coach,

love the S'crambler. Brings back memories.

Anyone know if Larry is still making these bodies?

Patrick


Patrick, to be honest, I haven't personally talked with Larry in nearly two years. :( Maybe some of the other members might have a line of communication with Larry though.


Bill, that color I used to paint the Willy's is from Tamiya.....it was a rattle can paint....it's a metallic lime color...you'll know the color when you see it in a Tamiya display :thumbsup:

Patrick, to be honest, I haven't personally talked with Larry in nearly two years. :( Maybe some of the other members might have a line of communication with Larry though.


I spoke with LArry just before Xmas. he has been a bit under the weather at that time and now its speed weeks his very busy time of year. Hope all is well with him. He is one of the great guys of many on this board.


Dave

TX, RR, GB, Yoder, Seth, Coach, and everyone since the very first post... Thanks for showing us these fine looking pieces. I think these threads are/should be manditory. They're just so enjoyable to follow and it's such an inspiration to see what other folks are up to. Reminds everyone how much fun is to be had with these little plastic cars and keeps us in the slot (so to speak). Nothing for sale, no agendas, just good old fashioned creativity. Thanks one and all. BTW... Joe, thanks for the shout out on the J-Jet Willys Speedster!!! Glad to hear your running it cause that's what I had in mind. My .02 is to build Road Kings... not Shelf Queens! :thumbsup:

tjd

A couple of "trailing" thoughts to add.... tjd :p

Nice trailors TJ I wonder how fastthat boat would be with the proper light bender under it...heheehe

TJD is that police trailor a Boley? and it looks like another Claus station wagon in the back picture.
nice work, I like the blazer, growing up I had one painted white and orange with the old Tampa Bay Buccaneers emblem on the hood.

Thanks Coach. You should get a boat behind one of your fish'un trucks! Unless of coarse yer planning on some bank fish'un up dare don't ya know.

Seth, yes that's a Boley and the car hauler is a tjet sized aluminum one from Jeff McCleese that I detailed for one of Roger Corrie's mail-in races. He makes them for AFX too.

thanks for looking guys....tjd

Here are a few i am working on.the primered roadster is just about done,the riviera has been shortened to fit the t-jet wheelbase,'33 phaeton pickup,'40 ford coupe.the racecar hauler was a faller truck with a damaged bed,the two alfas are bauer cars...greg

All very nice! That Riv is slick and the Pickup is gorgeous. Will there be a Hot Rod version for the standard t-jet chassis?

Thanks Bill,a regular t-jet chassis will fit under the pickup but the wheelbase looks to short,the wheelbase would be way short if i widened the roadster to fit a standard chassis,and i dont like axle extensions...
b.t.w. thanks a bunch for the informative thread on chassis lowering,cant wait to try it...greg

Hey Greg, when....or do you plan to offer the '33 Phaeton truck and the '40 Ford bodies?????

Both of those look absolutely gorgeous!!! :thumbsup:

Greg, nice looking cars. I have been tempted by your finished Alfas before - haven't bought one - yet. However, any mid 60's prod/sedan race grid needs Italian representation. Thanks for posting.

coach,

love the S'crambler. Brings back memories.

SC/Rambler??? I don't have one of those! Wish I did. Hopin' Tom Lowe wiil deliver.

This thread kicks booty! Keep the awesome customs comin'! :thumbsup:

I'm enjoying this thread too, but isn't this what this whole section is about?

OK here's a couple Vickies I just finished.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f288/micyou03/2007-02%20Slots/02-06-07Vickies01a.jpg

I'll dig out some of my older stuff another day.

Greg, Try the drop! LMK if you get stonewalled: robinandbillh@yahoo.com I've got more insight that didnt make it in. I'm waitin' to hear how Joez is doin' on his. BTW Your recent BRG XKE racer is very nice too, just spied it tonite! Mic's Vics! Wow those are pretty. Are the motor/pipes a seperate piece or cast in?

TX, nasty looking little Willys, like your other rides too . . .

coach61, liking your truck, a little fuzzy though . . .

Jimmy, the 240 is way cool, don’t see enough of them . . .

tjd, love your trailer set ups, very nicely done . . .

alfa, very nicely executed trailer/car combo . . .

micyou03, Vickies … yep, a fav of mine too. As per usual very nicely put out . . .

