There is nothing more enjoyable than watching someone talk about one of their passions. I could honestly watch you do a video like this for an hour+. Really super cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most shocking part of this video ; $39.99 for a plastic model ! For about 50cents of molded plastic !! I remember building these in the mid 70's when they were maybe $4-$6 for a box, and my mom still gave me a hard time for wanting them........
OMG!! Your the man Steve...I had a feeling you lived and breathed cars and models like this..well done...no worries of House&Home wanting a photo spread of your life style,lol! Has to be hubcaps hanging off the wall somewhere and carb being rebuilt on kitchen table...love it !!!
Hi Steve, This is a wonderful video on your craftsmanship! I'm so glad you have shown us some of these absolute works of art. I wish you had a 2nd ch and bring back 'Super Models' ❤️. I have boxes of model car parts saved up throughout the yrs. But I have no real place to go and bounce off ideas and/or learn of different ways of doing things. When I was a kid I would hoard pens, especially the ones with the brass or metal inserts. I would heat them up and form my own custom exhaust systems and got pretty good at either turned down or duel or triple flared tips. Zoomies were a challenge, sometimes trying to get them to line up perfectly. Many other make shifts and repurposed ideas. I had this room off the back porch I was allowed to use as a build room. I'd was booted out of my bedroom because of the smell of glue, putty, and paint. The room was sort of a storage closet with 8 shelves that lined the entire room. I had them set up as different levels of completion. Well at the time I didn't know about the effects of solvents and the lack of ventilation. The music playing sounded better my mind asking and wondering of my existence and other questions of the unknown. When the visuals started, I knew I was right on track with the answers to the universe. LOL. Have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼Namaste 🙏🏼
Hi Chris, I've been building model cars since about 1972. I was 8 when Mom brought me my first kits, an AMT 1970 Monte Carlo and an AMT 1971 George Folmer AMX road racer. I had NO IDEA I needed anything other than Elmer's Glue! Within 24 hours Mom made a trip to Bunrham's General Store for a tube of Testors cement! Then the building began. Funny thing, I stopped using Testors around 1980 when I discovered Zap-A-Gap and other cyanoacrylate "super glues" for hobby use. I love how parts are bonded within 4 minutes or 4 SECONDS if a spritz of Zip-Kicker is applied. Like most kids I learned that polystyrene is flammable and makes cool "smoke tendrils" that float when a match is applied! Yes, I toasted most of my older builds but did manage to save most of what I built from 1978 onward when I became a little more serious about the results. Thanks as always for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Hey Steve! What do you make your spark plug wires out of? I've used both heavy thick thread and rubber coated single strand copper phone wire in my color of choice. Your wires look nice, they're a detail most don't bother with building high quality models.
Hey Steve, Good to find this RUclips channel earlier this afternoon. I miss a couple of your series on the Motor Trend channel (sorry, I forget the titles!), the one similar to this channel where you would explore old wrecking yards and educate viewers about rare and unusual cars. I'm the guy who complained about putting a Corvair 95 Corvan through the crusher. Also, the short-lived program on model building. You were very complimentary about some of my old Corvair model restorations when I sent you pictures on Facebook. About ten years ago I realized that I got more satisfaction from rescuing some little boy's "Glue Bomb" from 50 years ago than I ever did building a new kit from the box, no matter how much I customized it or how many details I added. I look forward to seeing more of your builds, and your junkyard discoveries.
All I can say is WOW! Steve you live the MOPAR Motörhead lifestyle. Stay young at heart and continue to enjoy your models. Seeing this takes us back to our youth. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope the weather improves so we can see more Junkyard Crawl.
Steve you just took me straight back to my childhood. 1/25th, 1/24th, 1/16th and 1/8th scale model kits from MPC, AMT, Monogram, Revell, Jo-Han and Lindbergh were my mainstay kits. You have quite a few that I didn't have, but i'll admit this, you've inspired me to get back into it. My last finished kit was a AMT 1970 Chevelle SS 454 1/25th scale kit that I went all out on. Built it back in 1998. Cranberry Red, true 3 stage paint job, clearcoat over a fully wet-sanded base, with clear over the decals. Road worn tires, modified fuel system with plumbing, plug wires etc. Mini-tubbed with wider rear slicks and cut down rear metal axle. I Still have it, it lives in a display case in my bedroom. I guess it's off to Ebay once again to find some cool vintage kits! Great "Snow Day" video series, appreciate you taking us on a tour of your personal collection. Super cool!
