I worked with Rick @ Auto Sunroof of Larchmont in New Rochelle, NY 96-97 prior to joining US Army. He gave me a parts model kit (69 Chevelle Amt light brown). Always a nice guy. What a coincidence browsing through YT to see him.
I couldent agree with you more. I actually spent 3 years in Prison for armed robbery and my cellmate was also a scale model builder...he told me how he once ate the brains of his landlord for doubting how humble he was. Model cars are cool either way.
I'm always fascinated by people that are very passioned / obsessed with one thing that really makes them happy. I dont know why but in such moments I feel also a lot of happiness, its contagious!
8:38 - I see the '29 Ford/Ala Kart model kit, which was my first kit, probably around 1967(?). I mostly remember building the Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth cars. My dad built [full-size] custom cars. After his stroke, he turned to customizing model cars. When he died, his house was FULL of them.
Boy does this bring back good memories, thanks for posting. From about 6 to 16 years old, I was building & customizing my model cars (99% drag racing vehicles, along with a few specialty cars like The Red Baron, The Beer Hauler, etc). I chopped roofs, made a topless Camaro and Vette...when that was a craze in the mid 60's, experimented with all types of metal flake paints & custom paint jobs, and asked Mom for red & black thread (for sparkplug wires). I was also into building model rockets at the time...and spent nearly all my time & allowance at the hobby shop in West Covina (San Gabriel Valley, in the greater LA area). I used the parts trees to fashion a crude Christmas tree...and made a timing tower from cardboard, that replicated the one at Pomona (as my Dad got comp tickets each year, to the WinterNationals). I would set these out on the long benchseat my grandfather built for me, below my bedroom windows, and hold drag races between my dragsters and funny cars (yes, complete with sounds...🤣🤣🤣). Having been bitten hard, by the drag racing bug since my first race attended (Irwindale Raceway, 1964), I've been drag racing 1:1 scale cars, since being licensed to drive in 74'.
That was like a trip back in time and Rick was such a gracious, humble guide. I loved it when he said "I took second place, there were only three models in that category, I was so proud". What a nice guy.
Sooo much respect for this guy. It takes ALOT of creativity to build these models the way he does. People don't understand that. Building plastic car models is relaxing. To me it is anyway.
The price for the same plastic model has gone through the roof since the good-ole days of modeling in the 60/70s. However; I’m still in the hobby. Thanks for the tour 🚗 ☮️
What a nice visit. I noticed the Mountain Dew can with mag wheels and slicks sitting on the work bench, so cool. I grew up in the 60s and bought a model every week. I have a twin brother and we got an allowance of $1 ea per week. When we would get our $2 we ran downtown to Woolsworth and carefully selected our next build. We had enough birthdays to keep up stocked in glue and paint. What a great hobby and fun time spent with my brother. Regardless whether a person takes 4 months to build a model because of the detail they enjoy or if they build it just as it comes out of the box, modeling is fun relaxing and every father needs to share it with their children.
I ant express what a rush I got from the great man. I used to build kits back in the mid 69’s when I was about 6 yrs.old. This man is a master. Cool , kooler ,coolest!
What a great collection! Had I seen the extent of something like this when I was a kid I may have become more inspired. Now I walk into Michaels arts and crafts and see these 1/24 scales I used to pay $3 and $5 for going for better than $27 and up! Think I’ll just stick to fly tying now😂
My mid engined 64 corvette won the local contest then won honorable mention in the Revell national contest in 65. I still have a clipping from Car Model magazine with my picture and a picture of the car.
I can remember here in Indianapolis Haag drug store used to have a monthly model car contest,I never won but it was neat seeing my car in the display case ! This was probably around 1964, lots of fun
I have zero interest in building model cars but man this was interesting to see this guys dedication to something he obviously has a passion for! Seeing someone talk about things they love is heartwarming.
Doug, an update. The compressor is done. Adding a reserve tank was a little more complicated than I thought but it is done. Now hooking up the airbrush hose confounded me. The threaded end would not match the output fitting on the compressor. Come to find out, the compressor threaded tube is 1/8" NPT. The air brush hose is 1/8" metric. No wonder I had a problem. The adapter is ordered. Now, back to adding LED lighting to the spray booth. You guys are the best.
I've been a model builder since I was about six years old (1977). I got into radio control 22 years ago. I still manage to build a few plastic kits a year. Impressive collection.
