Altered Outlaw

Dave "Scurvy" McGowan sure knows how to mix up a cool car, showrod fans.

With a recipe consisting of Roth's Outlaw body, a Winged Express frame and chassis, Caddy mill with blower, Lil Coffin rear wheels, Jesse James chopper front wheels and tyres from a 1/20th Tamiya F1 car this is gonna be one of the most most going-est showcars we've seen. Check it.

JB

Writing About Pictures Is Like Cooking About Music...

...but picture posting is broken tonight, so what better to celebrate than by hooking you up with some picture galleries of mine? Enjoy!

Last year's IPMS Scale Modelworld 2007
11 pages of how we do things in the UK. This one's a favourite, as is this roller-painted bus.

Cool 1:1 Inspiration
If I see something full-sized that I like, I pop a pic of it in here. Particularly good if you like old rods...

Goodwood Revival Minis
Something cool about seeing a plucky little Mini racing relative Goliaths at Goodwood I think.

Hopefully, more picsa tomorrow, but at least ya got someting to look at now, right? Failing that, go build something!

JB

Lil Beach Bastard

Joe D sure makes some cool parts...resin guns and knives not included...

JB

Messerschmitt - Update!

It was really cool to hear from Harley Richards today; you might remember his amazing Tip-Top-Tee project from a while ago. Turns out that little yellow cutie that I posted a pic of last week was his too! Shoulda guessed really!

I didn't know this before having only seen the pic above, but the car actually has TWO V8s out back there. Bet sixteen cylinders would get this thing airbourne, wings or not! More here, for anyone needing a fix of automotive craziness and extreme building skills from one of the UK's finest builders.

JB

T & A

When a master-builder like Art Anderson starts an old-school hot rod project you probably oughta pay attention, you're guaranteed to learn something. Art's a walking encyclopedia of early Ford info, and probably THE best scratchbuilder I've ever seen. Check his various posts here and see what mean. Don't forget to check out the Olds truck he's building whilst you're at it, and find out what a master can do with a little wood and some deodorant.

JB

Scratchbuilding from Sweden

I'm on a bit of a scratchbuilding-binge this week, and I was delighted when Rikard said I could feature his build on the blog. His Pro Mod Chevy Nova project is one of the most in-depth projects I've seen for a long time - he's already got seven years invested in it! The hardest thing was deciding which pic to feature at the top of this story, but the easiest thing is being blown away by the skills demonstrated here. If this big ol' dose of super-modelling doesn't make you wanna go detail something up to the max, then nothing will.

JB

Call to Arms - help a charity, and get some modelling supplies

When a good cause comes a knocking, I'm proud to say that the many fine builders I know are quick to dig deep and help out. The Coffin Corner has had a drive on lately to support the Living Legacy Foundation and I'm proud to have a lot of Alclad supplies up for auction. Bid here, and support a very worthy cause, or if metalizers don't take your fancy check out the dozen or so other cool auctions that they've got listed in their For Sale section.

Dig deep if you can guys, we're supporting a charity here who supports at least one modeller and his family, and that's enough reason for me...

JB

Tiger's Trike

Here's a dilemma I have frequently whilst writing this blog. Sometimes I've got little to no information to go off when I'm writing, and I fill in the gaps or keep it brief. The best ones though are where there's a tonne of background for you to see to the story at the click of a mouse. Rather than retell someone's story I'd rather point you to them so you can hear (read) them tell it themselves, but also I worry that that doesn't do them justice.

So, with full acknowledgment paid to just how amazingly cool I think this trike is (I don't even like trikes!), here's FreakinTiger's WIP. I love it, and if you're as big of a scratchbuilding-enthusiast as I am you're bound to pick up some ideas...

JB

Got Scallops?

I'm pretty sure this car is featured in a Scale Auto Contest Annual, and if it is then I also kinda recall that the scallops were handpainted with One-Shot. Whatever, that Mica blue looks gorgeous, and the colour really pops.

JB

49 Ford

I don't go for a lot of Kustoms normally, but this one must've caught my eye as I took the time to hijack the pic from somewhere and it made me smile when I found it tonight. The gold paint, not too bright, not too dark, whitewalls and nice stance probably swung it for me.

JB

Draggin' Bug

Photographer and builder unknown, and this is the only pic I've got, but this A/FX Beetle is every bit as cool as that VolksRod we saw the other day. Wonder if it ever got finished?

JB

Old #5

Anyone calling themselves ModelCarJedi has gotta deliver when it comes to putting together something cool. He delivered.

JB

Making Chicken Soup...

"I just cant seem to toss anything out!" says Mike Hundahl. I know what he means, I'm a little bit of a hoarder too, and I've NEVER thrown anything modelling-related out. Even sprue - I just know it'll come in handy one day! Seeing Mike's build on the Coffin Corner yesterday, I finally feel validated. He certainly didn't pick an easy start for himself, but that just makes the result all the more astonishing.

JB

Tim Nolan presents: 'The Brick'

Tim Nolan is one cool cat. A Showrod Jedi with a wild imagination, a Rat Fink obsession and a 1:1 Deuce Coupe in the garage is always gona be the kinda guy whose work I'll enjoy.

His latest, The Brick, is a crazy twin engined Lincoln in a beautiful metallic green, with attention to detail to die for. Check that matching green wiring out! Its mocked-up but unfinished in the pic above, but to see where's its currently at, check out this thread on the Coffin Corner.

JB