I've got a few model cars that I never finished due to my OCD tendencies. You've inspired me to get them done. I'm not gonna worry about making them perfect. Just gonna get them done.
Great work Steve. I thought I was a pretty good model builder, however you showed me how it can really be done and taken to the next level. I was also impressed at the way you kept your ideas and research so nicely organized even though you likely think its not. Keep crawling and I will keep watching
Thanks for this “snow day” submission. Amazed with the meticulous workmanship and attention to detail in rendering these models. Crazy modeling talent!
Yeah Steve, Thanks Brother! As a model builder myself for 50+ years, this is so cool that you did this for us! I put a suggestion with your previous video right before this one to see more of the '64 Dodge that was on your desk. I'm glad it caught on. Thanks again Steve for showing us the beautiful models and for giving us suggestions on how to build our own too!
That's really great! I played around with customizing 1/64 scale Hot Wheels and taking the mundane factory releases to either Hotrods with bigger engines or chopped tops or lowriders or flip nose etc.. It's a great way to Express your own perspective and personality on them without breaking the bank!
Junkyard Gold needs to go prime time with all new episodes. It's one of my favorite shows, and sure in the hell beats watching tired old reruns. The guy is walking automotive encyclopedia and knows how to keep it interesting.
@@joshuagibson2520 Well Josh, it all depends on who you marry. My wife of 53 years (next month) has always been enthusiastically supportive of my modelling hobby. In fact one Christmas she gave me 20+ 1/25th scale model cars and a slot car set. She's also the one who recently talked me into a ZR2 pickup instead of the Z71 I was looking at (she liked how it was jacked up an extra 2", she even preferred the white one over a black one because it had the factory roll bar and the optional spare in the bed). Although she'll drive an automatic if she has to, she much prefers a 4 or 5 speed manual. They're out there - you just need to be lucky.
@@ricklundin1154 So true, finding the Right Match is what its all about. This works both ways! "She" has to find somebody who will put up with her knitting, dance lessons, piano playing, etc. or it isn't going to last. The Right Gal can be a gold mine. The wrong match can be a coal mine. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
My wife and I are about as opposite as opposite can get - her eyes literally glaze-over in boredom when it comes to my “automotive antics” out in the garage! But even after 25+ years I still think she’s HOT so it all balances out……..😂
When ever you glue the chrome parts on you must use your x acto knife scrape chrome off before putting your Ross or testors glue. If you don't 6mos to a year later all the chrome falls off. I was a master model builder until I was 14, then interest in girls took over my mind. My stepfather built tractor trailer models and construction equipment and had 2 long cigar humidor display cases that were lit , and he put all those in it so no one would touch them but you could see them. The backside was all mirrored
I appreciate your enthusiasm and skill. I started building models in the mid 70s. My focus was on Ford Model As after seeming the Revell “Cherry Pie” sedan delivery kit. I was taken with Revell’s offering of either the stock or modified Model A motor instead of a modern V-8. I built several other Revell and Monogram Model A kits over the years along with a bunch,of other stuff, and then had a 30 year hiatus. The only one I still have is a Revel 29 pickup that was “reimaged” two or three times and is not in disassembled condition. I’m slowly getting back around to building kits. I still have my Revell Master Modeler’s Club stuff somewhere. Back then, the more detailed kits were instrumental in teaching kits something about cars and how they went together. Anyway, your skill to detail is great.
i think you have more than me… i’m still collecting..over 400 models done..still have them all….if your ever in the cincinnati area we could talk for days about cars.. c ya later brother
I was obsessed with models when I was a kid. But it never occurred to me that I should leave them unassembled in their respective boxes for the next few decades though. 😂
THIS needs to be a regular thing !! I had most of the kits you showed and have on the shelf, paid between $1.56 (Kmart,JMfields) or $1.78 (playworld) for them in late 60's early 70's !!
Great show on models…impressive work! If you do another segment in the future, it would be great if you commented on the value/merits/potential investment of keeping rare kits in the box with the cellophane wrap vs. opening and/ or building them.