Started building models in the early '70s. I got out of it when I left home and went into the Army. No idea what happened to all of the cars that I built, think my folks chucked them when they turned my room into a den! Lol.... Really enjoyed building them, put me into a calm place and satisfied my slight OCD. My daughter recently bought for me a Ford Bronco model kit to build to match my 72 Bronco. Will have to get on it. We'll see how it goes!
Steve just wanted to say thank you for posting this video of Rick Hanmore's collection of models. I have watched this particular video about 8 times, because it brings back so many memories when I was a kid back in the late 50s and early 60s. Rick has some awesome models, and I remember so many if them from the 1960s, especially the little red Hotrod with the Wolf on the driver's door, and I think I heard Rick say the sold for 49 cents. I had that model, but totally forgot about it until I had seen this video for the first time. You have no idea how it makes me feel at my age of 69 to go back and see the models I loved as a kid, and now I try to buy up old ones that really stood out in my mind. I have been back building models since I retired about 6 years ago. I now have about 8 models that were already built back then, and now need rebuilding, and the one I am working on right now is the Big-T, and next will be the 1964 Little-T. Thanks again for posting this video, and tell Rick my hat is off to him for his 60 years of dedication to the hobby. I hope you can do more videos like this one and take us back down memory lane, and a much better time in life!
My tuck and roll upholstery was patches of eight wale corduroy from my old pants and copper ink pen cartridges as drag pipes. Dried my paint jobs in my dresser drawer so they wouldn't get dust on them while drying. I still have many of my models from 1957, 8 & 9. Thanks for the good memories.
I can remember the specific time and place of buying models in the sixties. I rode my bike to the hobby store and sometimes returned home for a few more quarters. Now I need to write things down to remember! Great series Doug.
Thanks, Dave! Glad you're enjoying the channel. I too can remember the time and place where I bought models as a kid, that I still have in my collection. Oddly enough, I can't remember what I had for lunch.
What a lucky man having found something as a kid he never lost the passion for. Great video, my dad used to make make models of my uncle's race cars and I display them proudly in my office all these decades later. Cheers
I'm having a good time building models, now that I figured out how to let the glue dry!!! Its easy to get carried away and ruin stuff. My wife just bought me that 34 Ford pickup in the showcase!
This took me back, I'm 37 and can definitively say that building models saved me from so much non sense growing up. My friends and I would have build-off's, then re-do them at least 3 times until we had enough money saved up for the next kits! I could get lost in your shop for days, had to keep stopping the video so I could check out other builds lol, excellent commitment to your craft sir.
Thanks Doug & Rick...That was a real trip down memory lane. .49 cent kits! You definately have imagination Rick! I think I even saw the little models you could get for a dime and cereal box p.o.p.! Outstanding displays!!!
This is criminally underseen video- I guess 10-20-30 years from now, when all the tic-tic kids grow up they will rediscover these gentelmen and be in awe of the passion, the character and understanding these ol' geezers had back in '21))) Can hardly wait- I will be an old fart by then)
I'd enter contest at the 7 eleven stores that sold kits during the late 60s - mid 70s, never won but learned all the secrets. Best hobby of all times..
Every other kid that I knew in the 1960s build plastic models; aeroplanes, cars, boats. It seems to me that building plastic models back then was our equivalent of computer gaming today.
This good ol' man is probably the holy graal of model building.... Respect. If I ever would have the chance, I would visit him an give him personally my gratitude for having seeing this. (Please excuse my bad brazuca-german English).
I live in toledo I'm a full-time model builder I mostly work on ww2 aircraft and armor and big truck 18 wheelers .I can't believe I never seen a model show in toledo Ohio. I just started watching your videos good job keep up the great work are you on Facebook
Cool video. I agree with what he said about the box art. Its just that. Art. I like displaying those old kits too. Been building models since i was a little kid in the 70's. 😎🏁
That was awesome. What a cool collection. I went back to my hobby shop in the early 70s Wycoffe hobby shop and it had a 6 lane slot car track. Ahhh those were neat times. Thanks again
My first custom I did was a 454 short box and I made it a t top lowrider with a lime green paint job...best model I ever made! Thanks for bringing back some memories! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🤓🇨🇦
Such cool looking custom cars. I built models starting in the late '60's but tapered off in high school. I only built a few customs. One was a '40 or '41 Monogram Ford pickup hotrod and dropped a funny car engine in it so it poked through the hood. The truck was gray w/black interior. That Star Truk is the most unique. Very cool.
