wow theres 100's

Jonsibal your insane o.O o.O
Damn i want all your Mclarens, Merc's and bmw's

but what brand are these bmw's ?

The E36 is OMG delicious

The e46 GTR on the left is Minichamps, the E46 GTR in the middle is AUTOArt and the PTG E36 is UT Models.

I got the E36 back when it first came out for about $50 I think and now I just went on ebay and saw one for sale at $400.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-E36-M3-GTR-Daytona-98-YOKOHAMA-1-18-RARE-BLACK-BBS_W0QQitemZ170423203105QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDiecast_Vehicles?hash=item27ae03b521

thats a pretty neat collection jonsibal, i like the european models, i dont have many of those

yet.

I have only just found this thread, so i thought i'd post just a few of my models.
99% are !:18 scale, and most are in pristine condition.

there are a few i have modified, lowered, changed wheels ...etc.
some are limited editions (1 in 1000), and a few hard to get models.
it's taken me about 10 years to collect them from all over the world

Wow this thread has expanded overnight and seem some amazing collections.

Don't when i'll be expanding my collection to 8 as theirs a big pile of junk building up in one area as i try to make more room. Might do though.

some dm members or vm members might recognise my projects

custom build garage by me ...
used all sorts of junk the walls are made of styrofoam and i cratched out all the bricks by hand
everything weathered
its not finished yet due to an accident last year (broke a finger) i could not continue
what you see is 50% done
note exept the carss everything you see is scratch made nothing bought (incl. tools / bridge bench etc.)




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oil catch can





bar stool style seat




aircompressor

Thats seriously impressive work Rich.

Had a though about going to a model shop at the weekend to find a model car to re-paint Camel Yellow. Not decided what yet, just need it cheap and black interior.

well a custom hot rod project

started of with a hudge (in real life ) 1934 packard






demantled and rough set up how it could look
problem 1 the framerails and fenders are one piece



no frame and backside ... what to do ??



well start cutting , i can tell you never saw such tough steel on a modelcar it was massive
took ages because to much cutting would be the end of the frame


damn footstep things and backside also have to go i just need the damn frame rails


never cut to much at ounce test fit in between



let the edges stick out they will be grinded smooth at a electric grindbench


rear side all cut open to get rid of the suitcase styled rear


finer grinding the metal into the shape desired , starting to look like a hotrod now





polished frame rails , bling bling




even more polished frame .. shiny as hell also removed the top bar of the window



rough works and bondo



test spray , smooth enough hey



frame so far sprayed (for now) and polished



the rear (will be smooth later on) axles need to go there still



awsome gloss but i wanted to make a vintage horrod and semi matt black was a must for me
the white gloss was only to check for imperfections



test fit and re-asembly







then disater struck i tried to repaint the wheels with red but the tyres where like not coming off and basicly the rims would break , i wanted the red rims with white walls so bad i tried masking tape
usually im good with that now disaster
to make a long story short they where ruined so i ordered rims from internet
not what i wanted style wise but i could not find rims like the ori's anywhere

so i had to do something


started the engine while waighting for wheels

simple engine , needs to look more realistic , the belt is one peice casted lol


looks more like poelies and a belt now


top rebuild torn all the stupid pastic off and ...




carburators hell yeah moon thing was printed out on the pc





got these for a beetle (too small for the hotrod)


hotrod wheel time check the included drum brakes




well some last pics random , its not 100% finished you see some scratch exhaust manifolds
and basic set up
i have chosen to get the roof on because it kinda looked badd ass
this was my first hot rod and i want to make a nother one more vintage styled as where here due to some parts and the loss of te wheels kinda ruined the plans

also this was running along the garage project and my broken finger kinda ruined it / made i could not finish it
this summert i will continue because in the winter its too cold in my workplace even with heating its not real comfatable

WOW!
and here i am thinking i have it tough trying to find lacquer for polycarbonate paint. THat project is huge and stunning work. Really like the end result Rich.

well why not post this one as well
forst evr re-build i did , never ever custom re-build a modelcar
the idea was to take a dtm mercedes and make it a road version
wide low and agressive
a lot of bodymods (subtile but a lot of bondo work went into this one)

well known model already disasembled



the build









yes you can remove this printed advert stuff with metal polish (also removes scratches)




where did the arch vents go ?(also sticked out so grinding was neccesery)

not smooth enough more bondo

nice round lines


btw most people soak their models cars to bare metal , never do this just sand till its smooth
then use bondo.. saves a lot of unneccesery work
and the small edges will never get as good as they where when you make it bare metal



rear vents also have to go dont be afriad to use bondo (mine is polyester based and gets rock hard , not easy to sand in shape but ounce hard its soo strong (as strong as the metal of the car)






cleaned out a strip here


fuell cap cleaning the fake bolt things have to go , they kill realism



no side exhausts on my version gonna make dual rear ones (road version)



rear lip is gonna be one piece to the bumper and will get a changed shape later on


not paint but spray filler



well something weird happened i cant right click the tags anymore i think i need to restart the rest will follow later on

well a new attempt internet is a bit crazy tonight





start of a brand new rear bumper design







cf clear coated

wide sucker


then the fb was to high and the dtm splitter could not stay
so more bondo this was the hardest part of tyhe build to make a new shape with flowing lines


rough shape same hight ans the rear bumper and skirt now



after sanding and spray filler , way nes shape and clean lines




rough set up and rough spray filler


parts like the grilles are hanging loose soo ..


this is how the fb and arches looked before



now


final paint its not white its broken white (creme white)


in between


dry fit of the parts after paint



after drying its motip out of a spray can






got light and shine ???




here you see my hand in a cast lol did this with the hand casted lol