Wow! I really enjoyed this episode. A car modeler myself. I had a huge grin on my face as you showcased your builds. I miss your model car episodes. Thanks for sharing
I have watched this video many times, and I never tire of it. Thanks man to you and Brian Lohnes for being our "Northeast Dragracing Historians". I'm a Rhode Islander,😀. I started at CT-Dragway and when they closed NED became my hometrack. My favorite tracks to race at though were ATCO and Gainesville. Get healthy brother.🏁🏁
I had a friend of mine that would build models and then he would customized Little motors in them that make them look like they had hydraulics you'd make them lowrider and then you'd put a little battery and a little electric motor and then he would run a string down to the suspension somehow and make it look like it had hydraulics it was really quite cool this was back in the 80s
I think the next one is a Delorean as you went from 2023 to 2013. Lol. Years back one Thanksgiving my grandfather and I made a recreation of the Verrazano-Narrows bridge using the Girder and Panel set. It stayed up for a week until my mom needed the dining room table back. Lol. I still have the Girder and Panel set and all those toys from my youth.
Oh sh!t! Girders and panels, I used to mix those up with Legos and wood blocks. Thing about Girders and panels certain parts would wear from use and it wouldn't work like new
@@tomwesley7884 I used to set that up along with the "Matchbox Garage" (which I still have) and make my own automotive "city". Of course, Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars made up the "fleet". Still have all of them. I bought some cases for them years back and they are in there now.
This brought memories back for me of when I was a kid. I wasn't building models, but I had a lot of die cast 1/18 scale cars. Every Christmas, a family friend would take me to Costco and I'd pick out one every year. I had a little of everything, but I remember my first was a 1955 Mercedes 300sl roadster cream with dark red interior, and my most unique was a 1963 Mako shark Corvette with bubble top. I still have a commemorative 30th anniversary Camaro Z/28 pace car and #24 DuPont rainbow Warrior in their original boxes on display along with a black Harley Sportglide.
As someone who's been building model cars for 40 plus years, I always enjoy vids of your builds. Especially since the majority of mine are Mopars of some sort. It's funny the work we'll put into something we love. I spent probably a month, starting with a resin body, building a replica of my first car. A '70 Slant Six automatic Dart Swinger. I think I cannibalized 4 kits to get the drivetrain, interior, and other bits necessary to make it just right. Also, I love the fact that Pyro is at the bottom of your shirt, and Palmer should be right there with them. Both are the "quality" of something Junkyard Dog would leave as a present in the yard.
Man Steve! I find myself to be avid collector for over 45 years! And have many great models! But not as close as your great collection of classic kits and others! Great stuff Steve! Loved it!👌😎👍
Very nice! I know you’ve been to my local hobby shop, Craftec, and that’s where I grabbed my Mobius altered wheelbase kit; It’ll be the Mopar Missile when I build it.
Great stuff. Watch all your videos. Car models as a kid taught me so much, from following instructions to paint and assembly. My mechanic skills were born from assembling models - so valuable as I am now a 57 year old man, still use those skills
Models are the best solution if you don't have unlimited funds! There are just too many great cars out there for me to be brand loyal to just one make. I liked building these as a youngster and spent a lot of money on the $2.00 kits and 98 cent cans of spray paint back in the 1960's. 👍
Yes, not all of us have Jay Leno, Harold LeMay, or Bill Harrah (or many others) money to amass a full size collection. But I don't know if I have enough room for a scale model collection of every car I like !! 😁
@@tomwesley7884 That wine glass was the actual "marriage toast" vessel from my ill-fated marriage to a Fine Gal. We lasted 5 years but are still civil, decent and friendly to each other (having no kids helped that outcome). But that glass is perfect because it allows me to rotate the body shell during the spray painting process for full, even coverage and is better at anti-static than a plastic cup. Now if my ex-wife was as good at anti-"static" we'd still be together. I'm just KIDDING Carmen..... Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
I appreciate the Monogram Tom Daniel model kits. So many GREATS. Badman, Tijuana Taxi, Jinx Express, Rommel's Rod, S'Cool Bus and s many more. I appreciate them but they tend to be more fanciful than realistic replicas. Also, the Monogram-specific 1/24 scale makes blending parts with 1/25 scale kits by AMT, MPC, Revell, JoHan and others a problem. But unto themselves, the Tom Daniel kits are excellent! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Fantastic video Steve, always enjoy your junkyard crawls but I can really get into the models. Great visuals and sound levels here too, very impressed how you can go seamlessly from one build to the next without pausing for breath. They’re stunning works of art. Yes, please keep them coming 👍👍👍👍👍
@@burthenry7740 same plastic as used in non-warping model kits too… Well done for being only the second person in nearly twenty years to make that connection 😉
@@CycolacFan Didn't know it was used in model car kits too! And now I am second guessing myself, as to exactly where it was used in the Astra-Dome cluster. But I remember an old ad featuring it. And Borg-Warner was the manufacturer, not DuPont. Oh well, another rabbit hole to explore! And a cool name too! 👍
All I can say is WOW. You can tell you really love cars. After seeing your models I'm going to toss mine in the trash. I thought I did justice to them when building them but not after seeing your. Great collection Steve.