I built model cars, trucks, ships, planes, when I was in my early teens, in like 72-75 or so.. won 3rd place in the washington state fair for a 1950 Ford Custom 2 dr hardtop I did in 73 was it?, baby blue, cragars, real nice, I have no idea what my parents did with all my models I had so many, boxes, and cars so forth.. my sister bought me the huge cutty sark model for christmas 73 or 74? I did that build in like 2 months, all the thread, cannon balls the works, I spent time on that one.. forget how many parts but it was a LOT, I was overwhelmed at first.. a little shy, but thought wont hurt trying so I did, I realized it was all about time not skill and went for it.. finished and it was GRANDE! then a 1/15th scale diamondback vette was a work of art, loved that vette, and I did a long hauler I used for my nascar hauler, I had a lot of MPC Nascars, MPC was always my fave.. anyone that offered pre-cut decals were a hit with me, they had the feathered edges and looked so good, if you have to cut decals out sand the edges to a taper before releasing them, then buff with light compound after pre clear stage.... they look so much better especially with clear over them.. yessir.. just one of many tips I developed back then out in the country, no books, no magazines all in my head.. I'd weld pieces together, you name it.. I got very good for the few years I was into it, bucked hay to make the money, whatever and hope I got em for my birthdays and so forth.. I had shelves up and everything on display, my desk was tidy and everything in their perspective boxes when I left home, not sure what they did with it all, I thought my mother said they went up in the attic, not sure if they are still there unbeknownst to the new owner of the home or what? yup, all my stuff left at home, fishing poles, crate bicycle, powered airplane and dragster, boy those were fun.. kept me going really when I was a kid, alone for the most, zero guidance of any sort, not sure how I squeaked by but I did.. I think it was my love for all things automotive and 2 wheeled, anything mechanical, planes trains and automobiles as they say, I really wanted an HO train set but never had one.. not sure there was ever a kid didn't want a train set back then, today it's all brainwashing items.. sad really, I learned so much building model cars, IN FACT, I was able to rebuild and entire car, engine and all with no education, learned from building models.. yup, my cousin and I got these model engine kits one year, he got the wankel, I got the V8, they were clear plastic and electrically operated, FULL scale kits had very single moving part, no ball bearings or like valve guides and seals so forth but the basics, cam, crank, lifters, rods all that stuff, valves were spring loaded and all the timing was correct, rubber belt over gears.. they even had little light bulbs for spark plugs that lit up on the power stroke.. that taught us both how the wankel and the V8 operated.. of course Ed knew more about the wankel than myself and I knew more about the V8, go figger right? lol, we built em together and from then on we knew exactly how a v8 worked and a wankel... the rest we just tore down carbs so forth and learned from haynes manuals what not.. I could break down, spec, and assemble a V8 at like what 14? maybe earlier? I forget actually, and did rebuild motors that young with other adults, inlines, boxers, so on so forth, today? lucky if a kid can drive a stick.. pretty sad, not my kid, no way.. mechanics are way too valuable at any age and even the uber wealthy know this, guys like Jay Leno, he knows it and knowledge keeps him from getting shammed and scammed.. automotive shops know in an instant by the way you talk and report the issue, what you know and do not know about cars, and that's where the fleecing begins, "here is someone totally naive, get out the work order, lets get paid!" and they take advantage of the naive over and over... teach your kids the basics, so they know what the warning sensor on a brake pad is for and what to do next, so on so forth.. car models and motor models will give your child a leg up and this kid will never forget all the terminology acquired when young, just helps, maybe he hears some rod noise, brings it into the shop, "can you check out the rod noise give me a quote", at that point they know you know and they do the job accordingly, bring it in and say "my car is making a strange noise"... oh boy, you pay for an entire rebuild you may not have needed, maybe a transmission as well? people need to STOP being so naive thinking things like "but we have agencies to monitor and look out for the public" yes we do, but they are corrupt as well, and it's just getting worse, learn to look out for yourselves people.. AND HAVE FUN IN WHATEVER YOU DO!!
Geez I would love to see this collection in person. The memories just all came back. The prismatic decal he called twinkle tape was available at auto parts stores but I’d find it cheaper as a kid in the fishing gear departments of the stores we went to like Payless. Nice video
That showroom is amazing. A time capsule of models and memories. My dad and I put a model together in 1973. I always wanted to get into modeling ever since then but I never did it. My life went another direction. I just recently started my first model since 1973.
What a delite! Rick is one of those builders that I would see in the classic SAE contest coverage pre Contest Annual, of the 80s. I admired his builds so much. This was great seeing his early stuff.
