And another full repaint of an AW CJ. This time in Boyds metallic purple with testors military flat brown seats. This color is a near exact match of the spice colored interior used from the early 80's up to about '98 in CJs and Wranglers. Its a nice rich color with an orange cast that looks REAL good up against this deep purple. The chrome rims were highlighted with a blackwash in the voids to really bring them out. Again, nothing fancy, just a clean repaint with colors that work REAL well with the whole jeep:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/slot%20stuff/DSC00187.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/slot%20stuff/DSC00188.jpg

This CJ-7 is a resin cast piece from ebay seller Slaters, also known as Jims Hotrod Shop. He makes some pretty nice resin bodies, not quite the perfection you get from Hellonwheels or Bad Dawg, but perfect for making runners, nice and lightweight. Funny that Jeeps are known for being topheavy and handling thats squirrely at best, but the AFX jeeps have a nice center of gravity and this handles real well. Its on a fast AW XT chassis with rims painted white and a popsicle orange Krylon paintjob with a white soft top. Ive loved orange Jeeps with white tops as long as Ive loved Jeeps, it seems:

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/slot%20stuff/DSC00189.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/slot%20stuff/DSC00190.jpg

All great cars. The Escort and the Mustang got my attention. Very nice!

Awesome batch again Jeeper!!! The black and creamcicle really got me. The orange the most!! Great job!! My 2 jeeps are patiently waiting for me to do something with them.. I'll get to them one of these days...:rolleyes:

grunge they are all Great builds and expecialy like the Wolf 32 Iron Cross Highboy as it is off the wall Dude! The jeeps are fun and would drive them all.

Was supprised to see a whole pack of fun build ups by you tonight. Keep on having fun and showing us the results. I enjoy to see all the detail painting on the Jeeps and Escort as well as the body paint jobs as much as doing it myself.

Bob... :) another slot car body, another day :) ...zilla

Grunge,
Looking good! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Thanks, guys! These were fun builds, even if Im not very efficient. These have been in various stages of completion since late spring, just dont ahve a lot of time to do much at once. And my in-progress bench STILL has cars on it!

One of only about 3 or 4 DC conversions I've ever done. This one is from a Matchbox Jeep and it got a Tootsietoy windshield grafted on to replace the missing one. Completed in 2006...ahhh those were the days. nd

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/DCjeep00000.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/DCjeep00003.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/DCjeep00004.jpg
http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/DCjeep00005.jpg

Grunger has been busy, but looking good!!! I'm going with the red/black golden eagle trim package!!! Great detail work on all :thumbsup::thumbsup: RM

nice collection of jeeps!

Completed in 2006...ahhh those were the days. nd

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj342/tjd241/DCjeep00000.jpg


Again, I likes the red/black combo!!! You sure that's not an 07, 08, or 09, model??? They all look alike to me :p:p...RM

Cool looking Jeep ND!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: I have yet to successfully convert a die cast. Naturally, I couldn't go for a simple Hot Wheels or Matchbox for a first attempt. Goofy me had to pick a Greyhound bus for a first.. Needless to say, the T Jet chassis went on strike from the get go. (Waaaaaay to heavy) I'll revisit that bus again when I have a track that will accomodate the extra long wheelbase.

Nice work, tjd. Thats a real clean conversion, and before AW announced its CJ-5 I was actually looking for one of those early MB cj's to resin cast.

Ralph Nader called. He was trying to find your phone number. He mumbled something about a Jeep CJ5 having a high CG and a tendency to roll over in corners... Wouldn't worry about it. :freak::hat:

Oh yeah, I dig the Jeep conversion. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Nuther,

I noticed the glovebox right away. Not sure if it had a cigarette lighter or not? Great looker with lots of detail. Gotta love the Jeep!!

Bob...bet it came with an AM radio...zilla

Hope that AM radio isn't tuned to WAVZ!!! The only thing worse than disco, was disco in mono!! LOL

Went ahead and finished the easy one. Did the Fire Chief's car, kept it simple. The two unmarked Police Cruisers went back for another strip :rolleyes: Just another one of those you know what stories. Anyway, one down, two to go and some others in the box. :eek: Enjoy! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Daaaang but there are some impressive builds in these pages.
A guy goes on vacation for ten days and it takes several days to catch up! I love the jeeps, fire truck and fire chief car! sweet stuff! :thumbsup: To all of you guys!

