This cream-colored 1955 Ford F-100 street rod is anything but vanilla. Jake Leatherman built a Monogram 1/24 scale kit, stripped all the chrome parts, and painted them with Alclad II Polished Aluminum. MCW Casino Cream lacquer laid down over the bulk of the bodywork, and Bare-Metal Foil rounded out the look.
While participating in a Transformers Bumblebee group build, Robert Staley had an idea, and his Rat Bug was born. Using an AMT kit, he channeled the frame, 3D-printed the skulls, license plate, and floorboards, and topped it all with a properly ratty patina finish.
Scott Liggett built a 1/25 scale model of the 1970 GTO Judge from the 1971 film Two-lane Blacktop. He used an MPC body, interior, and engine all built on a 1969 Olds 442 chassis. He scratchbuilt the rear spoiler, popped Keystone mags into the tires, and finished off with Scale Finished Pontiac Orbit Orange and Keith Marks decals.
It took Seth Brock seven months to finish his 1/24 scale Keith Rocco asphalt modified to his satisfaction. Beginning with a kit from Wes’s Model Car Corner, Seth went above and beyond with a custom window net, padded seat, wired electronics and battery, custom grille, and much more. The amazing build wears Tamiya, Alclad II, and Mr. Hobby paints.
Steve Courtney makes no bones about it — he just likes modeling lowriders! This 1/24 scale Revell Caddy is hopped up with plenty of 3D-printed parts. He made the Hollywood top and furnished the interior with foam upholstery and photo-etched metal details.
Scott Hoover chopped the top and channeled the body of his rat rod. He planted a turbine engine behind the grille — and check out the license-plate firewall! That’s a fox tail hanging from the antenna (no, not a real one). He wet-sanded the black spray-paint finish to reveal the rusty color beneath.
Vern Heizer is known for his immaculate builds, and he does it again with this JoHan 1/25 scale 1958 Olds. He chopped the top of this custom and converted a four-door ride to a two-door sled. It wears a luscious Tropical Glitz finish with blazing chrome trim.
This trike rider has seen better days! Kevin Couch calls his model the Med-Evil Trike, and it’s easy to see why. Using a Revell 1/8 scale Evil Iron kit as his starting point, Kevin made the skeletal driver and clothed it with toilet paper. He used a pigment weathering set to get the trike’s deathly (or should that be deadly?) patina just right.
C.T. Inman saw an episode of The Jetsons on YouTube and remembered how entertaining the show was for him as a youngster. Inspired, he built his Jetson’s Auto Shop diorama. Much of the equipment and furnishings came from his spares box, helped along by styrene sheet, basswood, floor tile, plastic straws, and plastic barrels.
Steeped in lowrider culture, Rod Beeman built a Revell 1/25 scale 1958 Chevy Impala but put a spin on it. Instead of a hardtop, he converted the model to a convertible and built it with the roof retracting to show off the custom interior. Points for creativity and style!
Glen Fahrni’s mellow, seafoam green, 1/25 scale 1961 Chevy Impala drips nostalgia. Those unforgettable lines with a classic color took 35 hours to complete, built straight from the Lindberg box. He detailed the trim with Molotow Liquid Chrome and hand-painted the logos on the rear.
The six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 Formula One racer remains a popular model subject. Gavin Foster built the Tamiya 1/12 scale kit of the famous F1 competitor simply because it had so many wheels! He painted with Tamiya Racing Blue and top-coated with Mr. Hobby Clear.
Jerry Keller tried to buy a 1969 Chevelle and found that the insurance for it was out of his range. So, he did the next best thing and built an AMT 1/25 scale kit of one instead. Just a black base coat and then clear on top is all this box-stock build took, and it was way easier on Jerry’s wallet, too!
Inspired by the ’47 Chevy’s body lines, Bud Fowle built a Galaxie 1/25 scale resin kit from the box. He painted it Tamiya Light Blue Pearl with a Sand interior and finished the brightwork in Bare-Metal Foil.
Pete Wilhoit said Jamie, his wife, inspires all his builds. For this AMT 1/25 scale Ford five-window coupe, the Wilhoits cut the hood so it would open like a real one and added a soft, roll-up roof. This pretty two-tone auto wears Tamiya Italian Red and Metallic Gray.
Whoa! Chris Meacham’s Iron Lady street rod knocked our socks off! Chopped and channeled, the 1/25 scale street rod has an open roof, suicide doors, a 3D-printed chassis, wheels, tires, master cylinder, brakes, mirrors, taillights, and battery. Chris then wired the engine, plumbed the brake lines, added seat belts and a photo-etched metal dash, embossed carpet, and an operational bikini top. He painted with Mr. Color Super Metallic 2 Super Iron 2, black accents, and topped with a 2K clear.
David Poynter loves the Back to the Future movies. So much so that he converted the Polar Lights 1/24 scale DeLorean from flight mode to street-level configuration. David accurized his model and worked to get the stainless steel appearance just right.