What do you model apart from railroads ?

[upnick]

Hi All,

What else do you or have you modelled apart from railroads or something that ties in with the railroads, before coming to N scale and lately HO i was doing 1/35 military individual vechiles or diorammas ... gone are the days of chasing an etcehd brass part a few MM in length i had carefully shaped to see it fly off into the distant carpet , making individual track links and applying Zimmeritt using Milliput as a base.

Though i did enjoy my time making them i wouldnt go back to it.

Here are a few pics


Replacement Metal track links give a better realistic sag to the tracks on this and the next pic, the kit rivits cut off and new punched out from plasticard.








Replacement various etched parts including new fenders from brass heated and bent simulating good usage, resin exhausts

Recovery conversion of this Famo using three etched set Hundreds of of add ons .... individual metal track links, the tarp over the cab milliput shaped over an etched brass frame

[ngauger]

Don't even think of asking for pictures - everything has been lost over the years,... But I have modeled

cars (60's and 70's models)
Batmobile 3 different scales
Munster's Car
Munsters Drag-U-La
68 Impala
Rat Rod
Monkee Mobile
Numerous Astin Martin Cars - James Bond
Mach 5 in various forms and details (3 total)
Blues Brother's B&W Police car
General Lee from TV show
K.I.T.T. 2 different scales From TV Series

Star ships
Enterprise (TV & TMP)
Space 1999 ship
Orion Spacecraft 2001 A Space Odessey
Viper from Battlestar Galactica
Thunderbirds - all 4 ships and the space station
Lady Penelope's FAB-1 car

Other Sci-Fi
Melinnium Falcon
At-At
X-Wing
Blade-Runner Car
Blue Thunder helicopter
Back to the Future Delorean - 4 versions
Moonraker Shuttle (2 different scales)

Lead D&D Figures
Set of 12 Giants approx 2" tall
Dragons - 5 different ones

Historical
Apollo Saturn 5 Model from 1970
Mercury capsules (4 total)
Gemini (3 Capsules)
Space Shuttle - 5 variations NASA Official releases


That's all i can remember off the top of my head LOL If I think of more, i'll add them in..

[ngauger]

Nice Tanks!!!! Great painting & weathering!!!!

[tomustang]

I did some 1:72 shermans, a B-17 bomber

A bunch of star wars stuff. X wings, star destroyer, tie intercepter, at-at, at-st, don't remember much

Lots of cars oh my.... 1/24 and 1/25 scale

2 1997 cobras
96 cobra convertible
viper gts
c5 corvette
C5R corvette
5.0 mustang gt
96 mustang gt
32 ford coupe
ford lightning
99 honda civic si
ford svt focus
LS1 camaro ss
2004 pontiac gto

thats all i can remember for now

[nomad]

That is some great modeling Nick. You have a lot more patience then I do.
I used to do other modeling, but now it is only model railroading. The last model I assembled was the Budweiser Clydesdale team and there wagon.

Loren

[Herc Driver]

I don't do any other modeling...I don't have the body or face for it anymore.

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. Seriously though, I used to build model airplanes and some ships as a kid, but haven't done that in thirty years or more.

Nick - those military vehicles are crazy good! My compliments! Great job!

[eightyeightfan1]

Those are sweet looking.
I use to do tanks and military vehicles also. I have no pics, cause I haven't done them in years.
I also have the Revell static model of the Big Boy stashed somewhere.
Here's some that I have done.
M1 Abrahams (1/35 and Rocco Ho scale)
M2 Bradley
M113 Personel Carrier
M4 Sherman
M3 Grant
German Panther II(stationed in Germany)
German Panzer MKIV
German Tiger
Sturmpanzer
M35 2 1/2tn(1/35 and Rocco HO)

Helicopters
CH 53 "Jolly Green Giant"
Ch 54 Skycarne
AH1 Cobra Attack Helicopter
H60 Blackhawk

Bombers , Fighters other Aircraft
B36 Peacemaker( at 1/48th...This was HHHUGGGE!)
B17
B24
B25
B26(and A20)
P61 Black Widow
P51
P47
ME-109
ME 262
BF 190
Glouster Meteor
Hurricane
Spitfire(Yep Val...Did the model)
A10 Thunderbolt II Warthog
F15, F14, F/A 18
F4 Phantom(who hasn't?)
C130 "Spooky"
DC3/C47 Gooney Bird

Star Trek
Uss Entetrprise OS, A, D
Uss Voyager
DS9 (Someone gave this to me cause he thought it was gonna challenge me...had it put together and painted in two hours)
Romulan Warbird (NextGen)
Klingon Vor'Cha Class Destroyer

Cars and Trucks(The ones that I remember)
Peterbuilt with tanker
Dale Jarretts #88 "Quality Care" Ford Taurus(dog got a hold of this one...Just recently)
Dale Earnhardt's #3 Goodwrench Lumina(Built and painted, gave to my sister for a Bday present)

Ships
USS Arizona
USS Missouri
USS Enterprise(Aircraft Carrier)
Bismark

Dale Jarretts car was the last static, non-railroad model I put together. The Star Trek I gave away when I bought my house. Still have the Roccos though.
I'm sure theres more, but at my age, I'm surprised I remembered all those. Makes me wish I still had all of them, but then again, if I did, I wouldn't have room for trains.

[Brakie]

I love to catfish..

Nothing like Mr.Whiskers bending your pole and stretching your line.

[MountainMan]

Cars as a teemager.
1/35th military modeling until the rivet counters ruined it.
Fantasy modeling until the gonadal children of all ages ruined it.
Model railroading.

[Bigsteel]

i guess model cars,planes,boats,whatever i seem to like at the time .and iw o0uldnt really call it modeling but i do race nitro RC buggies.lots-o-noise an smaoke,what isnt to like --josh

[e-paw]

I have built cars, boats, tanks, plains, motorcycles, figures, space ships, robots, and all kinds of stuff. When I was a kid I had about 2 dozen air plains hanging from my celling, even a flying dinosaur with caveman pilot. A few years ago I built a working trebuchet as a scale test bed far a full size one that I will start as soon as my neighbors trust me not to lay siege on there front porch. This one is able to toss a BB covered tin foil ball about 20 feet.
   
   
This it something I did in an art class back in the 8th grade that our UK friends would know. It's a space marine from the War Hammer 40,000 game.It won a sculpting contest for New Jersey grammar schools.
   

[upnick]

Thanks guys for the comments .... i had a lot more patience then a varied lot you have all built over time i never got the hang of doing Monogram 1/48 aircraft but did loads of their cars and had customer builds the Pocher range of cars (only way i could afford to do them) one of them complete with a horsehair stuffed handstitched leather seats and all wood veneering throughout.

[jglfan]

Hi Upnick, that is some spectacular military modeling! I have a friend who mixes military modeling with railroad modeling (I have no such talent) Here is a link to his website. You guys have a lot in common!

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[Spitfire]

My other modelling interest is also military, but in my case it's 1/6 scale. It's kind of a break for me from tiny details and wiring, although it sure takes up a lot of room in a hurry.

Here's a few of my projects. Some recent, and some not so recent.

Some Canadians slogging through the rain in Belgium, winter 1944/45


Red army troops in Stalingrad 1942


Canadian field command post in Sicily 1943


D-Day: Royal Winnipeg Rifles


Modified and weathered Harley Davidson


Jeep repainted in Canadian markings


The bad guys - German machine gun team


German officer in a "Kubelwagen"


RAF Pilot with the squadron's mascott.


cheers
Val

[ngauger]

great stuff Val!!