RR...care to share the tale of what happened to the other to unmarked cars? I could guess but making you tell us is more fun! :D

Knocked over the stand the dowels were sitting in before they had dried. Guess it doesn't pay to be under the table and sneeze with the freshly clearcoated bods sitting above. MDA! At least I didn't break a windshield this time. Things are getting better. :freak: rr

Another one I'm getting ready. First coat and keeping my fingers off of. ;) rr

Fire chief looking good RR!! Sorry about the unmarked's mishap.. Happens to all of us at one point or another.. I'm a horrible butterfingers.. , That Nomad panel looks super sweet too!!! If the paint funky, or is it just a trick of the light??

Fire chief looking good RR!! Sorry about the unmarked's mishap.. Happens to all of us at one point or another.. I'm a horrible butterfingers.. , That Nomad panel looks super sweet too!!! If the paint funky, or is it just a trick of the light??

First light coat with too much light. One of these days I'll get this camera stuff right. :freak: rr

Nomad is going to look great! Like it!

Another one I'm getting ready. First coat and keeping my fingers off of. ;) rr

Don't Touch!!! Been there, done that!!! I likes that 57 delivery style wagon :thumbsup::thumbsup: RM

Punkin' Pie me!

Kinda likin' the nifty fade as it sits Dave!!!!

rr digging the chief car with the lighs and red stripe and fire cross! Emergency vehicles are one of my favorites as are Nomads....Sweet!

Bob...these little things are better than the real thing...zilla

HEY RR!! Sweet job on fire chief and nomad!! :thumbsup:

Wes

How'd I miss the Fire Chief??? Is that a test shot/prototype??? Sure looks like it could be!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: RM

I'm going to finish this one sooner or later...

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What do you thing about the colours?
Do the decals match with the green?

Green was my gilrfriends choice...
But more and more i know that it even
won't sound in a song.
Little green corvette. No, that doesn't fit
to any lyrics!!!

Regards

Ebi

ebi,
Looks good to me. Just dip her in some Future for a shine and protection of the decals and you're good to go. :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Green is good! Great details! :thumbsup:

Green Means Go! Vroooooooooooom, Vroooooooom, Screeeeeeeeeeeatch...

Of coarse Joez likes it. He was the original Mr. Green Jeans & grew a Mullet to throw everyone off the track. :D

Looking forwards to seeing it with the interior (no hurry) as that will make your already COOL ebi top down Vette a sUPpeR dUpPeR looker.

Bob...Captain Kangaroo doo doo dee doo...zilla

The green machine is looking good!!! Nice color choice!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Salvaged one of the unmarked cruisers I dropped on the floor the other afternoon. Can't really see the foiled trim down the body line. This was one of the Dukes MOPAR (calm down Wes) cruisers from AW with the lightbar on top. Filled in the holes and added an antenna similar to the style the locals used around here back in the 70's. Should have added a CB antenna in the center of the rear trunk lid since most of cruisers had a CB back then. Yee Haw! :devil: rr

Green Means Go!

Hehehe, that reminds me of an old Blue Oyster Cult song... :wave:

Thank you gentlemen for your comments!
So i will leave it that way... my girlfriend
wanted the colour so she shall drive it! :)


Kind regards

Ebi

I'm with Joez on this one Ebi, I likes green!!! Add some clear, maybe a chrome carb setup, and you should be good to go...
I like that unmarked car RR, unless I get pulled over, then we'll talk more about it...I like the antenna's, just how long to they stay on??? ... RM

I like the antenna's, just how long to they stay on??? ... RM

Haven't lost one yet. ;) rr

Did a little more on her and a couple others tonight. Put another one back in the stripper. :rolleyes: Enjoy!

P.S. Stole an idea from one of our BB friends on the wheels! :thumbsup: rr

:eek::eek::eek::eek:Nice touch with the antenna's, RR... L :eek:

unmarked cruiser is kinda like a Saftey Patrol person with out the Orange Vest or badge!
Bob

Yeah....Sedan deliveries are cool and Ansens are cool too.
See? That is 2xCOOL! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Hey all you Morons,

Just because Hank made this a sticky doesn't mean you don't have to post pics in here anymore. Nuff said..........

