Models

A custom 1:24 scale model of a stretch 1964 Cadilla Limousine that I made on order for somebody.

This is a Johan 1:24th scale 1964 Cadillac Coupe DeVille model kit that I turned into a stretch limousine as a commission from my cousin back in the late-1980's. It took 3 kits to have enough length for it. Custom features it sports are a mini bar and a television set in the passenger compartment, suicide doors in back that actually opened, a tiny privacy window where the big back window would normally be, a tv aerial at the back, a trunk-lid-mounted spare tire a la a Chrysler Imperial, a sun roof and whitewall tires. He was pleased with the way it turned out, and I wasn't totally unhappy with the way it looked. It just had the factory radio in the dash.... Ha ha.

Another 1:24 scale model Cadillac. This one is a 1964 Cadillac and Iike to build models of Cadillacs.

Another 1:24 scale model of a Cadillac. This one is a 1964 model,

Yet again another 1:24 scale model of a 1964 Cadillac. I gave this one a custom T-Top roof.

One of the old model kits I put together when I was younger.

A Ford Model A 1/24th scale model kit I customized by chopping the top and adding a huge engine with a blower and 3 dual Stromberg carburetors. Okay, so maybe the blower and manifold/carburetor setup doesn't really work, but hey, I was a young kid at the time! Camera: Konica Autoreflex TC Lens: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7 Film: Kodak Kodacolor 100 Date: 1978 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Konica TC Models 21if

A model car I built back in the 1980's. It's a 1932 Ford Roadster that I customized into a street rod. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: Kodak Tri-X, 400 ASA black and white film Date: August 1988 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. Minolta Tri-X Models and Bees 1988 15ef

A 1:24 scale model of a 1932 Ford Roadster. I made it into a California Custom in that it sits real low in the front, I shaved the louvres on the side of the hood and gave it a special suspension.

A 1:24 scale model car of a 1932 Ford Vicky that I customized. I did a lot of work, such as molding a hood scoop into the top of the original hood, wiring for the engine, a custom suspension and a radio antenna on the back.

A 1:24 scale model car I built back in the mid-1980s. It was a regular stock Chevrolet Monza and I turned it into a racing car. Camera: Minolta XD11 Lens: Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm, f/1.2 Film: 3M Scotch Color AT 100, 100 ASA 35mm Date: 1988 Location: Norris City, Illinois, U.S.A. XD11 3M Models 23ef

This is a 1:24th scale model of a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air two-door sedan. I did a little customizing on it so that it would sit lower in the front. I had a 1954 Chevrolet 210 two-door sedan in real life, so that's why I like building these types of models.

I made this stock 1976 Chevrolet Nova into a drag car.

A 1:24 scale model Ford Mustang GT. It has that Mustang stance of a muscle car that I really like.

This is a 1:24 scale model of a Ford Maverick. It was given to me in a broken state, so I cut the top the rest of the way off and made it into a convertible, which Ford never offered for the Maverick. I tried to customize it into their special edition Maverick which was called a "Grabber."

A pinewood derby car I made back when I was helping out my brother's Scout troop back in the late 1980s.

In the bitter cold early morning hours of March 12th, 1972, Skaaldaire Flight 419 suffered an engine failure and went down in the snow-covered peaks of the Pyrenees near France. The wreck wasn't located until 6 days later, on March 18th. When rescuers arrived on the scene, all they found was a pile of bones and one overweight woman who's first words were, "Thank goodness you found me in time." {burp}

I was going through my old yearbooks and came across a picture from my 1977 art class, when I was a sophomore. I had forgotten all about making this bi-plane out of toothpicks and old model car tires. As I remember, it was about 10 inches long and was covered with paper so that it could be painted. The tires were part of the slicks that came with a model of a rail dragster, I can remember that quite well.