Models of various cars I’ve made over the years
Kit: Tamiya Toyota Celica GT-4 (Snorkel Version) 1/24 Scale I did this model sometime just after I started college in 1996. I will forever remember building this model because it was the first one I ever put together that had photo etched parts in aluminum. This was a new level of quality in a kit …
Kit: 1992 Tamiya Toyota Celica GT-4 (Rally Lights) 1/24 Scale I fell in love with the Castrol/Toyota decor after playing Sega Rally Championship. This and the other Celica model similar had so many decals I couldn’t believe it but it presented a great challenge. Not my favorite generation of Celica, but this is what was …
Kit: Tamiya Toyota Celica GT-Four 1/24 Scale You know what you never see anymore? These cars. What happened to this generation of Celica? I think I did this one in 1998 or so. Many of the parts were molded in the correct color (black, silver, etc) and looked so nice out of the package that …
Kit: MPC ERTL General Lee, spare parts 1/24 Scale After many years of making Chargers and General Lees I had a few kits and parts left over. I always see cars on eBay or whatever that have fallen through many owners’ hands over the years, done this or that with it, let it sit in a …
Kit: Tamiya #24195 Mercedes CLK-GTR 1/24 Scale I vaguely remember putting this kit together for a friend many years ago, probably around 2007-2008. My friend is into all kinds of racing stuff and hunted down this specific kit so for probably a birthday or Christmas gift I put it together for him. I had NO idea what …
Kit: ERTL MPC Back to the Future II 1/24 Scale Finished in 1993, this remains the only Time Machine model I still have from when I was a kid. I didn’t modify the doors on it which is likely what saved it from the fate of my BTTF1 and BTTF2 kits. Aside from the paint …
Kit: ERTL MPC Back to the Future II 1/24 Scale This poor car. I learned so much of what not to do with this one kit. To be honest, this wasn’t ever (even at 13) considered my ‘best’ model or anything, but it was my first Back to the Future kit. And it shows. There’s …
Kit: ERTL MPC Back to the Future II 1/24 Scale This is what happens when you love something too much. Back to the Future was pretty much my favorite movie, ever. As an adult I have a real DeLorean. This was my absolute obsession as a youth. Sometimes when you try too hard to do …
Kit: MPC ERTL General Lee 1969 Dodge Charger 1/24 Scale Ah, the Dukes of Hazzard. So few shows or movies had such an impact on my love for cars. I had the ERTL 1/64 die cast cars and went through several of them with all my ‘Duke Boys’ adventures. The General Lee is an ’80s icon. …
Kit: Monogram Jeep 4×4 1/24 Scale Playing second to the General Lee is Daisy’s Jeep named Dixie. Daisy had a cool Plymouth GTX in the beginning of the series, and at some point early on it met a terrible fate. So it was replaced by “Dixie” (no coincidence “Dixie” is the music played by the General …