styrene discoveries

Good day in the cheapie shops today- found this great Burrick (complete kit) for pennies. It is based on the old AMT annual and has plenty of custom parts and four Firestones. I was just recently thinking I needed more Buick element in my styrene garage- Mr. Red Primer

Damn if the same place didn't also have this twenty six henry for a very reasonably low amount. Very random to get two solid 1/25th scale plastic auto kits from one junkshop- oops only gots one tyre: wouldn't build it boxstock anyways, it is a variation on an old seventies Revell T kit- I will put large skinnies on it with steel rims. Those LLLLLOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGGG pillars are begging for a severe chopjob- or not: stay tuned right here...

This is a cool ass import-Richie Rich sniffed this one out of the stacks recently. Molded in cool colors and highly detailed, the wire rims are incredible. Clean one...

Another Richie Rich selection, it is a killin show roadster featuring a heavy Egyptian theme over a classic sixties drag roadster chassis. This crazy thing is molded in glow-in-the-dark, clear and plated styrene and is begging to be built. Painting it seems a shame, the glow needs to shine out in the night!

Found another "import" today, a little beat up after a botched start by some modelling imbecile but still quite buildable. This could go in a post modern diorama too...Maybe one of you needs it for your own stable of plastic rides.

The point is that despite many browsing trips that have turned up nothing, these five pieces were sitting there to encourage a red primer type of greasy hot rodder like me!! Mr. Red Primer 2012

dodge van

These blog posts are aimed at fellow modellers, who frequent the site. However only Russian and Ukrainian spam cuties comment, crowding the cbox with "blogwalking" and "luv yer blog"- Anyhow if you love old fashion hot rods and styrene models, say hey or send me photos of some of your creations- rock nroll sputnik kind of stuff, sixties stockers, cut down roadsters, cool imports, musclecars, rockaboogie tattoo rattrash, purist restorations- Doesn't matter one bit! Lemme see em-

In the mean time, here's that dang Little Red Wagon kit all primered up and ready for final paint, assembly and weathering- gonna be a bad one...Mr. Red Primer

'56 Chevy Gasser

Here is a final assembly of the Stalag 13 Hemi Chevy Hiboy- Pardon the lint but it is very close to done. Finishing touches will render it unforgettable.

The hiboy chassis is actually a 4WD piece from a parts kit featuring the Dodge Hemi from AMT's Dart kit's drag option...This combination of parts has been marinating for a few years and has culminated in STALAG 13.

These last couple of shots show the Lindberg '55 convertible body in tan sitting on the hiboy chassis.

forty ford coupe 1

...got this cheapy up in Skyway while Emil was "out on errands"...it's a clean Lindberg issue of a classic subject which I will be building as a highboy gasser. The assembly has already began, and the stock steelies and Firestones have been set aside and replaced with pie crust slicks, some other skinny fronts and Cragar mags.

...below are some shots comparing the '40 Ford and '41 Willys coupes:

Mr.Red Primer 2012

mid century roadster - Lucky#13

Here is Lucky #13, the mid-century roadster. This is my attempt at a 1960-or-so California Show bucket A. Discerning modellers will notice obvious parts, and purists will discuss it's details, but I have expressed myself with a period piece inspired by the golden era of hot rodding.

Body and chassis: AMT Ala Kart parts from Model A kit / Engine: 409 from AMT '64 Impala / Tires & rims: AMT '57 Chrysler 300C / Steering wheel- Monogram '56 Chevy / Chest; generic pirate toy / Radiator & shell: Revell Model A / Front axle: AMT Model T Switchers kit /

willys fever iv

The red primer Willys is developing nicely-another layer of grime and a guy could call it good-Bottom shots feature the second '41 body over the first chassis just for kicks=Mr.Red Primer 2012

paddy wagon i

Pretty sure I built this as a young man on Oakshire Drive in seventies LA- those Tom Daniels style 1/24th scale customs were flashy and appealing to young modellers. I had tons of them as I mentioned, like the Red Baron. I had a funny feeling to check the "As Is" section up in Skyway, and Emil was kind enough to part with this for a low price. It is tempting to resell it since it's complete and only partially ruined by the bonehead who started building the thing years ago, but I am gonna put it together, probably as a roadster era truck with different rims etc. The body, the fenders and benches and some of the details are great looking. I remember liking the retro cop helmet when I first had the thing years ago-Mr Red Primer