soft-skin driver, the way "I rolled" back in '82

[alexwencho]

I found this old kodachrome slide while going thru my photos.
1/35th Tamiya driver figure with a "tricked out" Tamiya truck.
Something done, back in the last century (1982).
Wow! what a difference 27 years makes!
thanks,
alex wencho

 

[dinovision79]

Hi Alex,

a piece of modeling history, it's fun to check out old modeling stuff of any kind once a while. And doesn't look bad at all!

Denes

 

[alexwencho]

another view of vehicle and rubble.

 

[alexwencho]

Hi Alex,

a piece of modeling history, it's fun to check out old modeling stuff of any kind once a while. And doesn't look bad at all!

Denes

thank you Denes.

Yes! after 27 years it "doesn't look bad at all!"

alex wencho

 

[Guy]

Looks good for even back then Alex. Its fun to see what we did so long ago.

 

[Einion]

Great little blast from the past Alex, how long had you been modelling when this was done?

Its fun to see what we did so long ago.

There's a subject for a thread... if it weren't so potentially embarrassing!

Einion

 

[vergilius]

you lucky guy. You still got pictures of it !

 

[alexwencho]

Great little blast from the past Alex, how long had you been modelling when this was done?


Einion,
Very good question. Shep's book on building dioramas (1980) got me started painting figures with artist oils. But The old magazine series Scale Modeler/Military Modeler from the late 1960s, 1970s & 1980s was always an inspiration.

As far as when did I start building models...that would be when I was 5 or 6 years old (1960-1961). My two older brothers started building model kits in the 1950 and I remember watching them build models on the kitchen table in between breakfast, lunch and & dinner on into the late nite hours. I always thought of them building model kits "cool" and still think of them brothers as "cool"

very fond memories.
thanks, alex wencho

 

[alexwencho]

you lucky guy. You still got pictures of it !

Yes you could say "lucky guy" to still have pictures.
I have lost a few thru the years of two divorces and many moves in the last 30 years but do consider myself as Lucky.

I had taken a lot of color slides back before digital cameras, when my priority was to write magazine articles for Scale Modeler, Military Modeler & Military Modeling Magazine.
I learned then to file and organize the color slides.

I hope someday to get my own "Blog" and feature some of the old magazine articles and color slides.

For now, I very happy scratchbuilding 1/9th scale motorcycles and sculpting 1/9th figures in my retirement from government work.

No going fishing or playing golf in my retirement years....just scratchbuilding miniature motorcycles, sculpting and painting figures and traveling to the figure/model shows.

thank you,
alex wencho

 

[alexwencho]

Looks good for even back then Alex. Its fun to see what we did so long ago.

Guy,

"FUN" is what it is all about!

thanks,
alex wencho

 

[alexwencho]

Yo Wenchman,

Think hill climber.........!

Bonehead

Bonehead,

O! yeah! in 1/9th scale.

See you in a couple of weeks in LA and taking my (In progress) scratchbuilt 1/9th 1920 Harley boardtrackracer and sculpted 1/9th Racer figure just to show you (bonehead) and John R. & Tony C.

I tried to finish the project for SCAHMS but got drawn out past the deadline. Thats cool, There is always Chicago!...and Chicago has always been good to me...since 1985.

Thanks and will send a personal message later.
alex wencho....wenchman

 

[bonehead]

Hey Alex,

Awesome! I can't wait to see the board racer. But hey, I thought we were going to collaborate on one of these projects? I would love to sculpt the figure, maybe paint the whole thing, bike and figure too! Good thing you have not done the hill climber yet......

Kat and I look forward to seeing you at SCAHMS!

Mike

 

[John Bowery]

Alex,
Keep on trucking for the next 27 Years. Keep em coming.
Cheers
John

 

[alexwencho]

Hey Alex,

Awesome! I can't wait to see the board racer. But hey, I thought we were going to collaborate on one of these projects? I would love to sculpt the figure, maybe paint the whole thing, bike and figure too! Good thing you have not done the hill climber yet......

Kat and I look forward to seeing you at SCAHMS!

Mike

Mike,

.....think 1/8th, 1/9th.....thats the way I (we can) roll.....
XXXs n OOOs to to you and miss Kat,

alex wencho

 

[alexwencho]

This is the way...back in the 70s

Alex,
Keep on trucking for the next 27 Years. Keep em coming.
Cheers
John

John,
Thanks and I will try very best to "keep on trucking"!
by the way....this is the way i rolled back in the 70s,
alex wencho