Bob Gagne started with an Ertl 1/25 scale Paystar 5000 dump truck, which he converted into a semi truck tractor, installed a headache rack, custom dual exhaust stacks, and full rear fenders. It took him a month to build, and Bob finished with spray paints delivered directly from the cans.
An Iceman Collections 3D-printed Chevy 235 engine and VCG Bonaire Swamp Cooler air-conditioning unit upgrade Jason Hanscom’s Revell 1/25 scale ‘55 Chevy Bel Air. A Slixx Decals Mopar Mod top over Tamiya paint creates a unique, custom look. You got Mopar on my Chevy!
An Iceman Collections 3D-printed Chevy 235 engine and VCG Bonaire Swamp Cooler air-conditioning unit upgrade Jason Hanscom’s Revell 1/25 scale ‘55 Chevy Bel Air. A Slixx Decals Mopar Mod top over Tamiya paint creates a unique, custom look. You got Mopar on my Chevy!
Gary Westfall scratchbuilt a working suspension for his Revell 1/25 scale ‘39 Chevy sedan delivery. He added Pegasus front wheels and Revell 4x4 rears, King air-ride shocks, butterfly doors, and an opening hood. Tamiya spray paint and House of Kolor 2K clear finished off this brutal blue beast.
Tamiya Titanium Gold graces Jim Parker’s AMT 1/25 scale Buick Opel GT, built for a group build hosted by Grandpa Mark’s Hobbies on YouTube. The theme for the build was movies and TV. The Opel’s custom license plate says, “Get Smart,” referencing the 1960s TV series.
Tamiya Titanium Gold graces Jim Parker’s AMT 1/25 scale Buick Opel GT, built for a group build hosted by Grandpa Mark’s Hobbies on YouTube. The theme for the build was movies and TV. The Opel’s custom license plate says, “Get Smart,” referencing the 1960s TV series.
Will Emerson cut and hinged the side door, added rear port hole windows, and installed a bed and custom interior to his Hasegawa 1/24 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 delivery van. He decorated the exterior with decals from multiple kits over Testors Lime Ice and added lowrider wire wheels.
Paul Zerbe built a DDA 1/24 scale Ford Falcon XY GT and brought in a 3D-printed engine, Z-Force Modelworx Cobra 19/20-inch wheels, and a chassis by Altered 3D. After detailing and wiring the engine, he parked nitrous bottles in the trunk. SMS Candy Apple Red tops a gold-flake base coat and the whole thing comes together with 2K clear.
Steve Robillard combined an Ertl 1/25 scale International S-series 2674 tri-axle dump truck with custom-made wheels, tires, dump body, exhaust, and a plumbed and wired motor. The finish is Rust-Oleum Real Orange Gloss and white Tamiya primer.
Who else likes Herbie the Lovebug? Linda Crummett finished a Polar Lights 1/24 scale VW Beetle as the titular Volkswagen car. She said she built it for a club challenge and also in honor of her dad, who she said “took my brothers and I to every Herbie movie.”
Paul Paradis built a Salvinos JR 1/25 scale Ole Blue No. 3 mostly out of the box with a few add-ons. The changes include photo-etched metal hood pins, modifying the side panels to make the car look accurate, replacing the molded-in screen in the nose piece, and weathering the Testors Extreme Lacquer Icy Blue.
Dana Benoit removed the front and back emblems and door handles, plumbed the engine bay, and added Pegasus wheels and tires to a Tamiya Yellow and Orange AMT 1/25 scale ‘65 Chevy Impala SS.
Dana Benoit removed the front and back emblems and door handles, plumbed the engine bay, and added Pegasus wheels and tires to a Tamiya Yellow and Orange AMT 1/25 scale ‘65 Chevy Impala SS.
Nate Bemis said his AMT 1/24 scale Parnelli Jones Watson Roadster ‘63 Indy 500 Winner was built box stock aside from a clear Lexan screen and an Indycals decal set. The model was finished with Tamiya paints.
To replicate South East Gasser Association member Colby Welch’s 2022 B/Gas Champion’s gasser, Jim Rondos finished a Trumpeter 1/25 scale 1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero with a Tamco base coat and 2K clear sent by Colby Welch himself. Jim made a flip nose, hinged tailgate, and added STS custom decals.