Here is a Galaxie 500 2 door all rusted out. The one I had back in the early 80s for a short time was a 4 door. 2 doors are cooler anyways!

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/1970peaches/aafordg1.jpg

I ran this with t-jet skinneys with some good rubber on the back & front at first. This is an AW chassis (before traction magnetts) that is pretty darn quick. It didn't handle very well into the curves and de-slotted alot. Changing out to rrr rims made all the difference.

Need to spray a clear dull coat on this to keep the rust on. LOL I drove it a few laps before the pics and the rust came off because, of the gaurdrail. Wouldn't that be great if this happened in real life? :) I did a simple rust touch up before taking these pics.

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/1970peaches/aaford2.jpg

Greg was reading one of my post someplace on Hobby Talk and saw my passion for my old Galaxie and sent me this body. Greg you Rock! Thanks man! It wasn't the coolest looking car I had but, it had a huge engine & handled like a Grape Ape on rollerskates.

Bob...post them pics up guys...zillla

Bob - you are having toooo much fun!! Good Job on the car - it looks so real!

Wes

Rusting out is the least problem!!! Looks like you've hit everything on the track with it :p:p Was the driver ok??? Too funny Bob...you keep cracking me up...zilla, too funny!!! RM

Very cool, Bob. It certainly beats my teenage years when I attempted to put dents on the car by slow baking it in the oven then jabbing it with a toothpick. Don't let your modeling get rusty by working on rusty cars.
Jim

Very cool, I feel a wreck coming on!!!!!

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc339/1970peaches/aafordg1.jpg

Bob...post them pics up guys...zillla

Oh, and look - It's for sale! :tongue:

Awesome rustbucket -- looks like pulled straight from the back 40. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Oh, and look - It's for sale! :tongue:

Awesome rustbucket -- looks like pulled straight from the back 40. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks everyone for your coments on the rust bucket Ford. Yeah Doba if I ever get back to building my landscape on my layout again this Galaxie will be sitting on it in the back 40 or a driveway of a house with several old cars in different stages of restoration. Nuther Dave has it going on with that car flower planter.

Hey all you Morons,

Just because Hank made this a sticky doesn't mean you don't have to post pics in here anymore. Nuff said..........

Well after thinking about this statement I realized this could be taken to be a little harsh on my part so, Nuff said isn't enough I guess. lol

I just wanted to express that this thread was my favorite thread when I came here a little over 2 years ago. Had only messed around with customizing ho slot cars a little bit and this thread showed me that others liked to do the same. It sparked me and inspired me BIG TIME.

Everyone has kinda gotten their own threads in a shop or show type deal. That is great and I realy enjoy that alot. My thought is that it would be nice if we all tried to post up a custom slot picture in this thread once in a while to enhance the group feeling of Hobby Talk even more. :) :hat: :D :cool: :wave:

A thread where everyone is included and represented. A thread where new Hobby Talk members can feel safe posting pictures of their customs and show their progress. I'm not saying that everyone should post a bunch of pictures in here and take away from their shop or show threads. Just one or two now and then to keep people checking out this thread more often.

Hope I am not being to Moronic in this request? A thread with every Customizer on Hobby Talk posting an occasional Custom Build in my eyes would make everyone a little more conected & mix up all our ideas in one place to help build more inpirational builds.

Bob...This has always been my favorite thread off all times...zilla

I hear ya Zilla. This is the first thread I came to when I found this site. I'm going to post pics on here and on my own thread as well. The guys can comment here or go to the builders thread for more comments,details. This thread could become mostly pics which would be good because reading heaps hurts my head!!!!

"Little Yella Vette"

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/kiwidave_photos/yellavette.jpg

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/kiwidave_photos/yellavette2.jpg

Excellent job Dave! That's a beaut!

Yea, I'm liking it toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... Don't know which part, the cool yellow or the chrome sticking out of the hood. I guess the cool yellow roll bars will be the deciding factor...RM

Nice work on that vette, KD!!!