Can we see some scratchbuilt things?

[krow113]

Later to this place.

Edited January 10, 2014 by krow113

[cobraman]

Beautiful bikes.

[cdan delivery]

I just realized this is going on and I am completely blown away!!! I have never seen stuff like this before and it is all sooooo realistic. I can't hold a candle to you all, but as a gesture - just to make you all look a little better (like you need it!), here are a couple of mine:

Speedster - scratched body, interior, most of the engine and the suspension.

altered roadster frame and front suspension.

Someday, when I grow up I want to be able to do nice stuff like you guys!

[FASTBACK340]

I'll throw a curve ball here……

How about a scratch-built paint stand? I recently made a stand that was too big for my booth, so I was on the look-out for "something" I could make a smaller & sturdier one from. Them I spotted my new stand.

This is the spare tire hold-down from a late model Infiniti, but that was what I had access to to. I cut-down the stud that would normally secure the tire to the floorpan and reverse the metal "washer" and bolted it on the end. For the tension arms that actually hold the body, I used the spring steel found in a set of windshield wiper inserts. I cut two into a U shape and epoxied them into the plastic "knob" on the stud. For the arm I grabbed a small cable clamp and a piece of scrap metal bar.

Check it out……

This is what happens when I get bored during my lunch break at work……..

After I posted I was looking at it and was thinking I should add holes around the perimeter. This way I can insert rods with alligator clips on the ends so I can paint small parts when not shooting a body. Hmm….

Edited January 15, 2014 by FASTBACK340

[crazyrichard]

cool stand !

[unkljune]

Man, I do love this place

[flo9mr]

A lot of cool stuff here!

[gasser59]

Here's a recently finished build.

[disabled modeler]

Here are some things I have scratch built:

 

The barrel valve on this pro-mod motor:

 

This roll cage is around 75% scratch built:

 

These door panels are a combination of scratch building and kit bashing:

 

The body on this wagon has A LOT of scratch building on it, plus pieces of 6 different bodies were used to make the body itself.

Ron... That wagon is AWESOME...!

[Crazy Ed]

Here's a recently finished build.

        OK, That's a SnapShot of late '50's early '60's California "Camping". The only thing missing is the Tent for the Kids! While our Family was 1 Tent For All, those Tear Drop Trailers seemed to be everywhere from Big Bear to the Rouge River in Oregon.

[iBorg]

I just realized this is going on and I am completely blown away!!! I have never seen stuff like this before and it is all sooooo realistic. I can't hold a candle to you all, but as a gesture - just to make you all look a little better (like you need it!), here are a couple of mine:

 

Speedster - scratched body, interior, most of the engine and the suspension.

 

altered roadster frame and front suspension.

 

Someday, when I grow up I want to be able to do nice stuff like you guys!

 Your stuff is pretty good. The speedster is quite nice. I'd like to see a in-progress build of the altered.

[Poppa mitch]

Wow!!!!!!!, great work, How do you make your distributors, what size of wire?

Thanks,

Mitch

[drummerdad]

You guys make me feel like an amateur. Here is some of my stuff.

The trailer carries four cars, and the car on the bottom will ride on a platform that slides out. The tongue will lift to allow it to move. I also have to mod the main ramp, to allow one section to lift, because the angle on the top is too sharp to allow a car to drive over it.

Here is the tongue, and the platform. 

Here is the start of the chassis for a drag week corvette. I have struggled with the engine trans combo, and still havent found one I like. I started the turbos, and they look ok to me (they are not finished in this picture), but I also made an F3 procharger, that could be installed as a direct drive unit. Im also not happy with the chassis, and might start over. 

Here is the corvette and trailer. I threw this trailer together in about 45 minutes, so It is crooked, and unfinished. Ill fix it before Im finished. I want to finish the vette first.

Im working on my scratchbuilding. Im getting better, If I can keep interested. I think Im going to work on some motorcycles I recently bought, just so I can complete something. I wont modify them.....as much.

Edited February 13, 2016 by drummerdad
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[Roadrunner]

I've scratch built nothing, not in the way of automotive stuff anyway.

[DumpyDan]

Wow great stuff, I should post mine

[Richard Bartrop]

Some of the things I've scratched on my Neikamp roadster project.  Here's the front axle and spring I built from various bits of Evergreen strip and rod:

One of the spindles::

 

And here's the front suspension painted and installed in the scratchbuilt frame:

Master for the brake backing plates:

 

I wanted to build it the way it looked when Hot Rod did an article on it in 1950,  and since nobody makes '49 Plymouth instruments in 1/25, I made some in Abodbe Illustrator, and had them printed on a sheet of plastic.  The instrument bezels at aluminum tubing

[BDSchindler]

So many great things in the thread, makes a guy of my skill level go "who the hell was I trying to fool!"

I have posted this in other forums but prior to getting back into this hobby again I was heavily involved in diecast collecting and reviewing 1/24th scale diecast.  After an unpaid 3-year stint for The Car Room Magazine, I took a serious look at the hobby and created this diorama.  It has a whole 4 page background story to it but the bottom line is that the dumpster is filled with items from different companies that were a part of the diecast industry/hobby that once had a dream before going out of business. Hence the name of the diorama..."Broken Dreams"

Not everything is scratch built but the 1/12th scale dumpster, decals on the dumpster, diecast boxes and the Magazines are photo-reduced to 1/12th scale included in the trash are. 

Edited February 14, 2016 by BDSchindler

[landman]

Wow! Here are a couple of my humble offerings.

GMC 702 gas V12, 90% scratchbuilt.

Stake body.

[gasser59]

I built an all aluminum functioning straight axle along with tie rods and linkage for my Walt's Puffer Too.

Here it is sitting upside down while the glue dries

[Impalow]

holy moly...this could be my favorite thread ever!!

Ill chime in with a few things from my "rat" rod build

[gasser59]

Oh man Eric, that is some really cool stuff. Love the gas tank in the suitcase.

[vintagercr]

Wow great stuff, I should post mine

Dan, yes you should  

[Sixties Sam]

Camper trailer I made  - working on a campground diorama.

 

[cobraman]

Love that little trailer.

[gasser59]

Me too Ray, me too. Really nice job Sam. Any progress pictures you can share or is there a thread on this?