wheels are not on the model because I smashed the model a little, by accident. I cut the trunk lid off because I tried to make a fancy trunk with a nice interior and opening trunk lid, but it did not work out. Making a trunk is harder than I thought I would have been.

I think the decals look nice. I am proud of how the decals turned out, because I did not think I'd get them on the car without ruining them. I am not good at putting decals on models, but I wanted to do a good job because the general Lee kit had nice decals to put on the car. I also used Elmer's glue to glue the windows on the model.

I do not remember how long it took me to put the model kit together, but it probably took a month or two. I like the way the model turned out and I had fun putting it together.

scale modeling continued

More about scale modeling. I also had putty for scale models. I know I used the putty once, but I don't know what for. I think getting the putty was a waste. That wraps up all the scale modeling tools I have because I can't think of any other tools I have.

I enjoyed the scale modeling hobby, but I probably quit the hobby because I got frustrated that I could not create a great scale model with opening doors and trunks and spark plug wires and a great paint job with perfect decals.

I was also thinking maybe scale modeling is to expensive and that is another reason why I quit, but then I though it's not that expensive, 10 to 15 dollars for a plastic model kit and may be 15 to 20 dollars for some paint and glue its a cheap hobby compared to some others. Writing about scale models makes me want to build one.

plastic scale models continued

Some more scale model tool talk today. I had sand paper that I wanted to use between coats of paint when spay painting my models. I probably did use the sand paper for that purpose, but I don't think the sand paper helped my paint jobs. I believe I also had a tack rag to use after I sanded the coat of paint to get all the loose debris off the model.

I wanted to do some custom stuff to my models so I had a little saw, small knives, and sheets of plastic. I used the saw to cut the doors open and also make trunks open on cars. The doors and trunks opened, but I needed to make hinges. I did not make good hinges. Cutting parts out did not work well. I'd rather buy models where the doors open that would be a lot less work.

I used the knives to cut the parts for the model from the numbered plastic, I think they are called trees they come on. I wanted to use the plastic sheets to put flatbeds on trucks. I don't think the flat beds turned of good, but at least I had fun making the flatbeds.

Plastic car models

I used to enjoy putting together plastic scale models. I subscribed to scale auto enthusiast magazine and dreamed of building scale models like the ones in scale auto enthusiast. I never achieved my goal of building that great model.

I wanted a spray paint gun so I could paint my cars, but I only had bottles of spray paint for the body of the cars and I also had little bottles of paint and some brushes for the smaller parts of the cars like the engine and hubcaps.

I had I think three different kinds of glue. I had nontoxic glue that came in a tube, I also had the toxic version of the nontoxic glue. I had some quick set glue where I would hold it for 30 seconds and the plastic parts stayed together and it would dry in I can't remember how many minutes. Another type of glue I had was some kind of rubber cement I think. One type of glue I did not have that I wanted was quick set epoxy which I think is suppose to dry in five minutes.