This reminds of the models I used to make - once I got bored of building the car according to the instructions, and started adding on bits of planes, ship, and rockets.
In all fairness, these seem like they'd be a giant pain in the ass to actually build, as model vehicles go. They're still brain-meltingly cool, though.
Goddammit! You're making me want to go dig up my brushes and paints and dive into this again. Must...resist.. temptation... because modeling really is about the very last thing you want to get to when you have a 2.5 year old running around the house.
No way. No, NO, NO. I'm still gathering the guts to finish the Johan '68 Fury copcar (with chassis & powertrain from a Lindberg "Color Me Gone" '64 Dodge 330) that I plunged into several years ago at this point. Never mind the '38 Ford pickup & trailer/'41 Ford woody, Viper V10-powered '58 Belvedere, and '71 Duster "PCH" models all waiting on the workshop shelves...
Sweet jesus riding a tricycle, Murilee you have taken the title "bat-shit insane" to a whole 'nother level. If you finish just one of these, it'll be impressive, but I'm it will leave you huddle in a corner, mumbling about how the "coy fish smokes fine cuban cigars on Wednesdays" or how the "big anime eyes can see into your wretched soul."
The last model I got was for killing time recuperating from surgery (pre-internet, pretty much). I realized I might as well have been building a real car--here's but one example:
Gnat-eyelash bits of thread to GLUE on for the spark plug wires? I must have gone through a mile of the stuff because it always stuck to my fingers--if you got enough glue on to make the connections on the tiny engine, it was enough to stick the thread to your fingers. "Wires" too fine for tweezers. Use less glue, place wire in position, breath sigh of relief, watch spider web thin bit of thread flutter up and off into the universe. Take friend's advice--don't cut into little bits first; drop glue on engine in two spots, drape thread; wait, cut. Engine now has two large Elmer's Glue tumors. Whittle down Elmer tumors. Consider shaping them into super chargers or a really, really fascinating surreal supercarb. Whittle too much. Go find SuperGlu. Glue finger to thumb; move model with other hand. Get large white CSI fingerprint on windshield and side of car---just like in that Twilight Zone with the inflatable giant alien that scared that cop and the bitter city lady. Get lighter fluid to remove print from windshield. Windshield goes opaque. Permanently. Take model outside. Douse with remaining lighter fluid. Drop match on it.
I just realized something: I have a couple half-models around, plenty of CA, a box-cutter, a Dremel, and half a can of yellow Krylon Fusion. Victory could easily be mine.
It would be difficult to mod them, I would think- WTF kind of scale is 1:32? Although that would make that 1:24 440 a real big-block in comparison, I guess.
@Ash225/6: I'm going out on a limb and guessing "cyanoacrylate" AKA super glue. I would think standard styrene model cement would be more forgiving to work with, though.
Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred
Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
I was, for a while, working on a late-Malaise Dodge-badged Mistersquishy (a Ram 50). Which I'm pretty sure will end up donating its bed to a bastardized Corvepagino.
That looks exceedingly difficult. Whenever I tried to paint a model car, I always ended up spraying a corner of the garage. (I used real car paint from spray cans.)
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In all fairness, these seem like they'd be a giant pain in the ass to actually build, as model vehicles go. They're still brain-meltingly cool, though.
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For Lucky Star, though? Banishment is order. Fret not, though, you'll find a home among your kind at 4chan.
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Wait, I just admitted to knowing the name of an anime character on a car website. Do I have to turn in my man credentials now?
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Gnat-eyelash bits of thread to GLUE on for the spark plug wires? I must have gone through a mile of the stuff because it always stuck to my fingers--if you got enough glue on to make the connections on the tiny engine, it was enough to stick the thread to your fingers. "Wires" too fine for tweezers. Use less glue, place wire in position, breath sigh of relief, watch spider web thin bit of thread flutter up and off into the universe. Take friend's advice--don't cut into little bits first; drop glue on engine in two spots, drape thread; wait, cut. Engine now has two large Elmer's Glue tumors. Whittle down Elmer tumors. Consider shaping them into super chargers or a really, really fascinating surreal supercarb. Whittle too much. Go find SuperGlu. Glue finger to thumb; move model with other hand. Get large white CSI fingerprint on windshield and side of car---just like in that Twilight Zone with the inflatable giant alien that scared that cop and the bitter city lady. Get lighter fluid to remove print from windshield. Windshield goes opaque. Permanently. Take model outside. Douse with remaining lighter fluid. Drop match on it.
Go back inside, take two large pain pills.
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I just realized something: I have a couple half-models around, plenty of CA, a box-cutter, a Dremel, and half a can of yellow Krylon Fusion. Victory could easily be mine.
Like I need another project.
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It would be difficult to mod them, I would think- WTF kind of scale is 1:32? Although that would make that 1:24 440 a real big-block in comparison, I guess.
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I was, for a while, working on a late-Malaise Dodge-badged Mistersquishy (a Ram 50). Which I'm pretty sure will end up donating its bed to a bastardized Corvepagino.
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