Say again, some of you guys are very prolific, and really like the creativity. Must admit, catering to oldies rides of 30s, 40s though … gotta have a fetish or two, right . . .

I too am getting a kick out of this thread. Same as 1/43 thread in another forum … good go on everyone’s part.

Cheers,
Jas

:wave: Just a couple of mine. For parts or t-jet service,call anytime day or night(seriously) 859-356-1566 Chris
DRAGjet
p.s.These cars are CAST in color,and metallic(hard to photograph well)

Hope you guys like the cars.
Chris

Chris, those are some REAL gems man......I'm diggin' the '55, and Corvette for sure.....that blue flake rocks!

Man oh man am I bored.

Man oh man am I bored.

Dude, I'd call and BS again about slots....but I've gotta head to work :(


THANKS for the info last night...I really enjoyed talking with you :thumbsup:

Here is 1 I did on a tyco corvette.Everybody has some of the dime a dozen corvettes laying around. Instead of them going to waste turn them into Dirt Cars This one is lowered,interior panel with roll cage,rear wing and front end rounded.
The 2nd is one you have seen before. A tyco trans-am turned into a mid engine tow truck. Trans-Am Tow Truck (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/14797/cat/500/ppuser/28637)

Dragula,

Really love Willys, very good job, nicely done . . .

gear buster,

Love the checker stripping on the ‘Vette, very nicely done . . .

Cheers,
Jas

Dangit Chris, No Fair! Dragula has obviously made a pact with the darkside! There's some serious voodoo goin' on with that drop dead gorgeous Willy's. The contours and detail are just freakin' awesome. Any for sale yet? Offering legal tender plus the soul of my first born.

Nice wheels Chris.. as someone who has one of your masterpieces I gotta say love the detail and just overall apperance of your work.. Guys the viki's are killing me, I bought one fron Bruce when they first came out it has a chrome engine now but thats it.. it got set aside for something else my wife is going to kill me for spending too much time at the bench.. but there are cars to paint! Cars to Detail! and this nasty little Rambler needing to be remolded wit hthe fixes.. lol.. wish me luck I may be looking for a place to hide my Slots lol...


Dave..
BTW while ordering more stuff to sit on my desk doing nothing Phil at RRR siad he is just hopping with orders.. Good to see him back up to speed after the big freeze....

OK, last post hogging for a bit. These flatties (slang for willys jeeps with flat fenders) were cast by Kevin Masters, but I did the customizing/building. All of these use JL T-jet chassis and all the glass is just flat lexan glued inside the windshields. Still have a 4th one of these I havent built since I cant decide the theme. Im thinking a rat rod look, all weathered, rusted and primered but still customized.

Anyways, the lime green one was the first of these I built. In fact it was the first resin cast slot Ive ever done. It uses white rear hubs from an old G Plus chassis for the white spoke look. It uses extra tall silicone drag tires for Tyco made by PVT/Wizzard all around for the big-tire look. The roll bar is from a hot wheels CJ-7, the engine block was taken from who knows where. I liked this so much I bought 3 more of these bodies from Kevin.

The white one with blue and yellow stripes was the next. These wheels are tyco 440 rears, reamed out for T-jet axles. The rollbar is from another hotwheels CJ-7.

The army Jeep uses the 4-dimple t-jet hot rod wheels with thunderslicks treaded dune buggy tires. The machine gun is from a matchbox humvee and I had a little ammo box laying around so I painted it up and glued it in back.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/resinwillys.jpgThoses came out great ! I love to see builds of my bodys .

Here are some of mine
http://hometown.aol.com/bigkmotion/images/group2.jpg

http://hometown.aol.com/bigkmotion/images/group4.jpg

a couple more
The reaper

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587reaperinside.jpg

COE fire truck

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587coefiretruck.jpg

33 willys 4 door

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/medium/6587willysfourdoorslot.jpg

turbo fire
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587turbine2.jpg

how about a diecast corv


http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587bus.jpg


http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587fiat.jpg

speedracers


http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587speedracerrunner.jpg
33 willys
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/658777.jpg

a couple of roadsters
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587roadsters.jpg


tilt willys

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587willystilt2.jpg

pickup truck

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587gmc1.jpg

austin

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587austins.jpg

austin on chassis

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587austinonchassis.jpg

race

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587austingasser4.jpg

austin with tilt open



http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587austingasser3.jpg

pickup



http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587austinpickupnew.jpg

back
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587austinpickupnew3.jpg


Hope you enjoyed these!

