A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS



A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

	Like I've mentioned before several of my models come from actual pictures submitted to me. I love the challenge of taking a photo and capturing the car in a life like model tribute to the real thing. As much as I like to use my imagination in building cars, there is still something I like about the challenge of getting close to a real thing. To get the model just right I spend alot of time studing the photo. Next I have to figure out which model will fit closest to the photo. This is probably the hardest part. Many really great derby cars don't have models of them to build from. I would then have to find the closest car, or in most cases, cars to get the necessary details. I have had some cars that were built from 4 to 5 different kits. If you have a photo and you'd like to see your car built into a model, here are some examples of how the models and photos turned out.



	This was sent to me from the IDDA. It was sent to me with several other pictures on how to build a sedagon out of the 80's square back wagons. I took the photos and the technical information and put it to work on a model to see how it would turn out.	Here is how the end result turned out. It was built from three kits to get the details just right. This is a great example of how a sedagon can be built.





	This car was sent to me after bidding on a U-design auction. The auction was for the 75 caprice to be built like your real car. This photo was a great example that had new features that I had not previously used.

		Here is how the final product turned out. I've built several caprices but this is by far my favorite. Some of the features I learned from making this car I still use in my models today.





	This was sent to me from a big fan of the truck derbies. He asked if I had ever or could build a suburban like his. I had never attempted to build one but from the photos I was able to give a pretty good likeness.

		This was not an easy suburban to build. It was built from a diecast car, but it also had plastic parts, making difficult to work with. I was left with feedback that it was a great likeness to his suburban.





	The 8E wagon was not only one of the hardest to build but hardest to paint, There was alot of small writing and sponsors all over the car, that had to be added to the model as close as possible. I was fortunate enough that I had alot of photos submitted to work from. I even got the black spoke wheels for the model.

		Here is another shot of the square back wagon from 8E. I think this model was one of the hardest I have ever built but I think that is what makes it one of my favorites. This was a 80's wagon with a 79 caddy bumper. I even found the 79 caddy bumper to add to the model to make it just right.

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