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McLaren M23 James Hunt in 1/8 scale

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on November 25, 2024 · in Automotive · 16 ≡

Lordy what a project this was! The big 1/8 scale kit of the McLaren M23 as driven by James Hunt by Entex. I have been building models professionally for about 10 years and by far this was the biggest challenge! HORRIBLE fit issues, [...]

Progress on the 1/8 scale James Hunt McLaren

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on November 4, 2024 · in Automotive · 6 ≡

I don't normally post pics of building progress, but this particular kit has been a complete nightmare. This kit is from 1972 and is by the defunct company Entex, from horrible instructions to terrible fit and everything in between it has [...]

1/8 Black Cat [Felicia Hardy] completed....

by Steven Corvi on August 24, 2024 · in Figures · 5 ≡

I got this one on Ebay a while back. IT is a 3D print...decent quality by Ebay seller: xi-7491. I think it is an original If anyone know different please let me know. overall rather simple kit with little clean up. I mounted her on a base [...]

1:8 1917 Excelsior Board Track Racer-3D Scratch Build

by Matt Minnichsoffer on July 12, 2024 · in Automotive · 11 ≡

Like other manufacturers, Ignatz Schwinn, who acquired Excelsior in 1911, believed racing improved motorcycle engineering through track testing. The visibility of racing success helped sales as well. A machine similar to the one I built [...]

1/8th scale Norton GP Bike vintage kit from 1970 by Protar

by Rick Schad "The Pope of Plastic" on July 7, 2024 · in Automotive · 11 ≡

Well, this is a terrible kit with even worse instructions. Somehow I managed to get it together, I’m actually shocked it’s built. My 29th customer build of the year. I did this to look as if it was found in a barn, so I could hide [...]

1:8 Super X Deadwood Special – 3D Scratch Build

by Matt Minnichsoffer on June 13, 2024 · in Automotive · 10 ≡

In the Spring of 2000 I was working in the styling department for Excelsior-Henderson in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The company had plans to unveil a hydraulic front (non-springer) end version of the Super X at the Sturgis Bike Rally in [...]

Scratchbuilt 1/8th scale Spyder/Exercising Sulky

by Graham GREEN on June 7, 2024 · in Uncategorized · 6 ≡

Here is a 1/8th scale “Exercising Cart", or, you can use its popular name that it goes by today, a ’Spider’, for very obvious reasons. The full sized vehicle was owned by Mrs Val Perkins, from a small town called Coonewarre, [...]

1:8 scale diecast MF Te20 farm tractor model

by Charles King on February 20, 2024 · in Automotive · 18 ≡

My very first 1:8 scale dicast model. The details are beautiful and the weathering and painting were fun to do on such a big scale model like this farm tractor. The customer was satisfied with the results. I've added 'before' photos.

1:8 Excelsior-Henderson Super X – 3D Scratch Built

by Matt Minnichsoffer on February 19, 2024 · in Automotive · 16 ≡

About a year ago I had an idea to scratch build an Excelsior-Henderson Super X. Reason being—a model of one doesn’t exist and I worked at E-H in the late 90s and have always wanted to own one. While the real bikes are out there and not [...]

1/8 Aurora "Red Knight of Vienna"

by Tom Hering on April 5, 2023 · in Figures · 18 ≡

This model of Medieval jousting armor is Aurora's 1963 reissue of their 1958 kit. The red color is the kit's metallic red plastic. The blue-green is Army Painter's "Wizards Orb." The gold is a 50/50 mix of Testors' Metallic Gold [...]