WOW Those are incredible builds Steve. You build some top notch examples. I can't imagine how long it takes to make the conversions. I have done stuff like that in the past but found myself just getting frustrated with the project and turning it into an unfinished spare parts box. I have had a few of those crumpled bodies myself LOL when I went past a point of no return in saving the project. Thanks again for showing us your incredible model builds.
2013? 🤨
march of 2023
There is nothing more enjoyable than watching someone talk about one of their passions. I could honestly watch you do a video like this for an hour+. Really super cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me too😊
A very unique channel... I one of a kind person,, eastern swag.
I couldn't agree more I loved watching this today before my shift.
Ha-just saw lockjaw the dog-I would have bet it was a fixture of the yard-not your home lol…
Steve-have you entered any of your work in competitions? Really well done-good job…
Most shocking part of this video ; $39.99 for a plastic model ! For about 50cents of molded plastic !! I remember building these in the mid 70's when they were maybe $4-$6 for a box, and my mom still gave me a hard time for wanting them........
OMG!! Your the man Steve...I had a feeling you lived and breathed cars and models like this..well done...no worries of House&Home wanting a photo spread of your life style,lol! Has to be hubcaps hanging off the wall somewhere and carb being rebuilt on kitchen table...love it !!!
I bet he eats his cereal out of dog dish hub caps! lol
Definitely a hoarder buf that's cool
Good show mags show us what's hiding in the rest of the house
Place is organized
@@tony-ps4qw I serve Eggs Benedict in genuine 1959 Cadillac "Sombrero" wheel covers. After all, "There's no plate like chrome for the Hollandaise"! 😅
Hi Steve, This is a wonderful video on your craftsmanship! I'm so glad you have shown us some of these absolute works of art. I wish you had a 2nd ch and bring back 'Super Models' ❤️. I have boxes of model car parts saved up throughout the yrs. But I have no real place to go and bounce off ideas and/or learn of different ways of doing things. When I was a kid I would hoard pens, especially the ones with the brass or metal inserts. I would heat them up and form my own custom exhaust systems and got pretty good at either turned down or duel or triple flared tips. Zoomies were a challenge, sometimes trying to get them to line up perfectly. Many other make shifts and repurposed ideas. I had this room off the back porch I was allowed to use as a build room. I'd was booted out of my bedroom because of the smell of glue, putty, and paint. The room was sort of a storage closet with 8 shelves that lined the entire room. I had them set up as different levels of completion. Well at the time I didn't know about the effects of solvents and the lack of ventilation. The music playing sounded better my mind asking and wondering of my existence and other questions of the unknown. When the visuals started, I knew I was right on track with the answers to the universe. LOL. Have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼Namaste 🙏🏼
Hi Chris, I've been building model cars since about 1972. I was 8 when Mom brought me my first kits, an AMT 1970 Monte Carlo and an AMT 1971 George Folmer AMX road racer. I had NO IDEA I needed anything other than Elmer's Glue! Within 24 hours Mom made a trip to Bunrham's General Store for a tube of Testors cement! Then the building began. Funny thing, I stopped using Testors around 1980 when I discovered Zap-A-Gap and other cyanoacrylate "super glues" for hobby use. I love how parts are bonded within 4 minutes or 4 SECONDS if a spritz of Zip-Kicker is applied. Like most kids I learned that polystyrene is flammable and makes cool "smoke tendrils" that float when a match is applied! Yes, I toasted most of my older builds but did manage to save most of what I built from 1978 onward when I became a little more serious about the results. Thanks as always for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Hey Steve! What do you make your spark plug wires out of? I've used both heavy thick thread and rubber coated single strand copper phone wire in my color of choice. Your wires look nice, they're a detail most don't bother with building high quality models.