Dragula,

Built in metal flake... :thumbsup: Reminds me of the old model cars we use to get..

Gasser is a post hog... :lol:

Just kidding hog all ya want..Love to see the 33 to 40 willys, and the nash in the back I have one of those and love it. The twin engine I have always thought was off the wall..
I think your driver is in with dragula??? :dude:

All the customs are just mind boggling..It is giving me a ................



" BRAIN STORM " get you heads out of the gutter..

i like the dudes blue pickup truck :thumbsup:








www.freewebs.com/dunkworks

speedracers


http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587speedracerrunner.jpg
33 willys
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/658777.jpg


Thanks, Big K. Are you still doing any casting yourself? Havent seen any of your stuff on the 'Bay in a couple years. BTW, those are some hot looking builds you've got also. LOVE the reaper! In fact, thats kind of re-booting an ideal I had some while back for one of my Jeeps.

Many thanks for all the great pictures!! :thumbsup:
I'm really impressed what could be done...
I need much more time!!! :)

Kind regards, Ebi

Its not a resin but a creation none the less.

mrwillysgasser,

Not sure where to start. Love the Willys am partial to them. Also really like the red hot rod, can't place body style ... like it anyway. You really have a lot of nice rides in your pics. Variety works . . .

Cheers,
Jas

Scratch if you are referring to the red altered with the clay smith "mr. horsepower" logo on the door, it appears to be a fiat topolino.

GM454 … mrwillysgasser,

GM, thanx for the update. Now that you mention it, does remind me of some older Fiats. Cool looking little ride . . .

Cheers,
Jas

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587fiat.jpg

This pile of scrap leftovers has been sitting around for a while. I had lost all inspiration til Jas posted his masterfully scratch built 1/32 old school front end in post #72. The hot rod woody theme has been done to death and I wanted something cleaner and more realistic up front that would take a beating. Finally got something mocked up. Fabbing the parts was simple. Micro soldering HO scale was not! I finally pulled it off by using solder with different melting points as the parts are all so close together, and my skills are limited at this size. Yeah, I'm laughin' at the gargantuan hairpins too, but I'm gonna let it fly for now. I had briefly considered styrene stock for construction; but chose brass as the finished product will get an old school wheelie pick up. Didnt think the styrene would take the pounding. A non wheelie version of this chassis with deleted frame rails leaving only the pickup hangers is in the works too. Now that the learning curve has been suffered, future variations will get scaled down a bit for a more delicate appearance.

Thanks for the compliments on my cars .I had a blast doing them .I have not built anything new for a wile .Seeing all the other great customs is inspiring!

GM454 … mrwillysgasser,

GM, thanx for the update. Now that you mention it, does remind me of some older Fiats. Cool looking little ride . . .

Cheers,
Jas

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587fiat.jpg

This pile of scrap leftovers has been sitting around for a while. I had lost all inspiration til Jas posted his masterfully scratch built 1/32 old school front end in post #72. The hot rod woody theme has been done to death and I wanted something cleaner and more realistic up front that would take a beating. Finally got something mocked up. Fabbing the parts was simple. Micro soldering HO scale was not! I finally pulled it off by using solder with different melting points as the parts are all so close together, and my skills are limited at this size. Yeah, I'm laughin' at the gargantuan hairpins too, but I'm gonna let it fly for now. I had briefly considered styrene stock for construction; but chose brass as the finished product will get an old school wheelie pick up. Didnt think the styrene would take the pounding. A non wheelie version of this chassis with deleted frame rails leaving only the pickup hangers is in the works too. Now that the learning curve has been suffered, future variations will get scaled down a bit for a more delicate appearance.


WOW, now that is one awesoem custom right there.......I'd love to own something like that :thumbsup: