Model Car Builder - Spring 2016

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//-->TWIN DATSUNSPART TWOWHAT SKILL LEVELDO YOU BUILD AT?MORE WEBTIPS!RODNEYBUILDS ASTREET RODJOHN TERESI’S AWARD WINNING HARLEY DRAG BIKE!Model Car Builder 1PRINTED COPIES $10.00 EachPLUS POSTAGE (that takes forever & costs $$$)DIGITAL COPIES $4.99 Each and NO POSTAGE!Plus you can start reading it today!BUY---DOWNLOAD---START READING NOW---NO WAITING!!To find out more, and to order back issues,just visit these web sites:Join our 4,000 followers!“Like Us” today!MO DE LCA R BU I L D E R M AG .C O M2 Model Car BuilderMAGC LO U D.CO MAMA Z O N .C OMM AG ZT E R.CO MSearch for “Model Car Builder” magazineVol 3 / Issue No.1Spring 2016Publisher/EditorRoy R. SorensonMarketing ManagerLynne SorensonCopy EditorNeil Van ZileCONTENTSEditor’s WorkbenchWhat skill level do youbuild at?PAGE 5Polar Lights ‘65 GTOThis is a snap kit?Order Additional Copies at:www.ModelCarBuildermag.comModel Car Builder is published bi-monthly byHC Publications, PO Box 20144., Castro Valley, CA 94546.E-mail: HCPublications@att.netUnsolicited contributions must be accompanied by a return envelope with appropriatepostage. MCB cannot be held responsible for unsolicited contributions while in themail or in our care. Please e-mail the publisher at the above address before sending anymaterials. Sorry, but we do not have the money to pay for contributions at this time. Wereserve the right to refuse any contribution.PAGE 6Monogram ‘32 FordRodney builds a streetrod?CONTRIBUTIONSPAGE 8Doc’ Midkiff’s“PONTUNA”Fish out of water?Contents of this magazine are copyrighted. All rights reserved. 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Thank you.NEXTPAGE 26WEB TIPSCan I learn to do this?ISSUE!T E S TO R ’ S N E WAirbrush& COMPRESSORPAGE 34Workbench Tools:Can this tool help on yournext build?PAGE 38Model Car Builder 3EDITORSWORKBENCHWhat’s YourSkill Level?been running build ups of snapkits in the last few issues? I didn’tplan it that way, it just sort of hap-pened. I guess what surprises methe most is the quality of snap kitsthese days. When I was younger (along time ago), snap kits were verysimple, almost “toy” like in theirappearance.Todays snap kits are gorgeous. Inthis issue I build the Polarlights ‘64Pontiac GTO kit (pictured to theright), when I first opened the boxand looked through the parts trees,I kept thinking, “this can’t be a snapkit?”. The detail in this kit is great. Iknow there isn’t a 100+ parts in thekit, but that’s the beauty of it, theredoesn’t need to be that many partsto build a nice replica! With somedetail painting, and some carefulplanning, you can make it look likea more detailed kit.I guess as we get older and buildmore and more kits, you beginto think that snap kits are just forkids. You think, oh they’re great forthe beginners, but I need some-4 Model Car BuilderDid anyone else notice that we’veBut if I’m going to build a $65.00thing more challenging!kit, I want to detail that sucker outSo you begin to buy more and big-to the max!ger kits. Soon you’re buying scaleSo the next thing to order was aspark plug wire and braided line to“detail up” kit from Hobby De-raise the detail on your cars. Maybesign, $20.00. Oh look, they have asome aftermarket machined alumi-dashboard decal set, $12.00. Thennum wheels, 3D printed parts, andthere’s the self adhesive red leather,the list goes on. Before you know itanother $12.00. Pro-Tech wiring,you have $100.00 in parts investedDetail Master A/N fittings, andin your $25.00 kit (and yes, I know,the list goes and on. If I add it allI’m being conservative on thatup, I’ll have over $200.00 just inamount).materials in this car by the time it’sSo now your building detailed out,done!big buck standard kits. But wait,And don’t get me wrong, I’m notthe guys are talking about howpissing and moaning about thenice those Japanese kits are! Youcost. It’s the price you pay for thewant to step up to the next level.hobbyProblem is,yourthose nicein. Justimport kitsthingare expen-howsive! Nowmuchinsteadsomeof payingpeople$25.00pay forfor a kit,theiryou’rebaseballpayingcardanywherecollec-fromtion. I’m$45.00 tosaying$95.00if youfor a kit.want toYikes! Youprogresscan