Anyone else her build model cars?

[Teal94BirdV8]

Heres what I do when I ain't working on the Thunderbird. Probably tinkering with some plastic and a dremmel.

Heres my latest project: Hybrid 1996 Dodge Ram, 8.0L V10, 6 speed tranny, IFS, 4x4...

My almost award winning Jeep. Placed 9th out of 45 in a contest.

And heres some other Ford stuff...

:thumbsup:

 

[cwaters1184]

wow, good work.. that ram is awesome. where do you usually get them from?

 

[mblgjr]

How'd you come up with what appears to be 4 lug Y2K R wheels?

Ever seen a Fox Lx hatch? I can come up with a GT, but I'd love to have an LX.

They all look good. I've never had the patience to sit there and do the ultra detailed stuff.

 

[Saleen Explorer]

The others are cool, but that Ram and Jeep are badass. Did the kit's come like that, or did you make the suspensions/lift to flex like that yourself. That model Jeep has more flex then probably 98% of suv owners have ever done lol :thumbsup:

I haven't built many, have abunch of Franklin Mints and others though. Still have an RC10 T2 rc truck that I built way back in 8th grade like 8 or so years ago, have it setup for street use, but modified a set of massive Clodbuster rims/tires to fit it, truck looks so funny with those size tires but will tear it up offroad.

 

[Teal94BirdV8]

I get my models from my hobby store, or online (ebay, modelexpress.com, bes1hobbies.com, ehobbies.com etc). The 4-Lug Cobra R's came from a Revell Ford SVT Focus. I do know of a palce where you can get a LX notch, but you can build the LX Hatch with the same kit as the GT (For the Gunmetal/Silver one), as the GT body panels are optional.

Oh yeah, the Jeep came with a real flexing suspension (For $30, it should..). I just...did a little tweaking to it, and added on larger tires. The Dodge has a completly custom built front suspension, with a stock rear axle, and re-arched leaf springs.

Here are some of my other lifted trucks:

 

[Black96SVT]

Ive built some models and sure as hell wish they came out half as good as those, although my fast back in my opinion came out good

 

[sohowcome]

sweet models man you have some pretty madd skillz there

 

[mblgjr]

Will you please guide me as to what kits I would need to create an LX hatch? The GT's that I have seen only come with the GT front/rear valance.

 

[Labinnac]

I've been into it sicne I was a kid. Took a while off and did wargame miniatures mostly but got back into models in the last 5 years or so. I have a bunch of kits in various stages of assembly. Most are done to the point where I have to paint something. I've been taking a break from it until I get motivated to get an airbrush though. From what I see the paint quality is far better.