Scale Models

[graigdavis]

I havnt built anything in almost a year, but for a while I was a building fool. Tons of patients, a steady hand, lots of creativity and its amazing how realisitic these things can turn out. The dragster was a gift, I miss that thing. It would take a hundred pictures to show the detail in all of these, so Ill just post what you can see from a glance. I have a car that I have yet to photograph. Ill do a better job photographing it too...

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[danalec99]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

You might want to check out IDSA (http://www.idsa.org/)

[graigdavis]

Oh yea, the sport bikes have won first place in several competitions. The R1 was the first model I ever built and its won First place in everything I have entered it in...crazy.

Thanks Danalec, Ill check that out.

[terri]

That is amazing detail. Wow! I don't think I'd have the patience for this. Mad props to you, this is good work!

You should have a coffee cup, or something smaller nearby, to help show scale. :)

[graigdavis]

For reference, the bikes from the lowest to the tallest points are a little over 3" tall.

The engine on the dragster is maybe 1 1/2" long x 1 1/4 tall. The whole dragster is about 10" long.

F1 car is 2 1/2 tall x 6" long.

[Big Mike]

Wow, great work. I would have thought the bikes were a lot bigger than that. So is that a 1/12 scale?

[graigdavis]

Yup, the bikes are 1/12 scale. They might be a little bigger than that. Im just guessing, I dont have any at work here.

[graigdavis]

I have 2 more sitting at home waiting to be built. Im excited to do them. But I usualy only build in the winter, when Im stuck inside.

Telefonica Movistar Honda RC211V '03
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http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/plastic/120grandprixcollection/images/20048/header.jpg

[Sk8man]

the models are fantastic. the details of it is amazing.

[Karalee]

Wow, thats nutty. I commend your patience, sometimes little things like that drive me nuts.

[gonzo]

Graig,

those are grait! (pardon the misspelling - i've always wanted to do that :P)

seriously, when i was younger i used to build ww2 aircraft, but i could never seem to seal off the hulls properly with the glue showing or the seam. Damn they were hard to build, but i love the process. I really appreciate these because I know the effort putting them together!

[molested_cow]

I don't have time to build them myself so I collect diecast cars, got plenty of them, and still deciding if I should buy these 2 that I have been eying for a long time. It's one of those guilt thing that is stopping me now.....

BTW, my sister bought me a Tamiya Ferrari F2001 kit that is transparent. I doubt I will ever open it.

[molested_cow]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

You might want to check out IDSA (http://www.idsa.org/)

Are you an IDer?

[danalec99]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

You might want to check out IDSA (http://www.idsa.org/)

Are you an IDer?

Nope :)

[anua]

they're fantastic, graig!!!

[graigdavis]

I don't have time to build them myself so I collect diecast cars, got plenty of them, and still deciding if I should buy these 2 that I have been eying for a long time. It's one of those guilt thing that is stopping me now.....

BTW, my sister bought me a Tamiya Ferrari F2001 kit that is transparent. I doubt I will ever open it.

I collected a few diecast models but I wasnt happy with the detail they had. They were always really simple and the paint jobs were never perfect. I just looked at them and said "I can do better than that".

Thing is I got addicted to building these Tamiya models that cost $30-$40 just for the kit. And I usualy have to buy new paints and brushes before each build too. They get expensive when you get a good kit and do them rite, its so worth it when its finished though.

[Scott WRG Editor]

I don't have time to build them myself so I collect diecast cars, got plenty of them, and still deciding if I should buy these 2 that I have been eying for a long time. It's one of those guilt thing that is stopping me now.....

BTW, my sister bought me a Tamiya Ferrari F2001 kit that is transparent. I doubt I will ever open it.

I collected a few diecast models but I wasnt happy with the detail they had. They were always really simple and the paint jobs were never perfect. I just looked at them and said "I can do better than that".


I just don't have the time to build models anymore, so I collect these:

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v288/zillarian/left.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v288/zillarian/right2.jpg

[graigdavis]

Dusty! [cough cough]

those are pretty cool.

[Karalee]

My bf collects the diecast plane models now, he used to like building the rocket models, but he doesnt have any time either.

[Scott WRG Editor]

Dusty! [cough cough]

those are pretty cool.

Heh, I do need to dust a little don't I.

BTW, the weird little lump of metal is shrapnel from a German anti-aircraft shell dug out of a B-17 crewmans Flak Vest.