Goffer racing makes some very fine spark plug wiring and it comes with different colour tubing for spark plug boots!
Hey Steve,
Good to find this RUclips channel earlier this afternoon. I miss a couple of your series on the Motor Trend channel (sorry, I forget the titles!), the one similar to this channel where you would explore old wrecking yards and educate viewers about rare and unusual cars. I'm the guy who complained about putting a Corvair 95 Corvan through the crusher. Also, the short-lived program on model building. You were very complimentary about some of my old Corvair model restorations when I sent you pictures on Facebook. About ten years ago I realized that I got more satisfaction from rescuing some little boy's "Glue Bomb" from 50 years ago than I ever did building a new kit from the box, no matter how much I customized it or how many details I added. I look forward to seeing more of your builds, and your junkyard discoveries.
All I can say is WOW!
Steve you live the MOPAR Motörhead lifestyle.
Stay young at heart and continue to enjoy your models.
Seeing this takes us back to our youth.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Hope the weather improves so we can see more
Junkyard Crawl.
Here's to a little more snow in Bernardstown Massachusetts!
Steve you just took me straight back to my childhood. 1/25th, 1/24th, 1/16th and 1/8th scale model kits from MPC, AMT, Monogram, Revell, Jo-Han and Lindbergh were my mainstay kits. You have quite a few that I didn't have, but i'll admit this, you've inspired me to get back into it. My last finished kit was a AMT 1970 Chevelle SS 454 1/25th scale kit that I went all out on. Built it back in 1998. Cranberry Red, true 3 stage paint job, clearcoat over a fully wet-sanded base, with clear over the decals. Road worn tires, modified fuel system with plumbing, plug wires etc. Mini-tubbed with wider rear slicks and cut down rear metal axle.
I Still have it, it lives in a display case in my bedroom. I guess it's off to Ebay once again to find some cool vintage kits!
Great "Snow Day" video series, appreciate you taking us on a tour of your personal collection. Super cool!
WOW . Down to the smallest detail. Great videos.
Amazing work Steve, thank you.
I've got a few model cars that I never finished due to my OCD tendencies. You've inspired me to get them done. I'm not gonna worry about making them perfect. Just gonna get them done.
Okay to strive for perfection, even if ya never get there
Great work Steve. I thought I was a pretty good model builder, however you showed me how it can really be done and taken to the next level. I was also impressed at the way you kept your ideas and research so nicely organized even though you likely think its not. Keep crawling and I will keep watching
Yes!!! More models please 👍🇺🇸🤘🔥🔥
Thanks for this “snow day” submission. Amazed with the meticulous workmanship and attention to detail in rendering these models. Crazy modeling talent!
Haven't built a model in more than 25 years. I enjoyed this very much!!! Thank you Steve!
Incredible builds. Kinda got me wanting to build again. Thanks for sharing these
Steve's knowledge is priceless. But it was Herb Mccandless known as "Mr 4 speed".
Not 2013….it’s 2023….great show Steve
1973
Yeah Steve, Thanks Brother! As a model builder myself for 50+ years, this is so cool that you did this for us! I put a suggestion with your previous video right before this one to see more of the '64 Dodge that was on your desk. I'm glad it caught on. Thanks again Steve for showing us the beautiful models and for giving us suggestions on how to build our own too!
It's great to see your models Steve! I follow you on Instagram and really enjoy seeing the attention to detail you put into each model.
That's really great! I played around with customizing 1/64 scale Hot Wheels and taking the mundane factory releases to either Hotrods with bigger engines or chopped tops or lowriders or flip nose etc.. It's a great way to Express your own perspective and personality on them without breaking the bank!
Yes, much less expensive
Cool stuff Steve ! You make it look easy, but i know it takes a lot of patience, and if you have that its fun ! Its a great hobby
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You remind me of my own youth. My large collection of models was stolen in a Chicago burglary, in the 1980s, but I have fond memories.
Way cool.. damn . Your full of fun... Thanks Steve..