Wow..... I was into building big time in the 90s when I was in my 20s.... I dug all of the 60s cars and trucks.... I worked at a bike shop at the time and my boss gave me a case of vintage Schwinn touch up paint that came spray cans and small jars like Testors..... Bummed that I don't have any pictures or models left. Stoked on this video.
I really enjoyed this video - Rick seems like a really nice guy too. Loved his collection & stories. I started as a kid in the 60's - I think my 1st kit was a WWII plane, then a Polaris Sub, a battleship and finally a car (Fiat super gasser). I stuck with funny cars & and dragsters for years, since I was deep into that motor sport. Helps to have some artistic ability and lots of patience for this hobby!
This man was building amazing models with paints that was not great back in the day looking a million times better then any of my builds and the better paint technology today he is making some amazing works of art omg this guy is amazing found my influence for model car building this guy and the low rider guy who has the 1000 plus cars and bodies that you can't buy for less then 500 dollars
You've really inspired me. I'm going to trim the side off one of my model cars and run a pleated skirt along the side. Because, y'now, who doesn't like a skirt running along side the car? THANKS ;)
Yes and I love the custom stuff I ran into cars at Walmart and I ended up taking them apart and putting different Wheels and stuff off other cars never thought about really cutting them up but now I think I'll give it a shot
As one of the founding members of IPMS South Africa in the 1970s I must say I enjoyed this little nugget. In particular the view of the unbuilt kits which we all seem to land up with More than we could ever build in a life time, but having them was almost as much fun as building them.
Brings back pleasant memories of Monday nights at the TNMCC meetings. Rick, Mike, Vinnie, and the rest of the guys (you too, Doug!). Road trips to NNL East. Writing the newsletter for a couple of years. Great to see his "office" and collection.
I worked with Rick @ Auto Sunroof of Larchmont in New Rochelle, NY 96-97 prior to joining US Army. He gave me a parts model kit (69 Chevelle Amt light brown). Always a nice guy. What a coincidence browsing through YT to see him.
Just when I think I have too many kits, my old buddy Rick comes along and shows me that I don't. Thanks dude.
Scale model builders are some of the most humble people 🎉they just zone out in their own world and create art before their own eyes
I couldent agree with you more. I actually spent 3 years in Prison for armed robbery and my cellmate was also a scale model builder...he told me how he once ate the brains of his landlord for doubting how humble he was. Model cars are cool either way.
Model ships completely blow my mind. How the heck do they do it. Patience a must.
@@NathanHassall Did you pay back the MONEY, you STOLE, if not you are still a criminal, and you should go back to jail, where you belong
Big facts
I love it
Model kits were so popular in the ‘60s through ‘80s ❤
Love the sign painted store window display! That's the coolest thing out of everything here
The man has Novus on the shelf and an 8 Track at the ready. Good man.
A lot of people don’t realize how comfortable and at home we feel in our hobby rooms
A trillion %
Love those cars. He has an eye for great design.
Amazing collection with the history to go with it. Thanks
I'm always fascinated by people that are very passioned / obsessed with one thing that really makes them happy.
I dont know why but in such moments I feel also a lot of happiness, its contagious!
8:38 - I see the '29 Ford/Ala Kart model kit, which was my first kit, probably around 1967(?). I mostly remember building the Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth cars. My dad built [full-size] custom cars. After his stroke, he turned to customizing model cars. When he died, his house was FULL of them.
Boy does this bring back good memories, thanks for posting. From about 6 to 16 years old, I was building & customizing my model cars (99% drag racing vehicles, along with a few specialty cars like The Red Baron, The Beer Hauler, etc). I chopped roofs, made a topless Camaro and Vette...when that was a craze in the mid 60's, experimented with all types of metal flake paints & custom paint jobs, and asked Mom for red & black thread (for sparkplug wires). I was also into building model rockets at the time...and spent nearly all my time & allowance at the hobby shop in West Covina (San Gabriel Valley, in the greater LA area). I used the parts trees to fashion a crude Christmas tree...and made a timing tower from cardboard, that replicated the one at Pomona (as my Dad got comp tickets each year, to the WinterNationals). I would set these out on the long benchseat my grandfather built for me, below my bedroom windows, and hold drag races between my dragsters and funny cars (yes, complete with sounds...🤣🤣🤣). Having been bitten hard, by the drag racing bug since my first race attended (Irwindale Raceway, 1964), I've been drag racing 1:1 scale cars, since being licensed to drive in 74'.
That was like a trip back in time and Rick was such a gracious, humble guide. I loved it when he said "I took second place, there were only three models in that category, I was so proud". What a nice guy.
I agree!
He reminds me of my paw paw except that my paw paw drinks a lot.
Sooo much respect for this guy. It takes ALOT of creativity to build these models the way he does. People don't understand that. Building plastic car models is relaxing. To me it is anyway.
The price for the same plastic model has gone through the roof since the good-ole days of modeling in the 60/70s. However; I’m still in the hobby. Thanks for the tour 🚗 ☮️
My husband would absolutely love to visit this guy, chat and look at all his cool models.
Thanks for this...
What a nice visit. I noticed the Mountain Dew can with mag wheels and slicks sitting on the work bench, so cool. I grew up in the 60s and bought a model every week. I have a twin brother and we got an allowance of $1 ea per week. When we would get our $2 we ran downtown to Woolsworth and carefully selected our next build. We had enough birthdays to keep up stocked in glue and paint. What a great hobby and fun time spent with my brother. Regardless whether a person takes 4 months to build a model because of the detail they enjoy or if they build it just as it comes out of the box, modeling is fun relaxing and every father needs to share it with their children.
This is the first I’ve ever saw this video, wow, where have I been, under a rock I guess! What a treat!
The simple fact that the guy has an 8-track Tape Player mounted right behind his work station gets him a Thumbs Up for me right now! :D
Thanks for noticing that...it does work!
Sir your collection is amazing and if I lived in the US I'd would want to visit for sure.
Some people are just cool... This guy is one of'em.
I ant express what a rush I got from the great man. I used to build kits back in the mid 69’s when I was about 6 yrs.old. This man is a master. Cool , kooler ,coolest!
I appreciate model building, especially during the winter months.
Video just started. Not even a second into it automatically subscribed 😊
This just made me feel like a kid again. I really enjoyed it.
What a great collection! Had I seen the extent of something like this when I was a kid I may have become more inspired. Now I walk into Michaels arts and crafts and see these 1/24 scales I used to pay $3 and $5 for going for better than $27 and up! Think I’ll just stick to fly tying now😂
man I love old car designs
My mid engined 64 corvette won the local contest then won honorable mention in the Revell national contest in 65. I still have a clipping from Car Model magazine with my picture and a picture of the car.
It reminded me of my grandpa's workshop he had back when I was a kid. Very cool video.
Just gotta say this is a beautiful collection. He truly has a special touch in the model car community.
I can remember here in Indianapolis Haag drug store used to have a monthly model car contest,I never won but it was neat seeing my car in the display case ! This was probably around 1964, lots of fun
Always a great feeling to be able to share our models with others!
I have zero interest in building model cars but man this was interesting to see this guys dedication to something he obviously has a passion for! Seeing someone talk about things they love is heartwarming.
Awesome Collection 😎👍 your Automobiles are perfect for my G scale Train's... Thanks for sharing.
Doug, an update. The compressor is done. Adding a reserve tank was a little more complicated than I thought but it is done. Now hooking up the airbrush hose confounded me. The threaded end would not match the output fitting on the compressor. Come to find out, the compressor threaded tube is 1/8" NPT. The air brush hose is 1/8" metric. No wonder I had a problem. The adapter is ordered. Now, back to adding LED lighting to the spray booth. You guys are the best.
I've been a model builder since I was about six years old (1977). I got into radio control 22 years ago. I still manage to build a few plastic kits a year. Impressive collection.
Amazing work…a real master builder.
Started building models in the early '70s. I got out of it when I left home and went into the Army. No idea what happened to all of the cars that I built, think my folks chucked them when they turned my room into a den! Lol.... Really enjoyed building them, put me into a calm place and satisfied my slight OCD. My daughter recently bought for me a Ford Bronco model kit to build to match my 72 Bronco. Will have to get on it. We'll see how it goes!
Takes me back to better days. When you had to create without computers. To have a hands on project is just different. Thanks for the Video.
Steve just wanted to say thank you for posting this video of Rick Hanmore's collection of models. I have watched this particular video about 8 times, because it brings back so many memories when I was a kid back in the late 50s and early 60s. Rick has some awesome models, and I remember so many if them from the 1960s, especially the little red Hotrod with the Wolf on the driver's door, and I think I heard Rick say the sold for 49 cents. I had that model, but totally forgot about it until I had seen this video for the first time. You have no idea how it makes me feel at my age of 69 to go back and see the models I loved as a kid, and now I try to buy up old ones that really stood out in my mind. I have been back building models since I retired about 6 years ago. I now have about 8 models that were already built back then, and now need rebuilding, and the one I am working on right now is the Big-T, and next will be the 1964 Little-T. Thanks again for posting this video, and tell Rick my hat is off to him for his 60 years of dedication to the hobby. I hope you can do more videos like this one and take us back down memory lane, and a much better time in life!
My tuck and roll upholstery was patches of eight wale corduroy from my old pants and copper ink pen cartridges as drag pipes. Dried my paint jobs in my dresser drawer so they wouldn't get dust on them while drying. I still have many of my models from 1957, 8 & 9. Thanks for the good memories.
I can remember the specific time and place of buying models in the sixties. I rode my bike to the hobby store and sometimes returned home for a few more quarters. Now I need to write things down to remember! Great series Doug.
Thanks, Dave! Glad you're enjoying the channel. I too can remember the time and place where I bought models as a kid, that I still have in my collection. Oddly enough, I can't remember what I had for lunch.
I remember doing the same thing!
Spent many hours in my room building models while the other kids were out riding bikes. Great memories!
Same here! My pal and I figured out you could put the little spray cans in the spokes so your paint would be thoroughly shaken when you got home.
This was fun to watch. I wish today’s kids would’ve kept up with the hobby. They don’t know the fun they’re missing out on.
I agree...it is a hobby that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.
I wish I had more guys like this around, they know so much about their hobbies it’s insane the things you can learn
What a lucky man having found something as a kid he never lost the passion for. Great video, my dad used to make make models of my uncle's race cars and I display them proudly in my office all these decades later. Cheers
I'm having a good time building models, now that I figured out how to let the glue dry!!! Its easy to get carried away and ruin stuff. My wife just bought me that 34 Ford pickup in the showcase!
This took me back, I'm 37 and can definitively say that building models saved me from so much non sense growing up. My friends and I would have build-off's, then re-do them at least 3 times until we had enough money saved up for the next kits! I could get lost in your shop for days, had to keep stopping the video so I could check out other builds lol, excellent commitment to your craft sir.
I GUESS IT KEPT ME OUT OF TROULBE TOO
What a blast watching this. Yeah, Rick, I enjoyed the tour.
Thank you Doug. Rick has been a major contributor to this hobby for decades. It was great to see his hobby room & builds.
Couldn't agree more!
@@ModelCarMuse I have enjoyed your contributions to this hobby also Doug. Thanks again.
Earl's toys on Laurel Canyon and Victory Blvd...absolutely awesome toy store in the 60's
Thanks Doug & Rick...That was a real trip down memory lane. .49 cent kits! You definately have imagination Rick! I think I even saw the little models you could get for a dime and cereal box p.o.p.! Outstanding displays!!!
love the 40 coupe built up as box art . One of my earliest memories of model cars. i did the same only it is the tudor version
This is criminally underseen video- I guess 10-20-30 years from now, when all the tic-tic kids grow up they will rediscover these gentelmen and be in awe of the passion, the character and understanding these ol' geezers had back in '21))) Can hardly wait- I will be an old fart by then)
Just fantastic. Luved it!
I'd enter contest at the 7 eleven stores that sold kits during the late 60s - mid 70s, never won but learned all the secrets. Best hobby of all times..
Rick is a true artist.
Man I could hang and talk to this guy for days... I have some of my old kits but got rid of a bunch of good ones ... love to spend a day w this guy
Thanks Gregg...hope to run into you someday.
I used to LOVE building model cars!!! My uncle used to enter his cars in contests back in the early 60s and he gave me the bug.
Every other kid that I knew in the 1960s build plastic models; aeroplanes, cars, boats. It seems to me that building plastic models back then was our equivalent of computer gaming today.
The hand drawn box art has always been my favorite part of model automobile kits
So cool! Thank you for sharing!
This good ol' man is probably the holy graal of model building....
Respect. If I ever would have the chance, I would visit him an give him personally my gratitude for having seeing this.
(Please excuse my bad brazuca-german English).
I live in toledo I'm a full-time model builder I mostly work on ww2 aircraft and armor and big truck 18 wheelers .I can't believe I never seen a model show in toledo Ohio. I just started watching your videos good job keep up the great work are you on Facebook
A great video. I would love to see him do a build. How he does it and the process he goes through.
I always remembered seeing Rick’s stuff in Scale Auto Enthusiast and was always inspired by his great work!
Wonderful interview and model car collection. Thank you for making such high production quality video and I’ve truly enjoyed every second of it.
I suddenly have a boost of inspiration!!
A legend, interviewing a legend. That was awesome! 👍
Great artist. Seems like every car has its own story to tell and a purpose. None of them seem like they were built to pass the time. Very fun to watch
Great way to see how materials and techniques have developed - just by looking at his models. THANK YOU!
Our pleasure!
I've been building model cars off and on 50 years he's the best artist I've ever seen
Cool video. I agree with what he said about the box art. Its just that. Art. I like displaying those old kits too. Been building models since i was a little kid in the 70's. 😎🏁
As time goes on we appreciate box art more and more!
That was awesome. What a cool collection. I went back to my hobby shop in the early 70s Wycoffe hobby shop and it had a 6 lane slot car track. Ahhh those were neat times. Thanks again
Ace Modeller!!!!!
Taa for sharing to the world of model enthusiasts.
Cheers,
Gordon
My first custom I did was a 454 short box and I made it a t top lowrider with a lime green paint job...best model I ever made! Thanks for bringing back some memories! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🤓🇨🇦
Such cool looking custom cars. I built models starting in the late '60's but tapered off in high school. I only built a few customs. One was a '40 or '41 Monogram Ford pickup hotrod and dropped a funny car engine in it so it poked through the hood. The truck was gray w/black interior. That Star Truk is the most unique. Very cool.
I built model cars, trucks, ships, planes, when I was in my early teens, in like 72-75 or so.. won 3rd place in the washington state fair for a 1950 Ford Custom 2 dr hardtop I did in 73 was it?, baby blue, cragars, real nice, I have no idea what my parents did with all my models I had so many, boxes, and cars so forth.. my sister bought me the huge cutty sark model for christmas 73 or 74? I did that build in like 2 months, all the thread, cannon balls the works, I spent time on that one.. forget how many parts but it was a LOT, I was overwhelmed at first.. a little shy, but thought wont hurt trying so I did, I realized it was all about time not skill and went for it.. finished and it was GRANDE! then a 1/15th scale diamondback vette was a work of art, loved that vette, and I did a long hauler I used for my nascar hauler, I had a lot of MPC Nascars, MPC was always my fave.. anyone that offered pre-cut decals were a hit with me, they had the feathered edges and looked so good, if you have to cut decals out sand the edges to a taper before releasing them, then buff with light compound after pre clear stage.... they look so much better especially with clear over them.. yessir.. just one of many tips I developed back then out in the country, no books, no magazines all in my head.. I'd weld pieces together, you name it..
I got very good for the few years I was into it, bucked hay to make the money, whatever and hope I got em for my birthdays and so forth.. I had shelves up and everything on display, my desk was tidy and everything in their perspective boxes when I left home, not sure what they did with it all, I thought my mother said they went up in the attic, not sure if they are still there unbeknownst to the new owner of the home or what?
yup, all my stuff left at home, fishing poles, crate bicycle, powered airplane and dragster, boy those were fun.. kept me going really when I was a kid, alone for the most, zero guidance of any sort, not sure how I squeaked by but I did.. I think it was my love for all things automotive and 2 wheeled, anything mechanical, planes trains and automobiles as they say, I really wanted an HO train set but never had one.. not sure there was ever a kid didn't want a train set back then, today it's all brainwashing items.. sad really, I learned so much building model cars, IN FACT, I was able to rebuild and entire car, engine and all with no education, learned from building models..
yup, my cousin and I got these model engine kits one year, he got the wankel, I got the V8, they were clear plastic and electrically operated, FULL scale kits had very single moving part, no ball bearings or like valve guides and seals so forth but the basics, cam, crank, lifters, rods all that stuff, valves were spring loaded and all the timing was correct, rubber belt over gears.. they even had little light bulbs for spark plugs that lit up on the power stroke.. that taught us both how the wankel and the V8 operated.. of course Ed knew more about the wankel than myself and I knew more about the V8, go figger right? lol, we built em together and from then on we knew exactly how a v8 worked and a wankel... the rest we just tore down carbs so forth and learned from haynes manuals what not..
