Mike Kollver built a car he wished he had and now does (in scale), a 1958 Chevrolet Corvette! Mike’s signature is to make the front wheels on all his models posable, and he did that with this Revell 1/25 scale kit, along with running plug wires and fuel lines and flocking the interior carpet.
This Revell 1/24 scale 1967 Firebird pro street wears Orion silver under a candy green overcoat. Rick Shepard set the Firebird body on a pro street chassis and found appropriate wheels and tires in his spares box. He plumbed and wired the engine with aftermarket products.
Mario “Shadow” Mendiola builds his models with a plan for how to unveil them the following year. In this case, he’s jumped the gun and revealed his “bubbletop” car. A combination of an AMT ’65 Pontiac and a Revell Pontiac Banshee, this 1/25 scale extreme kustom proudly displays an intricate pattern with a multicolored fade and subtle lace pattern along the shaved doors and smoothed body panels.
This Revell 1/25 scale 1968 Dodge Dart Hemi looks brutally fast. Vic Rood wanted to model a speed demon from the late ‘60s, and he nailed it, airbrushing his Mopar in red-orange acrylic paint. Vic added the hood scoop and wired the engine underneath.
Rick Allen loves drag cars, and he built this Monogram 1/24 scale Dale Pulde Miller Warrior Funny Car out of the box. He didn’t paint the body, instead opting to polish it and apply the decals before picking out panel lines.
Even at 1/35 scale, Ken Gifford’s HobbyBoss M1070 HET is a monstrous truck that’s impressive to behold. He built the military hauler box stock, painted it with Tamiya Light Sand lacquer from the spray can, and emphasized details with Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color.
Avoiding the cliché Italian red, Tony Hartjes built his Gunze Sangyo 1/24 scale ’62 Ferrari 250 as an “unrestored” race car that has seen continuous use. He painted it Tamiya Dark Blue, weathered with various pigments and washes, and “chipped” the finish with silver paint. He grunged up the wheels and exhaust with a mist of dark colors and left the polishing unfinished to show a patchy, worn paint job.
Ronald Nuendorf cut open the roof and trunk on his AMT 1/25 scale ’32 Ford five-window coupe. He made the trunk, floor pan, and door panels from aluminum sheet and replaced the kit shifter with an aluminum rod. He painted the body with Testors Xtreme Lacquer and finished the interior with Vallejo acrylics.
Parts from AMT, Revell, and MPC kits come together to make Frank LuQue’s 1963 Corvette streamliner. Inspired by Tony Nancy’s streamliner, Frank spliced together Corvette pieces, painted the car Dupli-Color Medium Blue Metallic, and shaded along the bottom with Testors Silver.
Ed Doering started with a Salvinos JR 1/25 scale NASCAR 2023 asphalt modified racer but wasn’t satisfied with an out-of-the-box build. He wired the engine, ran brake lines, detailed the racing shocks and fuel cell, detailed the carburetor and interior, and added aftermarket tires and wheels. He airbrushed with Floquil Gloss Black enamel.
Scott Bischoff creates one-of-a-kind models, and it’s always exciting to see what he’s going to bring to a show. Here, he envisioned a drag car wearing a Lindberg 1/25 scale “Little Red Wagon” body. Scott scratchbuilt the chassis, suspension, and engine under the tonneau cover and painted with Tamiya colors from the spray cans.
This classy Lindberg 1/25 scale Olds Cutlass 442 replicates a car featured in Hemming’s Muscle Machines. Bob Kremer added red flocking for the carpet and AMT redline tires. He painted Tamiya Gloss Black lacquer from the spray can over Dupli-Color Gray primer.
AMT released a few kits under the Pro Shop moniker. Pre-painted, they’ve become sought-after collector items, although not particularly popular when released. Steve Church had one of the kits in his stash and chose to put it together to exhibit at the show.
Attending his first model-car contest, Gary Plennes brought his tricked-out Revell 1/24 scale 1970 Challenger T/A. For a restomod feel, he upgraded with 3D-printed wheels, tires, brakes, seats, belts and buckles, front splitter, steering wheel, shifter, and exhaust. “It’s the car I would build if I had the cash,” Gary said. He painted with Createx acrylics and flocked the interior carpet.