Awesome collection only someone who has built models can really appreciate how much work you put into these builds
Junkyard Gold needs to go prime time with all new episodes. It's one of my favorite shows, and sure in the hell beats watching tired old reruns. The guy is walking automotive encyclopedia and knows how to keep it interesting.
First! Again
During yesterday’s video I was thinking the same thing about seeing your models.
Great collection, thanks for sharing.
In his last video he did say he was a bachelor.
Yeah
There's no other way. A woman just isn't worth it. Freedom to live your life is.
@@joshuagibson2520 Well Josh, it all depends on who you marry. My wife of 53 years (next month) has always been enthusiastically supportive of my modelling hobby. In fact one Christmas she gave me 20+ 1/25th scale model cars and a slot car set. She's also the one who recently talked me into a ZR2 pickup instead of the Z71 I was looking at (she liked how it was jacked up an extra 2", she even preferred the white one over a black one because it had the factory roll bar and the optional spare in the bed). Although she'll drive an automatic if she has to, she much prefers a 4 or 5 speed manual. They're out there - you just need to be lucky.
@@ricklundin1154 So true, finding the Right Match is what its all about. This works both ways! "She" has to find somebody who will put up with her knitting, dance lessons, piano playing, etc. or it isn't going to last. The Right Gal can be a gold mine. The wrong match can be a coal mine. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
My wife and I are about as opposite as opposite can get - her eyes literally glaze-over in boredom when it comes to my “automotive antics” out in the garage! But even after 25+ years I still think she’s HOT so it all balances out……..😂
When ever you glue the chrome parts on you must use your x acto knife scrape chrome off before putting your Ross or testors glue. If you don't 6mos to a year later all the chrome falls off. I was a master model builder until I was 14, then interest in girls took over my mind. My stepfather built tractor trailer models and construction equipment and had 2 long cigar humidor display cases that were lit , and he put all those in it so no one would touch them but you could see them. The backside was all mirrored
Yeah, cars and girls (or was it girls and cars ? ) ended my model building days too at that age. 😁
I appreciate your enthusiasm and skill. I started building models in the mid 70s. My focus was on Ford Model As after seeming the Revell “Cherry Pie” sedan delivery kit. I was taken with Revell’s offering of either the stock or modified Model A motor instead of a modern V-8. I built several other Revell and Monogram Model A kits over the years along with a bunch,of other stuff, and then had a 30 year hiatus. The only one I still have is a Revel 29 pickup that was “reimaged” two or three times and is not in disassembled condition. I’m slowly getting back around to building kits. I still have my Revell Master Modeler’s Club stuff somewhere. Back then, the more detailed kits were instrumental in teaching kits something about cars and how they went together. Anyway, your skill to detail is great.
Well said
@@RoadNoise29100 Tommy Can You See Me...Tommy...Tommy...Tommy....
@@SteveMagnante Some do cars and coffee…I do Mags and muffins to start my day…Every day! Keep on rocking’!
Great video I do models too you are a perfectionist in everything you do keep it up
Cammer killer..............your such a dreamer Steve lol
I was hoping you would get back to the models. I'm a 65 year old building since I was a kid.
Fantastic video!! Love the builds, and the info!
Great collection 👌
i think you have more than me… i’m still collecting..over 400 models done..still have them all….if your ever in the cincinnati area we could talk for days about cars.. c ya later brother
Hi Steve, what‘s up with your Dodge Dart Police Car?
I was obsessed with models when I was a kid. But it never occurred to me that I should leave them unassembled in their respective boxes for the next few decades though. 😂
I agree Lil Mike
Same with comic books. Not only did I read them but I gave them away when I was done.
Oh, heck no!
@@57WillysCJ Yep, I gave them all away too back then. And exploded all my built model kits with bottle rockets and firecrackers!
@@THROTTLEPOWER LOL
I would imagine you meant 2023 not 2013 when you said that that was this year I think you were meaning 2023?
I wish I could hit the like button a thousand times
THIS needs to be a regular thing !! I had most of the kits you showed and have on the shelf, paid between $1.56 (Kmart,JMfields) or $1.78 (playworld) for them in late 60's early 70's !!
not all misspent youth is misspent...
2013? 🤨
Would definitely like to see more model builds from you and your years of tips and tricks!
That's funny, you smashing that one model. Ever flare a brake line and forget to put the flare nut on first? Smash!
