Scale models I’ve built over the years
Kit: ERTL Robo-1 Ford Taurus SHO 1/24 Scale I got into a model-making kick in 1996-7 and during that time I got this great catalog full of discontinued kits. The real movie cars were not SHO (Super High Output) models, but in a pinch it works. It squeaks like mad when it rolls, but otherwise …
Kit: MPC ERTL X-Wing Fighter I completed this model sometime late in high school, mid-1990s. I had done this kit before once as well, but it had some issues, namely the wing tips broke off all the time and the (red Christmas) lights built into the engines took too much power (a 9v battery) to …
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 …