So given that the New Year is only a couple of days away, and there was actually some sun out this afternoon (a rarity here in winter) I decided to set-up a little mini photo shoot of all the kits that I can say for certain were built this year.
I even surprised myself as I started taking photos. They just kept coming.
Seems I had a much more productive year than I thought I did.
Not all of these were featured on the blog as they were done... something I plan to be better about this coming year.
So here they are in no particular order.....
A 1932 Ford Vicky that I attempted my first chopped top on. It came out fairly well, but not great.... Still learning...
A Mercury Hot Rod that I had actually started a while ago, but dug the box back out and finished it up. The kit came with great custom touches, and even better flame decals.
Ahhhh... the Ferrari 288GTO. This was another one I had struggled with, put away, and then came back to. Really glad to have this one done and in my collection.
The Dodge Challenger HEMI. Another one that was featured earlier in the year as it was finished.
Looks great!
The Lamborghini Diablo.... This one was all troubles and would not recommend the kit to anyone. More of an challenge of my patience than modeling skills. Was hoping for a better finished model, but it just wasn't in the box from the start.
So I deviated a little from the 4 wheels concept, and had picked up a kit of a Spitfire fighter from World War 2. It was a great little break, and allowed me to play with my airbrush a little bit.
I had such a great time with the Spitfire that I picked up a second WWII plane. This time an SBD Duantless. Again came at a time that I needed to do something different and try some other techniques. This one I used a lot of pastel shading to create a weathered and used look.
This is the ECTO-1 from the Ghostbusters movie franchise. It started as a 59 Cadillac Hearse, and was trasnformed to carry all of their ghost fighting gear. Another fun and perhaps "less serious" build. Didn't even bother with the interior on this one. Painted the windows black, and figured with all the visual impact, it could stand on it's own.
Another great kit that got me back into when I got started in modelling. American 60's and 70's Muscle Cars. This one being the track version of a Shelby GT350-R. A great kit, with a couple of problems I created for myself with the long and large decals.
The Peterbuilt Cabover. Again, a smaller scale, snap-tite kit that I added a few details to, just to bring the level of the finished kit up a little.
Jeep Rubicon. After my wife and I took a camping trip up to the sand-dune recreation area, I came home with some inspiration for an off-roader.
Plymouth Superbird. One of the most radically designed of the 60's and 70's muscle cars.
With a nose cone, and rear wing added merely to help cheat the wind at the NASCAR super speedways.
1970-1/2 Camaro Z/28, in one of my all time favorite colors for this era. This one looks great on the shelf with all the other Camaros I have built.
And my most recently completed kit. A Ford Taurus sport Cartoon Network sponsorship livery. I have build a few of these NASCAR kits in the past and always enjoy the finished piece. This is the second of 5 kits with Cartoon Network sponsorship that I have. The other 3 will likely be added in the near future.
So that's it....
As I look back at a total of the 14 kits that I built, I am truly amazed that it has been that many.
All of them, withe exception of a few have been great and enjoyable builds. The others were great learning experiences, and am glad to have finished those too.
I have already started on what will be my first completion of 2015.... and am sure I will sneak a few custom HotWheels in as well.
Thanks for stopping by!
Matt