Great collection and cool T-shirt!
Great show on models…impressive work! If you do another segment in the future, it would be great if you commented on the value/merits/potential investment of keeping rare kits in the box with the cellophane wrap vs. opening and/ or building them.
Wow! I really enjoyed this episode. A car modeler myself. I had a huge grin on my face as you showcased your builds. I miss your model car episodes. Thanks for sharing
Sweet collection..!
I have watched this video many times, and I never tire of it. Thanks man to you and Brian Lohnes for being our "Northeast Dragracing Historians". I'm a Rhode Islander,😀. I started at CT-Dragway and when they closed NED became my hometrack. My favorite tracks to race at though were ATCO and Gainesville. Get healthy brother.🏁🏁
Magggs!
Absolutely sweet model builds, enjoyed them all, awesome stuff loving it❤👊
Cheers🍺🍻🍺🍻 KC
Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸😎👍✌
I had a friend of mine that would build models and then he would customized Little motors in them that make them look like they had hydraulics you'd make them lowrider and then you'd put a little battery and a little electric motor and then he would run a string down to the suspension somehow and make it look like it had hydraulics it was really quite cool this was back in the 80s
I think the next one is a Delorean as you went from 2023 to 2013. Lol. Years back one Thanksgiving my grandfather and I made a recreation of the Verrazano-Narrows bridge using the Girder and Panel set. It stayed up for a week until my mom needed the dining room table back. Lol. I still have the Girder and Panel set and all those toys from my youth.
Oh sh!t! Girders and panels, I used to mix those up with Legos and wood blocks. Thing about Girders and panels certain parts would wear from use and it wouldn't work like new
@@tomwesley7884 I used to set that up along with the "Matchbox Garage" (which I still have) and make my own automotive "city". Of course, Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars made up the "fleet". Still have all of them. I bought some cases for them years back and they are in there now.
Very very cool Steve, I'm diggin it! 👍👍✌️
Such impressive work Steve, amazing passion 👌
Another great show Steve. I'd love to see you show your Chevy, Pontiac and other GM models, fords too. Keep up
the great work!
Such Amazing builds Steve! I love your attention to detail. Thanks for sharing.
Steves a Walking/talking Automotive Encyclopedia - Like being in school for car history.
Awesome video. Your knowledge of drag racing history is legendary!!! Thank you for sharing it !
This brought memories back for me of when I was a kid. I wasn't building models, but I had a lot of die cast 1/18 scale cars. Every Christmas, a family friend would take me to Costco and I'd pick out one every year. I had a little of everything, but I remember my first was a 1955 Mercedes 300sl roadster cream with dark red interior, and my most unique was a 1963 Mako shark Corvette with bubble top. I still have a commemorative 30th anniversary Camaro Z/28 pace car and #24 DuPont rainbow Warrior in their original boxes on display along with a black Harley Sportglide.
Awesome, really dig your builds! My personal favorite era in drag racing. Thanks for sharing, very cool sir.
As someone who's been building model cars for 40 plus years, I always enjoy vids of your builds. Especially since the majority of mine are Mopars of some sort.
It's funny the work we'll put into something we love. I spent probably a month, starting with a resin body, building a replica of my first car. A '70 Slant Six automatic Dart Swinger. I think I cannibalized 4 kits to get the drivetrain, interior, and other bits necessary to make it just right.
Also, I love the fact that Pyro is at the bottom of your shirt, and Palmer should be right there with them. Both are the "quality" of something Junkyard Dog would leave as a present in the yard.
Man Steve! I find myself to be avid collector for over 45 years! And have many great models! But not as close as your great collection of classic kits and others! Great stuff Steve! Loved it!👌😎👍
between auctions, junkyards, or models, love your passion. We need you back at it soon.
Very nice! I know you’ve been to my local hobby shop, Craftec, and that’s where I grabbed my Mobius altered wheelbase kit; It’ll be the Mopar Missile when I build it.
Awesome Steve! THanks for showing us your builds and i really appreciate your passion for AWB Mopar!
