A couple in 1/24 - Lateral-g Forums

mlomaka · #1 07-12-2007, 12:34 PM

As I mentioned in my previous post, I enjoy working on models. Here are a couple more I have done.

The orange Nova is under construction now. I need to get some pics of it. This is all I have.

mlomaka · #2 07-12-2007, 12:38 PM

Here are a couple in the works. and then I'll stop.

black2002ls · #3 07-12-2007, 08:42 PM

those things look killer. Love that nova. What kit is that last one?

city_ofthe_south · #4 07-13-2007, 01:09 PM

that 71 challenger is gonna be so bad ass it's ridiculous ... i've asked this before of some other people but where do you get the wheels!?! and what are you doing to get the stance right? i'm a hobbyist at best with models and i've cheated to get them low by leaving most of the suspension out but ....

the only thing is that the paint always looks heavy .... but when they're just primer or flat black they look so awesome. be nice if paint went on as smooth as primer i guess.

city_ofthe_south · #5 07-13-2007, 01:13 PM

ok now i wanna know even more ... are these Revell and AMT model kits or are there cooler companies that i don't know about?

black2002ls · #6 07-13-2007, 10:33 PM

If you want great fit and finish in a model, go with Tamiya, great quality but twice the price of a Revell and 3 times an AMT. However you are for the most part limited to Imports. As for wheels check out plastic-models.com I think. Its a branch of tower hobbies. Or search for pegasus hobbies, they have some of the most commonly used after market wheels. As for lowering. Dry fit everything first and see how the suspension sits. Sometimes it is necessary to remove and re-align a-arms, scratchbuild your own, or sometimes its as easy as shortening the coil springs and or shocks and bending the a-arms up or down. There are lots of ways. If you are building a shelf model, then removing suspension parts gets the job done. If you need or want some advice hints or tips feel free to pm me. Not to hi jack the thread but here is a link to my photobucket with all of my models

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a218/black2002ls/

also a great forum to visit is at automotive forums in the auto art section we have a whole forum dedicated to plastic models. Some of the finest builders in the world over there a great FAQ and a wealth of knowledge and desire to help others!

mlomaka · #7 07-14-2007, 04:12 AM

As far as the kits go, The Cougar, Corvair, Nova and Duster are AMT. The Challengers are old MPC, and the Vette, Firebird GNX and Mustang are Revelogram (Revell/Monogram). Most of the wheels shown are from Pegasus Hobbies (found at a local Hobby Shop) or from other kits (Duster- Testors Smoothster. Vette- 57 Snap Tite). Each kit can be a little different to lower, so I would follow Black's advice. I often have to make new mounting points for front wheels to get them low enough. The green Challenger is an old promo, so I just had to drill new holes for the metal axels. Those are easy ones. You can alo PM me, and if I have the same kit you are working on, I can give you some tips.
For the paint, I do love Tamyia paints, but I use a lot of Duplicolor (they are cheap.). Also, it took me a long time to start using primer, but once I did, the quality improved greatly. And remember, several lighter coats work better then one heavy coat.
Thanks for all the comments.

G-Body · #8 07-15-2007, 01:29 PM

Coll stuff heres a few i completed awhile back

G-Body · #9 07-15-2007, 01:37 PM

Heres a few better shots many mods love high end custom models and cars in general love the detail and the unique aspects of building something that look slike no one elses, and still have an ultra clean look hope you like Later George

mlomaka · #10 07-16-2007, 10:45 AM

Black- I appologize, I just saw the question on your first post. That Mustang is 06 by Revell. Everyone in the club I am in gets to do this kit this year. Here are my ideas behind it. I used cyan for the original so I could copy it and not have it show up if I wanted.