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TWIN DATSUNS
PART TWO
WHAT SKILL LEVEL
DO YOU BUILD AT?
MORE WEB
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RODNEY
BUILDS A
STREET ROD
JOHN TERESI’S AWARD WINNING HARLEY DRAG BIKE!
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Vol 3 / Issue No.1
Spring 2016
Publisher/Editor
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CONTENTS
Editor’s Workbench
What skill level do you
build at?
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Polar Lights ‘65 GTO
This is a snap kit?
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EDITORS
WORKBENCH
What’s Your
Skill Level?
been running build ups of snap
kits in the last few issues? I didn’t
plan it that way, it just sort of hap-
pened. I guess what surprises me
the most is the quality of snap kits
these days. When I was younger (a
long time ago), snap kits were very
simple, almost “toy” like in their
appearance.
Todays snap kits are gorgeous. In
this issue I build the Polarlights ‘64
Pontiac GTO kit (pictured to the
right), when I first opened the box
and looked through the parts trees,
I kept thinking, “this can’t be a snap
kit?”. The detail in this kit is great. I
know there isn’t a 100+ parts in the
kit, but that’s the beauty of it, there
doesn’t need to be that many parts
to build a nice replica! With some
detail painting, and some careful
planning, you can make it look like
a more detailed kit.
I guess as we get older and build
more and more kits, you begin
to think that snap kits are just for
kids. You think, oh they’re great for
the beginners, but I need some-
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D
id anyone else notice that we’ve
But if I’m going to build a $65.00
thing more challenging!
kit, I want to detail that sucker out
So you begin to buy more and big-
to the max!
ger kits. Soon you’re buying scale
So the next thing to order was a
spark plug wire and braided line to
“detail up” kit from Hobby De-
raise the detail on your cars. Maybe
sign, $20.00. Oh look, they have a
some aftermarket machined alumi-
dashboard decal set, $12.00. Then
num wheels, 3D printed parts, and
there’s the self adhesive red leather,
the list goes on. Before you know it
another $12.00. Pro-Tech wiring,
you have $100.00 in parts invested
Detail Master A/N fittings, and
in your $25.00 kit (and yes, I know,
the list goes and on. If I add it all
I’m being conservative on that
up, I’ll have over $200.00 just in
amount).
materials in this car by the time it’s
So now your building detailed out,
done!
big buck standard kits. But wait,
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not
the guys are talking about how
pissing and moaning about the
nice those Japanese kits are! You
cost. It’s the price you pay for the
want to step up to the next level.
hobby
Problem is,
your
those nice
in. Just
import kits
thing
are expen-
how
sive! Now
much
instead
some
of paying
people
$25.00
pay for
for a kit,
their
you’re
baseball
paying
card
anywhere
collec-
from
tion. I’m
$45.00 to
saying
$95.00
if you
for a kit.
want to
Yikes! You
progress
can build
ABOVE: Polarlights “Snap Together” is nicer then some glue
in the
them box
kits I’ve built over the years!
hobby
stock, and
and challenge yourself, then it’s
they are pretty nice looking when
going to cost you.
your done, but you want to take
So what’s the next step? For me it’s
them further.
learning to scratchbuild! Most of
Take for instance, that Tamiya
you have been following my “Big
Mercedes-Benz 300SL kit pictured
Buck Build” in the pages of Model
over there to the right. I’ve always
Car Builder (see photo far right).
loved those cars. So when Tamiya
Even if the car isn’t totally scratch-
came out with the kit, I had to have
built, it’s a good learning tool for
one. A trip to the local hobby shop,
me and I expect more and more of
and $65.00 on the old credit card,
my future projects will be a com-
and I had my favorite car in 1/24th
bination of scratchbuilt and 3D
scale. Straight out of the box this
printed parts. After the Willys proj-
car would build into a beautiful kit.
ect is done I’m planning on totally
Speaking of NNL West; we just
it a “fun” award. Model Car Build-
scratchbuilding a 1920s Indy car.
got a new date for 2017, and new
er has presented awards like “The
It will feature a hand formed brass
themes. The convention center has
car most likely to get a speeding
body, 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 Gerald
But that may change again. As soon
we gave an award for “Rattiest Rat
Windgrove? Heck no! For one
as we have a date locked in with a
Rod”. NNL’s are meant to be fun. It’s
thing, it takes years
contract, we’ll let you
and years of building
know. We have two
and learning to reach
great themes for 2017.
a Windgrove level, and
First is “777” and this
I’m 60 years old! I just
will be any car built in
want to progress my
the year ending with a
skill level.
“7”. This should make
No matter what your
for a crowded theme
skill level is, chances
table! Just thinking
are you’re going to
about all the great cars
want to continue mov-
built in 1957, 1967,
ing up the scale, I hope
1977, 1987!! Well, OK,
that Model Car Builder
‘87 is a bit of a stretch,
has helped you achieve
ABOVE: Tamiya’s Mercedes Benz 300SL features great details like a full tube
but how about a
some of the skills to do
Smokey and the Bandit
chassis & working gull wing doors. Detail you pay big bucks for!
just that.
Trans Am?
Recently Jim Haught wrote an
The second theme will be an old
modelers getting together to share
editorial in
Scale Auto
about NNL’s
favorite, “TV & Movie” cars! TV
their love for our great hobby. It’s
being too competitive. At first I was
and movie cars are very popular
a chance to meet old friends, share
a little upset to hear such a state-
and I’m sure everyone has at least
building ideas, show off your latest
ment, I went into the read with a
one in their collection (I have a
creation, and just have a great time.
really negative attitude. But after
Flintstone car in my collection)!
If you go into an NNL thinking I
reading it, I have to agree with Jim
Model Car Builder will be bring-
should win this, or I should of won
100 percent! Unfor-
ing back the Friday bus
tunately it is human
tour for NNL West.
nature to be competi-
Planned stops through
tive, and some people
out the day will include
just take it too far.
big name shops and
As the founder of
a private collection
NNL West some 30+
or two. Stay tuned to
years ago, I’ve always
Model Car Builder and
insisted that the only
NNL West websites for
two NNL West awards
more information.
are “People’s Choice”
Well guys, it’s going
for adults, and “Peo-
on six years and I’m
ple’s Choice” for the
still pounding on the
youth. But, do to ballet
key board and clicking
box stuffing, it’s more
off the pics for Model
of “Modelers” choice,
Car Builder, Thanks for
since now days, only
ABOVE: Scratchbuilding allows you to build almost anything you can thing of,
all your support and
Roger Lee used brass rod and a soldering iron to make this frame.
people entering cars get
all the great fan mail.
a ballot.
Don’t forget to check
As editor of Model Car Builder, if
our website:
that, then you missed the whole
I take an award to a show, I make
www.ModelCarBuildermag.com
concept behind NNLs!
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