Thank you sir, very much! These are truly works of art and certainly incredible craftsmanship. Hope the snow melts for you soon. ~ Chuck
Great stuff. Watch all your videos. Car models as a kid taught me so much, from following instructions to paint and assembly. My mechanic skills were born from assembling models - so valuable as I am now a 57 year old man, still use those skills
Models are the best solution if you don't have unlimited funds! There are just too many great cars out there for me to be brand loyal to just one make. I liked building these as a youngster and spent a lot of money on the $2.00 kits and 98 cent cans of spray paint back in the 1960's. 👍
Yes, not all of us have Jay Leno, Harold LeMay, or Bill Harrah (or many others) money to amass a full size collection.
But I don't know if I have enough room for a scale model collection of every car I like !! 😁
Love the AWB builds these are so cool! Thanks for the modeling tips too!
Very interesting, Steve!
Great attention to detail.
Love the wine glass 🍷 paint stand!
Absolutely, I was imagining a 20-some foot tall tulip glass with a primer body shell on top
@@tomwesley7884 That wine glass was the actual "marriage toast" vessel from my ill-fated marriage to a Fine Gal. We lasted 5 years but are still civil, decent and friendly to each other (having no kids helped that outcome). But that glass is perfect because it allows me to rotate the body shell during the spray painting process for full, even coverage and is better at anti-static than a plastic cup. Now if my ex-wife was as good at anti-"static" we'd still be together. I'm just KIDDING Carmen..... Anyhoo, Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Man what nice collection of vintage model kits ❤❤❤❤
that turbine funnycaris very cool!,great job
Love the history, the tour and the builds and how to instructions and by the way that dog is so well trained!!! LOL!
Morning Steve nice
I used to think I was at least fairly good at building models until I saw yours. These are totally spectacular!!!! Thanks for posting!
👍.supurb race car history lessons;and model build.
Your models are super creative and well done, thanks for sharing them with us.
These builds are so freaking cool! Amazing work Steve!
Love it Steve, may model car building live forever!!!
Enjoyed!!!!
Very nice collection. And you are so well versed on all of them. Can tell you really enjoy your model collection.
Great video!! As a model builder myself you do some great builds!!
Outstanding video and how to
thats what I'm talkin about
I seen this individual many times at the classic plastic shows. I had no idea. He actually built models and nice ones out that.
Absolutely brilliant, love your models.
*Absolutely no doubt.*
*_Steve's a true passionate !_*
Steve, were you a fan of the outrageous Tom Daniels designs? I believe Monogram made his model cars. Or was it solely actual race cars you preferred?
I appreciate the Monogram Tom Daniel model kits. So many GREATS. Badman, Tijuana Taxi, Jinx Express, Rommel's Rod, S'Cool Bus and s many more. I appreciate them but they tend to be more fanciful than realistic replicas. Also, the Monogram-specific 1/24 scale makes blending parts with 1/25 scale kits by AMT, MPC, Revell, JoHan and others a problem. But unto themselves, the Tom Daniel kits are excellent! Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
Fantastic video Steve, always enjoy your junkyard crawls but I can really get into the models. Great visuals and sound levels here too, very impressed how you can go seamlessly from one build to the next without pausing for breath. They’re stunning works of art. Yes, please keep them coming 👍👍👍👍👍
Cycolac ! Wasn't that the name of the clear plastic used to make the '60-'62 (or there-a-bouts) Chrysler Astra-Dome instrument cluster? By DuPont ?
@@burthenry7740 same plastic as used in non-warping model kits too… Well done for being only the second person in nearly twenty years to make that connection 😉
@@CycolacFan Didn't know it was used in model car kits too! And now I am second guessing myself, as to exactly where it was used in the Astra-Dome cluster. But I remember an old ad featuring it. And Borg-Warner was the manufacturer, not DuPont. Oh well, another rabbit hole to explore! And a cool name too! 👍
good stuff,i built many models as a kid,now at 65 im building again..
All I can say is WOW. You can tell you really love cars. After seeing your models I'm going to toss mine in the trash. I thought I did justice to them when building them but not after seeing your. Great collection Steve.
Don't throw them in the trash as long as you're getting some enjoyment outta them
WOW Those are incredible builds Steve. You build some top notch examples. I can't imagine how long it takes to make the conversions. I have done stuff like that in the past but found myself just getting frustrated with the project and turning it into an unfinished spare parts box. I have had a few of those crumpled bodies myself LOL when I went past a point of no return in saving the project. Thanks again for showing us your incredible model builds.