I could break down, spec, and assemble a V8 at like what 14? maybe earlier? I forget actually, and did rebuild motors that young with other adults, inlines, boxers, so on so forth, today? lucky if a kid can drive a stick.. pretty sad, not my kid, no way.. mechanics are way too valuable at any age and even the uber wealthy know this, guys like Jay Leno, he knows it and knowledge keeps him from getting shammed and scammed..
automotive shops know in an instant by the way you talk and report the issue, what you know and do not know about cars, and that's where the fleecing begins, "here is someone totally naive, get out the work order, lets get paid!" and they take advantage of the naive over and over... teach your kids the basics, so they know what the warning sensor on a brake pad is for and what to do next, so on so forth..
car models and motor models will give your child a leg up and this kid will never forget all the terminology acquired when young, just helps, maybe he hears some rod noise, brings it into the shop, "can you check out the rod noise give me a quote", at that point they know you know and they do the job accordingly, bring it in and say "my car is making a strange noise"... oh boy, you pay for an entire rebuild you may not have needed, maybe a transmission as well? people need to STOP being so naive thinking things like "but we have agencies to monitor and look out for the public" yes we do, but they are corrupt as well, and it's just getting worse, learn to look out for yourselves people..
AND HAVE FUN IN WHATEVER YOU DO!!
Everytime I rewatch this I see more builds that I'm in aw over. Great job on all your builds sir
enjoyed watching this incredible collection
Geez I would love to see this collection in person. The memories just all came back. The prismatic decal he called twinkle tape was available at auto parts stores but I’d find it cheaper as a kid in the fishing gear departments of the stores we went to like Payless. Nice video
That showroom is amazing. A time capsule of models and memories.
My dad and I put a model together in 1973. I always wanted to get into modeling ever since then but I never did it. My life went another direction. I just recently started my first model since 1973.
What a fun video. I love seeing all of the awesome kitbashed models. Keeps me inspired and ideas going through my head for my own builds!
Hello to Rick from Kyle, your old Ford guy. Nice to see your place.
Hey Kyle...glad that you saw this. Now you know why I am a replica car guy!
What a delite! Rick is one of those builders that I would see in the classic SAE contest coverage pre Contest Annual, of the 80s.
I admired his builds so much. This was great seeing his early stuff.
We need more videos like this . Great content
Wow..... I was into building big time in the 90s when I was in my 20s.... I dug all of the 60s cars and trucks.... I worked at a bike shop at the time and my boss gave me a case of vintage Schwinn touch up paint that came spray cans and small jars like Testors..... Bummed that I don't have any pictures or models left. Stoked on this video.
Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed it. Keep building!
Really like the early builds 👍
WOW! Thank you for sharing
I really enjoyed this video - Rick seems like a really nice guy too. Loved his collection & stories. I started as a kid in the 60's - I think my 1st kit was a WWII plane, then a Polaris Sub, a battleship and finally a car (Fiat super gasser). I stuck with funny cars & and dragsters for years, since I was deep into that motor sport. Helps to have some artistic ability and lots of patience for this hobby!
The coolest box art ever had to be the "Miss Deal" funny car. The car was pretty cool too.
Agreed!
This man was building amazing models with paints that was not great back in the day looking a million times better then any of my builds and the better paint technology today he is making some amazing works of art omg this guy is amazing found my influence for model car building this guy and the low rider guy who has the 1000 plus cars and bodies that you can't buy for less then 500 dollars
You've really inspired me. I'm going to trim the side off one of my model cars and run a pleated skirt along the side. Because, y'now, who doesn't like a skirt running along side the car? THANKS ;)
What a nice collection and an even nicer guy.
Yes and I love the custom stuff I ran into cars at Walmart and I ended up taking them apart and putting different Wheels and stuff off other cars never thought about really cutting them up but now I think I'll give it a shot
Amazing he remembers every how and why from 50 years back....
Yeah, and I sometimes can't remember if I took my cholesterol pill today...
Man Rick I've been a big fan of your work and columns for many years I really dig your work shop area
My favorite stage of model building was gluing everything together. No wonder most of my attempts looked funny. That glue was some strong stuff.
As one of the founding members of IPMS South Africa in the 1970s I must say I enjoyed this little nugget. In particular the view of the unbuilt kits which we all seem to land up with More than we could ever build in a life time, but having them was almost as much fun as building them.
I agree!
@@ModelCarMuse It seems we are the same world-wide.
What an amazing person and an amazing story of loving Models. Thanks for the video.
Brings back pleasant memories of Monday nights at the TNMCC meetings. Rick, Mike, Vinnie, and the rest of the guys (you too, Doug!). Road trips to NNL East. Writing the newsletter for a couple of years. Great to see his "office" and collection.
Good to hear from you!
Hey, I know that guy!😂😅😆 Rick's a good friend of mine.