To replicate South East Gasser Association member Colby Welch’s 2022 B/Gas Champion’s gasser, Jim Rondos finished a Trumpeter 1/25 scale 1965 Ford Falcon Ranchero with a Tamco base coat and 2K clear sent by Colby Welch himself. Jim made a flip nose, hinged tailgate, and added STS custom decals.
It took Chris Wise a few days spread over several months to build his FToys 1/24 scale 1981 Honda CB750F. The pavement under the motorcycle is distressed and painted sheetrock with ground litter and leaves made from found materials. Chris says the bike is basically out of the box, and it’s painted with Tamiya acrylics.
Steve Norsek covered his cross between MPC 1/25 scale ‘77 Ford Cruising Van and AMT Superstones F-150 with Tamiya Metallic Blue. Fireball wheels and tires, a wired and plumbed engine compartment, and overlanding gear from 1/24 scale rock crawlers complete the vehicle.
With Cybertrucks being so new, they are a rare sight at model shows, but Jay Devlin scratchbuilt a 1/24 scale Cybertruck from Evergreen styrene sheet, a 3D-printed engine, and parts box pieces. He said it was inspired by an online picture of a dumpster described as a Cybertruck.
Mark Tucker improved his Tamiya 1/24 scale Nissan Skyline GT-R with a detailed interior, Aoshima wheels and tires, scratchbuilt mufflers, and chassis details. Custom decals and airbrushed graphics decorate the “King of the Kaiju” car.
Ruane Crummett added the boat from the Revell 1/24 scale “Gone Fishing” kit and a Scenes Unlimited hitch to his AMT 1/25 scale International Scout II. The Tamiya Intermediate Blue vehicle is adorned with Bare-Metal Foil trim and the cooler on the trailer wears Coke decals.
Lots of modifications add to Jodi Doyle’s Moebius 1/24 scale 1970 Ford F-100 Custom Cab 4x4 including a MCV Products 3D-printed Coyote engine and a scratchbuilt long-arm suspension coil-over shocks. The pickup also features MCV 3D-printed slotted wheels and Super Swamper TSL tires and mufflers made from aluminum tubing.
This little Tamiya 1/24 scale Fiat Abarth 695 SS is the handiwork of Tim Rhine who added window covers and a hood prop. He painted it with Splash Paints Seamist Green.
Dave Perkins said his metallic burgundy Aoshima 1/24 scale 1968 MGB is box stock except for the seat belts.
Scott Ryder’s AMT 1/25 scale Ford Dump Truck LNT-8000 Louisville Line took him about six months to complete. He added wheels, a scratchbuilt tarp, ran hydraulic and brake lines, and weathered the engine.
Scott Ryder’s AMT 1/25 scale Ford Dump Truck LNT-8000 Louisville Line took him about six months to complete. He added wheels, a scratchbuilt tarp, ran hydraulic and brake lines, and weathered the engine.
Charlie Rowley’s 1/25 scale 1970 International Loadstar Eagle Engine 3 has an AMT body and pump panel somewhere in there. The cab is an AITM resin addition, and he made the booster hose from electrical wire. Sewing elastic, painted with tan acrylics, replicates hose in the truck’s bed. Charlie designed his own decals and printed them on an ALPS printer. Final details were scrounged from his spares box.
Andy Behrens added aftermarket decals to an otherwise box-stock Revell 1/25 scale ‘57 Ford gasser. It looks good under its Automotive Touchup Calypso Coral (1970 Mustang) finish.
Andy Behrens added aftermarket decals to an otherwise box-stock Revell 1/25 scale ‘57 Ford gasser. It looks good under its Automotive Touchup Calypso Coral (1970 Mustang) finish.
Vince LoBosco called his Model Factory Hiro 1/12 scale 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Lucybelle II “the most insane project I have ever done!” He sank nearly 600 hours of work into the model, and decided to leave the rest of the process to our imaginations. PPG White, Tamiya Racing Blue for the stripes, and PPG Clear dress the curvy racer.