Got these cars in a lot, and the (pretty good) pictures in the listing just didn't do them justice. The bold brush work and rich texture - is the inspiration neo-impressionist, or are the muted colors inspired by more modern work by Pollack, or maybe the motive sports art of Nieman? I have honestly never seen anything quite this, with a T jet as the canvas...... Is it art, or was it one of you guys as a bored 9 year old with some leftover house paint? The stuff had the feel of melted crayon.


http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/DSCN0387.JPG (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/29217) http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/DSCN0390.JPG (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/29218)

Impressive, huh?



A little water, a little turpentine, and some touch up....

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/thumbs/DSCN0393.JPG (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/showphoto.php/photo/29219)

And they have lost their originality, but I like them a little better running around the track this way.

Nice save, It is hard to believe they are they same cars!

2 pieces of 40 year old plastic never looked so good... that is of course after they took a swim in the boo-boo jar!!!! nd

Looks good! Like little diamonds in the rough. At least the "artist" was a painter and not a sculptor.

You ruined them!

Way to pull the rabbit out of the hat!!! Great save, now they look new!!! I keep hoping to find deals like that...RM

Looks good! Like little diamonds in the rough. At least the "artist" was a painter and not a sculptor.

LOLOLOLOL!

Great save Split

Layout appears to be coming along nicely as well

LOLOLOLOL!

Great save Split

Layout appears to be coming along nicely as well

I was thinking the same, cars look great, so does the layout.

LOLOLOLOL!

Layout appears to be coming along nicely as well


When can we expect to see an expose over in track builds?? nd

When can we expect to see an expose over in track builds?? nd

That would be a subltle hint Split ;)

Originality, Shmoriginality. They look way more awesomer now than before.

PS Yes, more track pics, please.

I dunno original paint was pretty retro.. not...

coach

This is a sad day for the noble artist of days gone by. No doubt, he was some young slot head atempting to express his angst at not having a big enough allowance to buy a Badger spray rig so he could lay down a proper paint scheme. The beautiful expression of his desire and frustration were simply sloughed off in a tank of chemicals. It makes me weep. :freak:

The cars did clean up real nice... :hat:

How much ? LOL They turned out great .Really

When can we expect to see an expose over in track builds?? nd

Thanks, but since you're looking at the only reasonably finished section (meaning there ain't much beyond the frame), I think the rest will come to light slowly..... though the cars make the rounds every day. I think Joe's parking lot gets gravel and pavement this weekend. That is if the contractor shows up LOL.

BTW, I do feel some twinge of guilt over dissolving some unknown artist's vision in a pan of turpentine - but I have preserved the memory (for now). His work lives on, under my fingernails......

Nice save. :thumbsup::thumbsup: @2 nice looking runners.

Great save is correct. I picked up a few AFXes like that a few years ago and couldn't believe what they turned into once I took off the layer of brushed on Testors model paint. Actually the first time I mad a couple of bux off an auction I made better. :) :)

Then I started thinking about some of my early attempts at customizing using paint in a jar. :freak: rr

Aww, man!
Didn't those great "post-apocalyptic" paint jobs tip you off? Those were the long-lost studio models that were used for the vehicle stunt scenes in "Mad Max." Now they're gone ... gone ... :eek:

(Actually I was glad to see how many forum members spared a thought for the kid whose loving efforts those cars represented. Whenever I get an abused T-jet, I wonder about the kid whose pride and joy this car once was, what memories he might still have of it, and what kind of guy it helped him to become. I guess we're all - even the steely-eyed racers among us - a bunch of sentimental slobs at heart. :o )

-- D