Build ideas

[slusher]

I don’t know if anybody else gets ideas like this".  I pick my son up at high school at 2:30 pm. I get there at 2:00pm and listen to a radio program and watch traffic.  I get som really neat ideas  from watching work trucks and pickups on the highway. Just thought I would share..

[KWT]

Oh yeah... chillin in a parking lot watching the traffic has lent me several ideas. If only I had the time and money to execute lol.

Edited November 8, 2022 by KWT

[Calb56]

During work, now that I decided to return to this hobby, I'm going through build combinations in my head...

[Oldcarfan27]

Ahh, carspotting. When I see a cool car in the wild, sometimes I just gotta take a picture for the "someday" pile.

[ChrisBcritter]

9 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

 

Ooh, that '57 Imperial... 

[JJ Deuce]

sometimes it's stuff I see on the road, or a replica of a car that belonged to me or a friend/family member, but usually it's just stuff I would want to drive in 1:1

 

[JohnU]

My next build inspiration 

[Oldcarfan27]

6 hours ago, JohnU said:

That picture has a whole lot of story going on right there.

Is the truck going the wrong way on a steep grade? Or did they have to pull a rescue on someone who went too fast down that hill? ?

The angled street sign adds to the distorted view.

Great truck, though.

[Engine 51]

11 hours ago, JohnU said:

My next build inspiration 

Very similar to what’s on my bench right now. 

[Mike 1017]

I watch Mecum Auto Auction for inspiration. Especially paint colors. Paint chips are Ok, but you can't beat seeing the real thing.

I am building a 1969 442 which is painted Hugger Orange with the kit's white decals and the soon to arrive Keith Marks white set. I would have never even thought of a Hugger Orange 442 until I saw one on Mecum. It is spectacular !!!!

Mike

[LL3 Model Worx]

I personally enjoy Movie/TV vehicles...

And 80s exotics/ sports cars.

And late 60s early 70s road racing/ trans am cars.

[slusher]

16 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

I watch Mecum Auto Auction for inspiration. Especially paint colors. Paint chips are Ok, but you can't beat seeing the real thing.

I am building a 1969 442 which is painted Hugger Orange with the kit's white decals and the soon to arrive Keith Marks white set. I would have never even thought of a Hugger Orange 442 until I saw one on Mecum. It is spectacular !!!!

Mike

I always get some ideas of Barrett-Jackson’s action from the earl sal and from their website of the results at the end of each day of. The car not seen..

[JohnU]

On 11/10/2022 at 2:03 AM, Oldcarfan27 said:

That picture has a whole lot of story going on right there.

Is the truck going the wrong way on a steep grade? Or did they have to pull a rescue on someone who went too fast down that hill? ?

The angled street sign adds to the distorted view.

Great truck, though.

?This picture was taken spur of the moment from my drivers side window when it passed. I’m sitting at a red light on a divided road with a median strip. The one way sign is for the side I was on. I had to move quick otherwise loose the shot and had no time to square up the camera! But yeah, I guess it is definitely an interesting presentation! Here’s another view 

Edited November 16, 2022 by JohnU

[BlackSheep214]

I get a lot of inspiration/ideas from magazines (Hot Rod, Muscle Cars, etc...) muscle/custom car calendars, car shows, auto auctions on TV (Mecum, Jackson Barrett, etc...) Pinterest, online search images. There’s a lot of places to inspire ideas to your builds.