The model car thread! :-)

[J. Robinson]

Yeah, this model building thing can be addictive. I don't remember if I've mentioned it before, but I started in this hobby when I was about 7 years old. I'll be 75 next month and I'm still at it! I got away fromit a few times over the years, but it always draws me back. Oh well, there are worse things I could spend my time and money on...

Ryan, the paint on your '40 sedan looks super glossy. What brand of paint did you use? Is it silly to modify a model to make an engine fit? Absolutely not! The majority of my models are modified in some manner. Once in a blue moon I will build a model right out of the box just so I can have quick results, but the overwhelming majority of mine are modified in some way. The first pic below is the '49 Ford I built right out of the box. All I did was sand off the door handles and lower it a little extra before I painted and assembled it. The second pic is a radically modified '36 ford 5-window. I used the front half of the frame, the front axle, and the body. Everything else was robbed from other kits or old leftovers from my parts stash. It all depends on what you want the finished product to be.