buildABOVE: Polarlights “Snap Together” is nicer then some gluein thethem boxkits I’ve built over the years!hobbystock, andand challenge yourself, then it’sthey are pretty nice looking whengoing to cost you.your done, but you want to takeSo what’s the next step? For me it’sthem further.learning to scratchbuild! Most ofTake for instance, that Tamiyayou have been following my “BigMercedes-Benz 300SL kit picturedBuck Build” in the pages of Modelover there to the right. I’ve alwaysCar Builder (see photo far right).loved those cars. So when TamiyaEven if the car isn’t totally scratch-came out with the kit, I had to havebuilt, it’s a good learning tool forone. A trip to the local hobby shop,me and I expect more and more ofand $65.00 on the old credit card,my future projects will be a com-and I had my favorite car in 1/24thbination of scratchbuilt and 3Dscale. Straight out of the box thisprinted parts. After the Willys proj-car would build into a beautiful kit.ect is done I’m planning on totallySpeaking of NNL West; we justit a “fun” award. Model Car Build-scratchbuilding a 1920s Indy car.got a new date for 2017, and newer has presented awards like “TheIt will feature a hand formed brassthemes. The convention center hascar most likely to get a speedingbody, and 3D printed motor.bumped us to January Jan 28, 2017.ticket” or at this years NNL West,Do I want to be the next GeraldBut that may change again. As soonwe gave an award for “Rattiest RatWindgrove? Heck no! For oneas we have a date locked in with aRod”. NNL’s are meant to be fun. It’sthing, it takes yearscontract, we’ll let youand years of buildingknow. We have twoand learning to reachgreat themes for 2017.a Windgrove level, andFirst is “777” and thisI’m 60 years old! I justwill be any car built inwant to progress mythe year ending with askill level.“7”. This should makeNo matter what yourfor a crowded themeskill level is, chancestable! Just thinkingare you’re going toabout all the great carswant to continue mov-built in 1957, 1967,ing up the scale, I hope1977, 1987!! Well, OK,that Model Car Builder‘87 is a bit of a stretch,has helped you achieveABOVE: Tamiya’s Mercedes Benz 300SL features great details like a full tubebut how about asome of the skills to doSmokey and the Banditchassis & working gull wing doors. Detail you pay big bucks for!just that.Trans Am?Recently Jim Haught wrote anThe second theme will be an oldmodelers getting together to shareeditorial inScale Autoabout NNL’sfavorite, “TV & Movie” cars! TVtheir love for our great hobby. It’sbeing too competitive. At first I wasand movie cars are very populara chance to meet old friends, sharea little upset to hear such a state-and I’m sure everyone has at leastbuilding ideas, show off your latestment, I went into the read with aone in their collection (I have acreation, and just have a great time.really negative attitude. But afterFlintstone car in my collection)!If you go into an NNL thinking Ireading it, I have to agree with JimModel Car Builder will be bring-should win this, or I should of won100 percent! Unfor-ing back the Friday bustunately it is humantour for NNL West.nature to be competi-Planned stops throughtive, and some peopleout the day will includejust take it too far.big name shops andAs the founder ofa private collectionNNL West some 30+or two. Stay tuned toyears ago, I’ve alwaysModel Car Builder andinsisted that the onlyNNL West websites fortwo NNL West awardsmore information.are “People’s Choice”Well guys, it’s goingfor adults, and “Peo-on six years and I’mple’s Choice” for thestill pounding on theyouth. But, do to balletkey board and clickingbox stuffing, it’s moreoff the pics for Modelof “Modelers” choice,Car Builder, Thanks forsince now days, onlyABOVE: Scratchbuilding allows you to build almost anything you can thing of,all your support andRoger Lee used brass rod and a soldering iron to make this frame.people entering cars getall the great fan mail.a ballot.Don’t forget to checkAs editor of Model Car Builder, ifour website:that, then you missed the wholeI take an award to a show, I makewww.ModelCarBuildermag.comconcept behind NNLs!Model Car Builder 5 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]