Here’s my newest bu...
 
Notifications
Clear all

Here’s my newest build

21 Posts
7 Users
66 Reactions
3,299 Views
John Napoli
(@carsman1958)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 4067
Topic starter  

AMT Pro-Shop 1966 Chevrolet Nova

1136AD4A F4C8 49B7 9920 12B492FE2C8A
6E6FC366 FF90 45F9 ADA3 E86F739D497E
CDEB7845 A623 4633 BCCB EC8DB784A846
7B5B17A3 632E 4A7B 8F8A DC6F92ED1CB6
F08A141D D683 4769 9435 2ED1F3A25CBB
79D26687 FA75 4183 9BE1 D9D84BFD1C07
CDC9546F DEFB 4C8C 9BFF 3465530A8B5B


   
Greg, John Shamblin, Bob Jackman and 11 people reacted
Quote
(@perrone1)
Admin
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 19273
 

WOW! Magnificent! That's a blue bomb beauty!



   
ReplyQuote
(@pete-rovero)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 2088
 

Looks great, very similar to the AMT Slot Car hardbody I built a few months ago.

IMG 6564
IMG 6566
IMG 6567

 



   
Rich Sufficool, John Napoli, Bob Jackman and 7 people reacted
ReplyQuote
John Napoli
(@carsman1958)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 4067
Topic starter  

Pete, very cool. 



   
Pete Rovero, Marty Johnson, Pete Rovero and 1 people reacted
ReplyQuote
Marty Johnson
(@marty-johnson)
Famed Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 1725
 

Very cool builds here!  Can I get in on the Nova extravaganza?  It's the wrong scale but at least the color is similar!  🤩

54

 



   
John Shamblin, Pete Rovero, John Napoli and 7 people reacted
ReplyQuote
(@100ford2003)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 8231
 

Hi Marty, scale doesn't matter but weight does. Your Nova looks nose heavy with its tail up in the air like that....lol !!
What nice builds you guys have posted pics of !!



   
ReplyQuote
Rich Sufficool
(@rich-sufficool)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 5047
 

@marlowe-or-marty I always love both your models and the view from your house.



   
Bob Jackman, Marty Johnson, Bob Jackman and 1 people reacted
ReplyQuote
Marty Johnson
(@marty-johnson)
Famed Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 1725
 

@100ford2003 🤣 



   
ReplyQuote
Marty Johnson
(@marty-johnson)
Famed Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 1725
 

@rich-sufficool - Thanks, Rich!  Not much is better than appreciation from fellow model enthusiasts!  



   
ReplyQuote
John Napoli
(@carsman1958)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 4067
Topic starter  

Marty, that is a really cool build.  I like it.



   
ReplyQuote
John Shamblin
(@shambles)
Noble Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 645
 

Very nice build. I'm closing in on 70 and have built hundreds so I appreciate your work!

https://www.shamblesmodels.com/built.html



   
ReplyQuote
John Napoli
(@carsman1958)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 4067
Topic starter  

@john-shamblin, I fully understand.  I will be 63 this coming week and fortunately, I have no arthritis so it is easy to work on them.   I have over 200 plastic kits that I hope to build before I am too old.  Currently working on all the pre-painted kits which allows me to knock 1 out in a day.  And since I am currently unemployed, I have all the time in the world.  It is the eyes as I have to use multiple reading glass strengths to build them.



   
ReplyQuote
John Shamblin
(@shambles)
Noble Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 645
 

@carsman1958 

I hear ya John. I finally got glasses around age 45 that helped. Now, not so much, even with a LOT of lighting. I've got arthritis in my fingers pretty bad which makes it difficult to grasp small parts and tools. Over the decades, I accumulated a sizable stash of kits, but recently sold most of them and my built cars off on eBay.

Now I mostly just collect die cast, and mess around with some dioramas. My late brother and I got into "crashing" model cars way back when we were kids. If we'd mess one up, we'd heat it up and see who could make the most realistic looking wreck, so it developed into an all out competition in our later years.

I find some nicely built kits that are not in great shape, but relatively cheap on Bay, then crash them for my salvage yard dioramas.

Here's one I've got in progress, and I have several others on my website that' I'm in the process of redesigning:

https://www.shamblesmodels.com/wrecked-2.html

IMG 5758

 



   
Marty Johnson, Pete Rovero, Marty Johnson and 1 people reacted
ReplyQuote
John Napoli
(@carsman1958)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 4067
Topic starter  

@john-shamblin John I like how you do the crashed cars.  I might have to give it a try. I have some that I might like to see how they turn out. 



   
ReplyQuote
(@pete-rovero)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 2088
 

@john-shamblin 

I love it!  Nice wreck!



   
ReplyQuote
Page 1 / 2
Share: