Model Car/Aircraft/etc..?

[tar_baby]

Does anyone here build model cars?....like classics or testors cars?

Or even military vehicles?

http://www.megahobby.com/Modeling_Zone/Cars/cars.html

like stuff on this site
i do this a lot lately and I have found it very fun to make these cars...anyone else into this?

[tar_baby]

and yes i expect this to be moved to moonachie if it bombs...but i do this stuff in my spare time so i figured some of you might

[MetalSign]

I used to build tons of models when I was younger. I got a kit a couple years ago, but I'm going to wait until I get a house with a workspace to build them big time.

IMO, Tamiya is the best and most detailed. They also make alot of models not usually made by other companies (a lot of Japanese and euro cars - the stuff i like)

[moosenman]

Model building is kinda geeky hobby. I am most definately a geek. I've been building since I was young and molestable. I bet there are a few more wackbaggers who build and just don't want to admit it.

I agree tamiya is the best. But they dont' make muscle cars! Have to put up with AMT or Revell lacking quality and accuracy.

[Smoke]

I made a few in my teens but it's certantly not a social activity. Besides, the glue was the best part...

[FishinForBabies]

no cars here. I spend most of my time custom building model train locomotives in HO scale. right now, I am working on 3 custom EMD lease SD40-2's and 2 GATX lease SD40-2's. have to get them built, detailed, painted and decaled by october for the Western Prototype Modelers meet in La Habra, CA.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i build real ones, cars, not airplanes, although i would love to get into airplanes but they are just to expencive

[tar_baby]

no cars here. I spend most of my time custom building model train locomotives in HO scale. right now, I am working on 3 custom EMD lease SD40-2's and 2 GATX lease SD40-2's. have to get them built, detailed, painted and decaled by october for the Western Prototype Modelers meet in La Habra, CA.

how long does that take u?

i can usually build a skill level 2 model in about a weekend if i concentrate...most of the time is spent painting all the parts

has anyone done skill 3?...im kinda leary to do that cause it seems tough as shit..im about to finish my gullwing that ive had for a few days

i love building model cars and stuff because you can see the improvement with each model you build

i assume its the same with real cars

[Clocktower]

I did some planes when I was younger. Those are a pain in the ass to build though. It's much easier to do cars since all you have to do is screw stuff in and make sure locktight is in the right place. The planes are a bitch though. You have to pin everything together, and that glue (while giving a wonderful high) only gives you one change to get things right. I was never good at putting the skin on and hot airing it tight. Flying them was a fucking blast though. I go to the RC strip everynow and then and fly with my cousin. It's fun.

I'm doing helicopters now. They are a WHOLE different level of detail and cost. Fun as hell to fly through the neighborhood.

[tar_baby]

well i see those metal bodied screw models but thats not as fun because it takes 15 minutes to screw it into place

[tar_baby]

and another question for u model builders...do u have gloves for when u spray paint the body?
i get paint all over me from the spray paint cant but ive seen gloves in the model section of hobby lobby and shit..i was just curious if u use gloves or if thats considered pussy in the model building world

[giant pop tart]

i was just curious if u use gloves or if thats considered pussy in the model building world


Modelers who wear gloves have no street cred... ya gotta keep it real

[tar_baby]

yeah i dont wear em..i just use the thinner on my fingers and shit after im done

paint thinner is fuckin amazing

[THE FEZ MAN]

gloves when painting is a good idea, paint can do nasty things to you, so can thinner. i shake like hell from occupational overexposure to solventssss.

[Exanimate]

I used to build them when I was younger, but haven't in a few years. I really want to get back into it. I want to wait until I buy an airbrush, and build a spray booth.

There aren't any good hobby shops around here, so I will have to buy most of my stuff online.

[GLENN_THE_TOOL]

i'm surprised Ant hasn't chimed in with his model airplane knowledge.

[tar_baby]

I used to build them when I was younger, but haven't in a few years. I really want to get back into it. I want to wait until I buy an airbrush, and build a spray booth.

There aren't any good hobby shops around here, so I will have to buy most of my stuff online.

u should..its a great hobby
very fun
i love it
also...it keeps me from driving drunk because i want to work on my model

[Exanimate]

What are the best right now? I mainly like the Muscle cars, and maybe some of the newer sports cars, like the new RX8, and a few others, and some of the NASCAR ones.

[Clocktower]

For the car guys, go y'all prefer the NiCad models or the gas powered?

[THE FEZ MAN]

i like that gas rc stuff but the nitro fumes make me sick, ive had: planes, helo's and cars. i crashed them all and the Helo scares the shit out of me i had to sell it. i laugh my ass off ever time Ant talks about the helos because i know exactly what he is talking about

[tar_baby]

to resurrect this thread...does anyone know of good aircraft models?...the one i built was a nice fighter but it was too easy..it was a top and a bottom and then all i had to build was the cockpit

[stevethrower]

This one was pretty good...

http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=HAS08058

Closest one I could find scale wise to all the 1:35 Tamiya WWII shit I have built...